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Data and analysis from the Minnesota Homeless Study provide insights and inform action in the work to eliminate homelessness in Minnesota.
Below are highlights of the many ways we are sharing what we learned from the study to make an impact.
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Minnesota Homeless Study In the News
- Minnesota Homeless Study shows who makes up the unhoused population in the state (WCCO) – Study co-director Michelle Decker Gerrard discusses statewide homelessness for WCCO’s Good Question segment.
- Ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson misses the mark on homelessness (MinnPost) - Study co-director Michelle Decker Gerrard and research scientist Stephanie Nelson Dusek co-wrote this commentary on who is affected by the recent US Supreme Court decision.
- Homelessness studies show level total pre- and post-pandemic (Mankato Free Press)
- A supply surge for affordable housing (Star Tribune) - This editorial references study data on the number of people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota
- Experts working to end homelessness in Minnesota say Supreme Court ruling will make their jobs harder (Star Tribune) - Researcher Stephanie Nelson Dusek is interviewed
- Shelter closures make homelessness in greater Minnesota more precarious (MPR) - mentions recent study findings on homelessness in greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities metropolitan area
- Minneapolis advocates express disappointment at Supreme Court's homelessness ruling (WCCO) - Study co-director Michelle Decker Gerrard is interviewed about the ruling
- Homelessness in Minnesota has declined since 2018, according to new study (Star Tribune)
- Researchers: Homelessness declined slightly in Minnesota since 2018, pandemic effect unclear (MPR News)
Study Updates
2023 Study Results
10,522 people were experiencing homelessness in Minnesota on a single night in 2023. Find initial counts data from the 2023 Minnesota Homeless Study and Reservation Homeless Study.
2023 Homelessness in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota
Geography plays an important role in homelessness.People who are homeless in large, urban settings enter and experience homelessness differently than those livi...