Public Housing Authorities in Alabama

A Public Housing Authority (PHA) is the local agency that runs the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and public housing in its jurisdiction. The 142 PHAS listed below serve Alabama — use the table to find each agency's city, the number of units it manages, whether it administers vouchers, and whether its waitlist is currently open. Select a PHA for full contact details.

PHA Name	City	Units	Vouchers	Waitlist
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District	Birmingham	10,152	Yes	Closed
Mobile Housing Authority	Mobile	6,265	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery	Montgomery	4,302	Yes	Closed
The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville	Huntsville	3,520	Yes	Closed
Ha Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	2,907	Yes	Closed
Jefferson County Housing Authority	Birmingham	2,863	Yes	Closed
The Housing Authority of the City of Prichard	Prichard	2,751	Yes	Closed
Phenix City Housing Authority	Phenix City	1,766	Yes	Closed
Selma Housing Authority	Selma	1,759	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Dothan	Dothan	1,662	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Decatur	Decatur	1,659	Yes	Closed
South Central Alabama Regional Ha	Troy	1,380	Yes	Closed
Ha Bessemer	Bessemer	1,293	Yes	Closed
Greater Gadsden	Gadsden	1,166	Yes	Closed
Anniston Ha	Anniston	1,006	Yes	Closed
Sheffield Housing Authority	Sheffield	824	Yes	Closed
Boaz Housing Authority	Boaz	824	Yes	Closed
Eufaula Housing Authority	Eufaula	813	Yes	Closed
Ha Northport	Northport	799	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Alexander City	Alexander City	746	Yes	Closed
Ha Auburn	Auburn	734	Yes	Closed
Florence H/A	Florence	691	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Ozark	Ozark	664	Yes	Closed
Sylacauga Housing Authority	Sylacauga	625	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Jasper	Jasper	619	Yes	Closed
Albertville Housing Authority	Albertville	565	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Hamilton, Alabama	Hamilton	551	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Talladega, Al	Talladega	534	Yes	Closed
Opelika Housing Authority	Opelika	531	Yes	Closed
The Guntersville Housing Authority	Guntersville	523	Yes	Closed
Ha Cullman	Cullman	513	Yes	Closed
Walker County Housing Authority	Dora	496	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Fort Payne	Fort Payne	398	Yes	Closed
Ha Jacksonville	Jacksonville	394	Yes	Closed
Ha Foley	Foley	374	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Lanett, Al	Lanett	362	No	Closed
Ha Leeds	Leeds	345	Yes	Closed
Enterprise Housing Authority	Enterprise	343	Yes	Closed
Ha Russellville	Russellville	302	Yes	Closed
Top of Alabama Regional Housing Authority	Boaz	299	No	Closed
Fairfield Housing Authority	Fairfield	298	No	Closed
Evergreen Housing Authority	Evergreen	296	Yes	Closed
Ha Troy	Troy	289	Yes	Closed
Haleyville Housing Authority	Haleyville	275	No	Closed
Ha Opp	Opp	274	Yes	Closed
Lineville Housing Authority	Lineville	250	Yes	Closed
Ha Columbiana	Columbiana	246	Yes	Closed
Ha Elba	Elba	244	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Tuscumbia	Tuscumbia	241	No	Closed
Gordo Housing Authority	Gordo	230	Yes	Closed
H A Oneonta	Oneonta	220	Yes	Closed
Ha Samson	Samson	213	No	Closed
Ha Piedmont	Piedmont	210	No	Closed
York Housing Authority	York	194	Yes	Closed
Childersburg Housing Authority	Childersburg	190	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Greene County, Al	Eutaw	187	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Hartselle	Hartselle	186	No	Closed
Tuskegee Housing Authority	Tuskegee Institute	185	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Guin, Alabama	Guin	182	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Greenville	Greenville	181	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Demopolis, Al	Demopolis	180	No	Closed
Ha Scottsboro	Scottsboro	179	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Clanton	Clanton	178	No	Closed
Ha Arab	Arab	177	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Aliceville	Aliceville	173	No	Closed
Tallassee Housing Authority	Tallassee	172	Yes	Closed
Ha Atmore	Atmore	168	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Red Bay	Red Bay	163	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Centre, Al	Centre	160	No	Closed
Regional Ha of Lawrence, Cullman & Morgan Counties	Hartselle	156	No	Closed
Uniontown Housing Authority	Uniontown	152	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Fayette	Fayette	151	No	Closed
Mobile County Housing Authority	Citronelle	148	Yes	Closed
Winfield Housing Authority	Winfield	147	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Prattville, Al	Prattville	146	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Vernon, Al	Vernon	145	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Luverne, Al	Luverne	141	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Calera	Calera	126	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Sulligent, Al	Sulligent	123	No	Closed
