Kentucky has over 4,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night, with Louisville and Lexington accounting for the majority. The state’s rural Appalachian counties in the east face some of the highest poverty rates in the nation combined with some of the lowest availability of homeless services — a combination that makes emergency hotel assistance … Read more
Nevada has one of the highest rates of homelessness per capita in the United States, with over 8,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Las Vegas and Clark County account for the vast majority, making Nevada’s homelessness challenge uniquely concentrated in a single metro area. The desert climate creates year-round urgency — extreme summer … Read more
Indiana has over 5,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night, with Indianapolis — the state’s only major urban center — accounting for the largest share. Unlike states with multiple large cities, Indiana’s homelessness challenge is concentrated: the Indianapolis metro area has significantly more resources than the rest of the state. Fort Wayne, Evansville, South … Read more
Missouri has over 6,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night, split between two major urban centers — St. Louis in the east and Kansas City in the west — with a broad rural middle and southern Ozarks region where services are sparse. Both cities have significant unsheltered homelessness and well-developed nonprofit ecosystems. Rural Missouri … Read more
Minnesota has over 8,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night, with the Twin Cities metro area — Minneapolis and St. Paul — accounting for the majority. Minnesota’s winters are among the harshest in the contiguous United States, making emergency hotel and motel placements a genuine matter of survival from November through March. The state … Read more
North Carolina has over 10,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night, spread across a rapidly growing state where housing costs in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Asheville have surged far beyond what low-income residents can afford. The state’s rural counties — particularly in the western mountains and eastern coastal plain — often have the fewest services … Read more
Massachusetts has one of the most comprehensive homeless services systems in the United States — and one of the most expensive housing markets. The state has a legal right to shelter for families with children, making it one of only a handful of states where families cannot be turned away. Over 20,000 people experience homelessness … Read more
Arizona has one of the largest homeless populations in the American Southwest, with over 14,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Phoenix has a chronic unsheltered crisis driven by extreme heat — a dangerous combination that makes emergency housing placement a life-or-death matter during summer months. Tucson, Flagstaff, and rural Arizona counties each face … Read more
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country — but its homelessness crisis is proportionally significant. With over 1,400 people experiencing homelessness on any given night, and one of the most expensive housing markets in New England, the gap between available housing and what low-income residents can afford continues to grow. Emergency hotel and … Read more
Houston is home to one of the largest homeless populations in the United States, with more than 3,000 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a single night in Harris County. Emergency hotel and motel voucher programs operate across the city to provide immediate temporary housing when shelter beds are full, inaccessible, or not the right fit. … Read more