Volunteers from multiple agencies and organizations are counting people who are experiencing homelessness. This means they are seeing how many people are homeless in the Denver metro area and why. This is called the Point in Time Survey.
The Homeless Management Information System is sharing their overall findings from last year while already starting the count for this year. Volunteers from seven counties in our metro including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties are working from sundown on Monday, January 22nd through sundown on Tuesday, January 23rd.
HMIS says in their count from 2023, they located more than 9,000 people. Out of the more than 9,000 people located, more than 7,200 people stayed outdoors during some point of the year while more than 2,700 on the night of the county. The 20-23 report also shows Black and African people make up most of the homeless population at 22%. The Survey also shows that at least 94% of people currently experiencing homelessness choose this lifestyle for themselves.