2022 SCICH SC State of Homelessness Report - Flipbook - Page 15
PIT COUNT
Point In Time Count
Historical Trends
The COVID-19 Pandemic had a direct influence on both the methodology and implementation of the
Point in Time Count in 2021. In 2021, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
provided a waiver that would permit Continuums of Care across the county to either modify or
eliminate the 2021 count due to health and safety concerns. As a result there was no consistency in
methodology implemented the CoCs statewide.
Across the four continuums in South Carolina, the uniformed methodology and physical
implementation that, under normal circumstances, would guide our statewide process was
interrupted; therefore, state data from 2021 will not be utilized in this report. Rather, this report will
compare data from the 2020 Point in Time Count to the 2022 data, as the 2020 count followed
standard methodology and implementation, and provides the most accurate comparison.
For historical context, it is important to note the number of persons counted on a single night yearto-year from 2018 through 2020 indicated a steady climb in homelessness; however, the total
number of persons counted on January 26, 2022, indicated a 15% decrease in number of persons
counted.
2020-2022 Sheltered &
Unsheltered Comparison
Point in Time Count Trends
4500
4000
2020
2022
2,564
2,294
Persons Unsheltered 1,704
1,314
3500
Persons Sheltered
3000
2018
2019
2020
2022
2022 TAKEAWAYS
SC Continuums of Care
PIT Count Comparison
Richland County continues to hold the
highest PIT Count population in 2022
Total Count
2020
Total Count
2022
433
324
TCHC
MACH
1,178
1,121
1,034
987
Upstate
1,536
1,263
Total
4,268
3,608
Continuum
of Care
Lowcountry
2022 SC
STATE OF HOMELESSNESS REPORT
The Upstate continued to hold the highest
total count of persons experiencing
homelessness in HMIS in 2022
When compared to 2020 data, the
statewide count for 2022 indicates a 15%
drop in persons counted on a single night
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