Every year, at the direction of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Westchester County, New York, conducts a Point-in-Time Count. “The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night…” wcochomeless.org
On a single night in February 2026, there were 1,761 people, including adults and children, experiencing homelessness in Westchester County, New York: 1,122 people living sheltered in emergency housing, 604 people living sheltered in transitional housing, and 35 people living unsheltered. wcochomeless.org
On a single night in February 2026, there were 271 adults experiencing both homelessness and a serious mental illness (SMI) in Westchester County, New York: 235 people living sheltered in emergency housing, 33 people living sheltered in transitional housing, and 3 people living unsheltered. wcochomeless.org
How does the number of people experiencing homelessness and a serious mental illness in Westchester County in 2026 compare with previous years?
- 2026 271 people
- 2025 306 people
- 2024 254 people
- 2023 253 people
- 2022 264 people
- 2021
- 2020 298 people
- 2019 260 people
- 2018 296 people
- 2017 375 people
For further information, please see Westchester County Continuum of Care Partnership to End Homelessness.