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Find a Section 8 housing authority

Pick a state to explore HUD Public Housing Authority records, ranked by reported authorized HCV units, with source contact details for each agency. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

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HUD PIH
Source directory

According to HUD, its PIH directory contains more than 3,000 Public Housing Authority records. This tool lists the records for a chosen state and their reported authorized HCV units.

85 PHAs in Tennessee

Ranked by authorized Section 8 unit count. Filter the directory to focus your research, then save agencies privately in this browser.

Show agencies at or above a program size you choose. This is not a waitlist or eligibility filter.

50 of 85 shown

Showing the 50 largest programs first. Use the filter to narrow the full directory, or expand the list.

PHACitySection 8 unitsSave
Memphis Housing Authority - 9,408
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency - 7,531
Tennessee Housing Development Agency - 6,507
Knoxville's Community Development Corp. - 4,251
Chattanooga Housing Authority - 3,919
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority - 1,811
Jackson Housing Authority - 1,567
Dickson Housing Authority - 1,372
Murfreesboro Housing Authority - 947
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency - 847
Johnson City Housing Authority - 679
Tennessee Valley Housing Services - 463
Crossville Housing Authority - 450
Dayton Housing Authority - 441
Maryville Housing Authority - 356
Franklin Housing Authority - 337
LaFollette Housing Authority - 333
Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency - 319
Oak Ridge Housing Authority - 319
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency - 231
Cleveland Housing Authority - 229
Brownsville Housing Authority - 220
Bristol Housing - 200
Etowah Housing Authority - 122
Tullahoma Housing Authority - 120
Athens Housing Authority - 0
Bolivar Housing Authority - 0
Clinton Housing Authority - 0
Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporatio - 0
Covington Housing Authority - 0
Dyersburg Housing Authority - 0
Erin Housing Authority - 0
Erwin Housing Authority - 0
Fayetteville Housing Authority - 0
Franklin County Housing Authority - 0
Gallatin Housing Authority - 0
Gallaway Housing Authority - 0
Greeneville Housing Authority - 0
Grundy Housing Authority - 0
Harriman Housing Authority - 0
Hartsville Housing Authority - 0
Highlands Residential Services - 0
Hohenwald Housing Authority - 0
Humboldt Housing Authority - 0
Huntingdon Housing Authority - 0
Jefferson City Housing Authority - 0
Jellico Housing Authority - 0
Lafayette Housing Authority - 0
Lawrenceburg Housing Authority - 0
Lebanon Housing Authority - 0

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Frequently asked questions

How do I use this directory?
Start with the HUD-listed records in the state you are researching, then verify each agency’s current programs, service area, eligibility rules, and waitlist status directly. A directory record or unit count is not an application route or a live availability signal.
Does a larger reported HCV count mean a shorter wait?
Not necessarily. Reported authorized units describe program scale, not current availability, waitlist length, or whether an agency is accepting applications. Confirm those details with the agency directly.
Where does this list come from?
Every record shown is drawn from HUD’s Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Open Data directory. Some records report zero authorized HCV units; those remain source records and do not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

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.