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Public Housing Authority records in South Carolina

HUD PIH directory records for 42 Public Housing Authorities in South Carolina, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

42
PHAs in state
30,771
Authorized HCV units
1%
of all U.S. PHAs
11,865
Total HUD units

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

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 42 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in South Carolina

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

vouchers
Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
42 PHAs · 30,771 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, South Carolina ranks #29 of 51 by PHA headcount (42 authorities) and #27 of 51 by authorized HCV (30,771 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
  • #29 of 51 PHA count
  • #27 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for South Carolina Tells You

South Carolina sits mid-pack in HUD's PIH directory: #29 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount, with 42 records (1% of the 3,780 U.S. total) reporting 30,771 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 11,865 total units. 8 of these records (19%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside SC 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 South Carolina

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
1Housing Authority of the City of Columbia-4,7231,277
2The Greenville Housing Authority-3,372220
3Spartanburg Housing-2,659418
4Housing Authority of N Charleston-2,3360
5Sc State Housing Authority-2,2170
6Housing Authority of the City of Charleston-1,8041,252
7Sc Regional Housing Authority No 1-1,6961,326
8Charleston Co Hsg & Redev Auth-1,112381
9Housing Authority of Myrtle Beach-1,0610
10Housing Authority of Aiken-1,059157
11Housing Authority of Greenwood-975223
12Housing Authority of Sumter-941327
13Housing Authority of Florence-811809
14Housing Authority of Beaufort-647293
15Housing Authority of Rock Hill-614369
16Sc Regional Housing Authority No 3-584776
17Housing Authority of Anderson-505279
18Housing Authority of Conway-373258
19Housing Authority of Lake City-3160
20Housing Authority of Greer-290186
21Housing Authority of Newberry-279315
22Housing Authority of Union-274287
23Housing Authority of Chester-273112
24Marlboro Co Hsg & Redev Authority-25855

Showing the top 24 of 42 HUD PHA records in South Carolina, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all South Carolina PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in South Carolina

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 South Carolina, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (42 PHAs in SC).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (30,771 units in SC).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in South Carolina

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 South Carolina

Most of South Carolina's HUD FMR areas price above the local market: of 10 tracked areas, 8 (80%) published two-bedroom FMR amounts sat at least 10% above the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent, versus 1 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 South Carolina

HUD FMR climbed steeply across South Carolina's 38 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 39.0%, from $721 in FY2021 to $1,002 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. South Carolina's 2 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 South Carolina, 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 South Carolina. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with South Carolina's desk

South Carolina has 42 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.