744,000 homeless in U.S.
The first national estimate in over a decade on the homeless population in the United States has been released, and it doesn't look too good. The study shows that some 744,000 people are homeless in America, although this number could be higher since it is extremely difficult to count people who don't have a permanent address.
California came in as the state with the highest homeless population (at around 170,000) while Nevada had the highest percentage of its population without homes (around 0.68%).