Section 8 in Clayton County, GA

1,895 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Clayton County, 88% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
1,895
Occupied
1,662
88% utilized
Housing authorities
1
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Unknown

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Clayton 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 Clayton County.

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

Clayton County in the Atlanta metro

Metro vouchers
53,637
Metro utilization
78%
Type
MSA
CBSA 12060

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

See Atlanta metro FMR + PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Clayton 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 the City of Jonesboro

    Jonesboro · PHA code GA228

    1,895 Section 8 units

Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Clayton 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 296,312 · FIPS 13063.