19 million households met the criteria for Housing Choice Voucher eligibility in 2021, but there were only two million available vouchers

Across the country’s metros, 19 million households met the criteria for Housing Choice Voucher eligibility in 2021, but there were only two million available vouchers. In 23 of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, there were more than 10 times as many cost-burdened renter households as there were available vouchers. Market rents increased by 18.3% from February 2020 to February 2022, but the value of Housing Choice Vouchers increased by only 6.7% over that same period.