HOMELESSNESS DEFINED
Homeless refers to the total number of individuals experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness. Sheltered Homelessness refers to people who are staying in emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, or safe havens. Emergency Shelter (ES) is a facility with the primary purpose of providing temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Transitional Housing Programs (TH) provide people experiencing homelessness a place to stay combined with supportive services for up to 24 months (about two years). Safe Havens (SH) are projects that provide private or semi-private temporary shelter and services to people experiencing severe mental illness and are limited to serving no more than 25 people within a facility. Unsheltered Homelessness refers to people whose primary nighttime location is a public or private place not designated for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for people (for example, the streets, vehicles, or parks).
Number of Homeless Individuals in Oklahoma
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing Safe Havens Unsheltered
Homeless Sheltered
3,871
2,680
2,077
586
17
1,191
2018
2,176
2,707
3,944
2019
523
1,237
8
Change from 2018-2019
+27
+99
-63
-9
+46
+73
3,932
2,688
2,107
555
26
1,244
2020
Change from 2019-2020
-19
-69
+32
+18
+7
-12
1,775
2,331
2021
0
363
2,694
556
Change from 2020-2021
-1238
-357
+1
-26
-881
-332
3754
2437
1901
510
26
1317
2022
Change from 2021-2022
+1060
+106
+126
-46
+26
+954
4648
2743
2258
460
25
1905
2023
Change from 2022-2023
+894
+306
+357
-50
-1
+588
09
Fig. 9, Source: Annual Homeless Assessment Report
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