MD · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in Maryland
HUD PIH directory records for 30 Public Housing Authorities in Maryland, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 30
- PHAs in state
- 59,815
- Authorized HCV units
- 1%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 10,944
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Maryland 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 Maryland by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 30 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in Maryland
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- HA Baltimore City
Housing Authority Of Baltimore City
21,280 vouchers
- Housing Opprty Com of Montgomery Co 8,021
Housing Opprty Com of Montgomery Co
8,021 vouchers
- Baltimore County, MD 6,716
Baltimore County, MD
6,716 vouchers
- HA Prince Georges County 5,986
Housing Authority of Prince Georges County
5,986 vouchers
- MD Dept. Of Housing and Community Development 2,868
MD Dept. Of Housing and Community Development
2,868 vouchers
- Housing Commisson Of Anne Arundel County 2,824
Housing Commisson Of Anne Arundel County
2,824 vouchers
- HA St. Mary's County, MD 1,604
Housing Authority of St. Mary's County, MD
1,604 vouchers
- Harford County Housing Agency 1,291
Harford County Housing Agency
1,291 vouchers
- Howard County Housing Commission 1,184
Howard County Housing Commission
1,184 vouchers
- Hagerstown HA 1,090
Hagerstown Housing Authority
1,090 vouchers
- Frederick HA 957
Frederick Housing Authority
957 vouchers
- County Commissioners Charles County 934
County Commissioners Charles County
934 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Maryland ranks #34 of 51 by PHA headcount (30 authorities) and #16 of 51 by authorized HCV (59,815 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
- #34 of 51 PHA count
- #16 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for Maryland Tells You
Maryland sits mid-pack in HUD's PIH directory: #34 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount, with 30 records (1% of the 3,780 U.S. total) reporting 59,815 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 10,944 total units. 8 of these records (27%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside MD 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 Maryland
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 30 HUD PHA records in Maryland, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all Maryland PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in Maryland
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 Maryland, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (30 PHAs in MD).
- Rhode Island · 28 PHAs
- West Virginia · 32 PHAs
- Washington · 33 PHAs
- New Mexico · 26 PHAs
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Maryland
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.
- Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,083/mo for 2 BR
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA · $1,857/mo for 2 BR
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261/mo for 2 BR
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Maryland
Most of Maryland's HUD FMR areas price above the local market: of 6 tracked areas, 5 (83%) 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 Maryland
HUD FMR rose strongly across Maryland's 15 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 33.5%, from $984 in FY2021 to $1,314 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
Maryland borders 5 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
- Delaware · DE
- District of Columbia · DC
- Pennsylvania · PA
- Virginia · VA
- West Virginia · WV
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 Maryland, 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 Maryland. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with Maryland's desk
Maryland has 30 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 Maryland PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Maryland 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 Delaware. Delaware
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.