Homeless Population by State: Homelessness Maps

Homelessness is a complex issue and there isn’t one singular piece of data that can effectively tell the entire story of homelessness and the greater need for housing in the United States.

However, there are several data sources and tools that can be used at the community level to address the issue and some, like the USICH Homeless Population by State map, can be used to effectively visualize a large swath of homelessness data for any state and/or territory in the United States.

By using data, communities can engage in a collaborative decision-making process while also addressing wider needs, gaps in funding, and existing resources.

Use the data and maps below to explore homelessness and homeless population by state for the U.S. See why equity vs equality matters, what populations are most affected, and how the data is collected and used. Pair these maps with other interactive demographic tools to explore the issue further.

What State has the Highest Homeless Population?

Rank	State	Total Homeless	Total Homeless as %	Total Family Households Experiencing Homelessness	Veterans Experiencing Homelessness	Persons Experiencing Chronic Homelessness	Unaccompanied Young Adults (Aged 18-24) Experiencing Homelessness
1	California	161,548	27.89	8,030	11,401	51,785	12,172
2	New York	91,271	15.76	15,151	1,251	7,515	3,072
3	Florida	27,487	4.75	2,294	2,436	5,182	1,331
4	Texas	27,229	4.7	1,912	1,948	4,033	1,408
5	Washington	22,923	3.96	2,116	1,607	6,756	1,777
6	Massachusetts	17,975	3.1	3,714	836	2,042	481
7	Oregon	14,655	2.53	825	1,329	4,339	1,314
8	Pennsylvania	13,375	2.31	1,550	977	1,772	716
9	Arizona	10,979	1.9	809	921	2,086	633
10	Ohio	10,655	1.84	906	730	753	736
11	Illinois	10,431	1.8	1,063	736	2,305	671
12	Georgia	10,234	1.77	864	764	1,374	504
13	Colorado	9,846	1.7	665	1,044	2,954	562
14	New Jersey	9,662	1.67	1,081	595	1,743	514
15	North Carolina	9,280	1.6	809	798	1,272	485
16	Michigan	8,638	1.49	1,026	639	1,109	484
17	Minnesota	7,940	1.37	967	315	1,787	746
18	Tennessee	7,256	1.25	508	570	1,153	353
19	Nevada	6,900	1.19	159	924	1,369	570
20	Missouri	6,527	1.13	704	453	1,090	664
21	Hawaii	6,458	1.11	499	485	1,678	299
22	District of Columbia	6,380	1.1	767	302	1,452	253
23	Maryland	6,360	1.1	616	464	1,397	227
24	Virginia	5,957	1.03	621	395	813	234
25	Indiana	5,625	0.97	482	530	403	266
26	Wisconsin	4,515	0.78	558	337	611	193
27	South Carolina	4,287	0.74	279	428	864	202
28	Kentucky	4,011	0.69	277	399	666	221
29	Oklahoma	3,932	0.68	255	325	1,128	290
30	Alabama	3,351	0.58	267	329	503	175
31	New Mexico	3,333	0.58	294	252	1,534	215
32	Louisiana	3,173	0.55	182	378	437	246
33	Utah	3,131	0.54	290	114	688	194
34	Connecticut	2,905	0.5	306	199	177	148
35	Iowa	2,647	0.46	245	154	368	141
36	Puerto Rico	2,451		62	88	668	46
37	Kansas	2,449	0.42	223	203	380	153
38	Nebraska	2,404	0.42	202	153	463	149
39	Arkansas	2,366	0.41	101	188	514	262
40	Idaho	2,315	0.4	276	178	364	90
41	Maine	2,097	0.36	260	103	248	139
42	Alaska	1,949	0.34	160	94	357	188
43	New Hampshire	1,675	0.29	219	116	446	65
44	Montana	1,545	0.27	167	165	223	79
45	West Virginia	1,341	0.23	58	104	174	112
46	Delaware	1,165	0.2	136	78	267	43
47	Vermont	1,110	0.19	124	71	185	99
48	Mississippi	1,107	0.19	76	68	146	51
49	Rhode Island	1,104	0.19	121	92	226	23
50	South Dakota	1,058	0.18	93	43	162	67
51	Guam	790		92	21	84	15
52	Wyoming	612	0.11	50	51	81	91
53	North Dakota	541	0.09	54	49	92	35
54	Virgin Islands	304		0	13	105	6

