How the homeless population in every state has changed over the past 10 years
The homeless population in the United States went down 14.4% from 2007 to 2017, according to data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The change was more drastic in some states: Michigan led the nation by decreasing its homeless population by 68%.
Meanwhile, North Dakota's homeless population increased over the same time period by 71.2%.
There are more than 550,000 homeless people in the US - a solid .17% of the entire US population.
But believe it or not, the homeless situation was much worse 10 years ago.
According to statistics from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the US homeless population has decreased 14.4% between 2007 and 2017. In 2007, there were 647,258 homeless Americans, compared to the 553,742 there are today.
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