Section 8 in Philadelphia County, PA
25,063 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Philadelphia County, 88% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Philadelphia County?
Some jurisdictions in Pennsylvania prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Philadelphia 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.
Philadelphia County in the Philadelphia metro
Philadelphia County is one of the counties inside the Philadelphia, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Philadelphia metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Philadelphia 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.
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Philadelphia · PHA code PA002
25,063 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Philadelphia 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 1,593,208 · FIPS 42101.