Section 8 in Pierce County, WA
8,527 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Pierce County, 84% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Pierce County?
No. Washington state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Pierce County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Pierce County in the Seattle metro
Pierce County is one of the counties inside the Seattle, WA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Seattle metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Pierce 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.
HA City of Tacoma
Tacoma · PHA code WA005
5,379 Section 8 unitsHA Of Pierce County
Puyallup · PHA code WA054
3,148 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Pierce 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 Washington counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 918,993 · FIPS 53053.