Section 8 in Duval County, FL
8,501 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Duval County, 89% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Duval County?
Some jurisdictions in Florida prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Duval 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.
Duval County in the Jacksonville metro
Duval County is one of the counties inside the Jacksonville, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Jacksonville metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Duval 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.
Jacksonville Housing Authority
Jacksonville · PHA code FL001
8,501 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Duval 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 Florida counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 995,708 · FIPS 12031.