Section 8 housing by state

Section 8 — officially the Housing Choice Voucher program — is run by local housing authorities, not by HUD directly. You apply at the housing authority for the area you want to live in. Pick your state to get that office's phone number, plus the HUD-assisted apartment buildings near you.

• 3,697 housing authorities you can apply to
• 23,547 HUD-assisted properties listed
• 1,461,866 subsidized apartments in those properties
• 6,634 cities and towns covered

Choose your state

• Alabama 142 housing authorities · 400 properties
• Alaska 2 housing authorities · 75 properties
• Arizona 23 housing authorities · 202 properties
• Arkansas 127 housing authorities · 342 properties
• California 96 housing authorities · 1,795 properties
• Colorado 59 housing authorities · 343 properties
• Connecticut 50 housing authorities · 412 properties
• Delaware 6 housing authorities · 128 properties
• District of Columbia 2 housing authorities · 99 properties
• Florida 97 housing authorities · 689 properties
• Georgia 178 housing authorities · 626 properties
• Hawaii 6 housing authorities · 105 properties
• Idaho 10 housing authorities · 131 properties
• Illinois 106 housing authorities · 944 properties
• Indiana 54 housing authorities · 494 properties
• Iowa 63 housing authorities · 262 properties
• Kansas 102 housing authorities · 274 properties
• Kentucky 117 housing authorities · 488 properties
• Louisiana 153 housing authorities · 344 properties
• Maine 24 housing authorities · 296 properties
• Maryland 30 housing authorities · 512 properties
• Massachusetts 130 housing authorities · 901 properties
• Michigan 126 housing authorities · 712 properties
• Minnesota 135 housing authorities · 701 properties
• Mississippi 52 housing authorities · 347 properties
• Missouri 123 housing authorities · 490 properties
• Montana 12 housing authorities · 117 properties
• Nebraska 105 housing authorities · 212 properties
• Nevada 3 housing authorities · 65 properties
• New Hampshire 20 housing authorities · 240 properties
• New Jersey 99 housing authorities · 695 properties
• New Mexico 26 housing authorities · 136 properties
• New York 158 housing authorities · 1,361 properties
• North Carolina 123 housing authorities · 910 properties
• North Dakota 26 housing authorities · 102 properties
• Ohio 75 housing authorities · 1,393 properties
• Oklahoma 104 housing authorities · 262 properties
• Oregon 23 housing authorities · 329 properties
• Pennsylvania 85 housing authorities · 1,053 properties
• Rhode Island 28 housing authorities · 249 properties
• South Carolina 42 housing authorities · 406 properties
• South Dakota 35 housing authorities · 190 properties
• Tennessee 85 housing authorities · 608 properties
• Texas 379 housing authorities · 1,008 properties
• Utah 19 housing authorities · 106 properties
• Vermont 9 housing authorities · 148 properties
• Virginia 41 housing authorities · 474 properties
• Washington 32 housing authorities · 436 properties
• West Virginia 32 housing authorities · 218 properties
• Wisconsin 115 housing authorities · 652 properties
• Wyoming 8 housing authorities · 65 properties

Largest listings by city

• Chicago, IL 330 properties
• Los Angeles, CA 243 properties
• Brooklyn, NY 177 properties
• New York, NY 175 properties
• Philadelphia, PA 175 properties
• Bronx, NY 166 properties
• Baltimore, MD 146 properties
• Cincinnati, OH 133 properties
• Cleveland, OH 127 properties
• Pittsburgh, PA 122 properties
• San Francisco, CA 112 properties
• Columbus, OH 111 properties
• Saint Louis, MO 110 properties
• Denver, CO 100 properties
• Milwaukee, WI 100 properties
• Washington, DC 99 properties
• Louisville, KY 95 properties
• Houston, TX 90 properties
• Boston, MA 89 properties
• Detroit, MI 88 properties
• Indianapolis, IN 86 properties
• Portland, OR 85 properties
• Austin, TX 84 properties
• San Antonio, TX 84 properties

Start with a guide

• How to apply for Section 8 Where to apply, what you need, what happens next
• Section 8 waiting lists Why lists close, and what to do while you wait
• Section 8 income limits How HUD decides if you qualify
• Apartments that accept Section 8 Vouchers vs. project-based units, honestly
• You got a voucher — now what? The 60-day search, inspections, and signing

Listings come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's public datasets: HUD Open Data — Public Housing Authorities and Multifamily Properties (Assisted). We are not HUD and cannot process applications.