Section 8 Housing in Minnesota
31,754 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 5 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Minnesota.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Minnesota?
No. Minnesota law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Minnesota. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Minnesota bans SOI discrimination statewide as of 2023.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
All Section 8 markets in Minnesota
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.
Minneapolis, MN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 33460
24,382 vouchersDuluth, MN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 20260
3,110 vouchersMankato, MN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 31860
1,700 vouchersSt. Cloud, MN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 41060
1,313 vouchersRochester, MN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 40340
1,249 vouchers
Section 8 by county in Minnesota
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Ramsey County12,569 vouchers
- Hennepin County8,236 vouchers
- Dakota County2,838 vouchers
- Saint Louis County2,767 vouchers
- Stearns County1,313 vouchers
- Polk County1,213 vouchers
- Blue Earth County988 vouchers
- Clay County761 vouchers
- Nicollet County712 vouchers
- Olmsted County697 vouchers
- Wabasha County552 vouchers
- Kandiyohi County548 vouchers
- Scott County455 vouchers
- Rice County408 vouchers
- Otter Tail County378 vouchers
- Crow Wing County324 vouchers
- Itasca County322 vouchers
- Beltrami County316 vouchers
- Nobles County307 vouchers
- Washington County284 vouchers
- Douglas County276 vouchers
- Todd County268 vouchers
- Becker County248 vouchers
- Mower County238 vouchers
- Stevens County212 vouchers
- Brown County204 vouchers
- Chippewa County202 vouchers
- Morrison County175 vouchers
- Goodhue County169 vouchers
- Kanabec County163 vouchers
- Carlton County159 vouchers
- Freeborn County159 vouchers
- Steele County157 vouchers
- Cass County141 vouchers
- Koochiching County128 vouchers
- Wadena County117 vouchers
- Meeker County97 vouchers
- Redwood County89 vouchers
- Swift County86 vouchers
- Grant County54 vouchers
- Big Stone County37 vouchers
- Aitkin County35 vouchers
Find Section 8 apartments in Minnesota
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.