Top Public Housing Authorities

With more than 180,000 public housing units, the New York City Housing Authority is by far the nation's largest public housing authority (PHA).

Here are the Top 10 PHAs based on the number of public housing units:

New York City Housing Authority — 180,263

Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration — 55,840

Chicago Housing Authority — 26,333

Philadelphia Housing Authority — 16,813

Housing Authority of Baltimore City — 12,591

Boston Housing Authority — 11,844

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority — 11,258

Miami-Dade Housing Authority: — 9,503

D.C. Housing Authority — 8,949

Newark Housing Authority — 8,875

Total — 342,269

Here are the Top 10 authorities based on Sec. 8 vouchers:

New York City Housing Authority — 98,437

Chicago Housing Authority — 49,819

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles — 45,596

New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development — 30,090

Michigan State Housing Development Authority — 24,368

New Jersey Department of Community Affairs — 21,147

Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles — 21,057

Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development — 19,803

Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta — 18,762

Philadelphia Housing Authority — 18,558

Total — 347,637

SOURCE: Department of Housing and Urban Development, March 2010