- Advocates are urging lawmakers to pass housing legislation and protect the Ohio Housing Trust Fund.
- While Ohio’s homeless population is growing, the national rate saw a 3.3% decrease over the past year.
- Rising rents, which have increased 23% for two-bedroom units since 2021, are a primary driver of the issue.
- Homelessness in Ohio increased by 3.7% from 2024 to 2025, according to new data.
Rents are rising across Ohio, not only forcing people into homelessness but making it harder to become housed again.
More than 12,000 Ohioans were homeless on one night in January 2025, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
January 2026 homelessness count: Annual count shows homelessness continues to worsen in Franklin County…