NYC DHS and HPD Shelter Census, January 1983 to June 2023

The chart below shows the nightly average number of people sleeping in DHS and HPD shelters each month.

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Chart: Coalition for the HomelessSource: NYC Open Data (Local Law 37 of 2011 & Local Law 79 of 2022), Historical DHS & HPD ReportsDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper