Section 8 in Jefferson County, AL
10,175 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Jefferson County, 91% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Jefferson County?
In most of the state, yes. Alabama has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Jefferson County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide SOI protection. Landlords can refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Jefferson County in the Birmingham metro
Jefferson County is one of the counties inside the Birmingham, AL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Birmingham metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Jefferson County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Birmingham · PHA code AL001
6,438 Section 8 unitsJefferson County Housing Authority
Birmingham · PHA code AL086
2,303 Section 8 unitsHa Bessemer
Bessemer · PHA code AL125
593 Section 8 unitsHa Leeds
Leeds · PHA code AL069
345 Section 8 unitsFairfield Housing Authority
Fairfield · PHA code AL010
298 units totalTarrant Housing Authority
Tarrant · PHA code AL013
96 units total
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Jefferson County
Jefferson County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 35005$1,160
- 35006$1,020
- 35020$1,040
- 35022$1,090
- 35023$1,310
- 35036$1,120
- 35060$1,110
- 35061$1,370
- 35062$1,020
- 35064$1,200
- 35068$1,280
- 35071$1,290
- 35073$1,100
- 35091$1,050
- 35094$1,090
- 35111$1,200
- 35116$1,100
- 35117$1,160
- 35118$1,070
- 35119$1,260
- 35126$1,320
- 35127$1,400
- 35173$1,490
- 35180$1,020
- 35181$1,160
- 35203$1,020
- 35204$1,020
- 35205$1,400
- 35206$1,150
- 35207$1,020
- 35208$1,070
- 35209$1,580
- 35210$1,230
- 35211$1,150
- 35212$1,020
- 35213$1,900
- 35214$1,100
- 35215$1,260
- 35216$1,590
- 35217$1,040
- 35218$1,030
- 35221$1,120
- 35222$1,170
- 35223$1,900
- 35224$1,110
- 35226$1,620
- 35228$1,150
- 35229$1,580
- 35233$1,730
- 35234$1,020
- 35235$1,360
- 35243$1,690
- 35249$1,730
- 35254$1,020
Find Section 8 apartments in Jefferson County
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Other Alabama counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 672,265 · FIPS 01073.