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Three quarters of a million people experienced homelessness on a single night in 2025.

Homelessness can disrupt the sense of autonomy and the sense of self.

People experiencing homelessness are exposed to discrimination and stigmatization.

Homelessness is a chronic stressor that is harmful to health and well-being

On a single night in 2025, at least 745,652 people experienced homelessness in the United States. While this represents a decrease of 3.3% from the prior year, it is nevertheless a staggering number. Chronic homelessness increased by 2% nationally, to an estimated 155,750 (U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2026).

Individuals and families fall into homelessness for many reasons: inability to pay their mortgage or rent due to unemployment, serious illness or death of a family member, loss of income for other reasons, or chronic poverty. Having a place to call home is critical to the basic needs for shelter, stability, safety, and having an address for work, school, and services. The broader effects of homelessness are wide-ranging, for the individual and for society, and the psychological impact of experiencing homelessness is profound at any age.

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