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Section 8 · Tennessee

Section 8 housing authorities in Tennessee

25 housing authorities run Housing Choice Vouchers in Tennessee. You apply with the one that serves the place where you live or want to live.

25housing authorities
43,060Section 8 units in HUD data
Memphis Housing Authoritylargest, 9,408 units
Example of modest rental housing in Tennessee (illustrative image)
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Income limits in TennesseeEvery county, 1 to 8 people Fair Market Rents in TennesseeStudio to 4 bedrooms Search in TennesseeBy city, county or ZIP

Largest in Tennessee

  1. 1Memphis Housing AuthorityMemphis9,408units
  2. 2Metropolitan Development & Housing AgencyNashville7,574units
  3. 3Tennessee Housing Development AgencyNashville6,517units

All 25 housing authorities

Ordered by number of Section 8 units in HUD data. Tap a name for income limits and rents in its area.

  1. Memphis Housing AuthorityMemphis
    9,408
    (901) 544-1102
  2. Metropolitan Development & Housing AgencyNashville
    7,574
    (615) 252-8410
  3. Tennessee Housing Development AgencyNashville
    6,517
    (615) 815-2200
  4. Knoxville's Community Development Corp.Knoxville
    4,256
    (865) 403-1100
  5. Chattanooga Housing AuthorityChattanooga
    3,924
    (423) 752-4893
  6. Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment AuthorityKingsport
    1,811
    (423) 245-0135
  7. Jackson Housing AuthorityJackson
    1,567
    (731) 422-1671
  8. Dickson Housing AuthorityDickson
    1,377
    (615) 446-9371
  9. Murfreesboro Housing AuthorityMurfreesboro
    947
    (615) 893-9414
  10. East Tennessee Human Resource AgencyKnoxville
    847
    (865) 691-2551
  11. Johnson City Housing AuthorityJohnson City
    684
    (423) 232-4784
  12. Tennessee Valley Housing ServicesMorristown
    463
    (423) 586-5115
  13. Crossville Housing AuthorityCrossville
    450
    (931) 484-2990
  14. Dayton Housing AuthorityDayton
    441
    (423) 775-1871
  15. Maryville Housing AuthorityMaryville
    356
    (865) 983-4958
  16. Franklin Housing AuthorityFranklin
    345
    (615) 794-1247
  17. LaFollette Housing AuthorityLa Follette
    333
    (423) 562-2261
  18. Elizabethton Housing and Development AgencyElizabethton
    319
    (423) 543-3571
  19. Oak Ridge Housing AuthorityOak Ridge
    319
    (865) 482-1006
  20. Southeast Tennessee Human Resource AgencyDunlap
    231
    (423) 949-2191
  21. Cleveland Housing AuthorityCleveland
    229
    (423) 479-9659
  22. Brownsville Housing AuthorityBrownsville
    220
    (731) 585-0143
  23. Bristol HousingBristol
    200
    (423) 274-8150
  24. Etowah Housing AuthorityEtowah
    122
    (423) 263-2674
  25. Tullahoma Housing AuthorityTullahoma
    120
    (931) 455-9319

Sources: HUD Open Data: Public Housing Authorities (updated by HUD on Oct 23, 2026).