IMPORTANT: US and Canada data use different methodologies and are not directly comparable.
US counts all homeless (sheltered + unsheltered) while Canada data shown here includes only emergency shelter users and excludes unsheltered homeless, transitional housing, and hidden homeless. Total homelessness in Canada is estimated at 235,009+ people.
by JohnForklift
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United States Data:
– U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
– Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress
– Point-in-Time Count data 2007-2024
– Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahar.html
– Specific reports referenced:
– 2024 AHAR Part 1: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2024-AHAR-Part-1.pdf
– National Alliance to End Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/state-of-homelessness/
Canada Data:
– Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
– National Shelter Study (NSS) 2016-2023
– Available at: https://housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/homelessness-sans-abri/
– Specific reports referenced:
– Homelessness Data Snapshot: The National Shelter Study 2023 Update
– Everyone Counts 2020-2022 Results
– State of Homelessness in Canada 2016
Tools:
Python 3 with the following libraries:
– matplotlib.pyplot – for creating the line graphs and visualizations
– numpy – for numerical operations
this times up with when the covid-era eviction moratorium ended, at least in the states