DC · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in District of Columbia
HUD PIH directory records for 2 Public Housing Authorities in District of Columbia, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 2
- PHAs in state
- 16,823
- Authorized HCV units
- 0%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 8,851
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 2 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, District of Columbia ranks #51 of 51 by PHA headcount (2 authorities) and #34 of 51 by authorized HCV (16,823 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).
- 0% of all U.S. PHAs
- #51 of 51 PHA count
- #34 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for District of Columbia Tells You
HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for District of Columbia - #51 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 2 records (0% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 16,823 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 8,851 total units.
Payment standards inside DC 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 District of Columbia
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 Authority | City | Section 8 units | Total units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C Housing Authority | - | 16,525 | 8,851 |
| 2 | Community Connections | - | 298 | 0 |
Checking current program information in District of Columbia
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 District of Columbia, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (2 PHAs in DC).
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (16,823 units in DC).
- West Virginia · 16,463 HCV units
- New Mexico · 15,993 HCV units
- Maine · 15,810 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in District of Columbia
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.
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,246/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in District of Columbia
Every one of District of Columbia's 1 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 District of Columbia
HUD FMR rose at a more moderate pace across District of Columbia's 1 tracked areas, among the smaller five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 27.3%, from $1,765 in FY2021 to $2,246 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
Portability lets a household move a voucher across state lines. District of Columbia's 2 bordering states in our directory:
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 District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with District of Columbia's desk
District of Columbia has 2 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.
- Browse the District of Columbia PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. District of Columbia PHAs
- Look up Fair Market Rent schedules for metros in this state. Payment standards
- Compare national PHA-count vs authorized-HCV dual rankings. Rankings
- Compare land-border neighbors such as Maryland. Maryland
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.