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Public Housing Authority records in Arkansas

HUD PIH directory records for 127 Public Housing Authorities in Arkansas, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

127
PHAs in state
28,724
Authorized HCV units
3%
of all U.S. PHAs
10,534
Total HUD units

Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Arkansas 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 Arkansas by HUD size band

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 127 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Arkansas

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
127 PHAs · 28,724 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Arkansas ranks #8 of 51 by PHA headcount (127 authorities) and #30 of 51 by authorized HCV (28,724 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).

  • 3% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #8 of 51 PHA count
  • #30 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Arkansas Tells You

Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as Arkansas: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #8 of 51 by headcount, with 127 records (3% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 28,724 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 10,534 total units. A majority of AR records - 72 of 127 (57%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside AR 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 Arkansas

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
1Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock-3,177334
2North Little Rock Housing Authority-2,417110
3White River Regional Housing Authority-1,8750
4The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Smi-1,8270
5Jonesboro Urban Renewal HA-1,342195
6Housing Authority of the City of Pine Bluff-1,1300
7Hot Springs Housing Authority-1,1240
8Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana-1,0531
9Lonoke County Housing Authority-1,050122
10Housing Authority of the City of Benton, AR-807102
11Jacksonville Housing Authority-786100
12Fayetteville Housing Authority-7590
13NW Regional Housing Authority-74658
14Paragould Housing Authority-7200
15Mississippi County Public Facilities Board-6530
16St. Francis County Housing Authority-5920
17Harrison Housing Authority-5510
18Camden Housing Authority-531525
19West Memphis Housing Authority-528363
20Siloam Springs Housing Authority-5030
21Stuttgart Housing Authority-456116
22Crawford Co. Public Facilties Board-4320
23Phillips County Public Housing Agency-4070
24Housing Authority of the City of Conway-386154

Showing the top 24 of 127 HUD PHA records in Arkansas, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Arkansas PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Arkansas

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 Arkansas, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (127 PHAs in AR).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (28,724 units in AR).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Arkansas

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 Arkansas

Most of Arkansas's HUD FMR areas price above the local market: of 7 tracked areas, 6 (86%) published two-bedroom FMR amounts sat at least 10% above the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent, versus 0 below it and 1 inside HUD's 95–110% reference band.

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 Arkansas

HUD FMR rose strongly across Arkansas's 68 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 34.6%, from $654 in FY2021 to $880 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

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, 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 Arkansas. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with Arkansas's desk

Arkansas has 127 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.