WA · Section 8 / HCV

Public Housing Authority records in Washington

HUD PIH directory records for 33 Public Housing Authorities in Washington, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

33
PHAs in state
68,087
Authorized HCV units
1%
of all U.S. PHAs
11,197
Total HUD units

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

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 33 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Washington

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
33 PHAs · 68,087 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Washington ranks #32 of 51 by PHA headcount (33 authorities) and #12 of 51 by authorized HCV (68,087 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
  • #32 of 51 PHA count
  • #12 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Washington Tells You

Washington sits mid-pack in HUD's PIH directory: #32 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount, with 33 records (1% of the 3,780 U.S. total) reporting 68,087 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 11,197 total units. 5 of these records (15%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside WA 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 Washington

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
1Seattle Housing Authority-12,6116,154
2Ha of King County-11,3862,745
3Spokane Housing Authority-6,0290
4HA City of Tacoma-5,37950
5Housing Authority of Snohomish County-4,2520
6Housing Authority of the City of Everett-3,7030
7Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver-3,6500
8HA Of Pierce County-3,14840
9HA Of Thurston County-2,3450
10Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton-2,039220
11Housing Authority City of Bellingham-1,957504
12Housing Authority City of Longview-1,6000
13HA City of Yakima-1,3120
14HA City of Kennewick-1,139190
15HA City of Walla Walla-1,0930
16Peninsula Housing Authority-9000
17Housing Authority of Skagit County-7300
18HA Of Chelan Co and the City of Wenatchee-7030
19HA Of Grays Harbor County-6710
20HA City of Renton-6510
21Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Auth-5530
22Housing Authority of Okanogan County-4080
23HA City of Pasco and Franklin County-377280
24Columbia Gorge Housing Authority-3590

Showing the top 24 of 33 HUD PHA records in Washington, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Washington PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Washington

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 Washington, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (33 PHAs in WA).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (68,087 units in WA).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Washington

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 Washington

Every one of Washington's 13 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 Washington

HUD FMR climbed steeply across Washington's 35 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 39.2%, from $973 in FY2021 to $1,354 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. Washington'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 Washington, 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 Washington. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with Washington's desk

Washington has 33 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.