Homelessness in Connecticut increases for the third straight year: 'Disheartening'
Alex Putterman | CT Insider
Homelessness in Connecticut has increased for the third straight year, jumping 13 percent from January 2023 to January 2024, the state's annual point-in-time count has revealed.
As of Jan. 23, when the count was conducted, Connecticut recorded 3,410 people experiencing homelessness, up from 3,015 a year prior and the most at a given time since 2016.
This increase includes a rise in homelessness among families with children, from 310 households with 583 kids in 2023 to 362 households with 677 kids in 2024. More than two-thirds of people experiencing homelessness identified as people of color, according to the the count.