The 2011 Hillsborough County Homeless Count by the Homeless Coalition reports that 17,755 men, women and children are homeless in Hillsborough County on any given night.

• 23% of homeless are children
• 44% are Caucasian
• 55% are African-American
• 14% are Hispanic/Latino
• 17% are veterans
• 17% are employed
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• 35% have a disabling condition
• 90% became homeless in Florida
• 51% are homeless for the first time
• 87% do not have drug and alcohol addictions
• 64% do not suffer from mental illness