UPDATED FEBRUARY 2026
Open Section 8 Waiting Lists
3597 housing authorities are currently accepting applications
3597 Open Lists
52 States
States with Most Open Waiting Lists
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Alabama 134 open
- Abbeville Housing Authority Abbeville
- Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless Montgomery
- Albertville Housing Authority Albertville
- Alexander City Housing Authority Alexander City
- Aliceville Housing Authority Aliceville
Alaska 1 open
- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Anchorage
Arizona 24 open
- Arizona Department of Housing Phoenix
- City of Phoenix Housing Department Phoenix
- Douglas Housing Authority Douglas
- Eloy Housing Authority Eloy
- Gila County Housing Globe
Arkansas 103 open
- Alma Housing Authority Alma
- Ashley County Housing Authority Hamburg
- Augusta Housing Authority Augusta
- Batesville Housing Authority Batesville
- Benton Public Housing Authority Benton
California 95 open
- Abode Services Fremont
- Abode Services Test Fremont
- Anaheim Housing Authority Anaheim
- Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura Newbury Park
- Benicia Housing Authority Benicia
Colorado 53 open
- Alamosa Housing Authority Alamosa
- Arvada Housing Authority Arvada
- Aurora Housing Authority Aurora
- Boulder County Housing Authority Longmont
- Boulder Housing Partners Boulder
Connecticut 49 open
- Ansonia Housing Authority Ansonia
- Bloomfield Housing Authority Bloomfield
- Brooklyn Housing Authority Putnam
- Charter Oak Communities Stamford
- City of Torrington Housing Authority Torrington
Delaware 5 open
- Delaware State Housing Authority Dover
- Dover Housing Authority Dover
- New Castle County Housing Authority New Castle
- Newark Housing Authority Newark
- Wilmington Housing Authority Wilmington
District of Columbia 3 open
- Community Connection Washington
- District of Columbia Department of Human Services Washington
- District of Columbia Housing Authority Washington
Florida 112 open
- Alachua County Housing Authority Gainesville
- Apalachicola Housing Authority Apalachicola
- Arcadia Housing Authority Arcadia
- Area Housing Commission Pensacola
- Avon Park Housing Authority Avon Park
Georgia 164 open
- Albany Housing Authority Albany
- Athens Housing Authority Athens
- Atlanta Housing & Community Development Atlanta
- Atlanta Housing Authority Atlanta
- Augusta Housing Authority Augusta
Hawaii 5 open
- City and County of Honolulu Honolulu
- County of Maui Wailuku
- Hawaii Public Housing Authority Honolulu
- Hawaii Public Housing Authority Honolulu
- Kauai County Housing Agency Lihue
Idaho 11 open
Illinois 111 open
- Adams County Housing Authority Clayton
- Alexander County Housing Authority Cairo
- allChicago Chicago
- Alton Housing Authority Alton
- Aurora Housing Authority 1 Aurora
Indiana 64 open
- Anderson Housing Authority Anderson
- Angola Housing Authority Angola
- Bedford Housing Authority Bedford
- Bloomfield Housing Authority Bloomfield
- Brazil Housing Authority Brazil
Iowa 68 open
- Afton Housing Commission Afton
- Albia Housing Agency Albia
- Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency Agency
- Cedar Falls Housing Commission Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids Housing Services Cedar Rapids
Kansas 99 open
- Agra Housing Authority Agra
- Anthony Housing Authority Anthony
- Atchison Housing Authority Atchison
- Atwood Housing Authority Atwood
- Augusta Housing Authority Augusta
Kentucky 115 open
- Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency Inc Wurtland
- Ashland Housing Authority Ashland
- Ashland Planning and CDA Ashland
- Barbourville Urban Renewal & CDA Barbourville
- Beattyville Housing Beattyville
Louisiana 146 open
- Alexandria Housing Authority Alexandria
- Ascension Parish Section 8 Program Donaldsonville
- Assumption Parish Police Jury Napoleonville
- Avoyelles Parish Police Jury Marksville
- Baton Rouge City Baton Rouge
Maine 24 open
- Auburn Housing Authority Auburn
- Augusta Housing Augusta
- Bangor Housing Authority Bangor
- Bar Harbor Housing Authority Bar Harbor
- Bath Housing Authority Bath
Maryland 29 open
- Baltimore County Department of Housing & Community Baltimore
- Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership Baltimore
- Carroll County Housing & Community Dev Westminster
- Cecil County Housing Elkton
- Charles County Housing Authority Port Tobacco
Massachusetts 106 open
- Abington Housing Authority Abington
- Acton Housing Authority Acton
- Adams Housing Authority Adams
- Amherst Housing Authority Amherst
- Arlington Housing Authority Arlington
Michigan 121 open
- Albion Housing Commission Albion
- Algonac Housing Commission Algonac
- Allen Park Housing Commission Allen Park
- Alma Housing Commission Alma
- Alpena Housing Commission Alpena
Minnesota 125 open
Mississippi 51 open
- Aberdeen Housing Authority Aberdeen
- Amory Housing Authority Amory
- Baldwyn Housing Authority Baldwyn
- Bay Waveland Housing Authority Bay St Louis
- Biloxi Housing Authority Biloxi
Missouri 110 open
- Anderson Housing Authority Anderson
- Aurora Public Housing Authority Aurora
- Bethany Housing Authority Bethany
- Bloomfield Housing Authority Bloomfield
- Branson Housing Authority Branson
Montana 11 open
- Dawson County Housing Authority Glendive
- Great Falls Housing Authority Great Falls
- Helena Housing Authority Helena
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- Housing Authority of the City of Anaconda Anaconda
