Largest Housing Authorities in South Carolina
By voucher allocation. These five PHAs administer the bulk of Section 8 vouchers in South Carolina.
All 42 Housing Authorities in South Carolina
Click any PHA card for current payment standards, contact info, and the ZIPs they serve.
CHARLESTON CO HSG & REDEV AUTH
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF DARLINGTON
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ABBEVILLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AIKEN
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ANDERSON
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEAUFORT
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BENNETTSVILLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CHERAW
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CHESTER
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CONWAY
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF EASLEY
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF FLORENCE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF FORT MILL
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GEORGETOWN
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GREENWOOD
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GREER
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF HARTSVILLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KINGSTREE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAKE CITY
Housing Authority of Lancaster
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAURENS
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MARION
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MULLINS
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MYRTLE BEACH
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF N CHARLESTON
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEWBERRY
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ROCK HILL
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SUMTER
Housing Authority of the City of Cayce
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GAFFNEY
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF UNION
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF WOODRUFF
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF YORK
MARLBORO CO HSG & REDEV AUTHORITY
SC REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO 1
SC REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO 3
SC STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Spartanburg Housing
THE GREENVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
About Section 8 in South Carolina
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is administered locally by each Public Housing Authority. In South Carolina, 42 PHAs administer approximately 30,771 vouchers. 10 PHAs use Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) — ZIP-code-level rent caps that more accurately reflect neighborhood rental markets.
Each PHA sets its own payment standards — typically between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent — that determine the maximum monthly Housing Assistance Payment. Landlords participating in the program can charge rent up to the payment standard (or higher with tenant approval at lease initiation, capped by rent reasonableness).