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The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

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<strong>The</strong> 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress: Part 1<br />

EXHIBIT 6.4: States with the Highest and Lowest Rates <strong>of</strong> Unsheltered Chronically<br />

Homeless Individuals<br />

2017<br />

Highest Rates<br />

HAWAII<br />

CALIFORNIA<br />

MISSISSIPPI<br />

FLORIDA<br />

NEVADA<br />

89.7%<br />

87.6%<br />

78.7%<br />

77.2%<br />

75.9%<br />

1,588 Homeless<br />

1,424 Unsheltered<br />

35,798 Homeless<br />

31,368 Unsheltered<br />

61 Homeless<br />

48 Unsheltered<br />

4,951 Homeless<br />

3,824 Unsheltered<br />

502 Homeless<br />

381 Unsheltered<br />

Lowest Rates<br />

MAINE<br />

WYOMING<br />

RHODE ISLAND<br />

INDIANA<br />

WISCONSIN<br />

0.0%<br />

0.0%<br />

10.4%<br />

11.1%<br />

19.6%<br />

189 Homeless<br />

0 Unsheltered<br />

14 Homeless<br />

0 Unsheltered<br />

240 Homeless<br />

25 Unsheltered<br />

486 Homeless<br />

54 Unsheltered<br />

342 Homeless<br />

67 Unsheltered<br />

EXHIBIT 6.5: Largest Change <strong>in</strong> the Numbers <strong>of</strong> Chronically Homeless Individuals<br />

By State, 2007–2017<br />

2016–2017 2007–2017<br />

Largest Increases<br />

CALIFORNIA 5,996 / 20.1% WASHINGTON 1,754 / 67.4%<br />

WASHINGTON 2,050 / 88.9% HAWAII 810 / 104.1%<br />

NEW YORK 975 / 23.7% IDAHO 296 / 311.6%<br />

COLORADO 484 / 29.5% OREGON 291 / 10.3%<br />

ILLINOIS 418 / 44.6% SOUTH CAROLINA 219 / 38.2%<br />

Largest Decreases<br />

GEORGIA -695 / -41.9% CALIFORNIA -4,543 / -11.3%<br />

FLORIDA -464 / -8.6% TEXAS -4,434 / -55.9%<br />

TENNESSEE -345 / -21.0% FLORIDA -2,512 / -33.7%<br />

NEW HAMPSHIRE -127 / -55.9% OHIO -1,583 / -68.6%<br />

SOUTH CAROLINA -121 / -13.3% NEW JERSEY -1,570 / -62.2%<br />

Due to methodological changes, Michigan was excluded from the list <strong>of</strong> largest changes 2007-2017.<br />

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