Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
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 |
...... |
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