This statistic shows the percentage of homeless people in the United States in 2020, by household type. In 2020, about 36.1 percent of the homeless population were unsheltered individuals.
Estimated percentage of homeless people in the United States in 2020, by household type
The number of homeless people is based on point in time estimates, unduplicated one-night estimates of sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. They are carried out nationwide during the last 10 days of January of each year by Continuums of Care (CoC).
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (March 12, 2021). Estimated percentage of homeless people in the United States in 2020, by household type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/555821/percentage-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated percentage of homeless people in the United States in 2020, by household type." Chart. March 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555821/percentage-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (2021). Estimated percentage of homeless people in the United States in 2020, by household type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555821/percentage-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated Percentage of Homeless People in The United States in 2020, by Household Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555821/percentage-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), Estimated percentage of homeless people in the United States in 2020, by household type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555821/percentage-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited August 11, 2022)
