by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
In January 2016, about 550,000 Americans were homeless with one out of every five of them living in New York City or Los Angeles.
68 percent of the country’s homeless population was provided with emergency shelter, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.The largest number of homeless people was recorded in New York City (73,523), with Los Angeles in second place (43,853).
This chart shows CoCs with the largest numbers of people experiencing homelessness in 2016.
You will find more statistics at Statista.
