Sonoma County’s official homeless count held nearly steady this year — 1,951 people tallied on a single night in January, one fewer than in 2025. But a live tracking tool already counts 2,196, and county officials warn the real number will keep climbing as pandemic-era money runs out and federal cuts loom.
Of the 1,951 people counted, 853 were sheltered and 1,098 were unsheltered, according to a county news release.
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