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 2026, the number of Homeless Estimate in Alachua County was 536 compared to Florida at 24,588. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are less Homeless Estimate often in about one half of the counties, and it occurs more often in about one quarter of the counties.

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
202653624,588
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, 2026
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Homeless Estimate, 2026  
CountyCount
Florida24,588
Alachua536
Baker6
Bay226
Bradford9
Brevard1,039
Broward955
Calhoun1
Charlotte271
Citrus336
Clay38
Collier433
Columbia271
Miami-Dade3,643
DeSoto183
Dixie9
Duval1,071
Escambia1,111
Flagler56
Franklin0
Gadsden20
Gilchrist1
Glades40
Gulf13
Hamilton32
Hardee16
Hendry20
Hernando233
Highlands179
Hillsborough1,761
Holmes0
Indian River198
Jackson151
Jefferson0
Lafayette19
Lake298
Lee838
Leon557
Levy28
Liberty0
Madison0
Marion454
Martin212
Monroe405
Nassau31
Okaloosa0
Okeechobee388
Orange1,979
Osceola382
Palm Beach538
Pasco629
Pinellas1,949
Polk926
Putnam30
St. Johns367
St. Lucie527
Santa Rosa44
Seminole0
Sumter22
Suwannee114
Taylor9
Union0
Volusia959
Wakulla0
Walton24
Washington1
9/7/2026 5:02:51 AM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

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.