West

Virginia
State

State of Homelessness # of Years All Years

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State or CoC will appear to the right of the map and below. Data can be viewed for all years through the last two years by
clicking the # of Years filter. Click the Capacity tab at the top of the dashboard to view bed inventory and capacity to serve
people experiencing homelessness.

West Virginia
WV-500
1,341
People Homeless on a Given Night
in 2020

WV-501
7.5
Homeless Per 10,000 People in the
General Population

WV-503

WV-508

Homeless Populations
State Rate of Homelesness

13.2
10

7.5
5

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

State Homelesness by Population

Between 2007 and 2020, West Virginia's Total homeless population changed by ↓44%, the Sheltered
population changed by ↓50%, and the Unsheltered population changed by ↑6%. See list for
statistics on other populations.

2,500

Total ↓44%
2,000
Unsheltered ↑6%

1,500 Sheltered ↓50%

Chronic ↓86%
1,000
Family ↓63%

Individual ↓40%
500

Veteran ↓87%
0

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Youth * NA

CoC Homelesness by Population (select a CoC above)

Between 2007 and 2020, West Virginia's Total homeless population changed by ↓44%, the Sheltered
population changed by ↓50%, and the Unsheltered population changed by ↑6%. See list for
statistics on other populations.

2,500

Total ↓44%
2,000
Unsheltered ↑6%

1,500 Sheltered ↓50%

Chronic ↓86%
1,000
Family ↓63%

Individual ↓40%
500

Veteran * NA
0

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Youth * NA

Sources: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, US Census Bureau