Section 8 in Sacramento County, CA

13,790 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Sacramento County, 91% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
13,790
Occupied
12,558
91% utilized
Housing authorities
2
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Protected statewide
FEHA (SB 329)

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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.

Sacramento County in the Sacramento metro

Metro vouchers
17,397
Metro utilization
89%
Type
MSA
CBSA 40900

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

See Sacramento metro FMR + PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Sacramento 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.

  • County of Sacramento Housing Authority

    Sacramento · PHA code CA007

    13,790 Section 8 units
  • City of Sacramento Housing Authority

    Sacramento · PHA code CA005

    0 Section 8 units

Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Sacramento 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 1,579,211 · FIPS 06067.