Section 8 · KY
Section 8 rent — Kentucky
Fair Market Rents in Kentucky for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
Kentucky counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Adair County$866/mo
- Allen County$996/mo
- Anderson County$1,042/mo
- Ballard County$1,072/mo
- Barren County$868/mo
- Bath County$866/mo
- Bell County$866/mo
- Boone County$1,353/mo
- Bourbon County$1,272/mo
- Boyd County$973/mo
- Boyle County$913/mo
- Bracken County$1,353/mo
- Breathitt County$866/mo
- Breckinridge County$866/mo
- Bullitt County$1,272/mo
- Butler County$866/mo
- Caldwell County$866/mo
- Calloway County$1,098/mo
- Campbell County$1,353/mo
- Carlisle County$915/mo
- Carroll County$974/mo
- Carter County$866/mo
- Casey County$866/mo
- Christian County$1,346/mo
- Clark County$1,272/mo
- Clay County$866/mo
- Clinton County$866/mo
- Crittenden County$866/mo
- Cumberland County$866/mo
- Daviess County$1,110/mo
- Edmonson County$1,153/mo
- Elliott County$866/mo
- Estill County$866/mo
- Fayette County$1,272/mo
- Fleming County$866/mo
- Floyd County$904/mo
- Franklin County$1,083/mo
- Fulton County$866/mo
- Gallatin County$1,353/mo
- Garrard County$900/mo
- Grant County$1,155/mo
- Graves County$866/mo
- Grayson County$866/mo
- Green County$866/mo
- Greenup County$973/mo
- Hancock County$1,016/mo
- Hardin County$1,056/mo
- Harlan County$866/mo
- Harrison County$866/mo
- Hart County$866/mo
- Henderson County$949/mo
- Henry County$1,272/mo
- Hickman County$866/mo
- Hopkins County$900/mo
- Jackson County$866/mo
- Jefferson County$1,272/mo
- Jessamine County$1,272/mo
- Johnson County$866/mo
- Kenton County$1,353/mo
- Knott County$866/mo
- Knox County$866/mo
- Larue County$1,056/mo
- Laurel County$881/mo
- Lawrence County$926/mo
- Lee County$939/mo
- Leslie County$866/mo
- Letcher County$866/mo
- Lewis County$866/mo
- Lincoln County$866/mo
- Livingston County$1,158/mo
- Logan County$866/mo
- Lyon County$866/mo
- Madison County$904/mo
- Magoffin County$866/mo
- Marion County$866/mo
- Marshall County$884/mo
- Martin County$866/mo
- Mason County$913/mo
- McCracken County$1,058/mo
- McCreary County$866/mo
- McLean County$1,110/mo
- Meade County$1,075/mo
- Menifee County$866/mo
- Mercer County$866/mo
- Metcalfe County$866/mo
- Monroe County$866/mo
- Montgomery County$905/mo
- Morgan County$866/mo
- Muhlenberg County$866/mo
- Nelson County$1,016/mo
- Nicholas County$866/mo
- Ohio County$866/mo
- Oldham County$1,272/mo
- Owen County$995/mo
- Owsley County$866/mo
- Pendleton County$1,353/mo
- Perry County$959/mo
- Pike County$977/mo
- Powell County$866/mo
- Pulaski County$926/mo
- Robertson County$866/mo
- Rockcastle County$866/mo
- Rowan County$911/mo
- Russell County$866/mo
- Scott County$1,272/mo
- Shelby County$1,143/mo
- Simpson County$1,055/mo
- Spencer County$1,272/mo
- Taylor County$866/mo
- Todd County$918/mo
- Trigg County$1,346/mo
- Trimble County$1,001/mo
- Union County$911/mo
- Warren County$1,153/mo
- Washington County$929/mo
- Wayne County$866/mo
- Webster County$866/mo
- Whitley County$866/mo
- Wolfe County$866/mo
- Woodford County$1,272/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in Kentucky?
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 Kentucky?
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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