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Balance of State
Report of
Sheltered & Unsheltered
Point-In-Time Count
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Contents
Methodology 6
Missouri Balance of State Region Totals 7
Balance of State Quick Facts 9
Region One 10
Region Two 12
Region Three 14
Region Four 16
Region Five 18
Region Six 20
Region Seven 22
Region Eight 24
Region Nine 26
Region Ten 28
State Wide Totals 30
Doubled-Up Overview 33
Homeless Youth Overview 34
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Methodology
The data in this report is gathered from 101 counties in the Missouri Balance of State (BoS) Continuum
of Care (CoC). During the night of January 25, 2017, social service agencies and community volunteers in
each county complete a survey for each unsheltered homeless individual and family located in the CoC.
Unsheltered homeless is defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as
“An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning: sleeping
in a place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation, including a car, park,
abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, camping ground or other place not meant for human
habitation.”
Sheltered data is gathered from social service agencies and organizations providing shelter
(emergency shelter, safe haven, transitional housing and hotel/motel vouchers paid for by charitable
organizations) to homeless individuals and families within the BoS CoC. Together, the sheltered and
unsheltered data make up the total number of homeless individuals and families in the BoS CoC.
When tabulating data for unsheltered homeless persons, age, gender and race percentages were
calculated using the total of all unsheltered persons surveyed. The Veteran percentages were
calculated using the total of all unsheltered adults surveyed, including transition age youth 18-24. The
subpopulation categories of disability, those actively fleeing domestic violence, chronic homelessness,
severe mental illness and substance use disorder were calculated using the total of all adults, including
transition age youth 18-24. Information reported by those surveyed in accordance with HUD
definitions. The Youth percentages were calculated using the total of all youth, including transition-
age youth living in unsheltered situations.
When tabulating data for reasons for homelessness, individuals may have reported more than one
factor or may have elected not to respond to this question. This information is not reported to HUD
but can help improve community planning.
When tabulating data for sheltered homeless persons, age, gender and race percentages were
calculated using the total of all sheltered persons. The disability, those fleeing domestic violence, and
Veteran percentages were calculated using the total of all sheltered adults, including transition age
youth 18-24.
Chronically homeless percentages were calculated using the total of all households sheltered to
account for both chronically homeless individuals and chronically homeless families. Unaccompanied
youth percentages were calculated using the total number of children and transition age youth under
24, living in sheltered situations without a parent or legal guardian.
The “unknown/no…” category was used to represent information unknown at the time of entry into
a shelter program or answers left blank or marked “no” on the survey administered to unsheltered
homeless individuals and families.
Individuals surveyed may be represented in more than one disability category. Individuals may have
more than one disability documented; therefore, the totals in the disability sections of the unsheltered
or sheltered responses may not equal 100 percent.
Although the Balance of State recognizes doubled-up individuals and families in the report, the
numbers are not reported to HUD due to the federal definition of homelessness. Further, agencies
assisting with the count are not required to actively seek information on doubled-up individuals and
families.
The numbers in the report that follows may vary slightly from those reported to HUD in May 2017
due to HUD data quality requirements.
For more information on the Point-in-Time Count, please visit the Governor’s Committee to End
Homelessness (GCEH) website at www.endhomelessnessmo.org.
pg. 6
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Balance of State Totals
Atchison
Nodaway
Worth
Harrison Mercer
Putnam Schuyler Scotland
Clark 3
4
Knox
St. Daviess Lewis
Joseph
CoC Linn Macon
Livingston Number of People: 1,243
2
Shelby Marion
Caldwell
Clinton Ralls
Chariton
Platte Randolph Monroe
Carroll
Clay Ray
Number of Unsheltered: 291
Pike
Audrain
Saline Howard St.
Kan- Mont- Charles
sas City Lafayette Boone Callaway gomery CoC Number of Sheltered: 952
5
CoC
10
Lou-
is
Cass Moniteau County St. Louis
Gas- CoC City
Cole con- CoC
Osage
Henry ade
1
Benton Franklin
Bates Morgan
Jeffer-
son
Miller
St. Maries Wash-
Clair Crawford ington
Camden
Hickory Ste.
Vernon Phelps St.
