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Public Housing Map: Every HUD Public Housing Development
Where every public housing development run by a local housing agency is, and how many apartments each has.
The map shows 6,210 public housing developments. Texas has the most (449), then Pennsylvania (428) and Illinois (320).
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🔎About this data
Buildings run by public housing agencies. Section 8 voucher holders live in private rentals; their addresses are private and never shown.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Public Housing Developments
Coverage: Nationwide
How it was checked: Record count matched HUD's service; unit totals compared with HUD's Picture of Subsidized Households.
💬Questions and answers
How many public housing developments are there in the United States?
The map shows 6,210 public housing developments. Texas has the most (449), then Pennsylvania (428) and Illinois (320).
How many public housing apartments are there?
The 6,210 developments on the map have 852,766 apartments. New York City Housing Authority runs the most (143,171). Section 8 voucher holders rent privately and are not on the map.
Where does this data come from?
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Public Housing Developments. Coverage: Nationwide.
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Numbers computed from the live map data on October 23, 2026. Free to quote with credit to “Map the Block (maptheblock.com)”; see reuse terms.