A new study from the National Center on Family Homelessness says that 2.5 million American children are now homeless.

The number is the highest level recorded to date.

The report was based on data from the U.S. Department of Education and the Census Bureau.  In addition to the number of homeless children, the report outlined hundreds of thousands of children who were in danger of losing their housing or living in unsafe, unsanitary conditions.

Single women were the highest for homelessness with children.  Single black and Hispanic women were more likely to be in poverty and on the verge of homelessness than any other demographic.

The study said that African American families experience homelessness at a greater rate than any other demographic.

The worst states for homelessness was Alabama and Mississippi.