Section 8 in Dauphin County, PA
2,721 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Dauphin County, 81% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Dauphin County?
Some jurisdictions in Pennsylvania prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Dauphin 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.
Dauphin County in the Harrisburg metro
Dauphin County is one of the counties inside the Harrisburg, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Harrisburg metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Dauphin 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.
Harrisburg Housing Authority
Harrisburg · PHA code PA008
1,520 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the County of Dauphin
Steelton · PHA code PA035
1,201 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 286,108 · FIPS 42043.