Homelessness could be on the decline nationally for the first time in eight years, according to data from local homelessness counts gathered by The New York Times and reviewed by an outside expert. That has not happened yet for the 2025 count. Oregon is not the only state that saw a continued rise in homelessness in the past year. Kentucky and Utah also documented increases, as did Philadelphia and San Antonio, Texas, according to The New York Times report. Chicago, Denver and Washington, D.C. all saw declines in their homelessness counts between 2024 and 2025, as did Maine, Minnesota and Florida, according to the Times.