Homeless in America: What the numbers show
Old, white men are more likely than other sub-categories to be homeless in the US
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A homeless man stands with a cart of his belongings on a street in Los Angeles, California.
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Tents housing homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles. 552,830 people were experiencing homelessness on a given night in 2018.
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17 out of 10,000 in the US are homeless, says official US government data.
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A man walks on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California. Some charities are involved in the work to help the homeless in America.
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A homeless man carries filing drawers as officials clear out a makeshift homeless camp citing a hazard to health in Denver.
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A homeless man stands beside his tent in downtown Los Angeles, California.
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Officials clear out a makeshift homeless camp citing a hazard to health in Denver.
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Officials clear a makeshift homeless camp citing a hazard to health in Denver.
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A homeless man walks past a tent in Colorado Springs.
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Tents and tarps erected by homeless people are shown along sidewalks and streets in the skid row area of downtown Los Angeles, California.
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A man walks past a homeless encampment outside an apartment building in Los Angeles, California
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A homeless man works to pull down his tent as city officials clear out a makeshift homeless camp citing a hazard to health in Denver.
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A homeless man sleeps on a sidewalk in Los Angeles, California.
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Homeless men and women sit out on a sidewalk in Los Angeles, California.
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