An estimated 582,462 people experienced homelessness on a single night in January 2022, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The agency notes that the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could have led to a far higher number, but with government outreach and programs to prevent eviction through rental assistance, the national homelessness rate rose only by 0.3% from 2020 to 2022.
The number of unhoused people declined by 8.6%, or 54,615, since 2010, but more persons experience unsheltered homelessness. Two out of every five people without a home were living in an unsheltered setting, with the number of unsheltered homeless persons increasing by 3.4% from 2020 to 233,832 in 2022. As HUD points out, the rise in unsheltered homelessness outpaced the decrease in sheltered homeless persons.
A reported 3,754 people were experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma in January 2022, and an estimated 35.1% of them were unsheltered, the 16th largest share among the 50 states.
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma has declined by 4.5% since 2020 and is down by 28.2% since 2010.
All data in this story is from the Office of Policy Development and Research.
RankStateHomeless individuals w/o shelter, 2022 (%)Total homeless population, 2022Change in homelessness, 2020-2022 (%)Change in homelessness, 2010-2022 (%)1California67.3171,5216.238.92Mississippi63.61,1968.0-56.43Hawaii62.75,967-7.62.34Oregon61.717,95922.5-7.95Arizona59.213,55323.4-1.26Tennessee58.010,56745.62.87Arkansas52.72,4593.9-11.08Georgia51.810,6894.4-46.19Washington50.225,21110.010.210Nevada46.87,61810.4-32.011Florida45.225,959-5.6-54.912Texas44.924,432-10.3-30.413Idaho44.41,998-13.7-14.814Alabama42.13,75212.0-37.915North Carolina38.69,3821.1-23.016Oklahoma35.13,754-4.5-28.217South Carolina34.23,608-15.8-19.318Colorado30.410,3975.6-32.819Kansas29.12,397-2.118.420West Virginia29.01,3752.5-39.321Kentucky27.23,984-0.7-39.822Missouri26.75,992-8.2-26.223South Dakota24.61,38931.390.024Utah24.53,55713.68.325Minnesota22.37,917-0.30.626New Mexico21.62,560-23.2-26.327New Hampshire20.61,605-4.22.028Illinois20.69,212-11.7-36.029Montana18.51,5852.6-1.930Ohio18.310,6540.0-15.231Louisiana16.87,373132.4-40.932Iowa16.82,419-8.6-19.733Maryland16.75,349-15.9-50.734Rhode Island15.71,57742.823.035Alaska15.42,32019.024.536Indiana14.75,449-3.1-15.537North Dakota13.661012.8-23.738Pennsylvania12.712,691-5.1-12.639New Jersey11.28,752-9.4-36.340Michigan11.08,206-5.0-37.241Virginia10.56,5299.6-28.142Connecticut10.02,9300.9-32.143Wyoming9.96485.911.944Nebraska9.62,246-6.6-42.145Massachusetts7.315,507-13.7-6.846Delaware6.52,369103.3141.247Wisconsin6.34,7755.8-24.648New York5.474,178-18.713.149Maine3.74,411110.385.450Vermont1.62,780150.5127.9
via Oklahoma's Center Square News