Phil Campbell Housing Authority	Phil Campbell	118	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Carbon Hill	Carbon Hill	110	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Livingston	Livingston	110	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Attalla	Attalla	108	No	Closed
Ha Bay Minette	Bay Minette	107	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Brantley	Brantley	100	No	Closed
Ha Monroeville	Monroeville	100	No	Closed
Rainsville Housing Authority	Rainsville	98	No	Closed
Altoona Housing Authority	Altoona	97	No	Closed
Tarrant Housing Authority	Tarrant	96	No	Closed
Ha Midland City	Midland City	96	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Boston	Brilliant	90	No	Closed
Stevenson Housing Authority	Stevenson	90	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Blountsville, Al	Blountsville	88	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Brewton	Brewton	80	No	Closed
Pell City Housing Authority	Pell City	78	No	Closed
Ha Ashford	Ashford	76	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Dadeville	Dadeville	74	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Montevallo	Montevallo	71	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Daleville	Daleville	70	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Brent	Brent	69	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro	Greensboro	66	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	62	No	Closed
Hackleburg Housing Authority	Hackleburg	61	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Hobson City	Hobson City	60	No	Closed
Ragland Housing Authority	Ragland	60	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Reform	Reform	60	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Berry	Berry	60	No	Closed
Collinsville Housing Authority	Collinsville	60	No	Closed
Ha Cordova	Cordova	60	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Moulton, Al	Moulton	58	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Marion, Al	Marion	57	No	Closed
Cottonwood Housing Authority	Cottonwood	53	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Hanceville	Hanceville	51	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Roanoke, Al	Roanoke	50	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Headland, Al	Headland	50	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Linden	Linden	50	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Eutaw	Eutaw	49	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Valley	Valley	49	No	Closed
Ha Millport	Millport	44	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Florala	Florala	42	No	Closed
Sumiton Housing Authority	Sumiton	41	No	Closed
Brundidge Housing Authority	Brundidge	41	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of New Brockton	New Brockton	40	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Clayton	Clayton	40	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Goodwater	Goodwater	40	No	Closed
Abbeville Housing Authority	Abbeville	40	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Hartford	Hartford	34	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Heflin	Heflin	34	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Newton	Newton	33	No	Closed
Vincent Housing Authority	Vincent	32	No	Closed
Crossville Housing Auhtority	Crossville	30	No	Closed
Washington County Housing Authority	Chatom	30	No	Closed
The Housing Authority of the City of Triana,	Madison	24	No	Closed
Bear Creek Housing Authority	Bear Creek	24	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Parrish	Parrish	18	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Columbia	Columbia	17	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Kennedy	Kennedy	14	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Slocomb	Slocomb	14	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Georgiana	Georgiana	—	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Athens, Al	Athens	—	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Ashland	Ashland	—	No	Closed
Ha Andalusia	Andalusia	—	No	Closed

Section 8 in Alabama

Each PHA in Alabama operates independently and sets its own payment standards, preferences, and waitlist policies within HUD guidelines. Payment standards — the maximum rent subsidy amount — are typically set between 90% and 110% of the local Fair Market Rent. PHAs in high-cost areas may apply to HUD for exception payment standards above 110% FMR.

How to apply for a voucher in Alabama

Applications are submitted to an individual PHA, not to the state or to HUD directly. Because demand far exceeds the number of available vouchers, most Alabama PHAs maintain a waitlist and only accept new applications during open enrollment periods. The "Waitlist" column above shows which agencies are currently accepting applications. To improve your odds, you can apply to more than one PHA whose jurisdiction you live in or are willing to move to. Eligibility depends mainly on household income relative to the area's income limits — generally at or below 50% of Area Median Income.