Section 8 in Chatham County, GA

3,438 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Chatham County, 85% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
3,438
Occupied
2,913
85% utilized
Housing authorities
1
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Unknown

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Chatham County?

Source-of-income protection status for Georgia is not yet in our database. Verify with a local attorney or the state civil-rights office before making a leasing decision in Chatham County.

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.

Chatham County in the Savannah metro

Metro vouchers
3,438
Metro utilization
85%
Type
MSA
CBSA 42340

Chatham County is one of the counties inside the Savannah, GA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.

See Savannah metro FMR + PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Chatham 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.

  • Housing Authority of Savannah

    Savannah · PHA code GA002

    3,438 Section 8 units

Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Chatham 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 Georgia counties

Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 296,266 · FIPS 13051.