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