Santa Barbara County
Housing
Housing units completed 2019 - 2024
Homelessness
Unsheltered homelessness change since 2023
Behavioral health
Number of people enrolled in Full-Service Partnerships
HOMELESSNESS
METRICS
Santa Barbara COUNTY IS SERVED BY
Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care
2,119
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN 2024
red arrow up icon, which represents negative trend 12.3%
since 2023
1,332
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED IN 2024
red arrow up icon, which represents negative trend 10.8%
since 2023
3,067
TOTAL YEAR-ROUND BEDS IN 2024
green arrow up icon, which represents positive trend 11.4%
since 2023
STATE PROGRAM SNAPSHOT
Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funding rounds 1-5
$21.6 million
HHAP funding awarded in the Santa Barbara area 2019 - 2025
Of this, $10.7 million went directly to Santa Barbara County. So far, they have:
- Obligated $8.3 million
- Spent $4.7 million
From January 2023 to March 2025, HHAP funding in the area:
1,265 PEOPLE
TO SERVICES
526 PEOPLE
Caltrans Encampment Removals:
IN Santa Barbara COUNTY from July 1, 2021
to October 3, 2025
Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) - rounds 1-3, January 2022 to June 2025
$16.5 million
ERF FUNDING AWARDED IN THE Santa Barbara AREA
Of this, $16.5 million went directly to Santa Barbara county. So far, they have:
- Obligated $16.5 million
- Spent $10.6 million
ERF projects in the area have:
810 PEOPLE
AS OF December 2024
Data last updated 2025-10-02
Note: Some data may only update yearly. See Data sources for more details.