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The homeless population is disproportionately
African American; 2% of Mainers are Black, whereas 47% of homeless people in Maine are Black. 48% are White, lower than the state's 92% White figure; 0.5% are Asian/Pacific Islander compared to Maine being 1.5% Asian, and the Native American homeless
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Maine had 4,400 people experiencing homelessness according to a count done by MaineHousing, done in
January 2022. This is over 0.3 per 100,000 residents, slightly higher than the 0.15% figure of Americans that experience a spectrum of homelessness. Nearly one-quarter of homeless individuals were
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Hispanic ethnicity was not reported. 33% of Maine homeless are under 18, although the vast majority of this demographic take shelter in homeless shelters or transitional homes.
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