Health conditions among chronically homeless persons in King County, Washington, 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 25, 2024

In 2020, surveys conducted among people experiencing homelessness in King County, Washington found that 65 percent of those who were chronically homeless suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared to 29 percent of those who were not chronically homeless. This statistic shows the percentage of chronically and non-chronically homeless persons in King County, Washington who stated they had select health conditions as of 2020.

Percentage of chronically and non-chronically homeless persons in King County, Washington who stated they had select health conditions as of 2020

Characteristic	Chronically homeless population	Non-chronically homeless population
Psychiatric/Emotional Condition (Depression, Schizophrenia)	73%	35%
PTSD	65%	29%
Drug/Alcohol abuse	64%	24%
Chronic health problem (diabetes)	45%	17%
Physical disability	41%	17%
Intellectual Disability/Memory Impairment	37%	9%
Traumatic Brain Injury	31%	9%
AIDS/HIV	3%	3%

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

North America, United States (Washington)

Survey time period

2020

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

King County is the largest county in Washington State and includes the city of Seattle as well the surrounding area. A list of the cities, towns and unincorporated areas of King County can be found here.

The source defines chronically homeless individuals or families as: “…is homeless and resides in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter, and who has been homeless and residing in such a place for at least 1 year or on at least four separate occasions in the last 3 years. The statutory definition also requires that the individual or family has a head of household with a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability, post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive impairment resulting from a brain injury, or chronic physical illness or disability.”

Sample size for the chronically homeless population was 3,355.

Sample size for the non-chronically homeless population was 8,396.

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