Section 8 in Fulton County, GA

24,144 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Fulton County, 84% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
24,144
Occupied
20,362
84% utilized
Housing authorities
6
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Unknown

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Fulton County?

Source-of-income protection status for Georgia is not yet in our database. Verify with a local attorney or the state civil-rights office before making a leasing decision in Fulton County.

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

Fulton County in the Atlanta metro

Metro vouchers
53,637
Metro utilization
78%
Type
MSA
CBSA 12060

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

See Atlanta metro FMR + PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Fulton 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 ATLANTA Georgia

    Atlanta · PHA code GA006

    22,186 Section 8 units
  • Housing Authority of Fulton County

    Atlanta · PHA code GA264

    960 Section 8 units
  • Housing Authority of the City of East Point

    East Point · PHA code GA078

    542 Section 8 units
  • Housing Authority of the City of College Park

    College Park · PHA code GA232

    428 Section 8 units
  • CITY OF ATLANTA, Dept. of Housing and Community Development

    Atlanta · PHA code GA269

    28 Section 8 units
  • Housing Authority of the City of Roswell

    Roswell · PHA code GA099

    0 Section 8 units

Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Fulton 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 Georgia counties

Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,061,944 · FIPS 13121.