ND · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in North Dakota
HUD PIH directory records for 26 Public Housing Authorities in North Dakota, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 26
- PHAs in state
- 10,312
- Authorized HCV units
- 1%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 1,320
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all North Dakota 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 Dakota by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 26 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in North Dakota
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority
2,055 vouchers
- Grand Forks HA
Grand Forks Housing Authority
1,504 vouchers
- Burleigh County HA
Burleigh County Housing Authority
1,156 vouchers
- Minot HA
Minot Housing Authority
1,154 vouchers
- Great Plains HA
Great Plains Housing Authority
1,057 vouchers
- Morton County HA 688
Morton County Housing Authority
688 vouchers
- HA Cass County 545
Housing Authority of Cass County
545 vouchers
- Stark County HA 518
Stark County Housing Authority
518 vouchers
- North Central HA 326
North Central Housing Authority
326 vouchers
- Barnes County HA 221
Barnes County Housing Authority
221 vouchers
- Pembina County HA 181
Pembina County Housing Authority
181 vouchers
- Richland County HA 156
Richland County Housing Authority
156 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, North Dakota ranks #37 of 51 by PHA headcount (26 authorities) and #44 of 51 by authorized HCV (10,312 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).
- 1% of all U.S. PHAs
- #37 of 51 PHA count
- #44 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for North Dakota Tells You
HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for North Dakota - #37 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 26 records (1% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 10,312 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 1,320 total units. 1 of these records (4%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside ND 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 Dakota
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 26 HUD PHA records in North Dakota, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all North Dakota PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in North Dakota
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 Dakota, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (26 PHAs in ND).
- New Mexico · 26 PHAs
- Maine · 24 PHAs
- Rhode Island · 28 PHAs
- Arizona · 23 PHAs
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (10,312 units in ND).
- Vermont · 9,457 HCV units
- New Hampshire · 12,119 HCV units
- Idaho · 8,077 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in North Dakota
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.
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175/mo for 2 BR
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112/mo for 2 BR
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089/mo for 2 BR
- McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,000/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in North Dakota
North Dakota's HUD FMR areas show a mixed market lean: of 4 tracked areas, 3 (75%) priced above the local market, 1 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 North Dakota
HUD FMR rose at a more moderate pace across North Dakota's 51 tracked areas, among the smaller five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 18.9%, from $734 in FY2021 to $873 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
Portability lets a household move a voucher across state lines. North Dakota's 3 bordering states in our directory:
- Minnesota · MN
- Montana · MT
- South Dakota · SD
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 Dakota, 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 Dakota. 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 Dakota's desk
North Dakota has 26 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 Dakota PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. North Dakota 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 Minnesota. Minnesota
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.