2,127 housing authorities · HUD data
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You apply for Section 8 with the local housing authority (PHA), not with HUD. Search by city, county, ZIP or name to get its phone number, the income limits for the area and the rents HUD uses as a reference.
2,127housing authorities
2.8 millionSection 8 units in HUD data
55states and territories
Largest housing authorities
- New York City Housing AuthorityNew York, NY · New York122,873Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Chicago Housing AuthorityChicago, IL · Cook61,032Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Housing Authority of the City of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Los Angeles53,456Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- NYS Housing Trust Fund CorporationNew York, NY · New York52,215Section 8 unitsHousing Choice Vouchers
- NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and DevNew York City, NY · New York42,419Section 8 unitsHousing Choice Vouchers
- Michigan State Housing Development AuthorityLansing, MI · Ingham32,481Section 8 unitsHousing Choice Vouchers
- Los Angeles County Development AuthorityAlhambra, CA · Los Angeles27,201Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- STATE OF NJ DEPT. OF COMM. AFFAIRSTrenton, NJ · Mercer25,336Section 8 unitsHousing Choice Vouchers
- Philadelphia Housing AuthorityPhiladelphia, PA · Philadelphia25,124Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Exec. Office Housing & Livable CommunitiesBoston, MA · Suffolk23,272Section 8 unitsHousing Choice Vouchers
- Housing Authority of the City of ATLANTA GeorgiaAtlanta, GA · Fulton22,186Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Housing Authority Of Baltimore CityBaltimore, MD · Baltimore City21,552Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- MIAMI DADE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVMiami, FL · Miami-Dade21,469Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, TexaDallas, TX · Dallas20,375Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Houston Housing AuthorityHouston, TX · Harris19,488Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Housing Authority of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Orleans18,318Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Georgia Residential FinanceAtlanta, GA · Dekalb18,272Section 8 unitsHousing Choice Vouchers
- Boston Housing AuthorityBoston, MA · Suffolk17,760Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- D.C Housing AuthorityWashington, DC · District Of Columbia16,478Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- San Diego Housing CommissionSan Diego, CA · San Diego16,385Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Housing Authority of the City & County of SFSan Francisco, CA · San Francisco16,331Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCleveland, OH · Cuyahoga16,025Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- Columbus Metropolitan Housing AuthorityColumbus, OH · Franklin15,431Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
- San Antonio Housing AuthoritySan Antonio, TX · Bexar14,593Section 8 unitsVouchers + public housing
How it works
- Find your housing authorityThe one that serves the city or county where you want to live.
- Check the income limitHUD sets it for each county and household size.Open the calculator
- Call and ask about the waiting listOnly the housing authority knows if it is open.
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- Guam1 housing authority
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- Pennsylvania83 housing authorities
- Puerto Rico74 housing authorities
- Rhode Island26 housing authorities
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- Tennessee25 housing authorities
- Texas160 housing authorities
- U.S. Virgin Islands1 housing authority
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- Virginia39 housing authorities
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- West Virginia18 housing authorities
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- Wyoming4 housing authorities
Sources: HUD Open Data: Public Housing Authorities (updated by HUD on Oct 23, 2026).