This statistic shows the number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2019, by housing type. In 2019, there were 291,837 beds in emergency shelters across the country. In that year, there were an estimated 567,715 homeless people in the U.S.
Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2019, by housing 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). (January 13, 2020). Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2019, by housing type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2019, by housing type." Chart. January 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (2020). Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2019, by housing type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Number of Beds Available to Homeless People in The United States in 2019, by Housing Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2019, by housing type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/ (last visited July 03, 2020)
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