HUD: Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR)

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Details Homeless population counts, and percent change in homeless counts, sheltered and unsheltered population counts
Topics Homelessness
Source U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
Years Available 2007-2024
Geographies State, Continuum of Care
Public Edition or Subscriber-only Public Edition
Download Available yes
For more information https://www.hudexchange.info/hdx/guides/ahar/
Last updated on PolicyMap July 2025

Description:

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) submits annual reports to Congress about homelessness in the United States. The reports include point-in-time counts of homeless persons on a single night in January based on local community counts. These counts are submitted annually to HUD by local Continuums of Care (CoC) as part of the competitive funding process. HUD updates CoC boundaries annually and re-calculates historical point-in-time counts with the new boundary. Due to this, PolicyMap has chosen to present data for all years at the most current boundary.

Because of pandemic-related disruptions to counts of unsheltered homeless people in January 2021, caution should be taken when using data on unsheltered homeless or comparing these values to other years. For more information see the AHAR Report here: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2021-AHAR-Part-1.pdf.

Available Data Layers & Indicators
Indicator Name Geographies Measurement Type Time Frame Coverage
Point-in-Time estimates of sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2007 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2007 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of the homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2007 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2007 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of homeless population of unaccompanied youth ages 25 and under Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2015 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of homeless population of unaccompanied youth ages 18 and under Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2015 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of chronically homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2011 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of homeless population ages 18-24 Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2013 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of American Indian and Alaska Native homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Asian homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Black or African American homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Female homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Gender Non-Conforming homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2017 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Hispanic or Latino homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Male homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Multiple Race homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Non-Hispanic or Latino homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Transgender homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of homeless population ages 18 and under Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2013 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of White homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of homeless population of unaccompanied youth ages 18-24 Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2015 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of American Indian and Alaska Native homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Asian homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Black or African American homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Female homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2013 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Gender Non-Conforming homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Hispanic or Latino homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Male homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Multiple Race homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Non-Hispanic or Latino homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Transgender homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of White homeless veteran population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of sheltered homeless population ages 18-24 Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2013 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of American Indian and Alaska Native sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Asian sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Black or African American sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Female sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Gender Non-Conforming sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Hispanic or Latino sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Male sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Multiple Race sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Non-Hispanic or Latino sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Transgender sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of sheltered homeless population ages 18 and under Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2013 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of White sheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of unsheltered homeless population ages 18-24 Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2013 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of American Indian and Alaska Native unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Asian unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Black or African American unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Female unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Gender Non-Conforming unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Hispanic or Latino unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Male unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Multiple Race unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Non-Hispanic or Latino unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of Transgender unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of unsheltered homeless population ages 18 and under Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2013 to 2024
Point-in-Time estimates of White unsheltered homeless population Nation, State, HUD Continuum of Care Number Annually from 2014 to 2024