Section 8 in Howard County, MD
1,184 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Howard County, 74% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Howard County?
No. Maryland state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Howard County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Howard County in the Baltimore metro
Howard County is one of the counties inside the Baltimore, MD core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Baltimore metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Howard 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.
Howard County Housing Commission
Columbia · PHA code MD023
1,184 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Howard 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 Maryland counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 332,011 · FIPS 24027.