Homelessness Decreased 3% Between 2024 & 2025

On a single night in January 2025, there were 745,652 homeless persons in the United States, representing a 3% decrease from 2024, when homelessness reached a record high. The overall decline of roughly 25,000 people was driven largely by a 3.9% drop in emergency shelter occupancy, accounting for 16,931 fewer people, and a 2.9% decline in the number of people in unsheltered locations, or 7,904 fewer individuals.

The decline is the first in two years. In both 2023 and 2024, the homeless population increased by double digits, 12% in 2023 compared to 2022, and . . .