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Public Housing Authority records in Colorado

HUD PIH directory records for 59 Public Housing Authorities in Colorado, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

59
PHAs in state
38,585
Authorized HCV units
2%
of all U.S. PHAs
6,916
Total HUD units

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

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 59 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Colorado

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
59 PHAs · 38,585 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Colorado ranks #25 of 51 by PHA headcount (59 authorities) and #25 of 51 by authorized HCV (38,585 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).

  • 2% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #25 of 51 PHA count
  • #25 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Colorado Tells You

Colorado sits mid-pack in HUD's PIH directory: #25 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount, with 59 records (2% of the 3,780 U.S. total) reporting 38,585 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 6,916 total units. 23 of these records (39%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside CO 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 Colorado

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 and County of Denver-8,0903,700
2Colorado Division of Housing-7,9610
3Housing Authority of the City of Colorado Springs-2,319706
4Jefferson County Housing Authority-1,8800
5Aurora Housing Authority-1,8474
6Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo-1,645729
7Housing Catalyst-1,6270
8Adams County Housing Authority-1,6000
9Lakewood Housing Authority-1,4390
10Boulder Housing Partners-1,3280
11Grand Junction Housing Authority-1,2140
12Boulder County Housing Authority-9840
13Housing Authority of the City of Greeley-73086
14Loveland Housing Authority-6580
15Littleton Housing Authority-6240
16Arvada Housing Authority-5620
17Longmont Housing Authority-5180
18Garfield County Housing Authority-4940
19Englewood Housing Authority-437110
20Housing Authority of Weld County-4330
21Housing Authority of the County of Montezuma-26231
22Housing Authority of the City of Brighton-2550
23Housing Authority of the City of Fountain-24440
24Delta Housing Authority-23675

Showing the top 24 of 59 HUD PHA records in Colorado, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Colorado PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Colorado

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 Colorado, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (59 PHAs in CO).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (38,585 units in CO).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Colorado

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 Colorado

Most of Colorado'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 Colorado

HUD FMR rose strongly across Colorado's 55 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 30.1%, from $895 in FY2021 to $1,164 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

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

What to do with Colorado's desk

Colorado has 59 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.