Last year was the deadliest on record for people in Portland who are homeless

Fentanyl drove the biggest spike in Multnomah County deaths, according to the health department

At least 456 people experiencing homelessness died in 2023, according to an annual report from the Multnomah County Health Department published Friday.

That’s an increase of more than 100 deaths from the previous year. In 2022, the county’s records included 315 deaths among people who were homeless.

It’s also the highest number of deaths in any year since the county began its analysis in 2011.

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