7 States With Most Unsheltered Homeless

California has double the national average

By Arden Dier, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 2, 2017 12:21 PM CST

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7 States With Most Unsheltered Homeless — A homeless camp in Los Angeles is seen on Nov. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

An estimated 31% of the 549,928 homeless people in the US last year were living without a roof over their heads, meaning they did not stay in shelters or other housing programs, reports 24/7 Wall St. But the percentage in California, home to 21% of all homeless people in the US, is more than double that. The seven states with the highest percentage of unsheltered homeless residents, via the Department of Housing and Urban Development:

California: 66%
Oregon: 60%
Hawaii: 54%
Nevada: 53%
Mississippi: 49%
Florida: 46%
Montana: 44%

Click for the full list or see the states where $100 goes the furthest. (More homeless stories.)

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