An estimate of annual homelessness in the U.S. released Friday by the federal government shows that the number of people living on the streets increased 2.7% this year over last because of crisis-level housing issues in California.
The HUD numbers were a prelude to its annual homelessness report to Congress, and the estimate found that California's increase was"higher than all other states combined," according to HUD's statement.
HUD estimates a 2.7 percent increase in homelessness across the country in 2019. On any given night in the U.S., an estimated 567,715 people are living without shelter, according to the department. This year in California, an additional 21,306 people were living without shelter, according to HUD's estimates. The department said the national number for those chronically homeless, defined as being on the street a year or more, rose 8.5 percent, mostly as a result of California's data, HUD said.
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