The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

7Inventory 1National Estimates of Beds
in the United States
Homelessness in the United States
Data source: HIC 2007–2017
EXHIBIT 7.8: Inventory of PSH Beds for Chronically Homeless People
2007-2017
149,005
111,390
95,066
94,282
33.8%
17.2% 37,615
81,666
74,693
0.8% 16,324
67,964
15.5% 784
9.3% 12,616
50,602
55,256
9.9%
42,298
23.0%
6,973
37,807
6,729
9.2% 12,708
19.6%
11.9%
4,654
8,304
4,491
2007–2017
294.1%
111,198
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014
2015 2016 2017
Since 2007
• There were 287,767 more beds in 2017 for
people currently or formerly experiencing
homelessness than there were in 2007, an
increase of 47 percent.
• In 2007, there were about as many ES beds
(211,451) as there were TH beds (211,205).
Over time, the ES inventory increased, more
resources were devoted to permanent housing,
and the TH inventory declined. Between 2007
and 2017, the number of TH beds dropped by
43 percent.
• The number of PSH beds has risen each year
since 2007, as communities have increasingly
devoted resources to PSH. Over the ten-year
period from 2007 to 2017, the PSH inventory
grew by 165,164 beds in total, an increase of 88
percent.
• Much of the increase in PSH beds is for
beds targeting people experiencing chronic
homelessness. The number of those beds
increased dramatically between 2007 and 2017;
111,198 PSH beds for chronically homeless
people were added in this 10-year period, a 294
percent increase.
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