Veteran Homelessness Hits Record Low

An annual count by the Department of Veterans Affairs shows veteran homelessness declined by an overall 55.6 percent since 2010, with 32,000 still homeless.

A U.S. Navy veteran, who said he has been homeless for three months, reads on donated bedding on which he normally sleeps, underneath an overpass in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 5, 2019. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Veteran homelessness in the United States has reached a record low, decreasing by 7.5 percent since 2023, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH).

The 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count revealed that 32,882 veterans were experiencing homelessness in January, a record since records began being kept in 2009. Last year’s count was the first time the percentage had risen in 12 years, with a rise of 7.4 percent to 35,574.