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A study found that there are 750,000 homeless Americans. That is way to much.
A study found that there are 750,000 homeless Americans. That is way to much.
Nearly 750,000 Americans without homes: study 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - There are 744,313 homeless in the United States, according to the first nationwide population estimate in a decade, published by the US National Alliance to End Homelessness.
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The figure was calculated in January 2005 and only represents a snapshot of the homelessness problem in this country, which is likely much bigger, the advocacy group said in a statement.
"The reality is that the homeless population is quite fluid -- people move in and out of homelessness and most are homeless for short periods of time," it said. "Many more people experience homelessness over the course of the year."
The head counting found 56 percent of homeless in the United States slept in shelters or transitional housing, while 44 percent lived in the streets.
Fifty-nine percent of them were single adults and 41 percent were vagabonds living in families. In total, almost 100,000 destitute families were counted.
Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Rhode Island and all three Pacific Coast states -- Washington, Oregon and California -- had the highest ratio of homeless people per capita.
Past studies had counted between 250,000 to three million homeless Americans.