TN · Section 8 / HCV

Public Housing Authority records in Tennessee

HUD PIH directory records for 85 Public Housing Authorities in Tennessee, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

85
PHAs in state
42,979
Authorized HCV units
2%
of all U.S. PHAs
20,342
Total HUD units

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

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 85 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Tennessee

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
85 PHAs · 42,979 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Tennessee ranks #22 of 51 by PHA headcount (85 authorities) and #21 of 51 by authorized HCV (42,979 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).

  • 2% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #22 of 51 PHA count
  • #21 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Tennessee Tells You

Tennessee sits mid-pack in HUD's PIH directory: #22 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount, with 85 records (2% of the 3,780 U.S. total) reporting 42,979 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 20,342 total units. A majority of TN records - 60 of 85 (71%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside TN 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 Tennessee

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
1Memphis Housing Authority-9,4082,902
2Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency-7,5310
3Tennessee Housing Development Agency-6,5070
4Knoxville's Community Development Corp.-4,251188
5Chattanooga Housing Authority-3,9191,849
6Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority-1,8110
7Jackson Housing Authority-1,567760
8Dickson Housing Authority-1,372125
9Murfreesboro Housing Authority-9470
10East Tennessee Human Resource Agency-8470
11Johnson City Housing Authority-679425
12Tennessee Valley Housing Services-463647
13Crossville Housing Authority-450317
14Dayton Housing Authority-441302
15Maryville Housing Authority-356400
16Franklin Housing Authority-33768
17LaFollette Housing Authority-3331,121
18Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency-319326
19Oak Ridge Housing Authority-3190
20Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency-2310
21Cleveland Housing Authority-229114
22Brownsville Housing Authority-2200
23Bristol Housing-200372
24Etowah Housing Authority-122136

Showing the top 24 of 85 HUD PHA records in Tennessee, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Tennessee PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Tennessee

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 Tennessee, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (85 PHAs in TN).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (42,979 units in TN).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Tennessee

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 Tennessee

Every one of Tennessee's 10 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 Tennessee

HUD FMR climbed steeply across Tennessee's 72 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 40.2%, from $666 in FY2021 to $933 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

Tennessee borders 5 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:

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

What to do with Tennessee's desk

Tennessee has 85 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.