This page is a directory of federal housing data for Kentucky: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.
Housing authorities
117
Counties with income limits
120
HUD-recorded properties
1,516
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
98
What these records do and do not tell you
A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.
Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.
Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.
Kentucky at a glance
Federal housing records for Kentucky
Housing authorities recorded by HUD
117
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract
40,745
Public housing developments
173 (21,233 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties
488 (25,333 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties
855
Counties with FY2026 income limits
120
Fair Market Rent areas
98
Housing authorities in Kentucky
These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.
Authority
HUD code
City
Vouchers
Phone
Louisville Metro Housing Authority
KY001
Louisville
12,738
(502) 569-3400
Kentucky Housing Corporation-State Agency
KY901
Frankfort
6,221
(502) 564-7630
Housing Authority of Lexington
KY004
Lexington
3,483
(859) 281-5060
Cumberland Valley Regional Housing Authority
KY160
Barbourville
1,578
(606) 546-9324
Housing Authority of Covington
KY002
Covington
1,203
(859) 292-2145
Housing Authority of Hopkinsville
KY011
Hopkinsville
1,061
(270) 887-4275
Boone County Fiscal Court
KY135
Burlington
1,013
(859) 334-2105
Housing Authority of Owensboro
KY009
Owensboro
874
(270) 683-5365
Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency Inc
KY161
Wurtland
795
(606) 836-0911
City of Richmond Section 8 Housing Program
KY132
Richmond
774
(859) 353-5501
Campbell County Department of Housing
KY136
Newport
773
(859) 261-5200
Housing Authority of Henderson
KY012
Henderson
755
(270) 827-1294
City of Bowling Green Housing Division
KY171
Bowling Green
750
(270) 393-3715
Ashland Planning and CDA
KY142
Ashland
643
(606) 385-3317
Pike County Housing Authority
KY121
Pikeville
620
(606) 432-4178
Housing Authority of Newport
KY015
Newport
614
(859) 581-2533
Housing Authority of Paducah
KY006
Paducah
601
(270) 443-3634
Lake Cumberland Housing Agency Inc
KY163
Jamestown
520
(270) 343-4740
Housing Authority of Frankfort
KY003
Frankfort
484
(502) 223-2148
Paris-Bourbon County Community Dev. Agency
KY140
Paris
472
(859) 987-1970
Housing Authority of Georgetown
KY061
Georgetown
418
(502) 863-3773
Pineville/Bell County Community Dev Agency
KY141
Pineville
405
(606) 337-7074
Housing Authority of Pikeville
KY107
Pikeville
363
(606) 432-8124
Housing Authority of Glasgow
KY026
Glasgow
343
(270) 651-3859
Laurel County Section 8 Housing
KY169
London
335
(606) 878-0512
Housing Authority of Floyd County
KY157
Langley
326
(606) 285-3833
Housing Authority of Somerset
KY008
Somerset
322
(606) 679-1332
Housing Authority of Mayfield
KY040
Mayfield
307
(270) 247-6391
Danville Community Development Agency
KY138
Danville
301
(859) 236-0039
Campbellsville Housing and Redevelopment Authority
KY047
Campbellsville
278
(270) 465-3576
Housing Authority of Madisonville
KY007
Madisonville
258
(270) 821-5517
Housing Authority of Cynthiana
KY021
Cynthiana
203
(859) 234-5388
Housing Authority of Bardstown
KY071
Bardstown
173
(502) 348-3525
Housing Authority of Prestonsburg
KY035
Prestonsburg
144
(606) 886-2717
HA of Lawrence County
KY086
Louisa
130
(606) 638-9414
Housing Authority of Greensburg
KY053
Greensburg
121
(270) 932-4296
Housing Authority of Maysville
KY017
Maysville
111
(606) 564-4409
Housing Authority of Paintsville
KY027
Paintsville
91
(606) 789-1782
Housing Authority of Lebanon
KY022
Lebanon
75
(270) 692-3481
Housing Authority of Springfield
KY056
Springfield
69
(859) 336-7645
Housing Authority of Albany
KY046
Albany
—
(606) 387-7708
Housing Authority of Ashland
KY074
Ashland
—
(606) 325-7112
Housing Authority of Barbourville
KY028
Barbourville
—
(606) 546-3567
Housing Authority of Beattyville
KY058
Beattyville
—
(606) 464-8471
Housing Authority of Beaver Dam
KY122
Beaver Dam
—
(270) 274-7504
Housing Authority of Benton
KY091
Benton
—
(270) 527-3626
Housing Authority of Berea
KY090
Berea
—
(859) 986-4436
Housing Authority of Bowling Green
KY063
Bowling Green
—
(270) 843-6071
Housing Authority of Burkesville
KY055
Burkesville
—
(270) 864-5111
Housing Authority of Cadiz
KY042
Cadiz
—
(270) 522-3916
Housing Authority of Carrollton
KY057
Carrollton
—
(502) 732-4330
Housing Authority of Catlettsburg
KY033
Catlettsburg
—
(606) 739-6851
Housing Authority of Central City
KY070
Central City
—
(270) 754-2521
Housing Authority of Columbia
KY064
Columbia
—
(270) 384-2271
Housing Authority of Corbin
KY010
Corbin
—
(606) 528-5104
Housing Authority of Cumberland
KY029
Cumberland
—
(606) 589-4600
Housing Authority of Danville
KY014
Danville
—
(859) 236-6116
Housing Authority of Dawson Springs
KY075
Dawson Springs
—
(270) 797-2512
Housing Authority of Dayton
KY129
Dayton
—
(859) 491-7749
Housing Authority of Dry Ridge
KY158
Dry Ridge
—
(859) 824-4432
Housing Authority of Elizabethtown
KY054
Elizabethtown
—
(270) 765-2092
Housing Authority of Eminence
KY078
Eminence
—
(502) 845-4769
Housing Authority of Falmouth
KY059
Falmouth
—
(859) 654-8492
Housing Authority of Flemingsburg
KY060
Flemingsburg
—
(606) 845-1651
Housing Authority of Franklin
KY099
Franklin
—
(270) 586-8500
Housing Authority of Fulton
KY043
Fulton
—
(270) 472-1115
Housing Authority of Greenville
KY100
Greenville
—
(270) 338-5900
Housing Authority of Harlan
KY077
Harlan
—
(606) 573-5800
Housing Authority of Harrodsburg
KY062
Harrodsburg
—
(859) 734-4447
Housing Authority of Hazard
KY024
Hazard
—
(606) 436-5741
Housing Authority of Hickman
KY037
Hickman
—
(270) 236-2888
Housing Authority of Hodgenville
KY083
Hodgenville
—
(270) 358-4705
Housing Authority of Horse Cave
KY067
Horse Cave
—
(270) 786-2481
Housing Authority of Irvine
KY036
Irvine
—
(606) 723-3116
Housing Authority of Irvington
KY101
Irvington
—
(270) 547-7648
Housing Authority of Jackson
KY045
Jackson
—
(606) 666-2859
Housing Authority of Knott County
KY096
Hindman
—
(859) 276-5388
Housing Authority of Lancaster
KY052
Lancaster
—
(859) 792-3813
Housing Authority of Liberty
KY073
Liberty
—
(606) 787-7821
Housing Authority of London
KY065
London
—
(606) 864-5474
Showing the 80 largest of 117 recorded authorities by voucher count.
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Counties in Kentucky
Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.
HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026
Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).
These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).