Volunteers counted 157 people living outside in Cobb County’s 2026 homeless count, with nearly 300 more staying in short-term shelters.
The number of homeless people outside was lower than in the last count, in 2024, but the number in emergency shelters was higher. That’s likely due to the sub-freezing temperatures on Jan. 29, the night of the count.
In Cobb, the Point in Time (PIT) Count, is performed every other year on one night in January. Dozens of volunteers fan out across Cobb to look for, count and interview individuals living outside…