AZ · Section 8 / HCV

Public Housing Authority records in Arizona

HUD PIH directory records for 23 Public Housing Authorities in Arizona, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

23
PHAs in state
26,753
Authorized HCV units
1%
of all U.S. PHAs
4,273
Total HUD units

Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Arizona PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.

PHAs in Arizona by HUD size band

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 23 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Arizona

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
23 PHAs · 26,753 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Arizona ranks #39 of 51 by PHA headcount (23 authorities) and #31 of 51 by authorized HCV (26,753 units). National dual: Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20 (96 authorities).

  • 1% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #39 of 51 PHA count
  • #31 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Arizona Tells You

HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for Arizona - #39 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 23 records (1% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 26,753 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 4,273 total units. 2 of these records (9%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside AZ metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.

PHAs in Arizona

Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.

#Public Housing AuthorityCitySection 8 unitsTotal units
1City of Phoenix Housing Department-7,9851,589
2Housing and Community Development Tucson-4,9881,180
3City of Mesa Housing Authority-1,8330
4Housing Authority of Maricopa County-1,7730
5Yuma City Housing Authority-1,4560
6Tempe Housing Authority-1,2030
7City of Glendale Housing Authority-1,131155
8Pima County Housing Authority-8920
9Pinal County Housing Authority-870139
10Housing Authority of Cochise County-7960
11Scottsdale Housing Agency-7800
12Mohave County Housing Authority-5610
13Flagstaff Housing Authority-553265
14Chandler Housing & Redevelopment Division-515303
15Yuma County Housing Department-406159
16Arizona Department of Housing-2820
17Nogales Housing Authority-202226
18Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation-1940
19South Tucson Housing Authority-136172
20Winslow Public Housing Authority-13555
21Gila County Housing Authority-620
22Eloy Housing Authority-00
23Williams Housing Authority-030

Checking current program information in Arizona

Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:

Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory

Two cross-state peer sets for Arizona, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (23 PHAs in AZ).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (26,753 units in AZ).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Arizona

These are the highest published FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rents among HUD areas with a PlainVoucher detail page. They are reference amounts, not a local PHA payment-standard promise.

Browse every published payment-standard area →

HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Arizona

Every one of Arizona's 7 tracked HUD FMR areas prices above the local market, each published two-bedroom FMR amount sat at least 10% over the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.

This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →

Five-year HUD FMR change in Arizona

HUD FMR climbed steeply across Arizona's 14 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 46.0%, from $916 in FY2021 to $1,337 in FY2026.

This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →

Nearby states

Arizona borders 5 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:

Compare states and PHAs side by side →

Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Arizona, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.

Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Arizona. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with Arizona's desk

Arizona has 23 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.

State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.