The facts don't lie!

Here are the 10 States with the highest and 10 with the lowest homeless per capita rates per 100,000, based on HUD's 2019 figures:

Highest Homelessness Rate:

1) New York 473.4
2) Hawaii 452.9
3) California 382.9
4) Oregon 376.4
5) Washington 283.4
6) Massachusetts 265.8
7) Alaska 260.7
8) Nevada 232.7
9) Vermont 174.5
10) Colorado 167.0

Lowest Homeless Rate:

1) Mississippi 39.8
2) Louisiana 63.3
3) Alabama 66.5
4) Virginia 67.8
5) N. Dakota 73.1
6) Iowa 73.4
7) Wisconsin 77.9
8) W. Virginia 78.2
9) Illinois 80.5
10) S. Carolina 81

https://psydprograms.org/the-places-with-the-most-and-least-homelessness-in-america/

Having been homeless and destitute at one point in my life, no thanks to drug and alcohol addiction, this is an issue very close to my heart, and I can say without any hesitation that homelessness is a very complex issue, and there is no one solution to it. The problem is that individuals end up in this predicament for a whole host of reasons, but more importantly, many end up staying there for very wide range of reasons.

Thanks to that experience, I have devoted much time and effort years since into helping homeless folks in my area. I've also learned that these people come from all walks of life. One of the best chess players I ever met was a homeless guy in Toronto in the early 80's. He used to hang in Dundas Square across from the Eaton Center. Some of the tables had chessboards inlaid on them. He would play people on up to four of them at the same time for $1 a game, and I don't think I ever saw him lose. He creamed me many times. Another guy I knew was a bank manager who went though a bad divorce which lead to depression and heroin. I, along with others, tried to help him back, but we were never able to gut him to want to come out of it--believe it or not, that is not only the key, but also the very hardest part of helping somebody to get out, getting them to decide they want out. I spoken with many politicians and so called homeless "Experts" who think the solution is to get them into a institutional setting. Most of the homeless folks I've met over the years want nothing to do with institutional anything.

The hardest folks to help are those who have been there the longest as it has become a way of life for them.

Oh, you have all the answers... NOT!

Of the TOP TEN states regarding homelessness, 50% are Blue and 50% are Red.

• California (151,278)
• New York (92,091)
• Florida (28,328)
• Texas (25,848)
• Washington (21,577)
• Massachusetts (18,471)
• Oregon (15,876)
• Pennsylvania (13,199)
• Georgia (10,443)
• Ohio (10,345)

Funny how the MOST RED states of Texas, Florida and Ohio all have their fair share of homeless when people like you constantly try make it out to be a Democratic issue.

Just so you know, it's NOT. It's a human tragedy.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/homeless-population-by-state
Based on 2021 statistics.