Section 8 in Lake County, IL
4,943 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Lake County, 81% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Lake County?
No. Illinois state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Lake County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Lake County in the Chicago metro
Lake County is one of the counties inside the Chicago, IL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Chicago metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Lake 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 County of Lake, IL.
Grayslake · PHA code IL056
3,282 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Waukegan
Waukegan · PHA code IL026
1,115 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of North Chicago, IL
North Chicago · PHA code IL107
546 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Lake 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 Illinois counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 713,159 · FIPS 17097.