Oregon Hits 4th Highest Homelessness Rate In Country
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Saturday, August 30, 2014
Kirsten Nicolaisen, GoLocalPDX Digital Producer
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In 2013, 360 out of every 100,000 people in Oregon were homeless, making it the state with the fourth-highest homelessness rate in the U.S., according to a report by the
Washington Post.
See Slides Below: 6 States With The Highest Homelessness Rates
The data is gathered from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which provides state-level estimations of homelessness every year.
In 2013, 195 out of every 100,000 people in the U.S. were homeless, placing Oregon well above the national level.
A government street count in 2013 showed that in Portland there were 1,895 unsheltered individuals, a 10 percent increase since 2011.
Hawaii has the highest homelessness rate of any state, with 465 out of every 100,000 people homeless in 2013.
Related Slideshow: 6 States With The Highest Homelessness Rates
These six states all had at least 300 out of 100,000 people homeless in 2013.
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6. North Dakota
306 out of every 100,000 people were homeless in North Dakota in 2013.
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5. Nevada
312 out of every 100,000 people were homeless in Nevada in 2013.
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4. Oregon
360 out of every 100,000 people were homeless in Oregon in 2013.
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3. California
367 out of every 100,000 people were homeless in California in 2013.
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2. New York
399 out of every 100,000 people were homeless in New York in 2013.
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1. Hawaii
465 out of every 100,000 people were homeless in Hawaii in 2013.
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