GA · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in Georgia
HUD PIH directory records for 178 Public Housing Authorities in Georgia, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 178
- PHAs in state
- 71,997
- Authorized HCV units
- 5%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 29,010
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Georgia 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 Georgia by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 178 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in Georgia
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- HA Atlanta Georgia
Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta Georgia
22,186 vouchers
- Georgia Residential Finance
Georgia Residential Finance
18,175 vouchers
- HA County of Dekalb, GA 4,719
Housing Authority of the County of Dekalb, GA
4,719 vouchers
- HA Augusta 4,465
Housing Authority of the City of Augusta
4,465 vouchers
- HA Columbus, Georgia 4,132
Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia
4,132 vouchers
- HA Macon-Bibb 3,689
Housing Authority of the City of Macon-Bibb
3,689 vouchers
- HA Savannah 3,438
Housing Authority of Savannah
3,438 vouchers
- HA Marietta 2,820
Housing Authority of the City of Marietta
2,820 vouchers
- HA Jonesboro 1,895
Housing Authority of the City of Jonesboro
1,895 vouchers
- Northwest Ga HA 1,044
Northwest Ga Housing Authority
1,044 vouchers
- HA Decatur 1,043
Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
1,043 vouchers
- HA Fulton County 960
Housing Authority of Fulton County
960 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Georgia ranks #2 of 51 by PHA headcount (178 authorities) and #11 of 51 by authorized HCV (71,997 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).
- 5% of all U.S. PHAs
- #2 of 51 PHA count
- #11 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for Georgia Tells You
Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as Georgia: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #2 of 51 by headcount, with 178 records (5% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 71,997 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 29,010 total units. A majority of GA records - 157 of 178 (88%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside GA 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 Georgia
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.
Showing the top 24 of 178 HUD PHA records in Georgia, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all Georgia PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in Georgia
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 Georgia, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (178 PHAs in GA).
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (71,997 units in GA).
- North Carolina · 73,360 HCV units
- Washington · 68,087 HCV units
- Michigan · 67,559 HCV units
- Virginia · 61,522 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Georgia
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.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,820/mo for 2 BR
- Savannah, GA MSA · $1,680/mo for 2 BR
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514/mo for 2 BR
- Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,406/mo for 2 BR
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362/mo for 2 BR
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331/mo for 2 BR
- Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,307/mo for 2 BR
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA · $1,293/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Georgia
Every one of Georgia's 15 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 Georgia
HUD FMR climbed steeply across Georgia's 112 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 50.2%, from $648 in FY2021 to $973 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
Georgia borders 5 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
- Alabama · AL
- Florida · FL
- North Carolina · NC
- South Carolina · SC
- Tennessee · TN
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 Georgia, 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 Georgia. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with Georgia's desk
Georgia has 178 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 Georgia PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Georgia 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 Alabama. Alabama
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.