Homeless Estimate

Homeless Estimate

Homelessness is the estimated number of people who are homeless. Estimates are derived from a point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness.

This measure is used to help better understand the characteristics of the population.

In 2025, the number of Homeless Estimate in Alachua County was 746 compared to Florida at 28,498. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the fourth quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are less Homeless Estimate often in about three quarters of the counties than in Alachua.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County
Homeless Estimate, Single Year
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Homeless Estimate, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountCount
202574628,498
202463931,362
202393130,756
202262525,959
202152121,121
202065727,487
201971428,328
201864129,717
201770232,109
201677733,502
201563635,964
20141,51641,351
20131,74545,380
20121,03454,972
20111,03456,771
201087957,751
20091,59657,687
Florida
Homeless Estimate, 2025
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Homeless Estimate, 2025  
CountyCount
Florida28,498
Alachua746
Baker0
Bay216
Bradford25
Brevard1,062
Broward2,636
Calhoun0
Charlotte334
Citrus244
Clay25
Collier816
Columbia335
Miami-Dade3,728
DeSoto69
Dixie2
Duval967
Escambia881
Flagler141
Franklin0
Gadsden13
Gilchrist0
Glades87
Gulf0
Hamilton38
Hardee23
Hendry99
Hernando296
Highlands293
Hillsborough1,796
Holmes0
Indian River198
Jackson157
Jefferson0
Lafayette22
Lake209
Lee734
Leon654
Levy38
Liberty0
Madison0
Manatee587
Marion391
Martin196
Monroe382
Nassau16
Okaloosa204
Okeechobee37
Orange1,972
Osceola373
Palm Beach1,520
Pasco635
Pinellas1,860
Polk737
Putnam76
St. Johns390
St. Lucie175
Santa Rosa0
Sarasota378
Seminole436
Sumter18
Suwannee121
Taylor0
Union0
Volusia1,047
Wakulla0
Walton63
Washington0
8/20/2025 7:25:58 PM

Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)

  • A blank indicates that either no data are available for the specified time period, or that the data are suppressed due to low counts. Suppression helps maintain the validity of statistical measures.
  • In 2014, Okaloosa and Walton Counties performed a combined point-in-time count of persons experiencing homelessness. The combined count appears under Okaloosa for that specific year, while Walton is blank. Therefore, 2014 data from Okaloosa/Walton is not comparable to other years.
  • The 2021 Point in Time (PIT) count numbers are not comparable to the previous or current years’ counts. Typically, Continuums of Care (CoCs) conduct a PIT Count of both sheltered and unsheltered households. In 2021, due to COVID-19 related safety concerns, only six of the 27 CoCs conducted such a count; 10 CoCs did not conduct an unsheltered count; and others conducted a modified form of the unsheltered count. All CoCs conducted a sheltered PIT count. For those that did not conduct an unsheltered count, the CoCs reported zero unsheltered persons, resulting in an undercount of homelessness.
  • This is secondary data.
  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
  • Quartiles are calculated when data are available for at least 51 counties.