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The number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year. In 2017, homelessness had increased for the first time in seven years. On a single night last year, more than half a million Americans lacked permanent shelter, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A significant number of people staying in sheltered locations in January 2018 – about 4,000 – were likely displaced by presidentially declared national disasters, including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate. 48. Kansas City, Missouri • Note: Estimate includes Jackson County, Missouri and Wyandotte County, Kansas • Homeless population: 1,798 (includes 324 unsheltered) • City population: 151,042 47. New Orleans, Louisiana • Note: Estimate includes Jefferson Parish • Homeless population: 1,188 (includes 594 unsheltered) • City population: 388,182 46. Wichita, Kansas • Note: Estimate includes Sedgwick County • Homeless population: 573 (includes 58 unsheltered) • City population: 389,054 45. Tulsa, Oklahoma • Note: Estimate includes city & county of Tulsa • Homeless population: 1,083 (includes 226 unsheltered) • City population: 401,352 44. Minneapolis, Minnesota • Note: Estimate includes Hennepin County • Homeless population: 3,013 (includes 404 unsheltered) • City population: 411,452 43. Oakland, Berkeley, California • Note: Estimate includes Alameda County • Homeless population: 5,496 (includes 3,863 unsheltered) • City population: 417,442 42. Miami, Florida • Note: Estimate includes Dade County • Homeless population: 3,516 (includes 1,030 unsheltered) • City population: 443,007 41. Raleigh, North Carolina • Note: Estimate includes Wake County • Homeless population: 983 (includes 192 unsheltered) • City population: 449,477 40. Colorado Springs, Colorado • Note: Estimate includes El Paso County • Homeless population: 1,551 (includes 513 unsheltered) • City population: 450,000 39. Virginia Beach, Virginia • Note: Estimate only includes city proper • Homeless population: 243 (includes 72 unsheltered) • City population: 450,057 38. Omaha, Nebraska • Note: Estimate includes the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area • Homeless population: 1,411 (includes 64 unsheltered) • City population: 463,081 37. Atlanta, Georgia • Homeless population: 3,076 (includes 740 unsheltered) • City population: 465,230 36. Long Beach, California • Note: Estimate only includes city proper • Homeless population: 1,873 (includes 1,208 unsheltered) • City population: 470,489 35. Sacramento, California • Note: Estimate includes county of Sacramento • Homeless population: 3,621 (includes 2,052 unsheltered) • City population: 489,650 34. Fresno, California • Note: Estimate includes Fresno and Madera counties • Homeless population: 2,144 (includes 1,681 unsheltered) • City population: 519,037 33. Tucson, Arizona • Note: Estimate includes Pima County • Homeless population: 1,380 (includes 363 unsheltered) • City population: 530,905 32. Albuquerque, New Mexico • Homeless population: 1,340 (includes 384 unsheltered) • City population: 556,718 31. Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Note: Estimate includes Milwaukee city & county • Homeless population: 871 (includes 161 unsheltered) • City population: 599,086 30. Louisville, Kentucky • Note: Estimate includes Jefferson County • Homeless population: 926 (includes 153 unsheltered) • City population: 615,478 29. Baltimore, Maryland • Homeless population: 2,508 (includes 546 unsheltered) • City population: 619,796 28. Las Vegas, Nevada • Note: Estimate includes Clark County • Homeless population: 6,083 (includes 3,884 unsheltered) • City population: 621,662 27. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • Homeless population: 1,183 (includes 394 unsheltered) • City population: 629,191 26. Portland, Gresham, Oregon • Note: Estimate includes Multnomah County • Homeless population: 4,019 (includes 1,668 unsheltered) • City population: 630,331 25. Nashville, Tennessee • Note: Estimate includes Davidson County • Homeless population: 2,298 (includes 616 unsheltered) • City population: 654,187 24. Memphis, Tennessee • Note: Estimate includes Shelby County • Homeless population: 1,226 (includes 102 unsheltered) • City population: 654,723 23. Boston, Massachusetts • Note: Estimate includes only city proper • Homeless population: 6,188 (includes 163 unsheltered) • City population: 669,158 22. District of Columbia, District of Columbia • Homeless population: 6,904 (includes 600 unsheltered) • City population: 672,391 21. El Paso, Texas • Note: Estimate includes El Paso County • Homeless population: 892 (includes 177 unsheltered) • City population: 678,266 20. Metropolitan Denver, Colorado • Note: Estimate includes Denver metropolitan area • Homeless population: 5,317 (includes 1,308 unsheltered) • City population: 678,467 19. Detroit, Michigan • Homeless population: 1,769 (includes 158 unsheltered) • City population: 679,865 18. Seattle, Washington • Note: Estimate includes King County • Homeless population: 12,112 (includes 6,320 unsheltered) • City population: 688,245 17. Charlotte, North Carolina • Note: Estimate includes Mecklenberg • Homeless population: 1,668 (includes 209 unsheltered) • City population: 826,060 16. Fort Worth, Arlington, Texas • Note: Estimate includes Tarrant County • Homeless population: 2,015 (includes 678 unsheltered) • City population: 835,129 15. Columbus, Ohio • Note: Estimate includes Franklin County • Homeless population: 1,807 (includes 288 unsheltered) • City population: 852,144 14. Indianapolis, Indiana • Homeless population: 1,682 (includes 136 unsheltered) • City population: 853,431 13. San Francisco, California • Homeless population: 6,857 (includes 4,353 unsheltered) • City population: 864,263 12. Jacksonville-Duval, Florida • Note: Estimate includes Clay County • Homeless population: 1,794 (includes 429 unsheltered) • City population: 867,313 11. Austin, Texas • Note: Estimate includes Travis County • Homeless population: 2,147 (includes 1,014 unsheltered) • City population: 916,906 10. San Jose, California • Note: Estimate includes Santa Clara City & County • Homeless population: 7,254 (includes 5,448 unsheltered) • City population: 1,023,031 9. Dallas, Texas • Note: Estimate includes Dallas County • Homeless population: 4,121 (includes 1,341 unsheltered) • City population: 1,300,122 8. San Diego, California • Note: Estimate includes San Diego city and county • Homeless population: 8,576 (includes 4,990 unsheltered) • City population: 1,390,966 7. San Antonio, Texas • Note: Estimate includes Bexar County • Homeless population: 3,066 (includes 1,353 unsheltered) • City population: 1,461,623 6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Homeless population: 5,788 (includes 1,083 unsheltered) • City population: 1,569,657 5. Phoenix, Arizona • Note: Estimate includes Mesa, Maricopa County • Homeless population: 6,298 (includes 2,618 unsheltered) • City population: 1,574,421 4. Houston, Pasadena, Conroe, Texas • Note: Estimate includes Harris, Ft. Bend, and Montgomery counties • Homeless population: 4,143 (includes 1,614 unsheltered) • City population: 2,267,336 3. Chicago, Illinois • Homeless population: 5,450 (includes 1,357 unsheltered) • City population: 2,722,586 2. Los Angeles, California • Note: Estimate includes Los Angeles city & county • Homeless population: 49,955 (includes 37,570 unsheltered) • City population: 3,949,776 1. New York City, New York • Homeless population: 78,676 (includes 3,711 unsheltered) • City population: 8,560,072 Source