Second Brief on Geography of Homelessness Available Online

The Homelessness Research Institute (HRI) at the National Alliance to End Homelessness released the second in a series of briefs on the Geography of Homelessness. In Part 1, HRI examined the extent to which homelessness exists in urban and rural areas. It showed that a substantial majority of the number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States are experiencing it in urban areas. While it is unsurprising that there would be more homeless people in urban areas, the issue of prevalence is one that has been less definitive. The second in this series of briefs takes a closer look at Continua of Care (CoCs) to examine how rates of homelessness in rural areas compare to those in urban areas. It shows that urban areas collectively have higher rates of homelessness, but that there are some rural CoCs with very high rates of homelessness. Additionally, this brief reveals the places with the highest rates of homelessness in the country. Click here to view an interactive map with the top 10 CoCs by number and rate of people experiencing homelessness, including some rural areas.

To view Geography of Homelessness, Part 2: Prevalence of Homelessness, click here.

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