The State of Homelessness in America 2011

From 2008 to 2009, the nation’s rate of homelessness rose by 20,000 people, or 3 percent. About four out of every 10 of these individuals live on the street, in a car, or another location not intended for human habitation. The National Alliance to End Homelessness released a report on the morning of Wednesday, January 12 analyzing the impact of the recent economic recession on homelessness in America. The report breaks its analysis into four main sections: (1) changes in rates of homelessness, (2) economic risk factors that have shifted due to the recession, (3) subpopulations that have been especially affected by the economic recession and trends within the given populations, and (4) specific States with increased risk factors for worsening rates of homelessness. The State of Homelessness in America is an effective evaluation of the most recent data related to homelessness and presents its findings using maps, tables, graphs and interactive online tools.