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 2024, the number of Homeless Estimate in Alachua County was 639 compared to Florida at 31,462. 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
202463931,462
202393130,809
202262525,810
202152121,141
202065727,679
201971428,590
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, 2024
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Homeless Estimate, 2024  
CountyCount
Florida31,462
Alachua639
Bay335
Bradford1
Brevard1,071
Broward2,469
Calhoun8
Charlotte343
Citrus277
Clay81
Collier660
Columbia234
Miami-Dade3,800
DeSoto115
Duval1,209
Escambia1,087
Flagler32
Franklin0
Gadsden9
Gilchrist0
Glades91
Gulf80
Hamilton47
Hardee195
Hendry39
Hernando193
Highlands159
Hillsborough1,893
Holmes2
Indian River225
Jackson58
Jefferson0
Lafayette28
Lake277
Lee941
Leon831
Liberty0
Madison0
Manatee678
Marion378
Martin195
Monroe449
Nassau55
Okaloosa204
Okeechobee30
Orange2,090
Osceola353
Palm Beach2,126
Pasco695
Pinellas2,110
Polk1,300
Putnam120
St. Johns442
St. Lucie281
Santa Rosa36
Sarasota478
Seminole440
Sumter39
Suwannee146
Taylor0
Volusia1,146
Wakulla0
Walton38
Washington16
10/9/2024 6:06:53 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.