Table 2. Incidence Rate of COVID-19 Among PEH and in the General Population in Jurisdictions That Collected Data for 12 or More Months and Defined Homelessness Similar to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development Definition From January 2020 to November 2021.
| Jurisdiction | Duration of follow-up, y | PEH | General population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 cases, No. | Estimated No.a | Incidence rate, per 10 000 person years (95% CI) | COVID-19 cases, No.b | Estimated No.c | Incidence rate, per 10 000 person-years (95% CI) | ||
| State level | |||||||
| California | 1.68 | 14 903 | 139 209 | 637.2 (627.1-647.5) | 4 496 246 | 39 512 223 | 677.3 (676.7-678.0) |
| Colorado | 0.75 | 2364 | 14 667 | 2149.0 (2064.0-2237.0) | 337 281 | 5 758 736 | 780.9 (778.3-783.6) |
| Hawaii | 0.46 | 94 | 6390 | 319.8 (259.9-389.6) | 48 226 | 1 415 872 | 740.5 (733.9-747.1) |
| Illinois | 1.83 | 1536 | 24 587 | 341.4 (324.6-358.8) | 1 693 045 | 12 671 821 | 730.1 (729.0-731.2) |
| Maine | 1.75 | 252 | 4531 | 317.8 (280.4-358.9) | 89 989 | 1 344 212 | 382.5 (380.0-385.0) |
| Minnesota | 1.48 | 1134 | 22 745 | 336.9 (317.7-356.9) | 710 231 | 5 639 632 | 850.9 (848.9-852.9) |
| Oregon | 1.68 | 550 | 17 210 | 190.2 (174.8-206.6) | 330 055 | 4 217 737 | 465.8 (464.2-467.4) |
| Pennsylvania | 1.52 | 393 | 8244d | 313.6 (283.7-345.8) | 1 429 296 | 12 801 989 | 734.5 (733.3-735.7) |
| Tennessee | 0.61 | 339 | 10 519 | 528.3 (474.3-586.9) | 478 774 | 6 829 174 | 1149.3 (1146.0-1153.0) |
| Utah | 1.75 | 787 | 6478 | 694.2 (647.0-744.0) | 508 494 | 3 205 958 | 906.3 (903.8-908.8) |
| Total | 13.51 | 22 352 | 254 580 | 567.9 (560.5-575.4)e | 10 121 637 | 93 397 354 | 715.0 (714.5-715.5)e |
| Local level | |||||||
| Chicago, Illinois (Cook County) | 1.54 | 682 | 14 433 | 306.8 (284.5-330.5) | 619 536 | 5 150 233 | 781.1 (779.2-783.1) |
| Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky | 1.43 | 240 | 1162 | 1444.3 (1270.0-1636.0) | 48 953 | 323 152 | 1059.3 (1050.6-1069.2) |
| San Luis Obispo County, California | 1.19 | 71 | 228d | 2616.8 (2059.0-3281.0) | 26 199 | 283 111 | 777.6 (768.3-787.1) |
| Stanislaus County, California | 1.28 | 1098 | 1566 | 5477.7 (5161.0-5809.0) | 71 888 | 550 660 | 1671.0 (1659.0-1683.0) |
| Total | 5.44 | 2091 | 17 389 | 799.2 (765.5-834.0)e | 766 576 | 6 307 156 | 812.5 (810.7-814.3)e |
Abbreviation: PEH, people experiencing homelessness.
a
Population estimates of PEH are from the 2020 Point-in-Time estimates reported by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.1
b
Cases of COVID-19 in the general population were accessed from USAFacts.15
c
Population estimates for the entire jurisdiction are from the US Census Bureau.16
d
Pennsylvania and San Luis Obispo County, California, reported only assessing cases among PEH who stayed in homeless shelters. The Point-in-Time count includes only people staying in homeless shelters, not the total number of PEH.
e
The total incidence rate was calculated using the total number of cases divided by the sum of person-time contributed by all included jurisdictions.