There are around 772,000 homeless Americans (nearly 230 for ever 100,000 Americans), according to the last time a point-in-count assessment was done in 2024.
In this visualization, Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao, take a look at the highest homelessness rates by state, measured per 100,000 residents.
Hawaii tops the ranking with 805 people experiencing homelessness for every 100,000 residents.
This is more than three times the national average of 227.
TOP 10 States:
Rank State State Homelessness per
100,000 Residents Overall Homeless Population
1 Hawaii HI 805 11,637
2 DC DC 800 5,616
3 New York NY 795 158,019
4 Oregon OR 535 22,875
5 Vermont VT 533 3,458
6 California CA 474 187,084
7 Massachusetts MA 411 29,360
8 Washington WA 396 31,554
9 Alaska AK 363 2,686
10 Colorado CO 314 18,715
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-u-s-states-with-the-highest-homelessness-rates/