Section 8 in Richland County, SC
6,940 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Richland County, 86% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Richland County?
Source-of-income protection status for South Carolina is not yet in our database. Verify with a local attorney or the state civil-rights office before making a leasing decision in Richland County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Richland County in the Columbia metro
Richland County is one of the counties inside the Columbia, SC core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Columbia metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Richland 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 COLUMBIA
Columbia · PHA code SC002
4,723 Section 8 unitsSC STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Columbia · PHA code SC911
2,217 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Cayce
Columbia · PHA code SC061
0 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Richland 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 South Carolina counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 416,161 · FIPS 45079.