Section 8 in Douglas County, KS
882 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Douglas County, 89% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Douglas County?
Source-of-income protection status for Kansas is not yet in our database. Check with local legal aid or the state civil-rights office before assuming either way.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Douglas County in the Lawrence metro
Douglas County is one of the counties inside the Lawrence, KS core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Lawrence metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Douglas 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.
Lawrence/Douglas County Housing Authority
Lawrence · PHA code KS053
882 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Douglas County
Douglas 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.
Find Section 8 apartments in Douglas 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 Kansas counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 119,094 · FIPS 20045.