At 67%, Oregon Ranked #2 In Country on Reliance on Vouchers as Form of HUD Rental Assistance.

In my prior post HERE I speculated that Oregon exceeded the national average in relying on vouchers as a form of HUD rental assistance. 

Using 2013 data from HUD, I constructed a new workbook HERE, and embedded below, that confirms that speculation. Some observations: 

1. Oregon ranks # 2 in the country in reliance on vouchers as the form of HUD rental assistance. 
2. 67% of HUD rental assistance in Oregon was in the form of vouchers. 
3. Oregon's reliance rate of 67% was 49% higher than the national average of 45%. 
4. HUD's NW region (10) also ranks #1 in reliance on vouchers, at 62%; that's 37% higher than the national average of 45%. 
5. Only Nevada, at 70%, had a higher voucher reliance rate than Oregon.

Take away: HUD voucher cutbacks disproportionately impact Oregon and the Northwest.  
 

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.