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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 6.7: CoCs with the Largest Numbers <strong>of</strong> Chronically Homeless Individuals<br />

By CoC Category, 2017<br />

CoC<br />

Major City CoCs Smaller City, County, and Regional CoCs Balance <strong>of</strong> State and Statewide CoCs<br />

Total<br />

Chronically<br />

Homeless<br />

Individuals<br />

CoC<br />

Total<br />

Chronically<br />

Homeless<br />

Individuals<br />

CoC<br />

Total<br />

Chronically<br />

Homeless<br />

Individuals<br />

Los Angeles City & County, CA 16,016 Honolulu, HI 1,037 Wash<strong>in</strong>gton Balance <strong>of</strong> State 834<br />

New York City, NY 4,401 Sal<strong>in</strong>as/Monterey, San Benito<br />

Counties, CA<br />

Seattle/K<strong>in</strong>g County, WA 2,483 Santa Ana/Anaheim/Orange<br />

County, CA<br />

San Francisco, CA 2,112 St. Petersburg/Clearwater/<br />

Largo/P<strong>in</strong>ellas County, FL<br />

San Diego City and County, CA 2,088 Santa Rosa/Petaluma/Sonoma<br />

County, CA<br />

San Jose/Santa Clara City &<br />

County, CA<br />

2,018 Eugene/Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield/Lane<br />

County, OR<br />

Oakland/Alameda County, CA 1,620 Ft Lauderdale/Broward County,<br />

FL<br />

District <strong>of</strong> Columbia 1,470 Watsonville/Santa Cruz City &<br />

County, CA<br />

Portland-Gresham-Multnomah<br />

County, OR<br />

1,240 Chico/Paradise/Butte County<br />

CoC, CA<br />

900 Texas Balance <strong>of</strong> State 764<br />

873 Colorado Balance <strong>of</strong> State 722<br />

690 Oregon Balance <strong>of</strong> State 668<br />

577 Hawaii Balance <strong>of</strong> State 551<br />

568 New Mexico Balance <strong>of</strong> State 368<br />

558 Arizona Balance <strong>of</strong> State 358<br />

525 Connecticut Balance <strong>of</strong> State 339<br />

495 North Carol<strong>in</strong>a Balance <strong>of</strong> State 321<br />

Sacramento City & County, CA 1,091 Vallejo/Solano County, CA 425 Indiana Balance <strong>of</strong> State 305<br />

Changes Over Time<br />

• Between 2016 and 2017, the number<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals with chronic patterns <strong>of</strong><br />

homelessness <strong>in</strong>creased both <strong>in</strong> major cities and<br />

<strong>in</strong> smaller cities, counties, and regional CoCs,<br />

while it dropped <strong>in</strong> BoS and statewide CoCs.<br />

• Increases between 2016 and 2017 were steepest<br />

<strong>in</strong> major cities, with 9,234 more chronically<br />

homeless <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>in</strong> those CoCs (a 23%<br />

rise). Major cities experienced <strong>in</strong>creases <strong>in</strong><br />

the number <strong>of</strong> sheltered chronically homeless<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals (14% <strong>in</strong>crease) and unsheltered<br />

chronically homeless <strong>in</strong>dividuals (27%).<br />

• Los Angeles, CA experienced the largest<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease, with 3,046 more <strong>in</strong>dividuals with<br />

chronic patterns <strong>of</strong> homelessness <strong>in</strong> 2017 than<br />

<strong>in</strong> 2016 -- 33 percent <strong>of</strong> the total <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the<br />

major cities CoC category. Of the 48 CoCs <strong>in</strong> the<br />

major cities category, 29 experienced <strong>in</strong>creases<br />

and 19 experienced decl<strong>in</strong>es, signify<strong>in</strong>g that<br />

these <strong>in</strong>creases were not accounted for by only<br />

a few CoCs. Between 2007 and 2017, the numer<br />

<strong>of</strong> people with chronic patterns <strong>of</strong> homelessness<br />

fell nationally by 27 percent. Decl<strong>in</strong>es occurred<br />

across CoC types, with a 14 percent decl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

<strong>in</strong> major cities, 39 percent decrease <strong>in</strong> smaller<br />

cities, counties and regional CoCs, and a 38<br />

percent decl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> BoS or statewide CoCs.<br />

• While the number <strong>of</strong> unsheltered <strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />

with chronic patterns <strong>of</strong> homelessness <strong>in</strong><br />

major cities <strong>in</strong> 2017 was lower than it was <strong>in</strong><br />

2007, it has risen steadily s<strong>in</strong>ce 2014. Much <strong>of</strong><br />

the variability is related to fluctuations <strong>in</strong> the<br />

number <strong>of</strong> unsheltered chronically homelessness<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>in</strong> Los Angeles. Remov<strong>in</strong>g Los<br />

Angeles from analysis shows unsheltered<br />

chronic homelessness <strong>in</strong> major cities decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

each year between 2011 and 2016, but<br />

<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g by 34 percent <strong>in</strong> the last year.<br />

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