This year's annual report on homelessness by HUD reveals that there was a 10 percent increase in homelessness in Arkansas in 2018.

The amount of homeless people in Arkansas increased by nearly 10 percent in 2018, according to an annual report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

HUD's annual assessment looks at the amount of people that are homeless in the United States as well as in each state individually.

In Arkansas, the report said that around 2,712 people were homeless in Arkansas during 2018.

Among that number, 251 were veterans while 240 were considered to be "unaccompanied homeless youth." That means that there was a 5 percent increase in veterans being homeless since 2017.

The report also said that 46.3 percent of the homeless population in the state is experiencing homelessness unsheltered.

"Much progress is being made and much work remains to be done but I have great hope that communities all across our nation are intent on preventing and ending homelessness," said HUD Secretary Ben Carson.