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The number of homeless individuals in Joplin has shown growth and decline over the past 12 years. The highest number of unhoused people in Joplin and accounted for by the Homeless Coalition was 2012, the year after an EF-5 tornado destroyed ⅓ of the city.
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.41% of Joplin's population is homeless, Joplin city council struggles with finding answers to improve conditions