Los Angeles County’s Unsheltered Homeless Total Drops as More People Leave the Streets

‘Change is possible when we refuse to accept encampments as normal,’ said Mayor Bass.

A woman prepares to pass a homeless encampment in Los Angeles on July 14, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The number of unsheltered homeless people in Los Angeles County in 2025 dropped by 9.5 percent from the previous year, according to the latest official count.

The “unsheltered homeless” are people living on the streets, in encampments, or in vehicles. The overall homeless total includes both sheltered and unsheltered populations.