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Homelessness in the United States soared to the highest level on record, according to government data released Friday.
More than 770,000 people experienced homelessness in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. It was the largest annual increase since HUD began collecting the data in 2007 (excluding the jump from 2021 to 2022, when the agency didn’t conduct a full count due to the Covid-19 pandemic).
The surge in homelessness was driven by a lack of affordable housing, a rise in migrants seeking shelter
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