Section 8 in Sacramento County, CA
13,790 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Sacramento County, 91% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Sacramento County?
No. California law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Sacramento County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
California FEHA source-of-income protection (SB 329 / Gov. Code 12955)
Statewide: landlords may not refuse Section 8/HCV vouchers as a source of income.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Sacramento County in the Sacramento metro
Sacramento County is one of the counties inside the Sacramento, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Sacramento metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Sacramento 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.
County of Sacramento Housing Authority
Sacramento · PHA code CA007
13,790 Section 8 unitsCity of Sacramento Housing Authority
Sacramento · PHA code CA005
1,237 units total
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Sacramento County
Sacramento 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.
- 95608$2,190
- 95610$2,410
- 95615$1,350
- 95621$2,180
- 95624$2,510
- 95626$2,130
- 95628$2,480
- 95630$3,010
- 95632$1,950
- 95638$2,200
- 95639$2,710
- 95641$1,370
- 95652$2,470
- 95655$3,070
- 95660$2,090
- 95662$2,440
- 95670$2,160
- 95671$3,010
- 95673$2,300
- 95680$1,950
- 95683$3,370
- 95690$1,720
- 95693$2,480
- 95742$3,380
- 95757$3,280
- 95758$2,460
- 95811$2,380
- 95814$2,120
- 95815$1,860
- 95816$2,730
- 95817$2,040
- 95818$2,520
- 95819$2,640
- 95820$1,980
- 95821$1,990
- 95822$2,090
- 95823$1,980
- 95824$1,800
- 95825$2,260
- 95826$2,180
- 95827$2,290
- 95828$2,100
- 95829$2,720
- 95830$2,730
- 95831$2,550
- 95832$2,470
- 95833$2,480
- 95834$2,310
- 95835$2,840
- 95837$1,990
- 95838$2,080
- 95841$2,100
- 95842$2,070
- 95843$2,680
- 95864$2,370
Find Section 8 apartments in Sacramento County
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Other California counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,579,211 · FIPS 06067.