Not Outdoors By Choice
The last official census of the nation’s homeless population was conducted just weeks before COVID-19 shut the country down
The numbers are staggering, yet they reflect an undercount. The last official census of the nation’s homeless population set the total at 580,466 in early 2020—right before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Homelessness was on the rise for four years prior to 2020, but the statistics on the pandemic’s impact on this vulnerable population have yet to become available. Those numbers won’t arrive until early next year, but many of us witness homelessness daily in cities and towns across the country.
Single adults make up the largest percentage of...