Total Number of Homeless Students by State

Rank	State	Total Number of Homeless Students	Total Number of Unaccompanied Homeless Students	Nighttime Residence: Unsheltered	Nighttime Residence: Shelters	Nighttime Residence: Hotels/motels	Nighttime Residence: Doubled up
1	California	271,528	7,633	11,021	19,758	14,386	226,363
2	New York	148,485	10,643	5,460	40,822	2,989	99,034
3	Texas	114,055	17,193	5,823	10,952	8,159	89,121
4	Florida	91,068	7,061	6,717	7,606	11,004	65,741
5	Illinois	54,237	5,026	337	5,093	2,217	42,647
6	Washington	39,972	6,392	2,830	4,785	2,486	29,871
7	Georgia	38,891	2,536	642	2,675	7,632	27,942
8	Michigan	34,853	4,763	675	4,922	2,502	26,754
9	North Carolina	34,765	3,321	1,211	3,334	4,986	25,234
10	Missouri	34,029	4,241	643	2,396	1,921	26,069
11	Ohio	32,780	2,429	359	4,800	1,731	25,890
12	Pennsylvania	31,822	5,789	526	7,281	2,428	21,587
13	Massachusetts	24,658	1,389	206	7,502	1,620	15,330
14	Kentucky	24,177	2,602	2,664	2,518	966	18,029
15	Oregon	23,765	3,699	2,654	1,824	1,094	18,193
16	Oklahoma	23,372	1,137	774	1,668	615	20,315
17	Colorado	21,560	2,646	1,043	2,455	2,179	15,889
18	Arizona	21,062	1,894	602	2,462	1,975	13,307
19	Virginia	20,443	2,672	185	1,937	3,262	15,059
20	Tennessee	19,747	1,354	585	1,367	1,903	15,892
21	Nebraska	18,647	1,050	150	1,082	366	2,777
22	Wisconsin	18,394	2,322	308	1,971	1,485	14,630
23	Indiana	18,252	1,110	257	2,268	1,573	14,154
24	Louisiana	17,330	2,942	373	1,399	715	14,843
25	Minnesota	17,071	3,285	430	3,690	1,425	11,526
26	Maryland	16,202	1,874	165	2,062	1,438	12,537
27	Alabama	16,118	679	375	852	852	14,207
28	New Jersey	13,929	2,626	42	1,754	1,538	10,595
29	Arkansas	13,910	777	222	604	543	12,541
30	Utah	13,745	2,580	698	913	479	11,655
31	South Carolina	12,545	1,020	2,098	960	1,864	7,621
32	New Mexico	11,574	2,051	1,244	1,150	604	8,555
33	West Virginia	10,522	951	279	834	259	9,150
34	Kansas	8,369	1,032	125	772	507	6,965
35	Idaho	7,810	1,056	436	534	577	6,263
36	Iowa	7,295	1,101	123	1,397	607	5,168
37	Mississippi	7,003	332	129	249	263	6,362
38	District of Columbia	6,858	265	108	1,427	318	4,746
39	Connecticut	4,722	224	39	837	640	3,206
40	Puerto Rico	4,717	no data	439	1,016	7	3,255
41	Montana	4,216	720	398	331	375	3,111
42	New Hampshire	3,971	341	175	450	377	2,969
43	Hawaii	3,604	30	297	777	19	2,510
44	Alaska	3,576	811	333	646	186	2,411
45	Deleware	3,547	412	20	203	577	2,747
46	Maine	2,552	428	105	535	284	1,628
47	North Dakota	2,530	285	171	418	165	1,776
48	South Dakota	1,907	98	61	338	278	1,230
49	Wyoming	1,764	331	53	377	128	1,206
50	Rhode Island	1,475	12	17	229	193	1,036
51	Vermont	1,008	89	51	157	200	600
52	Guam	no data	no data	no data	no data	no data	no data
53	Nevada	no data	no data	no data	no data	no data	no data
54	Virgin Islands	no data	no data	no data	no data	no data	no data

Homelessness Statistics by State Map(s)