Section 8 in Palm Beach County, FL
9,229 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Palm Beach County, 84% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Palm Beach County?
Some jurisdictions in Florida prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Palm Beach County is inside a protected ordinance area before declining a voucher application.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Palm Beach County in the Miami metro
Palm Beach County is one of the counties inside the Miami, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Miami metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Palm Beach 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.
WEST PALM BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
West Palm Beach · PHA code FL009
4,061 Section 8 unitsPALM BEACH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
West Palm Beach · PHA code FL080
3,133 Section 8 unitsDELRAY BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
Delray Beach · PHA code FL083
1,166 Section 8 unitsHA BOCA RATON
Boca Raton · PHA code FL119
729 Section 8 unitsPAHOKEE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Pahokee · PHA code FL021
140 Section 8 unitsRIVIERA BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
Riviera Beach · PHA code FL076
0 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Palm Beach 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 Florida counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,494,805 · FIPS 12099.