Point of View # 8

Homelessness in New Mexico was estimated to average 3,333 people per day in January, 2020. For Maine the estimate was 2,097: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness; Homelessness Statistics by State

Homelessness in the U.S. in January, 2020 was estimated to be 580,466: National Alliance to End Homelessness; State of Homelessness: 2021 Edition

New Mexico had the twelfth highest rate of homelessness (.154%) as a percent of population in the U.S., and Maine ranked number eleventh (.155%). The 2020 population statistics are from: World Population Review; US States Ranked by Population

For a discussion of the causes of homelessness in America: PBS News Hour; What's behind rising homelessness in America; 12/28/21