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Public Housing Authority records in West Virginia

HUD PIH directory records for 32 Public Housing Authorities in West Virginia, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

32
PHAs in state
16,463
Authorized HCV units
1%
of all U.S. PHAs
6,634
Total HUD units

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

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 32 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in West Virginia

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
32 PHAs · 16,463 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, West Virginia ranks #33 of 51 by PHA headcount (32 authorities) and #35 of 51 by authorized HCV (16,463 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
  • #33 of 51 PHA count
  • #35 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for West Virginia Tells You

West Virginia sits mid-pack in HUD's PIH directory: #33 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount, with 32 records (1% of the 3,780 U.S. total) reporting 16,463 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 6,634 total units. 14 of these records (44%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside WV 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 West Virginia

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
1Charleston/Kanawha Housing Authority-3,2131,279
2Housing Authority of Raleigh County-1,81960
3Housing Authority of the City of Parkersburg-1,567148
4Housing Authority of Mingo County-1,5390
5Housing Authority of the City of Huntington-1,502853
6Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority-1,234136
7Housing Authority of the County of Jackson-918149
8Housing Authority of Randolph County-7320
9Clarksburg/Harrison Housing Authority-632323
10Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling-573711
11Housing Authority of the City of Weirton-540126
12Housing Authority of the City of Beckley-525209
13Housing Authority of Boone County-50175
14Housing Authority of the City of Bluefield-400165
15Housing Authority of the City of Martinsburg-348327
16Housing Authority of the City of Keyser-22685
17Housing Authority of the City of Pt. Pleasant-130145
18Grant County Housing Authority-640
19Housing Authority of Benwood and McMechen-0182
20Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon-084
21Housing Authority of the City of Dunbar-0101
22Housing Authority of the City of Elkins-080
23Housing Authority of the City of Grafton-0205
24Housing Authority of the City of Moundsville-0260

Showing the top 24 of 32 HUD PHA records in West Virginia, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all West Virginia PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in West Virginia

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 West Virginia, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (32 PHAs in WV).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (16,463 units in WV).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in West Virginia

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 West Virginia

Most of West Virginia'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 0 below it and 2 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 West Virginia

HUD FMR rose at a more moderate pace across West Virginia's 49 tracked areas, among the smaller five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 26.9%, from $685 in FY2021 to $869 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

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

What to do with West Virginia's desk

West Virginia has 32 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.