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Public Housing Authority records in Minnesota

HUD PIH directory records for 135 Public Housing Authorities in Minnesota, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

135
PHAs in state
39,402
Authorized HCV units
4%
of all U.S. PHAs
15,505
Total HUD units

Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Minnesota PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.

PHAs in Minnesota by HUD size band

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 135 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Minnesota

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
135 PHAs · 39,402 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Minnesota ranks #6 of 51 by PHA headcount (135 authorities) and #24 of 51 by authorized HCV (39,402 units). National dual: Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20 (96 authorities).

  • 4% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #6 of 51 PHA count
  • #24 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Minnesota Tells You

Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as Minnesota: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #6 of 51 by headcount, with 135 records (4% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 39,402 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 15,505 total units. A majority of MN records - 75 of 135 (56%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside MN metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.

PHAs in Minnesota

Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.

#Public Housing AuthorityCitySection 8 unitsTotal units
1Metropolitan Council-7,1360
2PHA in and for the City of Minneapolis-6,7795,906
3Public Housing Agency of the City of St Paul-5,086418
4Dakota County Cda-2,838203
5HRA of Duluth, Minnesota-2,180362
6HRA of ST. Cloud, Minnesota-1,022291
7Nw Mn Multi-County Hra-995103
8Clay County Hra-7610
9South Central Multi County Hra-7120
10Olmsted County Hra-69790
11Mankato Eda-678130
12HRA of Virginia, Minnesota-587275
13Hra in and for the City of Bloomington-5650
14Southeast Mn Multi-County Hra-552110
15Scott County Community Development Agency-4550
16Kandiyohi County Hra-423174
17Rice County Hra-4080
18Housing Authority of St Louis Park, Minnesota-406276
19Hra in and for the City of Brainerd, Minnesota-324203
20Itasca County Hra-322132
21HRA of Bemidji, Minnesota-316120
22HRA of Worthington, Minnesota-307136
23Stearns County Hra-2910
24Washington County Cda-284118

Showing the top 24 of 135 HUD PHA records in Minnesota, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Minnesota PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Minnesota

Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:

Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory

Two cross-state peer sets for Minnesota, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (135 PHAs in MN).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (39,402 units in MN).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Minnesota

These are the highest published FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rents among HUD areas with a PlainVoucher detail page. They are reference amounts, not a local PHA payment-standard promise.

Browse every published payment-standard area →

HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Minnesota

Minnesota's HUD FMR areas show a mixed market lean: of 9 tracked areas, 7 (78%) priced above the local market, 2 sat inside HUD's 95–110% reference band, and 0 priced below the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.

This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →

Five-year HUD FMR change in Minnesota

HUD FMR rose strongly across Minnesota's 73 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 32.6%, from $734 in FY2021 to $973 in FY2026.

This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →

Nearby states

Minnesota borders 4 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:

Compare states and PHAs side by side →

Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Minnesota, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.

Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Minnesota. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with Minnesota's desk

Minnesota has 135 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.

  • Browse the Minnesota PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Minnesota PHAs
  • Look up Fair Market Rent schedules for metros in this state. Payment standards
  • Compare national PHA-count vs authorized-HCV dual rankings. Rankings
  • Compare land-border neighbors such as Iowa. Iowa

State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.