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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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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.

41 PHAs in Virginia

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.

41 of 41 shown

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

PHACitySection 8 unitsSave
Virginia Housing Development Authority - 10,201
Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 5,464
Fairfax County Redevelopment & Hsg Authority - 5,329
Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 4,303
Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 3,259
Newport News Redevelopment & Housng Authority - 3,125
Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 2,719
Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 2,579
Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 2,482
Prince William County Office of HCD - 2,223
Va. Beach Dept. of Hsg & Neighborhood Pres. - 2,204
Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 2,011
Arlington County Dept of Human Services - 1,827
Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 1,772
Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority - 1,245
Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 1,224
Petersburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 1,054
Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit - 979
Loudoun County DHCD - 817
Wise County Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 751
Charlottesville Redev & Housing Authority - 677
Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 611
Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Auth - 570
County of Albemarle/Office of Housing - 540
Lee County Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 532
Waynesboro Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 486
Franklin Redevelopment and Housing Authority - 366
Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 346
Staunton Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 253
Marion Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 250
Scott County Redev. & Housing Authority - 201
James City County Office of Housing - 195
People Inc. of Southwest Virginia - 168
Big Stone Gap Redevelopment and Housing Auth. - 166
Wytheville Redev. & Housing Authority - 160
Buckingham Housing Development Corp. Inc. - 137
Abingdon Redevelopment and Housing Authority - 121
Norton Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 113
Covington Redevelopment & Housing Authority - 62
Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority - 0
Williamsburg Redevelopment & Housing Auth. - 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.