Section 8 in Shawnee County, KS
1,385 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Shawnee County, 63% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Shawnee 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.
Shawnee County in the Topeka metro
Shawnee County is one of the counties inside the Topeka, KS core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Topeka metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Shawnee 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.
Topeka Housing Authority
Topeka · PHA code KS002
1,385 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Shawnee County
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Other Kansas counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 178,625 · FIPS 20177.