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Report: Columbia homeless numbers dropped in 2025

A man wrangles shopping carts with items from a nearby homeless camp in Columbia on Monday, April 24, 2023.
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A man wrangles shopping carts with items from a nearby homeless camp in Columbia on Monday, April 24, 2023.
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February 2, 2026 5:02 PM
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A report from the city of Columbia shows that homelessness fell in 2025.

The report states that 309 homeless individuals were counted during the annual survey in Boone County in 2025. That's down from the 323 people recorded the year before.

The count was conducted on one night in January and does not include people who are staying with family or friends or living in hotels. Columbia is looking at how five other Midwest cities address homelessness, and plans to transition from a reactive to a proactive plan aimed at putting unhoused people in permanent homes.

The highest number of homeless people counted in Boone County over the last four years was 326, in 2022. The highest number of unsheltered people was recorded in 2024, at 85.

 

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