MI · Section 8 / HCV

Public Housing Authority records in Michigan

HUD PIH directory records for 126 Public Housing Authorities in Michigan, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

126
PHAs in state
67,559
Authorized HCV units
3%
of all U.S. PHAs
18,105
Total HUD units

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

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 126 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Michigan

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
126 PHAs · 67,559 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Michigan ranks #9 of 51 by PHA headcount (126 authorities) and #13 of 51 by authorized HCV (67,559 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
  • #9 of 51 PHA count
  • #13 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Michigan Tells You

Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as Michigan: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #9 of 51 by headcount, with 126 records (3% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 67,559 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 18,105 total units. A majority of MI records - 65 of 126 (52%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside MI 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 Michigan

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
1Michigan State Housing Development Authority-32,3080
2Detroit Housing Commission-6,6124,251
3Grand Rapids Housing Commission-3,808190
4Ann Arbor Housing Commission-2,3241
5Lansing Housing Commission-2,25268
6Plymouth Housing Commission-2,0580
7Saginaw Housing Commission-1,266653
8Pontiac Housing Commission-1,2570
9Westland Housing Commission-1,2550
10Taylor Housing Commission-1,2160
11Wyoming Housing Commission-1,168196
12Battle Creek Housing Commission-1,10115
13Flint Housing Commission-1,084625
14Livonia Housing Commission-1,013177
15Ferndale Housing Commission-984168
16Inkster Housing Commission-757793
17Port Huron Housing Commission-633459
18Jackson Housing Commission-503545
19River Rouge Housing Commission-43992
20Muskegon Housing Commission-3676
21Montcalm County Housing Commission-3580
22Southfield Housing Commission-3390
23Lincoln Park Housing Commission-332120
24Traverse City Housing Commission-32721

Showing the top 24 of 126 HUD PHA records in Michigan, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Michigan PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Michigan

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 Michigan, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (126 PHAs in MI).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (67,559 units in MI).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Michigan

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 Michigan

Most of Michigan's HUD FMR areas price above the local market: of 16 tracked areas, 13 (81%) published two-bedroom FMR amounts sat at least 10% above the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent, versus 0 below it and 3 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 Michigan

HUD FMR rose strongly across Michigan's 77 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 32.3%, from $773 in FY2021 to $1,023 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. Michigan's 3 bordering states in our directory:

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

What to do with Michigan's desk

Michigan has 126 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.