Hamilton's count of people known to be homeless has fallen for 4 straight months
The city's count stood at 2,074 in July 2026, against 2,247 in March 2026, a fall of 8% across 4 months.
Hamilton’s published count of people known to be homeless stood at 2,074 in July 2026, according to City of Hamilton, Scale of Homelessness dataset. It has fallen in each of the 4 months since March 2026, when it stood at 2,247.
That turning point was the highest figure in the series the city publishes, which begins in January 2020 at 864.
The full series, with every month the city has published, is on the Hamilton numbers page. Every figure is read directly from the city’s own published data and links to it.