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The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

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4State 1National Estimates<br />

<strong>Homelessness</strong> Unaccompanied <strong>in</strong> the Homeless United Youth States<br />

Data source: PIT 2017; Excludes PR and U.S. territories<br />

EXHIBIT 4.4: Estimates <strong>of</strong> Unaccompanied Homeless Youth<br />

By State, 2017<br />

WA<br />

2,135<br />

OR<br />

1,462<br />

NV<br />

2,166<br />

CA<br />

15,458<br />

AK<br />

162<br />

ID<br />

113<br />

UT<br />

180<br />

AZ<br />

578<br />

MT<br />

106<br />

WY<br />

62<br />

CO<br />

763<br />

NM<br />

181<br />

ND<br />

80<br />

SD<br />

66<br />

NE<br />

164<br />

KS<br />

103<br />

TX<br />

1,318<br />

OK<br />

363<br />

ME, 178<br />

VT, 94<br />

MN<br />

NH, 76<br />

889<br />

WI<br />

NY MA, 469<br />

276 MI<br />

2,829 RI, 49<br />

608<br />

CT, 170<br />

IA<br />

PA<br />

NJ,<br />

140 IL OH 756 492<br />

IN<br />

DE, 45<br />

730<br />

294 695 WV MD, 272<br />

VA<br />

MO<br />

KY 79<br />

303<br />

DC, 228<br />

548<br />

253<br />

NC, 434<br />

TN, 457<br />

AR<br />

SC<br />

208<br />

173<br />

Share <strong>of</strong> Unaccompanied<br />

MS AL GA<br />

Homeless Youth<br />

59 294 526<br />

Less than 1%<br />

LA<br />

236<br />

1%–2.9%<br />

3%–6%<br />

FL 2,019<br />

Greater than 6%<br />

HI<br />

319<br />

On a S<strong>in</strong>gle Night <strong>in</strong> January 2017<br />

• California reported the largest numbers<br />

<strong>of</strong> unaccompanied homeless youth (15,458<br />

people), which represents 38 percent <strong>of</strong> the<br />

national total. Other states with large numbers<br />

<strong>of</strong> unaccompanied homeless youth were:<br />

New York (2,829), Nevada (1,931), Wash<strong>in</strong>gton<br />

(2,135), and Florida (2,019).<br />

Unaccompanied homeless youth are<br />

much more likely to be unsheltered<br />

(55%) than all people experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

homelessness (35%) or people<br />

experienc<strong>in</strong>g homelessness as<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals (48%).<br />

• California accounted for 58 percent <strong>of</strong> all<br />

unsheltered unaccompanied youth (12,749<br />

people). <strong>The</strong> state with the next largest<br />

number was Nevada, with 90 percent <strong>of</strong><br />

unaccompanied homeless people under 25 <strong>in</strong><br />

unsheltered situations, or 1,931 people.<br />

• Nevada had the highest rate <strong>of</strong> unsheltered<br />

unaccompanied youth, with 89 percent (or<br />

1,931 people) stay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> places not meant<br />

for human habitation. California and Hawaii<br />

followed, with 82 percent <strong>of</strong> unaccompanied<br />

youth <strong>in</strong> those states stay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> unsheltered<br />

locations.<br />

• Iowa had the lowest rate <strong>of</strong> unsheltered<br />

unaccompanied youth, with only four <strong>of</strong> the 140<br />

youth stay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> unsheltered locations (3%).<br />

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