Homelessness Reaches Record High in 2023 as Aid Ends and Rents Rise
• Homelessness in America reached a record high of over 650,000 people in January 2023
• The increase was partly due to the end of COVID-era aid and a rise in rents
• The number of people becoming newly homeless jumped 25% between 2021-2022
• Black Americans make up 37% of the homeless population despite being 13% of the overall population
• The states with the biggest increases in homelessness were New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Florida, and California