The count in that graph also includes people living in temporary, public shelters. In my opinion, that makes it slightly less useful when attempting to determi

The count in that graph also includes people living in temporary, public shelters. In my opinion, that makes it slightly less useful when attempting to determine the cause of people on the streets, which is what most people refer to as homelessness. It does seem silly to me to include those living in currently available public housing as 'homeless'. It's perfectly possible that most of those who lost jobs are currently housed in existing public options, and the majority of those on the streets are there due to addiction. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a breakdown of self-reported reasons for homelessness once those already sheltered were removed. Source: http://allhomekc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-Report_KingCounty_FINAL.pdf http://allhomekc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-Report_..., Methodology Section, point 3, saying they include those living in shelters.