Zillow recently released a report that highlighted the link between rising rents and homelessness in the US since 2007. Though homelessness rates dropped some -6% over the past 5 years to 168 homeless people per 100,000 people, 2018 saw homelessness rates creep up again.
Security.org, a cyber-threat defense and research firm, recently analyzed data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s “Points in Time” count of homelessness figures to determine the states and cities with the highest numbers of and biggest increases in homelessness across the country. Here are Security.org’s findings:
States with the Highest Rates of Homelessness
Washington DC 994/100,000
New York 463/100,000
Hawaii 457/100,000
Oregon 349/100,000
California 329/100,000
Washington 310/100,000
Massachusetts 293/100,000
Alabama 273/100,000
Nevada 252/100,000
Vermont 207/100,000
Colorado 194/100,000
States with the Biggest Increases in Homelessness
South Dakota
Delaware
Washington
Oregon
New York
Alaska
California
New Hampshire
Colorado
Cities with the Highest Rates & Biggest Increases in Homelessness
Los Angeles 396.98/100,000 +37.36%*
San Francisco 261.19/100,000 +12.19%
Seattle-Tacoma 348/100,000 +23%*
New York City 393.78/100,000 +15.9%
Anchorage 274.08/100,000 +6.64%
Reno-Sparks 253.74/100,000 +45.28%*
Amarillo 250.05/100,000 +44.64%*
Tallahassee FL 236.02/100,000 +10.05%
Napa CA 230.96/100,000 +13.91%
Stockton CA 223.87/100,000 +0.34%
Spokane WA 217.09/100,000 +1.90%
Colorado Springs 209.9/100,000 +18.24%
Visalia CA 207.57/100,000 +23.95%*
St. Joseph MO 161.28/100,000 +2.62%
Sacramento CA 154.4/100,000 +41.01%*
Albuquerque NM 146.2/100,000 +5.57%
Minneapolis-St. Paul 122.36/100,000 +68.66%*
Cities with the Most Improved Rates of Homelessness
San Jose-Santa Clara 362.86/100,000 -6.45%
Eugene OR 432.28/100,000 -12.4%
Las Vegas 272.58/100,000 -24.7%*
Savannah GA 259.05/100,000 -21.86%*
San Diego 256.51/100,000 -6.96%
Vallejo CA 252.79/100,000 -16.8%
Fresno CA 215.61/100,000 -20.04%*
Denver 181.32/100,000 -24.56%*
Battle Creek MI 175.48/100,000 -16.70%
Topeka KS 175.41/100,000 -1.43%
Thanks to Inman’s Teke Wiggin for source data.
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