2024 Point-in-Time Count Results

The results of the 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) count are in. The annual federal mandate counts the number of individuals living outside and staying in temporary shelters across 10 regions in Minnesota on a single night in January. This year's PIT count found 9,201 individuals experiencing homelessness in Minnesota on the night of January 24, 2024. The results reflect a 9.6% increase compared to last year's total (Figure I). 

Who conducts it?
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that Continuums of Care (CoCs) conduct the PIT count, and in Minnesota, it is carried out by ten CoCs (Figure II).

Who is counted?
The PIT total includes people experiencing unsheltered homelessness and people staying in Emergency Shelters, Transitional Housing programs and Safe Havens on the PIT night. There are no Safe Havens in Minnesota, so the results are shown in the remaining three location types (Figure III). Minnesota saw an increase in all three locations from last year to this year. Notably, the number of unsheltered individuals increased about 24% from last year, while the number of people staying in Emergency Shelter increased about 7% and Transitional Housing about 3%.

*Only one CoC in Minnesota conducted the 2021 unsheltered count.

What’s next?
The 2025 annual PIT count is set for January 22. ICA and CoCs are actively in preparations – be on the lookout for outreach from local PIT leads in your community and/or from ICA. If you want to learn more about the PIT count and/or how to get involved visit - https://www.hmismn.org/point-in-time-count.