Where are people homeless in King County?

The Jan. 26, 2018, Point in Time count of homelessness in King County found 12,112 people, up 4 percent from the year before. But the count found much larger increases in some areas.

To discover stories about the homelessness crisis in neighborhoods across the county, tap on census tracts outlined in black.

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* All Home does not provide an exact number for census tracts where 25 or fewer homeless people were counted. To calculate the most conservative estimates of change, a count of 25 people was used for these tracts. No data was available for the 2018 counts of census tracts 276 and 295.02.

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A man pushes a cart with a number of items down a sidewalk.

The Seattle Times Ballard’s homelessness quadrupled last year, and anger is spilling over

Milee Ballweg, 20, sits on the steps of a church in the University District where she sleeps just after 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Seattle. Minutes before, a friend who lives in a nearby building yelled loudly to wake her up and alert her that a man was standing over her as she slept. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

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Houdini, a dog owned by resident Sonny, plays with another resident, Ali, at Tent City 3 in Seattle's Central District during March 2018. (Gemina Garland-Lewis)

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A man standing next to a tarp holds a plate with a sandwich.

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Benjamin Bourg photographed at Compass Housing apartments in Renton, July 11, 2018. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)

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When Anthony Battiste and his wife separated, he become the sole caregiver for his four young sons. Unable to pay the mounting bills on his income as a roofer while tending to his sons full-time, Battiste and his boys became homeless. Spend a day in their life as they regain stability through help from Mary's Place, a Seattle-based social service organization.

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Darryl Taylor, 55, lives at Licton Springs Village, a tent and tiny-house encampment where residents can use drugs and alcohol. “It helped me turn my life around,” said Taylor, who lost two toes and part of his finger to frostbite while living on the streets of Seattle. “It kind of saved me.” (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

The Seattle Times This tiny house village allows drugs. Should it have been put in a high drug-traffic area?

The Seattle Times The bottleneck in Seattle’s homeless shelters that leaves thousands on the streets

Seattle police Sgt. Eric Zerr, right, who leads officers on Seattle’s Navigation Team, helps a resident of a homeless camp near the Interstate 90 Mount Baker Tunnel move his belongings Nov. 15. The team had worked with the residents for several days to help them find services and shelter. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times)

The Seattle Times Before homeless camps are cleared, a Seattle team coaxes people to shelter

John Higuitas speaks with another camper in the city of Seattle’s last safe parking zone for people living in their vehicles. Permitted residents can park at the Sodo site without fear of being ticketed or towed. It’s a noisy place: One side of the parking lot is next to busy railroad tracks, another side is next to the Spokane Street viaduct, and it’s under the flight path. (Lauren Frohne/The Seattle Times)

The Seattle Times Seattle still doesn’t know what to do with thousands of people living in vehicles

Sources: All Home, King County, Washington Office of Financial Management Alec Glassford / The Seattle Times