Kern County’s homelessness problem broken down by numbers

The point in time count is a way to figure out how many people are experiencing homelessness in our community. According to the 2022 count done back in February, which was the first in-person count since the pandemic began, there are a total of 1,600 and three people who are sleeping in shelters or without. That’s an increase of 1.5% since 2020.