TAMPA, Fla. — New point-in-time homelessness counts show hundreds of people are still living unsheltered across Tampa Bay, with Hillsborough County reporting a slight overall decline and Pinellas County reporting an increase in people living outside.
The 2026 point-in-time count found about 1,760 people experiencing homelessness in Hillsborough County, including 745 who were unsheltered.
Antoinette D. Hayes-Triplett, CEO of the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative, said the county’s overall count decreased by about 3%. “Our count had a slight decrease, probably about 3%, so not much of a change there,” Hayes-Triplett said. “Our focus is definitely on our senior population.”…