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Public Housing Authority records in Rhode Island

HUD PIH directory records for 28 Public Housing Authorities in Rhode Island, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

28
PHAs in state
11,590
Authorized HCV units
1%
of all U.S. PHAs
9,354
Total HUD units

Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Rhode Island PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.

PHAs in Rhode Island by HUD size band

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 28 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Rhode Island

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
28 PHAs · 11,590 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Rhode Island ranks #35 of 51 by PHA headcount (28 authorities) and #43 of 51 by authorized HCV (11,590 units). National dual: Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20 (96 authorities).

  • 1% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #35 of 51 PHA count
  • #43 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Rhode Island Tells You

HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for Rhode Island - #35 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 28 records (1% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 11,590 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 9,354 total units. 2 of these records (7%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside RI metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.

PHAs in Rhode Island

Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.

#Public Housing AuthorityCitySection 8 unitsTotal units
1Housing Authority Providence-2,6742,606
2Rhode Island Housing-2,0100
3Housing Authority of the City of Pawtucket-800819
4Woonsocket Housing Authority-7401,246
5The Housing Authority of the City of Newport-617825
6Central Falls Housing Authority-598329
7East Providence Housing Authority-470411
8Cumberland Housing Authority-384176
9Warwick Housing Authority-349519
10East Greenwich Housing Authority-29228
11Coventry Housing Authority-282195
12Bristol Housing Authority-273221
13North Providence Housing Authority-272152
14Cranston Housing Authority-262614
15Warren Housing Authority-224153
16Johnston Housing Authority-209150
17Town of Westerly Housing Authority-198123
18Narragansett Housing Authority-1869
19South Kingstown Housing Authority-14270
20Lincoln Housing Authority-133252
21West Warwick Housing Authority-122250
22Burrillville Housing Authority-8876
23Gateway Healthcare, Inc.-750
24Kent County Mental Health Center-750

Showing the top 24 of 28 HUD PHA records in Rhode Island, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Rhode Island PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Rhode Island

Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:

Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory

Two cross-state peer sets for Rhode Island, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (28 PHAs in RI).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (11,590 units in RI).

HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Rhode Island

Every one of Rhode Island's 1 tracked HUD FMR areas prices above the local market, each published two-bedroom FMR amount sat at least 10% over the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.

This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →

Five-year HUD FMR change in Rhode Island

HUD FMR climbed steeply across Rhode Island's 3 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 47.0%, from $1,176 in FY2021 to $1,729 in FY2026.

This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →

Nearby states

Portability lets a household move a voucher across state lines. Rhode Island's 2 bordering states in our directory:

Compare states and PHAs side by side →

Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Rhode Island, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.

Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Rhode Island. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with Rhode Island's desk

Rhode Island has 28 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.

State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.