Section 8 in Dawson County, NE
220 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Dawson County, 73% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Dawson County?
Source-of-income protection status for Nebraska 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.
Dawson County in the Lexington metro
Dawson County is one of the counties inside the Lexington, NE core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Lexington metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Dawson 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.
Lexington Housing Authority
Lexington · PHA code NE010
158 Section 8 unitsCozad Housing Authority
Cozad · PHA code NE083
62 Section 8 unitsGothenburg Housing Authority
Gothenburg · PHA code NE120
68 units total
Find Section 8 apartments in Dawson County
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Other Nebraska counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 24,037 · FIPS 31047.