Legislative Updates 
Interactive Tools
The Homelessness Research Institute has developed a series of interactive maps, calculators, and charts intended to provide quick access to data on homelessness and improve understanding of important concepts related to ending homelessness. To use one of the tools, click on the related image. Links to related reports are also included as resources at the bottom of this page.
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Interactive Timeline: Evolution of 10-year
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Interactive Map: Top Ten Highest Homeless Populations and Rates
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Interactive Calculator: Shelter Need
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Interactive Map: Overall Homelessness by Geographic Type
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Interactive Chart: Urban/Rural Cost Analysis
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Interactive Map: 2009 Counts Media Map
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Interactive Chart: Reasons for Homelessness
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Interactive Map: '05-'07 State-by-State Counts
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Geography of Homelessness, Part 2: Prevalence of Homelessness
This is the second in a series of briefs examining the geographic distribution of the population experiencing homelessness and the homeless assistance system in the United States. It evaluates how rates of homelessness in rural areas compare to rates in urban areas.
Geography of Homelessness, Part 1: Defining the Spectrum
This serves as the first in a series of briefs examining the geographic distribution of the homeless population in the United States and provides some insight into the extent to which homelessness exists in rural and urban areas.
Foreclosure to Homelessness: The Forgotten Victims of the Subprime Crisis
In June 2009, the Alliance, along with the National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness, released this report. It provides insight into the contribution that foreclosures have had on 2008 homeless populations.
Homelessness Counts: Changes in Homelessness from 2005 to 2007
In 2007, the National Alliance to End Homelessness released Homelessness Counts, establishing a 2005 baseline for measuring progress in the fight to end homelessness. This report is a follow up to that report. Here, we analyze the changes from 2005 to 2007, looking more closely at changes at the state level and among subpopulations.
Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans
Homeless veterans can be found in every state across the country and live in rural, suburban, and urban communities. In 2006, approximately 195,827 veterans were homeless on a given night—an increase of 0.8 percent from 194,254 in 2005. More veterans experience homeless over the course of the year. We estimate that 336,627 were homeless in 2006. This report analyzes data from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Census Bureau to examine homelessness and severe housing cost burden among veterans.
