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Sunday, December 17th, 2023

Homelessness in the U.S. jumped to record level in 2023, government says

Author:     April Rubin
Source:     Axios
Publication Date:     Dec 15, 2023
Link: Homelessness in the U.S. jumped to record level in 2023, government says
Stephan:  

Because wellbeing is not a national priority except to make the rich richer, less regulated, and more powerful, homelessness is another one of the growing negative trends that define the United States. Here are the actual facts as to how bad homelessness has become in America. I think we should be ashamed of what is happening.

U.S. homelessness reached a record high in 2023, according to data the federal government released Friday.

The big picture: Homelessness increased by about 12% nationwide since last year, and it rose across all household types, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a new report.

  • About 653,100 people experienced homelessness on a single night in 2023, according to an annual count done in January.
  • This year’s result “is the highest number of people reported as experiencing homelessness on a single night since reporting began in 2007,” the report says.

By the numbers: Black, African and Indigenous people were overrepresented among the population experiencing homelessness, as has been the case in previous years, the HUD found.

  • Black people made up 13% of the U.S. population in 2023, but they made up 21% of the U.S. population living in poverty, 37% of all people experiencing homelessness and 50% of homeless people in families with children.
  • Asian and Asian American people had the largest percentage increase in homelessness, up 40% from 2022, to a total of 11,574.
  • Hispanic and Latino people saw the largest numerical increase, […]
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