Section 8 in Sumter County, GA
721 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Sumter County, 89% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Sumter 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 Sumter County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Sumter County in the Americus metro
Sumter County is one of the counties inside the Americus, GA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Americus metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Sumter 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 Americus
Americus · PHA code GA062
721 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Sumter 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 29,378 · FIPS 13261.