By Fernanda Lopez Halvorson, County of San Diego Communications Office
May 21, 2025 | 11:32 AM
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On Jan. 30 of this year, more than 300 County employees fanned out across the region with hundreds of other volunteers to take part in the annual We All Count, Point in Time Count of the region’s unsheltered population.
Results released yesterday showed 178 people unsheltered in the County’s unincorporated areas. The number was 11 percent lower than the 201 counted in 2024 and is the lowest in the last 12 years.
The total unincorporated count showed 254 unsheltered (178) and sheltered (76) individuals.
Regionwide, the count showed 5,714 people unsheltered, down 6.5 percent from the previous year, and 4,191 sheltered, a decline of 7 percent from 2024.
Other notable reductions included a 26 percent decline in Veteran homelessness, 20 percent reduction in youth homelessness, 72 percent decrease in unsheltered families and a 5 percent drop in chronic homelessness. The full report can be accessed through the an Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness.
Additional emergency housing resources for the unincorporated area on the horizon include the reopening of the refurbished Magnolia Safe Parking site in summer and the Troy Street Sleeping cabins next year.
In addition to leading efforts in the unincorporated communities, the County administers programs that serve regionwide and assist people experiencing homelessness across different domains of County’s Framework for Ending Homelessness.
The County’s Office of Homeless Solutions partners with cities regionwide in multi-disciplinary outreach efforts to connect people to County’s resources, including city of San Diego CARE outreach events seven days each month.
Fernanda Lopez Halvorson is a group communications officer with the County of San Diego Communications Offic
