One in five people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County are women facing homelessness as individuals, meaning without a partner or children, and most of them are women of color.
These numbers are growing. Between 2015 and 2022, the overall number of women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County spiked from 13,544 to 20,724, a 53 percent increase. Among them, the number of women experiencing homelessness as individuals also increased, reaching 14,403 in 2022, or 69 percent of all women experiencing homelessness in the county. Moreover, 75 percent of women experiencing homelessness as individuals reported residing in unsheltered locations, such as the street or in cars.