Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#6,148
AI visibility: Grade B
72
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
3.7M
per month, estimated
Keywords
182.6K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
3.7M organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
137 lines AI engines can read
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hud.gov Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (Government) is ranked #6,148 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, up 10 places from #6,158 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 3.7 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 182,600 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 72 out of 100 (grade B), with a published llms.txt of 137 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #6,148 | ▲ 10 |
| July 2026 | #6,158 | ▼ 264 |
| June 2026 | #5,894 | — |
| May 2026 | #5,894 | ▼ 463 |
| April 2026 | #5,431 | ▲ 39 |
| March 2026 | #5,470 | ▲ 57 |
| February 2026 | #5,527 | — |
What this company does
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development operates as the main federal agency responsible for national housing policy and related community development efforts. It runs programs that support homeownership opportunities, maintain affordable rental options, and address homelessness through direct assistance and local partnerships. HUD also provides oversight for public housing authorities and distributes fun…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue. 3 high-priority issues.
hud.gov Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send hud.gov an estimated 3.7 million visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 3.7 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 182,600 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 20 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
3.7M
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
3.7M
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
hud.gov AI Visibility
hud.gov scores 72 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade B. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (5/10) and Company profile (22/25).
Grade B
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
0/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
hud.gov LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on hud.gov runs to 137 lines (7,090 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)". It tells AI engines the business works in Government, Housing and Public Services. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Public Housing Program at Free or subsidized based on income. Services it lists include Fair Housing Enforcement, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Housing Counseling Services. The audience it names is Low-income families, Elderly, Individuals with disabilities, Community organizations, aged All ages (United States). Technologies it mentions include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Drupal and AWS. The keywords it claims start with "HUD", "affordable housing", "public housing" and "housing assistance". It gives the company type as Public and says it is hiring.
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
137
In the file
Size
7.1K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 8, 2026
What the file says
# U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ## About The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a federal agency dedicated to creating strong, sustainable, and inclusive communities by providing quality affordable housing for all. HUD supports low-income families, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities through various housing assistance programs. The agency also enforces fair housing laws and funds community development initiatives to improve living conditions across the United States. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for Americans by ensuring access to safe and affordable homes. **Areas of Work:** Government, Housing, Public Services ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://hud.gov - **Address:** 451 7th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20410, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +1-202-708-1112 - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 8AM-5PM - **Timezone:** America/New_York - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Public - **Employees:** 8,000 employees - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Public Housing Program** (Free or subsidized based on income): Provides affordable rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities through local housing authorities. - **Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher** (Subsidized based on income): Assists v
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Public Housing ProgramFree or subsidized based on income
- Section 8 Housing Choice VoucherSubsidized based on income
- HOME Investment Partnerships ProgramGrant-based funding
Services it tells AI about
- Fair Housing EnforcementFree service
- Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)Grant-based funding
- Housing Counseling ServicesFree or low-cost service
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Low-income families, Elderly, Individuals with disabilities, Community organizations · All ages · United States
Company type
Public · actively hiring
hud.gov Organic Keywords
Google lists hud.gov for about 182,600 keywords, which together bring an estimated 3.7 million organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
182.6K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
3.7M
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
hud.gov SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of hud.gov scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement a Sitemap
- CriticalOptimize Page Speed
- CriticalImprove Accessibility Features
- HighEnhance Meta Tags
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
hud.gov Competitors and Alternatives
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s company profile names fanniemae.com and freddiemac.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds va.gov, usda.gov and habitat.org. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are gumtree.com, anlian.co, revolve.com and wpzoom.com.
hud.gov Company Profile
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development operates as the main federal agency responsible for national housing policy and related community development efforts. It runs programs that support homeownership opportunities, maintain affordable rental options, and address homelessness through direct assistance and local partnerships. HUD also provides oversight for public housing authorities and distributes fun…
Founded in 1965 (about 61 years ago), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is based in Washington, D.c., United States. Its workforce is listed as more than 5,001 employees. Its profile files it under Government, with further tags for Housing, Public Services and Non-Profit. Products on record for it: Housing Assistance Programs, Community Development Grants and Fair Housing Enforcement. Its tagline reads: "HUD Home | HUD.gov".
- Sector
- Government
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.c., United States
- Founded
- 1965
- Employees
- 5001+
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Housing Assistance Programs, Community Development Grants, Fair Housing Enforcement
hud.gov Traffic by Country
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