Browse 3,780 Public Housing Authorities

PlainVoucher indexes every Public Housing Authority (PHA) in the HUD PIH Open Data directory - 3,780 entities total. Filter by state, browse A–Z, or sort by unit count. Click through to a PHA for contact details, a payment-standard reference, and nearby alternative PHAs. We refresh this directory from HUD's PIH Open Data feed; our methodology page documents the update cadence and field definitions.

National HCV program composition

HUD-authorized units · Section 8 / HCV vs. other public-housing programs

authorized units
Source HUD PIH Open Data Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
PHA count by top 12 states (HUD PIH FY25)
State distribution of Public Housing Authorities Horizontal bar chart showing the top states by indexed PHA count from the HUD Public and Indian Housing directory. TX 379 GA 178 NY 159 LA 153 AL 142 MN 135 MA 130 AR 127 MI 126 MO 123 NC 123 KY 119

Source: HUD PIH Open Data directory · Counts reflect every Public Housing Authority indexed by PlainVoucher, including consolidated regional authorities and Tribal-designated Housing Entities.

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Showing 50 of 106 PHAs

All TX 379 GA 178 NY 159 LA 153 AL 142 MN 135 MA 130 AR 127 MI 126 MO 123 NC 123 KY 119 WI 115 IL 106 NE 105 OK 104 KS 102 NJ 99 FL 97 CA 96
PHA State Section 8 units Total units
Alexander County Housing Authority IL 0 173
Bureau County Housing Authority IL 75 254
Carroll County Housing Authority IL 0 90
Chicago Housing Authority IL 54,082 19,576
Clay County Housing Authority IL 0 192
Decatur Housing Authority IL 1,249 982
DeWitt County Housing Authority IL 0 242
DuPage Housing Authority IL 3,360 0
East Peoria Housing Authority IL 300 0
Edwards County Housing Authority IL 0 52
Effingham County Housing Authority IL 0 104
Fulton County Housing Authority IL 264 300
Granite City Housing Authority IL 0 355
Grtr Metro. Area Hsng Auth of Rock Island County IL 591 255
Grundy County Housing Authority IL 0 0
Hamilton County Housing Authority IL 0 84
Hancock County Housing Authority IL 0 30
Housing Authority - City of Alton IL 0 255
Housing Authority - County of Saline IL 133 488
Housing Authority Cook County IL 14,142 276
Housing Authority County of Coles IL 0 178
Housing Authority for LaSalle County IL 653 959
Housing Authority of Adams County IL 0 126
Housing Authority of Calhoun County IL 0 44
Housing Authority of Champaign County IL 2,430 0
Housing Authority of Christian County, Illinois IL 377 0
Housing Authority of Edgar County IL 79 200
Housing Authority of Elgin IL 1,164 0
Housing Authority of Gallatin County IL 0 95
Housing Authority of Greene County IL 0 60
Housing Authority of Jefferson County IL 99 314
Housing Authority of Johnson County IL 0 77
Housing Authority of Joliet IL 2,797 429
Housing Authority of Marion County IL 282 445
Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon, Illinois IL 70 0
Housing Authority of Park Forest IL 181 0
Housing Authority of Piatt County IL 0 60
Housing Authority of Pope County IL 0 123
Housing Authority of Pulaski County IL 0 130
Housing Authority of the City of Aurora IL 1,499 465
Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington, IL IL 467 639
Housing Authority of the City of Freeport IL 0 200
Housing Authority of the City of Marion, Illinois IL 156 328
Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, IL IL 546 150
Housing Authority of the City of Pekin IL 0 196
Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island IL 580 278
Housing Authority of the City of Waukegan IL 1,115 180
Housing Authority of the County of Bond IL 0 152
Housing Authority of the County of Boone IL 297 0
Housing Authority of the County of Brown IL 0 62

⚠ Disclaimer. Data compiled from HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any local Public Housing Authority. Contact the PHA directly for current waitlist status and eligibility determination. Source: HUD PIH Open Data.

Download the metro voucher-vs-market extract cited on this page: hud-hcv-metro-gaps.csv (CC BY 4.0).

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.