People wait in line for a morning meal at the Fred Jordan Missions Los Angeles, California on April 22, 2020.Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images California is home to 30% of people experiencing homelessness and half of those unsheltered in the US. A major new study dispelled misconceptions that people move to California to take advantage of the safety net. 90% of unhoused people in California lived in the state before losing their housing, the report found. California has long been home to a disproportionate share of unhoused people in the US.