---
title: "Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness"
slug: annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count
summary: "HUD counted 745,652 people experiencing homelessness on one night in January 2025, down 3.3% from 2024"
category: "Who's Hurting"
unit: count
frequency: annual
direction: higher_is_worse
latest_value: 745652
latest_period: "2025"
trend: falling
last_updated: "2026-09-25T18:35:49Z"
source: "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Homeless Assessment Report"
source_url: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahar.html
source_urls:
  - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahar.html
  - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/xls/2007-2025-PIT-Counts-by-State.xlsb
canonical_html: https://americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/
citation_apa: "Kilburn, R. (2026). Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/"
citation_chicago: "Kilburn, Ross. 2026. \"Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness.\" American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/."
citation_mla: "Kilburn, Ross. \"Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness.\" American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/."
---

# Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness

> HUD counted 745,652 people experiencing homelessness on one night in January 2025, down 3.3% from 2024

## Current Reading

As of 2025, Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness is **745,652** (falling — improving for households).

people counted in shelters or unsheltered places on one night in January

## What Changed

- HUD counted 745,652 people experiencing homelessness on one night in January 2025, down from 771,480 in 2024.
- The lowest count since 2023.
- HUD's 2021 count left out many people sleeping outside, so no comparison uses that year.

## Recent Values

| Period | Value |
|--------|-------|
| 2025 | 745.652K |
| 2024 | 771.48K |
| 2023 | 653.104K |
| 2022 | 582.462K |
| 2020 | 580.466K |
| 2019 | 567.715K |
| 2018 | 552.83K |
| 2017 | 550.996K |
| 2016 | 549.928K |
| 2015 | 564.708K |
| 2014 | 576.45K |
| 2013 | 590.364K |

## Historical Context

- Peak since 2007: **771,480** in 2024
- Low since 2007: **549,928** in 2016
- Pre-pandemic average (2015-01 – 2019-12): **557,235**
- Post-pandemic average (2020-01 – 2024-12): **646,878**

## Methodology

This indicator carries annual observations and is interpreted as higher values indicate worse household conditions. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Homeless Assessment Report.
Automation: collected automatically on the daily refresh pipeline, with no hand entry.

## Source

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Homeless Assessment Report
- [https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahar.html](https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahar.html)
- [https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/xls/2007-2025-PIT-Counts-by-State.xlsb](https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/xls/2007-2025-PIT-Counts-by-State.xlsb)

Data retrieved: 2026-09-25T18:35:49Z

## Machine-Readable Endpoints

- HTML page: https://americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/
- JSON: https://americandefault.org/api/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count.json
- CSV: https://americandefault.org/api/downloads/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count.csv
- BibTeX: https://americandefault.org/citations/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count.bib
- RIS: https://americandefault.org/citations/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count.ris

## Citation

**APA 7th**

    Kilburn, R. (2026). Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/

**Chicago (author-date)**

    Kilburn, Ross. 2026. "Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness." American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/.

**MLA 9th**

    Kilburn, Ross. "Point-in-Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness." American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/annual-homelessness-assessment-pit-count/.

Use **American Default Research** as the institutional name in source lists, bibliographies, and press citations. **American Default** is the brand and URL form. **American Distress Index (ADI)** is the product name for the national composite score.