As of January 2022, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Arizona was 13,553, an increase of nearly 25% since 2020. The Homeless population has steadily risen in Arizona since 2017, with Unsheltered homelessness increasing by 62% since 2012. Housing insecurity and homelessness are exacerbated by the lack of affordable housing, mental illness, addiction, domestic violence, poverty, and other factors impacting rural and urban communities statewide.
( https://www.azmag.gov/Programs/Homelessness/Point-In-TimeHomeless-Count; Pima 2022 PIT results: https://tpch.net/data/hic-pit/) ● Arizona’s three CoCs aggregate reports from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS))
Figure 1: Number of individuals experiencing homelessness in Arizona as identified in the PIT count over the last 10 years.
Figure 2: Number of unsheltered and sheltered people experincing homelessness by CoC and statewide dueing the 2022 PIT count.
Citation: 2 Information and data for this report are derived from the following sources: ● Annual PIT surveys, conducted annually the last week of January (BOS PIT results: Arizona Department of Housing Summary Report 2022; Maricopa 2022 PIT results: https://www.azmag.gov/Programs/Homelessness/Point-In-TimeHomeless-Count; Pima 2022 PIT results: https://tpch.net/data/hic-pit/) ● Arizona’s three CoCs aggregate reports from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)