Annual Point-In-Time count shows decrease in homelessness in Chester County

WEST CHESTER — An annual survey of the homeless population in Chester County showed a significant decline.

The Chester County Department of Community Development and the Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness released the 2024 Point-In-Time count results at the county’s State of Housing Affordability and Homelessness event.

The results, presented to more than 120 partner organizations and stakeholders, revealed that 213 people were experiencing homelessness in Chester County on the night of Jan. 24, 2024. The PIT count — a manual national census of people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness on one night in January — showed a significant reduction compared with Chester County’s 2023 results.