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The Numbers

• On any given day, there are an estimated
  
   
  68,608 homeless people throughout the Los Angeles CoC.
• Approximately 15% of these, or 10,100 are children under the age of 18.
• An additional 5,094 homeless people counted in the cities of Pasadena, Glendale, and Long Beach (distinct separate Continuums in Los Angeles County) increase the estimated homeless population for the entire County of Los Angeles at a point in time to 73,702.

Annualized Numbers

• Based on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's protocols, an estimated 141,737 homeless people in the Los Angeles CoC experience homelessness sometime during the year. This annual estimate of homelessness represents approximately 1.5% of Los Angeles CoC's total population.

Regional Numbers

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  The City of Los Angeles has an estimated 40,144 homeless individuals on any given night.
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  Skid Row reported the greatest concentration of homeless persons at 5,131.
• The San Gabriel Valley and Metro Los Angeles areas experienced an increase in the number of homeless from the prior count, while the remaining 6 Service Planning Areas (SPAs) saw decreases in their homeless populations.
• Following are the homeless estimates for each SPA:

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http://www.lahsa.org/docs/homelesscount/2007/LAHSA.pdf