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Homelessness by US state and Canadian province
Approximate single-night PIT counts (2023) for each US state, plus context for each Canadian province and territory. Click any state or province for a dedicated page with program notes and the local shelter directory.
For citation: always cite the underlying source (HUD AHAR Part 1 for US figures; the relevant provincial/Reaching Home report for Canadian figures). This page is a navigation index, not the primary source.
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US states (ranked by 2023 PIT count)
Source: HUD AHAR Part 1, 2023, rounded.
Canadian provinces and territories
Canadian PIT counts are conducted by individual communities (not nationally); methods vary by province.
Ontario (ON)
Toronto alone reports ~10,500 single-night shelter use. Province-wide enumeration is partial.
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British Columbia (BC)
Greater Vancouver PIT count: ~4,800 (2023). Province conducts integrated counts every ~3 years.
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Quebec (QC)
Montreal PIT 2022: ~4,690. Province-wide enumeration is partial.
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Alberta (AB)
Calgary PIT 2024: ~2,900. Edmonton: ~2,800.
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Manitoba (MB)
Winnipeg PIT 2022: ~1,250 enumerated; Indigenous people dramatically overrepresented.
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Nova Scotia (NS)
Halifax maintains a By-Names List of >1,000 people.
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Saskatchewan (SK)
Saskatoon PIT 2022: ~550.
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New Brunswick (NB)
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)
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Prince Edward Island (PE)
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Yukon (YT)
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Northwest Territories (NT)
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Nunavut (NU)
Iqaluit is the only community with year-round emergency shelter. Hidden homelessness is extreme — many in overcrowded housing.
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