10 US Cities with the largest number of homeless

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About 550 000 people in the United States do not have permanent housing, despite the fact that their number is reduced from 2010 year.

In large cities, there are more homeless people, but still homelessness is a problem for cities of all sizes, writes Cheat sheet.

At the end of 2016, the largest number of homeless people were in 10 US cities.

10. Philadelphia, PA

Total homeless: 6 112 people.

The poverty rate in the city is 26%, besides, the increase in the number of homeless people is influenced by high housing prices and low wages.

9. Las Vegas, NV

Total homeless: 6 208 people.

In Nevada, half of the homeless in the city suffer from mental illness, many of whom have been victims of domestic violence.

8. Boston, Massachusetts

Total homeless: 6 240 people.

In Boston, 3 of the 755 homeless people are members of families with children. However, relatively few people in Boston sleep on the streets because Massachusetts is one of the few places in the United States where most homeless people have a legal right to shelter.

7. San Jose and Santa Clara, California

The total number of homeless: 6 524 person.

Some of the homeless in this city have said that they work full time, but still cannot afford to rent housing in one of the most expensive cities in the country.

A significant number of homeless people in and around San José live on the streets or in cars.

6. San Francisco, CA

Total homeless: 6 996 people.

According to official estimates, the number of homeless people in San Francisco is slightly less than 7 000 people, but the real number can be much higher. According to estimates of local authorities and non-profit groups, the real number of homeless people in the city ranges from 10 000 to 12 000 people. The city has shelters only on 1300 places, which means that many homeless people have to sleep outside.

5. Columbia region

Total homeless: 8 350 people.

The number of homeless people in Washington, DC, grew by 34% between the 2009 and 2016 years. The city has 124 homeless people for every 100 000 residents.

4. San Diego, CA

Total homeless: 8 669 people.

Lack of affordable housing is a key component of the San Diego homelessness crisis.

3. Seattle, WA

Total homeless: 10 730 people.

Rising rental rates and cuts in government affordable housing programs are partly to blame for the large number of homeless people in Seattle.

2. Los Angeles, CA

Total homeless: 43 854 people.

75% of all homeless people in Los Angeles live on the streets, in their cars, or in other temporary shelters. The very high cost of housing in the city is largely to blame for the crisis of homelessness.

1. New York

Total homeless: 73 523 people.

13% of all homeless people in the US live in New York. A large number of homeless people live in the city, but only about 4% of them live on the street. Homeless people in New York are legally entitled to asylum, but due to the lack of places in them, the city spends millions of dollars annually on accommodating the homeless in hotels.

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