Section 8 in Mobile County, AL
7,694 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Mobile County, 81% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Mobile County?
In most of the state, yes. Alabama has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Mobile 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.
Mobile County in the Mobile metro
Mobile County is one of the counties inside the Mobile, AL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Mobile metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Mobile 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.
Mobile Housing Authority
Mobile · PHA code AL002
4,973 Section 8 unitsthe Housing Authority of the City of Prichard
Prichard · PHA code AL169
2,623 Section 8 unitsMobile County Housing Authority
Citronelle · PHA code AL202
98 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Mobile County
Mobile 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.
- 36505$1,440
- 36509$900
- 36512$1,180
- 36521$940
- 36522$900
- 36523$1,120
- 36525$1,020
- 36528$1,480
- 36541$1,080
- 36544$900
- 36560$1,000
- 36568$1,000
- 36571$1,080
- 36572$1,330
- 36575$1,150
- 36582$960
- 36587$990
- 36602$1,020
- 36603$900
- 36604$950
- 36605$1,100
- 36606$1,020
- 36607$1,050
- 36608$1,240
- 36609$1,090
- 36610$900
- 36611$1,040
- 36612$900
- 36613$1,230
- 36615$1,080
- 36617$1,140
- 36618$1,190
- 36619$1,130
- 36652$1,040
- 36663$980
- 36688$1,240
- 36693$1,140
- 36695$1,270
Find Section 8 apartments in Mobile County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Alabama counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 413,878 · FIPS 01097.