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Exhibit 2-6: Percentage Change in the Point-in-Time Estimates of Homeless<br />
Persons by State, 2007-2008<br />
Source:<br />
2007 and 2008 Continuum of Care Application: Exhibit 1, CoC Point-in-Time Homeless Population and<br />
Subpopulations Charts<br />
Despite some increases in homelessness in rural areas, urban areas represented a large<br />
percentage of the total homeless population in many states in 2008. For example:<br />
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Arizona: Nearly 6 in 10 homeless persons (58 percent) were located in the<br />
Phoenix/Mesa/Maricopa County CoC.<br />
Arkansas: More than one-half of the total homeless population (56 percent) was<br />
located in the Little Rock/Central Arkansas CoC.<br />
California: The Los Angeles City and County CoC had 44 percent of California’s<br />
total homeless population.<br />
Colorado: Nearly 6 in 10 homeless persons (58 percent) were located in the<br />
Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative CoC.<br />
Illinois: The Chicago CoC accounted for 41 percent of all homeless persons in Illinois.<br />
Michigan: Almost two-thirds of homeless persons (64 percent) were located in the<br />
Detroit CoC.<br />
14 Chapter 2: National Estimates of All Homeless People, Sheltered and Unsheltered