Every county in Rhode Island
5 countiesRanked by units under contract. 5 of 5 publish a wait figure; the rest are suppressed (fewer than 11 families), missing, or non-reporting, and are shown as "no data" rather than as a zero.
| County | Units | Households | Wait (mo, those admitted) | ELI need met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence County | 27,488 | 25,491 | 20 | 58.3% |
| Kent County | 4,531 | 4,015 | 26 | 50.5% |
| Newport County | 2,773 | 2,488 | 59 | 62.6% |
| Washington County | 2,590 | 2,327 | 44 | 47% |
| Bristol County | 1,070 | 888 | 23 | 36.9% |
The wait is the time households who were admitted spent waiting. Everyone still on a list is absent from HUD's file entirely, so the real wait is longer than any figure here. Need is from HUD CHAS (2017-2021 ACS); supply is from the HUD Picture file (2025). See the methodology.
Generated 2026-07-13 02:52 UTC
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (2025 snapshot, 2009-2025 trend) joined to HUD CHAS 2017-2021 ACS for the eligible-household denominator