While Chronic Homelessness Is Becoming More Prevalent Nationally and Across Ohio, Lucas County Has Been an Exception

Note: Persons who have been homeless for at least 12 months or on at least four separate occasions in the last three years are considered to be experiencing Chronic Homelessness by HUD. Due to the heightened risk of transmission of COVID-19 in 2021, HUD gave communities the option to cancel or modify their unsheltered surveys. Therefore, the unsheltered population is not represented in that year's HUD data, resulting in an artificially low count.
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