By excluding permanent supportive housing units in homelessness estimates, a much different outlook is shown.

Arizona cumulative percent changes for PIT counts, permanent supportive housing year-round beds, overall population, and CSI homelessness estimates from 2007 to 2023

Chart: Arizona Center for Economic Progress Source: HUD PIT and HIC Data. U.S. Census Bureau Population Housing Unit Estimates Common Sense Institute: "Homelessness Spending in Arizona," Appendix B, Estimate 2 Get the data Created with Datawrapper