Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: The administration's proposal includes a 2.2 percent cut in Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers compared to fiscal year 2008. The following table shows the cuts for each state, after adjusting for inflation.
| Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers | ||
| (obligations in thousands of dollars) | ||
| State or Territory | FY2009 Proposed |
2.2% Cut (compared to FY08) |
| Total (U.S.) | 16,031,071 | 354,775 |
| Alabama | 144,605 | 3,561 |
| Alaska | 28,539 | 703 |
| Arizona | 140,642 | 3,462 |
| Arkansas | 94,684 | 2,332 |
| California | 2,905,258 | 71,540 |
| Colorado | 222,533 | 5,480 |
| Connecticut | 325,555 | 8,017 |
| Delaware | 34,347 | 846 |
| District of Columbia | 152,596 | 3,757 |
| Florida | 708,370 | 17,442 |
| Georgia | 399,947 | 9,847 |
| Hawaii | 94,296 | 2,321 |
| Idaho | 34,864 | 859 |
| Illinois | 812,665 | 20,011 |
| Indiana | 191,292 | 4,711 |
| Iowa | 90,878 | 2,239 |
| Kansas | 57,639 | 1,419 |
| Kentucky | 165,365 | 4,071 |
| Louisiana | 214,108 | 5,273 |
| Maine | 75,875 | 1,868 |
| Maryland | 379,964 | 9,356 |
| Massachusetts | 795,937 | 19,598 |
| Michigan | 320,189 | 7,884 |
| Minnesota | 211,941 | 5,219 |
| Mississippi | 97,299 | 2,394 |
| Missouri | 227,605 | 5,604 |
| Montana | 27,732 | 682 |
| Nebraska | 58,825 | 1,448 |
| Nevada | 95,493 | 2,351 |
| New Hampshire | 74,059 | 1,823 |
| New Jersey | 627,270 | 15,446 |
| New Mexico | 74,787 | 1,842 |
| New York | 1,903,371 | 46,867 |
| North Carolina | 329,321 | 8,110 |
| North Dakota | 29,342 | 724 |
| Ohio | 511,659 | 12,598 |
| Oklahoma | 124,715 | 3,071 |
| Oregon | 189,484 | 4,666 |
| Pennsylvania | 532,476 | 13,112 |
| Rhode Island | 64,097 | 1,578 |
| South Carolina | 126,728 | 3,120 |
| South Dakota | 27,364 | 674 |
| Tennessee | 171,912 | 4,232 |
| Texas | 903,689 | 22,252 |
| Utah | 63,789 | 1,572 |
| Vermont | 37,910 | 932 |
| Virginia | 319,074 | 7,857 |
| Washington | 347,513 | 8,557 |
| West Virginia | 61,361 | 1,511 |
| Wisconsin | 141,618 | 3,487 |
| Wyoming | 10,700 | 263 |
| American Samoa | ...... | ...... |
| Guam | 29,695 | 730 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3,324 | 82 |
| Puerto Rico | 165,954 | 4,086 |
| Freely Associated States | ...... | ...... |
| Virgin Islands | 11,813 | 292 |
| Indian Tribes | ...... | ...... |
| Undistributed | ...... | ...... |
| Disaster Assistance | 39,000 | ...... |