Genevieve
Pulaski
Dallas Fran-
Cedar Polk Laclede Iron cois Perry
Dent
Barton Reyn- Madi- Cape
Dade olds son Gi-
Spring- Texas rardeau
Wright
field CoC Bollinger
Joplin
Shannon Wayne
CoC Scott
Lawrence
Stoddard
Barry Butler
9 6
Oregon
8 7
Taney Ripley New
McDonald
Ozark
Madrid
Pe-
mis-
Dunk-
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lin
pg. 7
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
What does homelessness Look Like?
Household & Demographic Profile
Sheltered
vs. 23%
Unshelterd 60% 40% 6%
Racial Distribution
Male
49% Female 22% White
1%
1%
50% <1% Black/ African American
3% Multiple Races
American Indian/ Alaskan Native
72%
<1% Transgender Unknown
Asian
4%
Ethnicity
96% Non-Hispanic/Non- Latino
Hispanic/Latino Who is homeless?
Subpopulation Overview
Homeless Subpopulations
(determined by total of all adults)
Chronic Homelessness
237 Individuals “A homeless individual or family residing in
Substance Use
24% 80% 197 Sheltered not meant for human habitation for one
21% year continuously or with four instances of
Domestic
Disorder
HIV/AIDS
Violence
pg. 8
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
BoS At A Glance
2016 to 2017 Comparison
→ Eight out of Ten regions reported an overall decline in homeless population from 2016 to 2017.
→ 45 Counties reported having either sheltered or unsheltered homeless households, while 56 reported zero
homeless population.
→ All categories of homeless household sub-populations experienced a decline except for chronic
homelessness.
pg. 9
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Region One Overview
Franklin
Jefferson
Crawford
Ste.
Washington Gene-
vieve
St.
Perry
Fran-
Iron cois
Bollinger
Madison
Cape
Girardeau
pg. 10
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region One Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 46 Total People: 15
Total Households: 31 Total Households: 14
Demographic Profile
83%
Male
18-24 6% 18-24 0%
Female
61% 80%
25< 25<
20%
Female
7% Unknown Unknown 13%
Abandoned
1 Building
9 Car
Emergency Shelter 100%
4 Street
1 Park
Unaccompanied Youth
43%
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
25%
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
13% 15%
4% 8% 8%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
pg. 11
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Region Two Overview
Lewis
Shelby Marion
Ralls
Monroe
Pike
pg. 12
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Two Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 10 Total People: 2
Total Households: 10 Total Households: 2
Demographic Profile
40%
18-24 18-24 100%
Male
60%
Female
20%
White White
Black/ African American
100%
80%
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
0 % Hispanic/Latino 0 % Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
Abandoned
1 Building
1 Car
Emergency Shelter 100%
Street
Park
50% 50%
Sub-populations
Unaccompanied Youth
Unaccompanied Youth
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
Disorder
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
Scotland
Putnam Schuy-
ler
Clark
Sullivan
Adair
Knox
Linn Macon
Chariton
Ran-
dolph
pg. 14
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Three Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 16 Total People: 10
Total Households: 9 Total Households: 3
Male
Male
Demographic Profile
88% 6%
18-24 18-24
Female
60%
Female
56% 40%
25< 25<
10%
13% 10%
White White
6% Black/ African American 10% Black/ African American
81% Asian 70% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
Unknown
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
0 % Hispanic/Latino 10 % Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
Abandoned
1 Building
1 Car
Emergency Shelter 100%
1 Campground
9 Park
Unaccompanied Youth
63%
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
Disorder
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
pg. 15
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Region Four Overview
Atchi- Worth
Nodaway Harri- Mer-
son
son cer
Gentry
Grun-
Holt
dy
Da-
viess
Liv-
ingston
Clin- Cald-
ton well
Platte Carroll
Ray
Clay
pg. 16
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Four Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 185 Total People: 53
Total Households: 101 Total Households: 34
Demographic Profile
Male
57%
18-24 11% 18-24 15%
68%
Female
Female
42% 57% 43%
25< 25<
1%Transgender Unknown 8%
1%
White
4% White
13%
Black/ African American 2% Black/ African American
38%
11% Multiple Races 2% Multiple Races
American Indian/ American Indian/
Alaskan native Alaskan Native
79% Unknown
50%
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
6% Hispanic/Latino 6% Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
16 Abandoned
Building
37% 1 25 Car
Emergency Shelter
11 Campground
Transitional
63%
3 Park
8 Street
Unaccompanied Youth
47%
