Chronic homelessness has dropped nine percent thanks in part to the City of Atlanta and local agencies’ dedication to rehoming people, a new report states.

Partners for HOME (Housing Opportunities Made for Everyone) found that pandemic-related homelessness is stabilizing. “We are at a critical inflection point — on the cusp of decreasing homelessness in Atlanta,” the 2025 Point In Time Count report states.

The Point In Time Count is a census of unhoused people that occurs in late January, as federally mandated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is an approximate number, used to gauge changes over time. In Atlanta, the count is done annually.

In January 2020, more than 3,240 people were experiencing homelessness in the City of Atlanta. In January 2025, the numbers

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