Homelessness is NOT increasing in California faster than anywhere else in the country.
Claim
Homelessness is increasing in California faster than anywhere else in the country.
Fact
Homelessness in California increased just 3.13%, while the nation saw a 18.13% increase.
- 40 states saw a larger percentage increase in homelessness than California.
- California saw the largest decrease in homeless veterans in the nation.
- Unsheltered homelessness increased 0.45% in California, meaning 44 states (including DC) had a larger increase in the rate of unsheltered homelessness.
- 20 states saw larger increases in the number of people in families with children experiencing homelessness than California.
- Homelessness continued to increase nationwide, increasing in 2024 by more than 18%. California is bucking the national trend by holding the statewide increase to 3%.
- This is a lower rate than in 40 other states.
More Lies ...
False Claim: ‘Governor Newsom has done little to solve the homelessness problem’
Since Governor Newsom took office through 2023, 471,372 housing units have been completed in the state.
FALSE CLAIM: $24 billion for homelessness went missing, no one knows where it went.
That’s flat-out false.
FALSE CLAIM: Homelessness is growing faster under the Newsom Administration
In California, unsheltered population grew almost 4x faster from 2014-2019 (before Newsom Admin) than during the Newsom Administration.