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
25% 21%
18%
Disorder
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
14%
Violence
Violence
Audrain
How-
ard Boone Mont-
gomery
Callaway
Cooper
Moniteau
Cole Gas-
Osage con-
ade
Morgan Mill-
er
Maries
Camden
Phelps
Pulaski
pg. 18
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Five Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 377 Total People:62
Total Households: 270 Total Households: 55
Demographic Profile
55%
Male
Male
18-24 7% 18-24 2% 68%
25< 25<
32%
Female
Unknown 8%
13%
20%
32% 2%
1% White 2% White
2% Black/ African American Black/ African American
66% Multiple Races Multiple Races
American Indian/
84%
American Indian/
Alaskan native Alaskan Native
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
4 % Hispanic/Latino 3% Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
12 Abandoned
Building
11%
1 25 Car
Emergency Shelter
11 Campground
Transitional 89%
3 Park
21 Street
65%
Sub-populations
Unaccompanied Youth
Unaccompanied Youth
46%
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Disorder
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
15%
Violence
Violence
6% 9%
0% 2% 0%
pg. 19
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Region Six Overview
Scott
Stoddard Missis-
sippi
New
Madrid
Pemis-
cot
Dunklin
pg. 20
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Six Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 57 Total People: 25
Total Households: 39 Total Households: 17
Male
Demographic Profile
Male
48%
61% 18-24 12% 18-24 12%
52%
Female
39% 62% 56%
Female
25< 25<
19%
44%
White White
4% Black/ African American Black/ African American
77% Multiple Races Multiple Races
12% 40%
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
0 % Hispanic/Latino 0 % Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
Abandoned
1
Building
40%
6 Car
Emergency Shelter
46% 12 Park
Transitional
14%
Safe Haven 6 Street
57%
Sub-populations
Unaccompanied Youth
Unaccompanied Youth
57%
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
Reynolds
Wayne
Car-
ter
Butler
Ripley
pg. 22
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Seven Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 70 Total People: 23
Total Households: 61 Total Households: 16
Male
Demographic Profile
43%
Male
Female
38% 76% 91%
25< 25<
Female
1%Transgender
20%
White White
Black/ African American 13%
Multiple Races
80% 87%
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
0 % Hispanic/Latino 0 % Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
Abandoned
6 Building
23%
6 Car
Emergency Shelter
7 Campground
Transitional 77%
1 Park
3 Street
Unaccompanied Youth
36%
30%
24%
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
18%
10%
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
0% 1%
0% 0% 0%
pg. 23
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Region Eight Overview
Laclede Dent
Texas
Wright
Shannon
Douglas Howell
Oregon
Ozark
pg. 24
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Eight Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 43 Total People: 28
Total Households: 32 Total Households: 16
Demographic Profile
Male
53%
Male
64%
18-24 16% 18-24 0%
47%
Female
Female
Unknown
4%
Unknown 4%
5% White White
Multiple Races
100%
95%
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
0 % Hispanic/Latino 0 % Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
11 Abandoned
Building
2 Car
Emergency Shelter 100%
12 Campground
2 Park
1 Street
40%
Sub-populations
Unaccompanied Youth
Unaccompanied Youth
35% 33%
25%
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
Disorder
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
15%
7% 5%
2% 5%
0% 0% 0%
pg. 25
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Region Nine Overview
Vernon Hicko-
ry
Ce- Dal-
dar Polk las
Barton
Dade
Law-
rence
Barry
Stone
McDonald Taney
pg. 26
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Nine Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 44 Total People: 17
Total Households: 33 Total Households: 12
Demographic Profile
Male
89% 18-24 9% 18-24 6%
Female
59%
66% 82%
25< 25<
Female
29%
Unknown
12% 12% unknown
2% White White
2% Black/ African American Unknown
12%
5% Multiple Races Black/African American
6%
American Indian/
91% Alaskan Native 82%
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
0 % Hispanic/Latino 0 % Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
11 Abandoned
14% Building
3 Car
Emergency Shelter
Transitional 10 Campground
86%
1 Park
2 Street
Unaccompanied Youth
Substance Use
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
27%
20%
18%
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
7% 7% 7% 6%
5%
0% 0% 0%
pg. 27
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Region Ten Overview
Saline
Lafayette
Johnson Pettis
Cass
Henry
Benton
Bates
St.