Nebraska 101 open
- Ainsworth Housing Authority Ainsworth
- Albion Housing Authority Albion
- Alliance Housing Authority Alliance
- Alma Housing Authority Alma
- Ansley Housing Authority Ansley
Nevada 4 open
- Clark County Social Services - LEAPS Unit North Las Vegas
- Nevada Rural Housing Authority Carson City
- Reno Housing Authority Reno
- Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Las Vegas
New Hampshire 22 open
- Berlin Housing Authority Berlin
- Claremont Housing Authority Claremont
- Concord Housing Authority Concord
- Derry Housing & Redevelopment Authority Derry
- Dover Housing Authority Dover
New Jersey 100 open
- Asbury Park Housing Authority Asbury Park
- Atlantic City Housing Authority Atlantic City
- Bayonne Housing Authority Bayonne
- Belmar Housing Authority Belmar
- Berkeley Housing Authority Bayville
New Mexico 39 open
- Alamogordo Housing Authority Alamogordo
- Albuquerque Housing Authority Albuquerque
- Alianza of New Mexico Roswell
- Artesia Housing Authority Artesia
- Bayard Housing Authority Bayard
New York 146 open
- Albany Housing Authority Albany
- Amsterdam Housing Authority Amsterdam
- Auburn Housing Authority Auburn
- Batavia Housing Authority Batavia
- Beacon Housing Authority Beacon
North Carolina 122 open
- Ahoskie Housing Authority Ahoskie
- Andrews Housing Authority Andrews
- Asheboro Housing Authority Asheboro
- Asheville Housing Authority Asheville
- ASPIRE Winston-Salem
North Dakota 33 open
- Barnes County Housing Authority Valley City
- Burleigh County Housing Authority Bismarck
- Cass County Housing Authority (Richland County) West Fargo
- Cass County Housing Authority (Traill County) Hillsboro
- Cavalier County Housing Authority Langdon
Ohio 87 open
Oklahoma 74 open
- Ada Housing Authority Ada
- Afton Housing Authority Afton
- Anadarko Housing Authority Anadarko
- Antlers Housing Authority Antlers
- Atoka Housing Authority Atoka
Oregon 25 open
- Home Forward Portland
- Homes for Good - Lane County Eugene
- Housing Authority of Clackamas County Oregon City
- Housing Authority of Douglas County Roseburg
- Housing Authority of Jackson County Medford
Pennsylvania 87 open
- 1260 Housing Development Corporation Philadelphia
- Adams County Housing Authority Gettysburg
- Allegheny County Housing Authority McKees Rocks
- Allentown Housing Authority Allentown
- Altoona Housing Authority Altoona
Puerto Rico 42 open
- Municipality of Aguada Aguada
- Municipality of Arroyo Arroyo
- Municipality of Barceloneta Barceloneta
- Municipality of Barranquitas Barranquitas
- Municipality of Cabo Rojo Cabo Rojo
Rhode Island 30 open
- Bristol Housing Authority Bristol
- Burrillville Housing Authority Harrisville
- Central Falls Housing Authority Central Falls
- Coventry Housing Authority Coventry
- Cranston Housing Authority Cranston
South Carolina 42 open
- Aiken Housing Authority Aiken
- Beaufort Housing Authority Beaufort
- Charleston County & Redevelopment Authority Charleston
- Easley Housing Authority Easley
- Gaffney Housing Authority Gaffney
South Dakota 31 open
Tennessee 79 open
- Athens Housing Authority Athens
- Bolivar Housing Authority Bolivar
- Bristol Housing Bristol
- Brownsville Housing Authority Brownsville
- Chattanooga Housing Authority Chattanooga
Texas 348 open
- Abilene Housing Authority Abilene
- Alamo Area Council of Governments San Antonio
- Alamo Housing Authority Alamo
- Alba Housing Authority Alba
- Alice Housing Authority Alice
Utah 19 open
- Bear River Regional Housing Authority Logan
- Beaver City Housing Authority Beaver
- Cedar City Housing Authority Cedar City
- Davis Community Housing Authority Farmington
- Emery County Housing Authority Castle Dale
Vermont 9 open
- Barre Housing Authority Barre
- Bennington Housing Authority Bennington
- Brattleboro Housing Partnerships Brattleboro
- Burlington Housing Authority Burlington
- Montpelier Housing Authority Montpelier
Virginia 41 open
- Abingdon Redevelopment and Housing Authority Abingdon
- Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority Accomac
- Albemarle County Office of Housing Charlottesville
- Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority Alexandria
- Arlington County Housing Choice Voucher Program Arlington
Washington 34 open
- Anacortes Housing Authority Anacortes
- Bellingham & Whatcom County Housing Authorities Bellingham
- Bremerton Housing Authority Bremerton
- Everett Housing Authority Everett
- HA of Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee Wenatchee
West Virginia 28 open
- Beckley Housing Authority Beckley
- Benwood-McMechen Housing Authority Benwood
- Bluefield Housing Authority Bluefield
- Boone County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Danville
- Buckhannon Housing Authority Buckhannon
Wisconsin 108 open
- Abbotsford Housing Authority Abbotsford
- Albany-Green County Housing Albany
- Algoma Housing Authority Algoma
- Amery Housing Authority Amery
- Antigo Housing Authority Antigo
Wyoming 7 open
- Casper Housing Authority Casper
- Cheyenne Housing Authority Cheyenne
- Douglas Housing Authority Douglas
- Evanston Housing Authority Evanston
- Hanna Housing Authority HANNA
Frequently Asked Questions
As of February 2026, there are 3597 housing authorities with open Section 8 and Public Housing waiting lists across the United States. The states with the most open waiting lists include Texas (348), Georgia (164), Louisiana (146).
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Last updated: 2026-02-15