- Utah’s 2026 Point-in-Time Count revealed a 1.6% decline in homelessness.
- Salt Lake County saw a 1% decrease while Mountainland reported a 15% drop.
- Statewide emergency shelter utilization decreased from 84% in 2025 to 74% in 2026.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah already released some data showing a slight decrease in overall statewide homelessness, but newly released data highlights how decreases were reported across all three of the state’s Continuums of Care regions.
A little more than 4,500 Utahns were experiencing homelessness during the 2026 Point-in-Time Count, down 1.6% from last year’s count. While small, it was celebrated in March as being the first year-over-year decrease since 2019.
The number of people experiencing chronic homelessness also fell by 6.7%, while unsheltered homelessness dropped by nearly 10%…