MS · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in Mississippi
HUD PIH directory records for 52 Public Housing Authorities in Mississippi, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 52
- PHAs in state
- 28,730
- Authorized HCV units
- 1%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 8,784
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Mississippi 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 Mississippi by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 52 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in Mississippi
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- Mississippi Regional HA No. VIII
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VIII
8,285 vouchers
- Mississippi Regional HA No. VI
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VI
5,813 vouchers
- Mississippi Regional HA No. IV 2,656
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. IV
2,656 vouchers
- Tennessee Valley Regional HA 1,832
Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority
1,832 vouchers
- Mississippi Regional HA No. V 1,756
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. V
1,756 vouchers
- South Delta Regional HA 1,710
South Delta Regional Housing Authority
1,710 vouchers
- The HA Biloxi 1,632
The Housing Authority of the City of Biloxi
1,632 vouchers
- Mississippi Regional HA No. VII 1,605
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VII
1,605 vouchers
- The HA Jackson 1,120
The Housing Authority of the City of Jackson
1,120 vouchers
- North Delta Regional HA 760
North Delta Regional Housing Authority
760 vouchers
- Bay Waveland HA 521
Bay Waveland Housing Authority
521 vouchers
- The HA Meridian 405
The Housing Authority of the City of Meridian
405 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Mississippi ranks #27 of 51 by PHA headcount (52 authorities) and #29 of 51 by authorized HCV (28,730 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
- #27 of 51 PHA count
- #29 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for Mississippi Tells You
Mississippi sits mid-pack in HUD's PIH directory: #27 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount, with 52 records (1% of the 3,780 U.S. total) reporting 28,730 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 8,784 total units. A majority of MS records - 38 of 52 (73%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside MS 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 Mississippi
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 52 HUD PHA records in Mississippi, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all Mississippi PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in Mississippi
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 Mississippi, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (52 PHAs in MS).
- Connecticut · 50 PHAs
- Indiana · 54 PHAs
- Colorado · 59 PHAs
- South Carolina · 42 PHAs
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Mississippi
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.
- Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,288/mo for 2 BR
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140/mo for 2 BR
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Mississippi
Mississippi's HUD FMR areas show a mixed market lean: of 4 tracked areas, 3 (75%) priced above the local market, 1 sat inside HUD's 95–110% reference band, and 0 priced below 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 Mississippi
HUD FMR rose at a more moderate pace across Mississippi's 76 tracked areas, among the smaller five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 23.1%, from $684 in FY2021 to $842 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
Mississippi borders 4 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
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 Mississippi, 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 Mississippi. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with Mississippi's desk
Mississippi has 52 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 Mississippi PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Mississippi 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.