In 2023, there were about ****** homeless youth living in California, the most out of any U.S. state. New York had the second-highest number of homeless youth in that year, at *****.
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). (February 12, 2024). Estimated number of homeless people under 25 in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727835/number-of-homeless-young-people-in-the-us-by-state/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated number of homeless people under 25 in the United States in 2023, by state." Chart. February 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727835/number-of-homeless-young-people-in-the-us-by-state/
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated Number of Homeless People under 25 in The United States in 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727835/number-of-homeless-young-people-in-the-us-by-state/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), Estimated number of homeless people under 25 in the United States in 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727835/number-of-homeless-young-people-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Estimated number of homeless people under 25 in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph], US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/727835/number-of-homeless-young-people-in-the-us-by-state/