What is the K-Count?
The K-Count is a “point-in-time” count of persons experiencing homeless on a single night in Kentucky. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the count as a condition of funding for its homeless service programs and to provide information to Congress on the state of homelessness across the country. The K-Count allows Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) and other interested parties to better understand homelessness in Kentucky by monitoring trends, tracking progress, and to make informed decisions for resource allocation.
More information about the K-Count is available on the K-Count page for homeless service providers. Select a tab below to see mapped (visualized) or raw data.
Raw Data
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2025
The 2025 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
Updates were made to the numbers provided by the Louisville CoC on July 30, 2025. The number of homeless veterans in Jefferson County increased from 54 to 177.
2024
The 2024 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2023
The 2023 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2022
The 2022 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2020
The 2020 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2019
The 2019 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2018
The 2018 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2017
The 2017 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2016
The 2016 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2015
The 2015 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2014
The 2014 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2013
The 2013 results include the Balance of State and Lexington (Fayette County) and Louisville (Jefferson County).
2012 (Sheltered Count Only)
In compliance with one of the recommendations from the KHC Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Process Improvement Team, the Balance of State of Kentucky conducted the 2012 count through the HMIS.
As this was not a required year by HUD, only residential programs (emergency and transitional housing) participated by logging into HMIS. The goal of this method was to generate aggregate data.
2011
The online survey, first used in 2010, was continued for 2011. The 2011 count did not include Jefferson County/Louisville or Fayette County/Lexington. Only the Balance of State data is available.
2010
In 2010, an online survey was introduced, to allow for a more streamlined process and real-time data collection across the state. The 2010 Point-In-Time Count took place throughout the state on Thursday, January 28, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., local time.
Summer Point-In-Time Count Pilot Project
The 2010 Summer Point-In-Time Count Pilot Project took place in Regions 1 and Region 3 on August 26, 2010.
2009
The 2009 Point-In-Time Count of homeless in the Balance of State was modified due to inclement weather. The sheltered count was conducted on Thursday, January 29, 2009, between 12 midnight and 11:59 p.m. The unsheltered count of the homeless took place on February 19, 2009 between 12 midnight and 11:59 p.m.
To mitigate costs, control the integrity of the statewide count, and reduce the turnaround time, Kentucky Housing Corporation invested in the purchase of a scanner to process all surveys onsite.
2008
Volunteers across the state conducted the Point-In-Time Count on January 24, 2008. For the first time ever, the entire state conducted the count at the same time using the same survey instrument. KHC coordinated the count in every county except Fayette and Jefferson. Due to separate funding applications from HUD, these two counties conduct their own count.
2007
Scannable paper surveys were introduced in 2007. The forms were sent out of state to a company in Pennsylvania, with whom KHC had a pre-existing contract. This company was able to take the scanable forms and build the raw PITC data set.