Section 8 in King County, WA
24,648 active Housing Choice Vouchers in King County, 96% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in King County?
No. Washington law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in King County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Washington HB 2578 (2018) bans SOI discrimination. Reasonable "screening" restrictions apply only to your share of rent.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
King County in the Seattle metro
King County is one of the counties inside the Seattle, WA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Seattle metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving King 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.
Seattle Housing Authority
Seattle · PHA code WA001
12,611 Section 8 unitsHa of King County
Tukwila · PHA code WA002
11,386 Section 8 unitsHa City of Renton
Renton · PHA code WA011
651 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in King County
King 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.
- 98001$2,490
- 98002$2,160
- 98003$2,190
- 98004$3,750
- 98005$2,930
- 98006$3,560
- 98007$3,030
- 98008$3,160
- 98010$2,640
- 98011$2,700
- 98014$2,340
- 98019$3,420
- 98022$2,160
- 98023$2,320
- 98024$2,470
- 98025$2,870
- 98027$2,920
- 98028$2,480
- 98029$3,310
- 98030$2,280
- 98031$2,310
- 98032$2,350
- 98033$3,260
- 98034$2,860
- 98038$2,850
- 98039$3,240
- 98040$3,020
- 98042$2,580
- 98045$2,660
- 98047$2,170
- 98050$2,720
- 98051$2,640
- 98052$3,110
- 98053$3,310
- 98055$2,580
- 98056$2,480
- 98057$2,210
- 98058$2,560
- 98059$2,690
- 98065$3,570
- 98070$2,160
- 98072$2,820
- 98074$3,440
- 98075$3,750
- 98077$2,990
- 98092$2,280
- 98101$3,470
- 98102$2,910
- 98103$2,990
- 98104$2,240
- 98105$2,730
- 98106$2,390
- 98107$2,990
- 98108$2,160
- 98109$3,400
- 98112$2,630
- 98115$2,890
- 98116$2,600
- 98117$2,730
- 98118$2,430
- 98119$2,690
- 98121$3,740
- 98122$3,110
- 98125$2,580
- 98126$2,210
- 98133$2,540
- 98134$2,410
- 98136$2,600
- 98144$2,560
- 98146$2,180
- 98148$2,240
- 98154$2,550
- 98155$2,480
- 98158$2,550
- 98164$2,240
- 98166$2,190
- 98168$2,230
- 98174$2,550
- 98177$2,650
- 98178$2,360
- 98188$2,160
- 98195$2,730
- 98198$2,180
- 98199$2,960
- 98224$2,160
- 98288$2,160
Find Section 8 apartments in King County
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Other Washington counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 2,254,371 · FIPS 53033.