How bad is Utah’s homeless population? What do they have to go through to find food and shelter? How long does it take for a homeless individual to cease being homeless?

These questions now have some answers, thanks to newly released statistics from Utah’s Office of Homeless Services' 2025 annual report. The fresh data includes populations affected by homelessness, the length of stay at shelters and sustainable housing, among others.

Starting with population, the report said the homeless rate stands at 13 per 10,000 people as of Jan. 30, 2025 — two points higher than the same date in 2024.

“The annual 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count showed 4,584 Utahns experiencing homelessness on a single night, an 18% increase from the previous year,” the report stated. “The number of children, people

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