Clair
pg. 28
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Region Ten Overview
Sheltered Unsheltered
Total People: 104 Total People: 56
Total Households: 69 Total Households: 38
37%
Demographic Profile
Male
63% 18-24 4% 18-24 4%
Female
63%
63% 59%
25< 25<
38%
Female
Unknown
9%
10% 10%
White 2% White
Black/ African American 2% Black African/American
90% 86% Multiple Races
Unknown
Ethnicity: Ethnicity:
15% Hispanic/Latino 5 % Hispanic/Latino
Living Situation
6 Abandoned
21% Building
24 Car
Emergency Shelter
Transitional 9 Campground
79%
9 Park
6 Street
2 Anywhere Outside
Chronically Homeless Households: 5
Chronically Homeless Families: 2 Chronically Homeless Households: 6
Chronically Homeless Families: 0
Sub-populations
Unaccompanied Youth
Unaccompanied Youth
Substance Use
Mental Illness
Mental Illness
Domestic
Domestic
Disorder
Disorder
Veterans
Veterans
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Violence
Violence
13%
3% 1% 2% 6% 6%
0%
pg. 29
MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Sheltered Totals by County
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POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Unsheltered Totals by County
Cater
Douglas Howell
Stone 0 Stoddard Missis-
0 8 sippi
Barry 1 Butler 0 1
0 Oregon 0
Taney Ozark 0 Ripley
McDonald
9 0 21 5
0
New
Madrid
7
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MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Statewide Totals by County
Audrain
Saline Howard 8 St.
23 Boone
Kansas
Lafayette 1 Mont- Charles
City 265 gomery
CoC
38 CoC
Callaway 0
Cooper 25
Johnson Pettis
23
25 48 St. Louis
County
Cass CoC St. Louis
17 Moniteau City
Cole Gas- CoC
0
50 Osage con-
Henry 0 Franklin
0
Benton Morgan ade
Bates 8 0 4
Jefferson
0 22
Miller 0
St. 0 Maries Wash-
Clair 0 Crawford ington
1 Camden 0 0
16 Phelps St.
Vernon Hickory Ste.
Fran-
16 0 Pulaski 41 cois Genevieve
10 15 0
Dallas
Cedar Polk 0 Laclede Perry
Dent Iron
0 5 3 10
3 0
Barton Madison
0 Dade Reynolds Cape
0
0 Texas 8 Gi-
Wright 4 rardeau
Springfield 0 Bollinger 10
Shannon
CoC 0
Joplin CoC 17 Wayne Scott
Lawrence
0 0 21
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POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Reported Doubled-Up Overview
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MISSOURI BALANCE OF STATE
Youth Homelessness Totals by Region
Atchison
Holt
Nodaway
Worth
Gentry
Harrison Mercer
Grundy
Putnam
Sullivan
Schuyler
Adair
Scotland
Clark 3
4
Knox
St. Daviess Lewis
Joseph
CoC Linn Macon
Livingston
2
Shelby Marion
Caldwell
Clinton Ralls
Chariton
Platte Randolph Monroe
Carroll
Clay Ray Pike
Audrain
Saline Howard St.
Kan- Mont- Charles
sas City Lafayette Boone Callaway gomery CoC
CoC
5
Johnson Pettis Cooper St.
10
Lou-
is
Cass Moniteau County
Gas- CoC
Cole con-
Osage
Henry ade
1
Benton Franklin
Bates Morgan
Jeffer-
son
Miller
St. Maries Wash-
Clair Crawford ington
Camden
Hickory Ste.
Vernon Phelps St.
Genevieve
Pulaski
Dallas Fran-
Cedar Polk Laclede Iron cois Perry
Dent
Barton Reyn- Madi- Cape
Dade olds son Gi-
Spring- Texas rardeau
Wright
field CoC Bollinger
Joplin
Shannon Wayne
CoC Scott
Lawrence
Stoddard
Barry Butler
9 6
Oregon
8 7
Taney Ripley New
McDonald
Ozark
Madrid
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pg. 34
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT 2017
Youth Homelessness Overview
Gender Race and Ethnicity Age
69%
Under
42% White 37%
18
Male
Black/ 26%
African American
18-24
54% 63%
Female
Multiple Races 5%
Hispanic/Latino 5%
4% transgender
pg. 35