![A Slight Decrease in Homelessness in New York State](http://townsquare.media/site/455/files/2021/03/22683thm_0df8e4221bf6ca8.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A Slight Decrease in Homelessness in New York State
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 1 to Congress. The report found that 580,466 people experienced homelessness in the United States on a single night in January of 2020, an increase of 12,751 people, or 2.2 percent, from January of 2019. In New York State, 91,271 people experienced homelessness in the United States on a single night in January of 2020, a decrease of 820 people, or 0.9 percent, from January of 2019.
HUD releases the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress in two parts. Part 1 provides Point-in-Time Count estimates, offering a snapshot of homelessness—both sheltered and unsheltered—on a single night. The one-night counts are conducted during the last 10 days of January each year. The PIT counts also provide an estimate of the number of people experiencing homelessness within particular homeless populations such as individuals with chronic patterns of homelessness and veterans experiencing homelessness.
NY State Key Findings from HUD’s 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 1: On a single night in January 2020, 91,271 people – about 46.9 of every 10,000 people in the State of New York – experienced homelessness. This represents a 0.9 percent decrease from January of 2019. Unsheltered homelessness: 4,557 people, an increase of 12.60 percent from 2019. Sheltered homelessness: 86,714 people, a decrease of 1.51 percent from 2019. Individual homelessness: 43,283 people, an increase of 2.78 percent from 2019. Family homelessness: 47,988 families, a decrease of 3.98 percent from 2019. Chronic homelessness: 7,515 people, an increase of 3.96 percent from 2019. Veteran homelessness: 1,251 homeless veterans, a decrease of 1.50 percent from 2019. Unaccompanied youth homelessness: 3,072 unaccompanied youth, an increase of 3.16 percent from 2019.
LOOK: 50 photos of American life in 2020
More From Star 93.9
![Everything New on Netflix in April 2021](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2021/03/concrete-cowboy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![That Man Who Found Shrimp Tails and Other Gross Items in His Cereal Is Married to Topanga From ‘Boy Meets World’](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2021/03/Untitled-design4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The Things Our Co-Workers Do That Annoy Us Most](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2020/03/RS37399_GettyImages-546176976.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Area Airports Get Federal Funding to Offset Losses](http://townsquare.media/site/554/files/2021/03/5-3-16-ONEONTA-AIRPORT-FACEBOOK.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Think Inflatable Watercrafts Aren’t Awesome? Think Again!](http://townsquare.media/site/949/files/2021/03/InflatablesFEAT2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Pixar’s ‘Luca’ Will Go Straight to Disney Plus](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2021/02/luca-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available To 50 And Older](http://townsquare.media/site/454/files/2021/03/VACCINE-CLINIC-CHENANGO-COUNTY-HEALTH-DEPARTMENT-facebook.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![A Chenango County Collaboration Helps Senior Living Residents Reminisce](http://townsquare.media/site/455/files/2021/03/UHS.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DC’s ‘Zatanna’ Is Getting Her Own Movie](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2021/03/zatanna-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)