Report: San Diego Has Nation’s Fourth Largest Homeless Population (kpbs.org)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) 12/16/175:00 PM

San Diego County has the fourth largest population of homeless people in the United States, according to a government report released Wednesday.

The San Diego region's total of 9,160 homeless people was behind only New York City, Los Angeles County and King County in Washington, which includes Seattle, according to the 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

According to the report, San Diego County ranked:

— 10th nationally with 1,589 members of homeless families with children.

— fourth in percentage of homeless consisting of family members at over 18 percent.

— seventh in unaccompanied homeless youth, ages 18-24, with 1,160.

— third with 1,067 homeless veterans.

— fifth with 2,088 people considered chronically homeless.

To read more of the City News Service's article, please click here.

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