Section 8 in Sacramento County, CA
13,790 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Sacramento County, 91% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Sacramento County?
No. California state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Sacramento County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Sacramento County in the Sacramento metro
Sacramento County is one of the counties inside the Sacramento, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Sacramento metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Sacramento County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own wait list, and does its own HQS inspections. If you accept a voucher tenant, the PHA whose jurisdiction covers the unit's ZIP is the one you'll be dealing with.
County of Sacramento Housing Authority
Sacramento · PHA code CA007
13,790 Section 8 unitsCity of Sacramento Housing Authority
Sacramento · PHA code CA005
0 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Sacramento County?
Fair Market Rent, payment standards and PHA-specific figures vary by ZIP. Look up your address to get the exact SAFMR (where it exists), the payment-standard range, and the PHA that will hold the voucher.
Other California counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,579,211 · FIPS 06067.