Down and Out in America in 2021 by The Outlaw Micheal Tomsik

 I lived in Reno Nevada and I did a series of videos called Down and Out in Reno Nevada and I also did some blogs on homeless and poverty in the Reno Nevada area.

In 2021 I am seeking to do a series called DOWN and OUT in AMERICA.

I can not say how far I will get with this project but I am planning videos, blogs and a possible movie documentary on homeless and poverty in America.

HOMELESS IN AMERICA FACTS:

In January 2018, 552,830 people were counted as homeless in the United States. Of those, 194,467 (35 percent) were unsheltered, and 358,363 (65 percent) were sheltered. 

The overall homeless population on a single night represents 0.2 percent of the U.S. population, or 17 people per 10,000 in the population.

Seventeen out of every 10,000 people in the United States were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2019.

MORE FACTS:

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty currently estimates that each year at least 2.5 to 3.5 million Americans sleep in shelters.

In 2017, over 553,000 Americans were homeless. 40 million people struggle with hunger and 40.6 million officially live in poverty.

RECENT NEWS AND UPDATES:

In 2019, there were about 567,715 homeless people living in the United States.

In 2020 Overall, 66.7 percent of the total homeless population of the United States is single individuals, with the remaining 33.3 percent being families.

From 2016 to 2017, homelessness increased nationally by 0.7 percent

2% in 2020:

It's estimated that about two percent of the world's population is homeless. Two percent — it doesn't sound like much, but when you do the math, that's nearly 154 million people living on the street, in temporary dwellings, at refugee camps, and in other transitory and often dangerous conditions.