Section 8 · AL
Section 8 rent — Alabama
Fair Market Rents in Alabama for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
Alabama counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Autauga County$1,016/mo
- Baldwin County$1,345/mo
- Barbour County$776/mo
- Bibb County$1,266/mo
- Blount County$1,266/mo
- Bullock County$776/mo
- Butler County$837/mo
- Calhoun County$962/mo
- Chambers County$1,002/mo
- Cherokee County$844/mo
- Chilton County$970/mo
- Choctaw County$778/mo
- Clarke County$791/mo
- Clay County$776/mo
- Cleburne County$867/mo
- Coffee County$933/mo
- Colbert County$1,000/mo
- Conecuh County$776/mo
- Coosa County$776/mo
- Covington County$776/mo
- Crenshaw County$776/mo
- Cullman County$879/mo
- Dale County$776/mo
- Dallas County$836/mo
- DeKalb County$776/mo
- Elmore County$1,016/mo
- Escambia County$776/mo
- Etowah County$927/mo
- Fayette County$776/mo
- Franklin County$776/mo
- Geneva County$950/mo
- Greene County$1,140/mo
- Hale County$1,169/mo
- Henry County$878/mo
- Houston County$950/mo
- Jackson County$776/mo
- Jefferson County$1,266/mo
- Lamar County$776/mo
- Lauderdale County$1,000/mo
- Lawrence County$961/mo
- Lee County$1,181/mo
- Limestone County$1,310/mo
- Lowndes County$1,016/mo
- Macon County$995/mo
- Madison County$1,310/mo
- Marengo County$783/mo
- Marion County$776/mo
- Marshall County$776/mo
- Mobile County$1,083/mo
- Monroe County$776/mo
- Montgomery County$1,016/mo
- Morgan County$961/mo
- Perry County$803/mo
- Pickens County$776/mo
- Pike County$912/mo
- Randolph County$778/mo
- Russell County$1,088/mo
- Shelby County$1,266/mo
- St. Clair County$1,266/mo
- Sumter County$827/mo
- Talladega County$814/mo
- Tallapoosa County$857/mo
- Tuscaloosa County$1,169/mo
- Walker County$886/mo
- Washington County$983/mo
- Wilcox County$843/mo
- Winston County$776/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in Alabama?
Section 8 is anchored to HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent. Select a county below for the 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom figures, then expect the PHA's payment standard between 90% and 110% of each one.
Is the payment standard higher or lower than FMR in Alabama?
It depends on your county's public housing authority. PHAs set payment standards anywhere from 90% to 110% of the county FMR, so the actual voucher amount can be up to 10% above or below the published figure.
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