What obstacles do Orange County’s unsheltered homeless face?

The 2019 point-in-time count asked people who weren’t in shelters about issues they deal with that may contribute to their homelessness.

Here is the data, which relied on sampling because not every unsheltered person completed a full survey. Some people may have noted more than one issue.

Chronic homelessness: 51.98 percent

Substance use issues: 32.9 percent

Physical disability: 30.8 percent

Mental health issues: 26.47 percent

Developmental disability: 13.72 percent

Domestic violence: 9.58 percent

HIV/AIDS: 1.8 percent