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In Minnesota, between 2018 and 2019 homelessness was up 10% and the number of people living outdoors nearly doubled, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
In Minnesota, on a single night in January 2019, HUD found nearly 8000 people homeless, a 10 percent increase from 2018. The number of people living outdoors increased 47%, unsheltered homelessness accounting for about one in five people who were homeless. Unsheltered homelessness increased in all communities, rural, urban and suburban, with the largest increases occurring in urban and rural communities.
The 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress looks at homelessness on a single point in time across the country. Nationally, homelessness increased by 3% and the number of people living outdoors increased by 9% between 2018 and 2019. However, 29 states experienced declines in homelessness between 2018 and 2019, with the report attributing the national increase to a 16% increase in California.
Homelessness disproportionately impacts communities of color in Minnesota. The majority (65%) of people experiencing homelessness during the 2019 study identified as a person of color. These inequities reflect the barriers Minnesotans of colors experience as a result of the lasting impact of racism and prejudice on housing and economic opportunities.
The Minnesota numbers:
14.3 in every 10,000 people in Minnesota were experiencing homelessness in 2019
1.4 % increase in overall homelessness since 2010
10.1% increase in overall homelessness in 2019 from 2018.
7,977 total people experiencing homelessness in 2019
- 20.7% (1,653) were unsheltered
- 79.3% (6,324) were sheltered
- 4,586 individuals
- 3,391 people in families with children
685 were unaccompanied homeless youth
1,444 were chronically homeless individuals
65% were a person of color
- 43% were African Americans
- 12% were American Indian and Alaskan Natives
- African American and American Indian communities are overrepresented in the homeless population at a rate of seven and twelve times higher than the general population, respectively.
See the HUD press release for more information.
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