For the fifth year in a row, the amount of individuals experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties has decreased, according to newly released data from the 2026 Point-In-Time count, conducted by Housing Forward in coordination with the All Neighbors Coalition.
This reduction, while slight, is especially meaningful because it comes even as an additional 1,400 Dallas and Collin county residents required homelessness services in 2025, a 15% increase over the previous year and an 83% increase since 2021.
This annual report is meant to provide a snapshot of the current state of homelessness for each region of the country. While it is inherently limited by the “point in time” in which it is conducted, it remains useful for tracking overall trends and making comparisons between regions.
With this in mind, Dallas and Collin counties continue to stand in contrast to national trends which (as of the most recently released, publicly available data) continue to see year-over-year increases in overall homelessness.
But our work is far from over. In particular, we are actively responding to a slight (<1%) increase in individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
This slight increase is driven, in part, by a gap in sustainable funding for supportive services associated with each of the shelter beds across our community. This systemwide bottleneck lengthens shelter stays and forces more of our neighbors to sleep outside.
By continuing to invest in access to these services – such as mental health supports, substance abuse treatment, and case management – we can provide each of our neighbors experiencing homelessness a path to long-term self-sufficiency.
Read the full report here and a fact sheet here.
