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Homelessness Is Surging Across America—See How Your State Ranks

By: Author John Peterson

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Homelessness in America is reaching levels not seen in years. Based on the latest 2024 data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shared through USAFacts, about 771,000 people were homeless on a single night. In this article, we rank the states with the highest rates of homelessness in 2025. Some results might seem obvious — others are harder to guess.

Here are the state rankings where the crisis is hitting hardest and growing the fastest, ordered from lowest to highest number of homeless people, and we included Washington, D.C., on the list.

51) Mississippi

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 4.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 3.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: -0.5

50) Louisiana

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 6.3
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 7.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.2

49) Iowa

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 7.3
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 8.1
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.8

48) Virginia

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 6.7
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 8.1
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.4

47) South Carolina

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 8.2
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 8.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.2

46) Wisconsin

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 7.7
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 8.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.8

45) Wyoming

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.5
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 8.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: -1.0

44) Alabama

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 6.5
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 8.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +2.4

43) Texas

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 8.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: -0.1

42) Arkansas

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 9.0
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.0

41) Indiana

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 8.1
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 9.1
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.0

40) Connecticut

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 8.4
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 9.3
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.9

39) Kansas

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 8.1
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 9.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.3

38) Michigan

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 8.5
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 9.6
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.1

37) Maryland

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 10.6
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 9.7
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: -0.9

36) Ohio

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 8.8
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 9.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.1

35) West Virginia

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 7.8
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 10.1
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +2.3

34) North Carolina

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 10.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: 1.5

33) Pennsylvania

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 10.2
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 10.8
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.6

32) North Dakota

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 7.2
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 10.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +3.7

31) Georgia

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.8
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 11.0
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.2

30) Utah

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 8.7
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 11.0
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +2.3

29) Kentucky

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.1
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 11.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +2.3

28) Tennessee

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 10.9
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 11.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.6

27) Missouri

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 10.1
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 11.7
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.6

26) Delaware

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.4
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 12.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +3.5

25) Oklahoma

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 10.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 13.3
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +3.3

24) Florida

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 13.3
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 13.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.1

23) New Jersey

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.6
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 13.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +3.8

22) Nebraska

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 12.1
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 13.6
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.5

21) Idaho

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 12.8
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 13.7
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +0.9

20) South Dakota

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 11.3
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 14.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +3.2

19) Minnesota

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 14.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 15.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +1.9

18) New Hampshire

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 10.2
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 15.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +5.7

17) Montana

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 12.6
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 17.7
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +5.1

16) Maine

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 15.5
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 19.2
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +3.7

15) Arizona

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 14.2
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 19.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +5.2

14) Illinois

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 7.9
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 20.3
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +12.4

13) New Mexico

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 15.4
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 21.7
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +6.3

12) Rhode Island

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 9.6
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 22.0
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +12.4

11) Nevada

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 23.4
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 30.9
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +7.5

10) Colorado

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 16.8
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 31.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +14.6

9) Alaska

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 26.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 36.3
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +10.3

8) Washington

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 28.2
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 39.6
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +11.4

7) Massachusetts

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 26.3
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 41.1
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +14.8

6) California

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 38.3
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 47.4
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +9.1

5) Vermont

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 17.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 53.3
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +36.3

4) Oregon

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 37.7
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 53.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +15.8

3) New York

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 45.5
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 79.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +34.0

2) Washington, DC

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 94.9
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 80.0
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: -14.9

1) Hawaii

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  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2019: 44.0
  • Number of Homeless people per 10,000 in 2024: 80.5
  • Change in number of homeless people per 10,000 residents 2019-2014: +36.5