Section 8 in Los Angeles County, CA

102,716 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Los Angeles County, 85% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
102,716
Occupied
87,654
85% utilized
Housing authorities
6
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Protected statewide
FEHA (SB 329)

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Los Angeles County?

No. California state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Los Angeles County.

FEHA (SB 329)

Government Code §12955 — voucher refusal prohibited.

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Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.

Los Angeles County in the Los Angeles metro

Metro vouchers
127,072
Metro utilization
85%
Type
MSA
CBSA 31080

Los Angeles County is one of the counties inside the Los Angeles, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.

See Los Angeles metro FMR + PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

    Los Angeles · PHA code CA004

    53,428 Section 8 units
  • Los Angeles County Development Authority

    Alhambra · PHA code CA002

    27,058 Section 8 units
  • City of Long Beach Housing Authority

    Long Beach · PHA code CA068

    7,862 Section 8 units
  • Housing Authority of the City of Glendale

    Glendale · PHA code CA114

    1,667 Section 8 units
  • Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica

    Santa Monica · PHA code CA111

    1,536 Section 8 units
  • City of Pasadena Housing Department

    Pasadena · PHA code CA079

    1,525 Section 8 units

Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Los Angeles 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 California counties

Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 9,936,690 · FIPS 06037.