U.S. Homelessness Rose 12% In 2023

Approximately 653,100 people in the U.S. were experiencing homelessness in January 2023, a 12% increase from 2022. This is the largest single-year increase since the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) began collecting homelessness data in 2007. On any given single night in 2023, approximately 20 of every 10,000 people in the U.S. were experiencing homelessness.

In the January point-in-time count, homeless is defined as unsheltered or sheltered. Unsheltered homelessness is defined as sleeping or living in a place not meant for human habitation, such as abandoned buildings, cars, or . . .