Section 8 Housing in Wyoming
2,609 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 2 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Wyoming.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Wyoming?
In most of the state, yes. Wyoming has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Wyoming can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for Wyoming
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for Wyoming ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in WyomingExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in WyomingMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
All Section 8 markets in Wyoming
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Section 8 by county in Wyoming
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Laramie County1,964 vouchers
- Natrona County645 vouchers
- Sweetwater County71 vouchers
- Albany County
- Big Horn County
- Campbell County
- Carbon County
- Converse County
- Crook County
- Fremont County
- Goshen County
- Hot Springs County
- Johnson County
- Lincoln County
- Niobrara County
- Park County
- Platte County
- Sheridan County
- Sublette County
- Teton County
- Uinta County
- Washakie County
- Weston County
Section 8 in Wyoming: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Wyoming?
- In most of the state, yes. Wyoming has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Wyoming can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in Wyoming?
- HUD data shows about 2,609 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 2 Wyoming markets we track, administered by 8 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in Wyoming?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of Wyoming's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in Wyoming
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.