Santa Clara County has 5 homeless people for every 1,000 residents

There are 10,711 homeless people living in Santa Clara County according to the January 2025 point-in-time count — an 8.1% increase from 2023. With a county population of 1,877,592, that equates to about 5 unhoused people for every 1,000 residents.

Each circle on the graph below represents a city. The color indicates how much the city's homeless population grew or shrank from 2023 to 2025, and size indicates the city's homeless population relative to its total population.

Hover over each city to see its population and more data.*

* Some cities — Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Monte Sereno and Saratoga — do not appear on this map because there were fewer than 11 homeless people found living in the city.
** This does not include homeless people living in unincorporated county land.
*** Population data taken from the 2023 American Community Survey.
Chart: B. Sakura CannestraSource: Santa Clara County Office of Supportive HousingGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper