Preliminary data collected for 2025 point to a modest pullback in homelessness across a set of U.S. communities after several years of pronounced increases, according to an analysis published by Community Solutions.
The report, which analyzes early Point-in-Time count figures from 170 communities, estimates an overall decline in homelessness of roughly 2% compared with 2024. Those same communities experienced increases of about 15% between 2022 and 2023 and 19% between 2023 and 2024, underscoring the shift in recent trend lines.
Early 2025 counts indicate small declines for both sheltered and unsheltered populations. The analysis estimates unsheltered homelessness fell by about 3% in the communities reporting preliminary data.
Based on the projected totals in the report, approximately 755,000 people would be experiencing homelessness in 2025, down from a record 771,480 in 2024. Community Solutions framed the change as modest but notable given the trajectory of prior years.
"After steady increases this is a sign that homelessness in the U.S. may be turning a corner," said Rosanne Haggerty, President and founder of Community Solutions.
Adam Ruege, who co-authored the report and serves as Principal of Policy & Evaluation at Community Solutions, emphasized the scale of the shift relative to recent growth. He described the 2% decline as modest but also as a meaningful break from the steep increases of recent years.
The report highlights continued progress in reducing veteran homelessness. Among 177 communities reporting, veteran homelessness is estimated to have declined by 3.2%. The projected national total of roughly 31,800 homeless veterans would represent the lowest figure recorded in the dataset, extending a decline of more than 55% since 2010.
The analysis also notes that an increasing number of communities are moving toward real-time data systems that track homelessness on a monthly basis. Those systems are presented as allowing local leaders to respond more quickly than the annual Point-in-Time count snapshot can.
Methodological note - The figures cited in the analysis are based on preliminary Point-in-Time counts submitted by a subset of communities. As described in the report, the early 2025 totals and projections reflect that limited reporting window.