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 week in January of each year by Continuums of Care (CoC).
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (November 17, 2023). Estimated number of severely mentally ill homeless people in the United States in 2023, by sheltered status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962300/number-mentally-ill-homeless-people-us-sheltered-status/
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