A Comparison of California 2022 Total Homeless Count Data to 2020 Total Count Data
by Region: Northern California; Central California; and Southern California

HUD recently released the 2022 homeless count data

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A comparison by region reveals the following, which is detailed in Tables 1 - 3 below:

  • Northern California: The number of persons counted in 2020 was 52,214 and 59,614 in 2022 representing an increase of 7,440 persons or 14.2%;
  • Southern California: The number of persons counted in 2020 was 95,275 and 98,256 in 2022 representing an increase of 2,981 persons or 3.1%;
  • Central California: The number of persons counted in 2020 was 14,059 and 13,651 in 2022 representing a decrease of 408 persons or 2.9%.

A comparison of the two counts for the entire state reveals

  • The number of persons counted in 2020 was 161,548 and 171,521 in 2022 representing an increase of 9,973 persons or 6.2%.

Each Region’s Percentage of Total Persons Counted Statewide

The total number of persons counted in each region in 2020 and 2022 equals a percentage of the total number of persons counted statewide, which was 161,548 in 2020 and 171,521 in 2022 as noted above.

The following is detailed in Table 4 below

  • Northern California: the 52,214 persons counted in 2020 represented 32.3% of the State Total Count in 2020 and the 59,614 persons counted in 2022 represented 34.7% of the State Total Count in 2022;

  • Central California: the 14,059 persons counted in 2020 represented 8.7% of the State Total Count in 2020 and the 13,651 persons counted in 2022 represented 8.0% of the State Total Count in 2022;

  • Southern California: the 95,275 persons counted in 2020 represented 59.0% of the State Total Count in 2020 and the 59,614 persons counted in 2022 represented 57.3% of the State Total Count in 2022.

This report is the first of three reports that Urban Initiatives will post concerning California’s 2022 homeless count results. 
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