LOS ANGELES — This year’s count shows a slight increase in homelessness across Los Angeles County, with the countywide total rising 1.2%, the City of Los Angeles increasing 3.4%, and the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness growing 3.3%.


Local officials said the increase is disappointing but not unexpected. A shortage of affordable housing continues to push people into homelessness faster than they can be housed, while declining state and federal funding has widened the gap.

State funding cuts, for example, paused new enrollments in Time-Limited Subsidies last year. The program is a proven rehousing tool, and the interruption resulted in approximately 5,000 fewer people being housed in 2025.

Officials emphasized that the latest figures do not indicate a failure of local strategies. Instead, regional results demonstrate what targeted programs can accomplish when they receive sustained funding.

Key findings include:

Unsheltered homelessness fell 37% in the Antelope Valley following sustained investment in Pathway Home, Project Homekey and intensive street outreach.
Overall homelessness declined 12% in the South Bay, while unsheltered homelessness fell 8%.
The number of RVs on county streets decreased 21%, reflecting the County’s focused RV encampment-resolution efforts.
Although overall homelessness increased slightly in Long Beach, Point-in-Time Counts in both Long Beach and Pasadena showed declines in unsheltered homelessness.

Measure A is providing more local funding for these programs, helping move thousands of people into permanent and interim housing. Data from this year’s count will also be used to update next year’s Local Solutions Fund formula, which determines how Measure A resources are distributed to local jurisdictions working to end homelessness.

Officials said additional state and federal support will still be necessary to address the crisis at the scale required.

“Everyone in Los Angeles County deserves a safe and stable place to call home, and we remain committed to achieving that goal.”