Most California counties saw declines in homelessness in 2025
Percentage change in homelessness rates
Total
Unsheltered
Sheltered
Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) Point-In-Time (PIT) Estimates of Homelessness, California Department of Finance (DOF) county population estimates (2024-2025).
NOTES: This figure excludes changes in total and unsheltered homelessness rates for the 14 CoCs that did not report unsheltered homelessness counts in 2025 (Amador/Calaveras/Mariposa/Tuolumne, San Mateo, Yolo, El Dorado, Humboldt, Marin, Alameda, Sacramento, Monterey/San Benito, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Orange, San Joaquin, and Solano). For seven CoCs that did not report unsheltered counts in 2024, unsheltered changes are from 2023 to 2025 (Butte, Fresno/Madera, Shasta/Siskiyou/Lassen/Plumas/Del Norte/Modoc/Sierra, Riverside, Santa Clara, Tehama, Yuba/Sutter). Changes for Los Angeles County combine PIT estimates for Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach, and Pasadena CoCs.
FROM: PPIC Blog, July 2026. 