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From 2012 to 2022, California's homeless population increased by 43%, while Texas's decreased by 28%. [70]: • For select cities and localities, the divergence was even greater, with Sacramento County 's homelessness increasing by 230% over the same period, Los Angeles County 's increasing by 106%, while Houston 's decreased by 57%.
New data shows nearly 186,000 people now live on the streets and in homeless shelters in California, proving the crisis continues to grow despite increasing state and local efforts to stem the tide.
With a population of about 110,000 people, about 9.7% of the total population of the Contra Costa County, Richmond is a 55.4% contributor to Contra Costa County homeless shelter beds. Homeless people from across the Bay Area are sent to Richmond shelters, making it hard for the City of Richmond to deal with the city's own homeless population.
Texas, California and Florida have the highest numbers of unaccompanied homeless youth under the age of 18; comprising 58% of the total homeless under 18 youth population. [ 60 ] Street children in the United States tend to stay in the state. 83% do not leave their state of origin. [ 131 ]
(The Center Square) - Newly released federal data says California’s homeless population grew to 187,084 at the start of 2024, up from 181,399 in 2023, ...
More than 180,000 people live without housing in California, representing nearly a third of the U.S. homeless population, and the majority live outside, according to the U.S. Department of Housing ...
In 2017, California had an oversized share of the nation's homeless: 22%, for a state whose residents make up only 12% of the country's total population. The California State Auditor found in their April 2018 report Homelessness in California, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development noted that "California had about 134,000 ...
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday over whether fining or arresting unhoused people who lack other shelter and camp in public areas violates constitutional protections against cruel and ...