HUD Releases 2025 Homelessness Report

By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager

May 29, 2026 — Earlier today, HUD released “The 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress.” The report defines “literal homelessness” as people staying in emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, safe havens, or unsheltered locations “. . . such as cars, on the street, or in encampments.” It does not include people who are “staying with family or friends” or “other unstable living situations.” It also does not include people living in permanent housing programs like permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, or other permanent housing set aside for homeless people.

The report found that, in 2025, there were 745,652 people experiencing homelessness. This is a 3% decrease from 2024. Twenty-two states and Washington D.C. experienced decreases between 2024 and 2025. New York and Illinois experienced the largest decreases.

These estimates are from national data collected during a single point-in-time (PIT) count that occured during the last 10 days in January 2025.

The full report can be found here.