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These 25 U.S. cities have the most homeless people. 1 is in Florida

Miami checks in at No. 19

Miami Skyline. (WPLG)

U.S. News released its report showing the top 25 cities in the country with the largest homeless populations.

New York City ranked in the No. 1 spot, with a homeless population of over 88,000 — a roughly 13% increase from 2020.

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However, the bulk of the list featured cities from California, including Los Angeles (No. 2), San Diego (No. 4) and Sacramento (No. 9), among others.

Only one city on the list was located in Florida: Miami at No. 19.

According to the report, Miami had a homeless population of 3,657, which is a 3% growth from three years ago.

The full ranking is as follows:

RankCityHomeless PopulationGrowth from 2020-2023Rate of Homelessness
(per 1,000 people)
1New York City, NY88,02513%10.6
2Los Angeles, CA71,32012%18.7
3Seattle, WA14,14920%18.9
4San Diego, CA10,26434%7.4
5Denver, CO10,05465%14.1
6San Jose, CA9,9033%10.2
7Oakland, CA9,75920%22.7
8Phoenix, AZ9,64230%5.9
9Sacramento, CA9,28168%17.6
10San Francisco, CA7,582-7%9.4
11Las Vegas, NV6,56624%10.0
12Portland, OR6,29751%9.9
13Chicago, IL6,13914%2.3
14Boston, MA5,202-15%8.0
15Washington, DC4,922-23%7.3
16Philadelphia, PA4,725-16%3.0
17Fresno, CA4,49323%8.2
18Dallas, TX4,244-5%3.3
19Miami, FL3,6573%8.1
20Long Beach, CA3,44769%7.6
21Minneapolis, MN3,3129%7.8
22Houston, TX3,270-18%1.4
23San Antonio, TX3,1558%2.1
24Fort Worth, TX2,77631%2.9
25Atlanta, GA2,679-17%5.4

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