Which cities have the most homeless living without shelter?
The 2019 point-in-time count tried to identify where the county’s homeless are staying, whether on the streets, with friends or relatives, or in emergency or transitional shelter housing.
A total of 3,961 people are considered unsheltered. Here are the communities and how many people report staying there:
Santa Ana: 830
Anaheim: 694
Fullerton: 308
Huntington Beach: 289
Orange: 193
Costa Mesa: 187
Garden Grove: 163
Westminster: 159
Buena Park: 142
Irvine: 127
San Clemente: 96
Tustin: 95
Lake Forest: 76
Stanton: 71
Laguna Beach: 71
Newport Beach: 64
San Juan Capistrano: 62
Placentia: 55
La Habra: 45
Cypress: 39
Dana Point: 32
Brea: 30
Fountain Valley: 28
Laguna Hills: 24
Mission Viejo: 22
Rancho Santa Margarita: 15
County Unincorporated: 12
La Palma: 9
Seal Beach: 8
Laguna Niguel: 7
Laguna Woods: 5
Aliso Viejo: 1
Los Alamitos: 1
Yorba Linda: 1
Villa Park: 0