Study ranks Minnesota 16th for homelessness
Study ranks Minnesota 16th for homelessness By Marissa Voss | April 13, 2021 at 7:21 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 9:12 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â Nationwide, the homeless population has increased each of the last four years.
Children account for 18% of the homeless population.
Security.org released a study on the State of Homelessness in 2021 Tuesday using data released in March from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Minnesotaâs homeless rate of 140 per 100,000 residents is below the national average of 174 per 100,000.
Even in Mankato, there has been a rise in homelessness during the pandemic.
There are a lot of local organizations that try to help when possible, but there itâs surprising to a lot that work directly with this problem because you wouldnât know Minnesota has this problem from the outside looking in.