HUD: Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR)
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| Categories | Structural Vulnerability & Equity |
|---|---|
| Detail | Homeless population counts, and percent change in homeless counts, sheltered and unsheltered population counts |
| Download Available | yes |
| Geographies | HUD / Special Classifications, State |
| Last Updated on PolicyMap | July 2025 |
| Public Edition or Subscriber-only | Public Edition |
| 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 |
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 |