Section 8 Housing in North Carolina
57,552 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 15 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in North Carolina.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in North Carolina?
In most of the state, yes. North Carolina has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in North Carolina can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide SOI protection in North Carolina. Landlords can refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
North Carolina metro guides
In-depth, source-cited guides: waitlist status, voucher-friendly neighborhoods, and who to call if you are turned away.
All Section 8 markets in North Carolina
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Charlotte, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 16740
15,430 vouchersGreensboro, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 24660
8,241 vouchersWinston, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 49180
6,622 vouchersRaleigh, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 39580
6,527 vouchersDurham, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 20500
4,436 vouchersAsheville, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 11700
4,284 vouchersWilmington, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 48900
2,793 vouchersFayetteville, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 22180
2,109 vouchersHickory, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 25860
1,952 vouchersGreenville, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 24780
1,475 vouchersBurlington, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 15500
1,005 vouchersRocky Mount, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 40580
912 vouchersJacksonville, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 27340
837 vouchersPinehurst, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 38240
631 vouchersGoldsboro, NC
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 24140
298 vouchers
Section 8 by county in North Carolina
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Mecklenburg County8,930 vouchers
- Guilford County7,136 vouchers
- Wake County5,893 vouchers
- Forsyth County5,638 vouchers
- Buncombe County3,422 vouchers
- Durham County3,243 vouchers
- Watauga County2,193 vouchers
- Cumberland County2,109 vouchers
- New Hanover County2,083 vouchers
- Catawba County1,952 vouchers
- Gaston County1,749 vouchers
- Chowan County1,603 vouchers
- Pitt County1,475 vouchers
- Rutherford County1,433 vouchers
- Northampton County1,376 vouchers
- Haywood County1,083 vouchers
- Robeson County1,055 vouchers
- Scotland County1,009 vouchers
- Alamance County1,005 vouchers
- Craven County1,005 vouchers
- Davidson County984 vouchers
- Lee County951 vouchers
- Rowan County937 vouchers
- Lenoir County889 vouchers
- Randolph County879 vouchers
- Onslow County837 vouchers
- Wilson County784 vouchers
- Iredell County732 vouchers
- Orange County687 vouchers
- Henderson County667 vouchers
- Johnston County634 vouchers
- Moore County631 vouchers
- Nash County592 vouchers
- Vance County586 vouchers
- Union County569 vouchers
- Cabarrus County569 vouchers
- Chatham County506 vouchers
- Brunswick County489 vouchers
- Columbus County485 vouchers
- Cherokee County473 vouchers
- Carteret County454 vouchers
- Beaufort County374 vouchers
- Stanly County338 vouchers
- Edgecombe County320 vouchers
- Wayne County298 vouchers
- Greene County290 vouchers
- Lincoln County275 vouchers
- Caswell County271 vouchers
- Bladen County232 vouchers
- Rockingham County226 vouchers
- Pender County221 vouchers
- Madison County195 vouchers
- Martin County161 vouchers
- Anson County135 vouchers
- Richmond County69 vouchers
Find Section 8 apartments in North Carolina
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.