Barrier islands like the Chandeleur Islands are constantly building, eroding, and shifting under the normal actions of wind and waves. A powerful storm like Katrina can produce changes that otherwise may have taken many years, and most of the changes seen here are probably the result of Katrina.
California experienced the largest decline in the number of people experiencing homelessness, 25,034 fewer since 2007. Other states with large declines included Texas (11,293 fewer people), Florida (6,527), New Jersey (5,643), and Oregon (5,426).
Statistics and Facts. National Homeless Youth Statistics. Overall, unaccompanied homeless youth represent 7% of the total homeless population in the United States. (HUD, 2015)* On a single night in 2015, there were approximately 36,907 unaccompanied homeless youth throughout all of the United States.