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People of color are more likely to experience poverty and financial instability as a result of federal and local housing policies that have historically excluded them from the same opportunities extended to white residents. Consequently, people of color are often disproportionately impacted by homelessness, particularly Black residents of the Bay Area. In Alameda County, Black or African American (Hispanic and Non -Hispanic) residents represent the largest proportion of residents experiencing homelessness and account for 47.3 percent of the homeless population, while making up 10.6 percent of the overall population (see Figure A-27). Figure A-27: Racial Group Share of General and Homeless Populations, Alameda County 50%o ---------------- c i 0 in 45% ----------- ---------- o o a 40% ----------------------- --- o v 3 35% -------------------- oa 30% a- 25%------------- ---------------- 0 20% ++ v 15%' o ° m 10 0C?o o N-- 1 5% m o �F American Indian or Asian / API Black or African White (Hispanic Alaska Native (Hispanic and Non -American (Hispanic and Non -Hispanic) (Hispanic and Non- Hispanic) and Non -Hispanic) Hispanic) ■ Share of Homeless Population n Share of Overall Population i Notes: Universe: Population experiencing homelessness 0 v v Other Race or Multiple Races (Hispanic and Non - Hispanic) This data is based on Point -in -Time (PIT) information provided to HUD by CoCs in the application for CoC Homeless Assistance Programs. The PIT Count provides a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night during the last ten days in January. Each Bay Area county is its own CoC, and so the data for this table is provided at the county -level. Per HCD's requirements, jurisdictions will need to supplement this county -level data with local estimates of people experiencing homelessness. HUD does not disaggregate racial demographic data by Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity for people experiencing homelessness. Instead, HUD reports data on Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity for people experiencing homelessness in a separate table. Accordingly, the racial group data listed here includes both Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic/Latinx individuals. Source: ABAG 2021 Pre -certified Housing Needs Data (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Populations and Subpopulations Reports (2019); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 -Year Data (2015-2019), Table B01001(A-1)) Housing Needs Assessment City of Pleasanton I A-33