NC · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in North Carolina
HUD PIH directory records for 123 Public Housing Authorities in North Carolina, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 123
- PHAs in state
- 73,360
- Authorized HCV units
- 3%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 24,455
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all North Carolina 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 North Carolina by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 123 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in North Carolina
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- Inlivian
Inlivian
8,930 vouchers
- HA Greensboro
Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro
5,264 vouchers
- HA Winston-Salem
Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem
4,788 vouchers
- HA Raleigh
Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh
4,301 vouchers
- HA Asheville 3,422
Housing Authority of the City of Asheville
3,422 vouchers
- The HA Durham 3,243
The Housing Authority of the City of Durham
3,243 vouchers
- Northwestern Regional HA 2,193
Northwestern Regional Housing Authority
2,193 vouchers
- Fayetteville Metropolitan HA 2,109
Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority
2,109 vouchers
- HA Wilmington 2,083
Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington
2,083 vouchers
- Western Piedmont Council of Governments 1,952
Western Piedmont Council of Governments
1,952 vouchers
- HA High Point 1,872
Housing Authority of the City of High Point
1,872 vouchers
- Gastonia HA 1,749
Gastonia Housing Authority
1,749 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, North Carolina ranks #11 of 51 by PHA headcount (123 authorities) and #10 of 51 by authorized HCV (73,360 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).
- 3% of all U.S. PHAs
- #11 of 51 PHA count
- #10 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for North Carolina Tells You
Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as North Carolina: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #11 of 51 by headcount, with 123 records (3% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 73,360 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 24,455 total units. 58 of these records (47%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside NC 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 North Carolina
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.
Showing the top 24 of 123 HUD PHA records in North Carolina, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all North Carolina PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in North Carolina
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 North Carolina, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (123 PHAs in NC).
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (73,360 units in NC).
- Georgia · 71,997 HCV units
- Washington · 68,087 HCV units
- Virginia · 61,522 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in North Carolina
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.
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA · $1,750/mo for 2 BR
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,711/mo for 2 BR
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567/mo for 2 BR
- Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,426/mo for 2 BR
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA · $1,358/mo for 2 BR
- Burlington, NC MSA · $1,348/mo for 2 BR
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330/mo for 2 BR
- Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,287/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in North Carolina
Most of North Carolina's HUD FMR areas price above the local market: of 16 tracked areas, 13 (81%) published two-bedroom FMR amounts sat at least 10% above the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent, versus 1 below it and 2 inside HUD's 95–110% reference band.
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 North Carolina
HUD FMR rose strongly across North Carolina's 83 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 33.6%, from $747 in FY2021 to $998 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
North Carolina borders 4 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
- Georgia · GA
- South Carolina · SC
- Tennessee · TN
- Virginia · VA
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 North Carolina, 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 North Carolina. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with North Carolina's desk
North Carolina has 123 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 North Carolina PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. North Carolina 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 Georgia. Georgia
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.