Section 8 in Charleston County, SC
5,252 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Charleston County, 89% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Charleston County?
Source-of-income protection status for South Carolina is not yet in our database. Verify with a local attorney or the state civil-rights office before making a leasing decision in Charleston County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Charleston County in the Charleston metro
Charleston County is one of the counties inside the Charleston, SC core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Charleston metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Charleston 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 N CHARLESTON
North Charleston · PHA code SC057
2,336 Section 8 unitsHOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON
Charleston · PHA code SC001
1,804 Section 8 unitsCHARLESTON CO HSG & REDEV AUTH
Charleston · PHA code SC056
1,112 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Charleston 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 South Carolina counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 409,840 · FIPS 45019.