Section 8 in Philadelphia County, PA
25,063 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Philadelphia County, 88% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Philadelphia County?
In most of the state, yes. Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Philadelphia County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. Local ordinances may apply.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Philadelphia County in the Philadelphia metro
Philadelphia County is one of the counties inside the Philadelphia, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Philadelphia metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Philadelphia 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.
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Philadelphia · PHA code PA002
25,063 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Philadelphia County
Philadelphia 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.
- 19102$2,720
- 19103$2,720
- 19104$1,800
- 19106$2,720
- 19107$2,670
- 19108$2,470
- 19109$1,720
- 19111$1,610
- 19112$1,720
- 19114$1,740
- 19115$1,560
- 19116$1,560
- 19118$2,290
- 19119$1,630
- 19120$1,470
- 19121$1,570
- 19122$1,660
- 19123$2,310
- 19124$1,400
- 19125$2,300
- 19126$1,470
- 19127$2,300
- 19128$2,060
- 19129$2,010
- 19130$2,510
- 19131$1,800
- 19132$1,420
- 19133$1,280
- 19134$1,530
- 19135$1,610
- 19136$1,510
- 19137$1,590
- 19138$1,560
- 19139$1,500
- 19140$1,460
- 19141$1,370
- 19142$1,520
- 19143$1,520
- 19144$1,620
- 19145$1,800
- 19146$2,330
- 19147$2,380
- 19148$1,880
- 19149$1,810
- 19150$1,650
- 19151$1,460
- 19152$1,620
- 19153$1,790
- 19154$1,820
Find Section 8 apartments in Philadelphia County
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Other Pennsylvania counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,593,208 · FIPS 42101.