Homelessness in Los Angeles County
Number of homeless people who have died in Los Angeles County
2014: 658 people
2015: 766 people
2016: 884 people
2017: 1027 people
2018: 1129 people
2019: 1289 people
2020: 1811 people
2021: 2201 people
2022: 2374 people
2023: 2033 people
Source: Mortality Rates and Causes of Death Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County: 2014 - 2022 May 2024 page 9
Source: Revealed: 300% surge in deaths of unhoused people in LA amid fentanyl and housing crises
Number of homeless people in Los Angeles County
2018: 52,765 people
2019: 58,936 people
2020: 66,436 people
2021: no count
2022: 69,144 people
2023: 75,518 people
2024: 75,312 people
Source: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Results slide 3
Amount of money allocated to provide services for homeless people in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Housing Services Authority in the fiscal year 2022-2023
$845,367,023.00
Source: LAHSA 2022-2023 Year Budget
Demographics of the Homeless Population, 2024
Race / Ethnicity
Middle Eastern or North African: .1%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander: .5%
Asian or Asian American: 1.6%
American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Indigenous: 2.2%
Multiple Races: 3.2%
White: 29%
Black, African American, or African: 31%
Hispanic / Latino a/e alone plus Hispanic Latino a/e and any other category: 43%
Source: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Results slide 26
Gender
Culturally Specific Identity (i.e. Two Spirits) alone: 19 people
Questioning alone: 31 people
Different Identity alone: 35 people
Transgender alone: 62 people
More than one gender: 1,374 people
Non-Binary alone: 107 people
Women (Girl if child) alone: 23,157 people
Man (Boy if child) alone: 46,416 people
Source: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Results slide 27
Age
Children (0-17 years): 6,277 people
Adults (18-54 years): 46,220 people
Older Adults (55+ years): 18,704 people
Source: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Results slide 28
Locations of Homeless Population in Los Angeles County, 2024
“A Service Planning Area, or SPA, is simply a specific geographic region within Los Angeles County. Due to the large size of LA County (4,300 square miles), it has been divided into 8 geographic areas. These distinct regions allow the Department of Public Health to develop and provide more relevant public health and clinical services targeted to the specific health needs of the residents in these different areas.”
Source: Service Planning Areas
SPA 1, Antelope Valley: 6,672 people
SPA 2, San Fernando Valley: 10,701people
SPA 3, San Gabriel Valley: 4,843 people
SPA 4, Metro (Downtown Los Angeles): 18,389 people
SPA 5, West: 5,383 people
SPA 6, South: 13,886 people
SPA 7, East: 5,899 people
SPA 8, Harbor: 5,428 people
Source: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Results slide 10
Regional and National Growth in Homelessness, 2024
Southern Californian Counties
San Bernardino: +1.4%
San Diego: +3
Kern: +37%
Orange: +28%
Ventura: -3.4%
Santa Barbara: +12%
Nationwide
Seattle (Kings County): +23%
Phoenix: +15%
San Antonio: +6.8%
Chicago: +207%
Source: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Results slide 25