Homeless population
187.1KHighest of 50US middle 5.2K
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Every number here was read from a chart a publisher posted, with its source and date. California is top 5 on 6 of them.
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Highest of 50US middle 5.2K
Highest of 51US middle 5%
#2 of 51US middle 10%
#3 of 49US middle 49
Read from Pew Research Center, 2026-10-14. The chartThe data
#4 of 49US middle 0.71x
#5 of 50US middle $77.9K
#9 of 51US middle $60,300
#11 of 50US middle 8.4%
#13 of 50US middle 34%
Data file: california.json. Numbers are read from chart images and may carry small reading errors; each row links to its chart. All states
California is highest of 50 states at 187.1K, against a US middle of 5.2K. Read from a Visual Capitalist chart (2026-10-14).
California is highest of 51 states at 13.3%, against a US middle of 5%. Read from a Visual Capitalist chart (2026-10-14).
California is number 2 of 51 states at 25%, against a US middle of 10%. Read from a Visual Capitalist chart (2026-10-14).
California is number 3 of 49 states at 331, against a US middle of 49. Read from a Pew Research Center chart (2026-10-14).
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