San Joaquin County saw the largest unsheltered homelessness increase in the state this year

San Joaquin County saw the largest unsheltered homelessness increase in the state this year

The county changed the way it counted this year, which officials say likely played a role in the 156% spike.

975

567

1,073

1,558

964

1,355

1,254

3,469

1,542

2,631

2,319

4,723

Sheltered

Unsheltered

Years displayed are those in which the county performed counts of both its sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations.

Chart: Tomas Apodaca, CalMattersSource: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and San Joaquin CountyGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper