# Households Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. ## Key facts - Households in the United States was 129.23 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. - California had the highest households of 51 states in 2024, at 13.55 million, and Wyoming the lowest, at 243,318. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau. - Published for 6,415 places, with figures from 2021 to 2024. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `households` - Unit: count - Note: People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/households - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/households ## Latest figures | Place | Period | count | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | United States | 2024 | 129,227,496 | U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/us-states.md) (51 places) - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/us-counties.md) (3144 places) - [US cities](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/us-cities.md) (3219 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/texas-counties.md) (254 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/virginia-counties.md) (133 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alaska-counties.md) (30 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maine-counties.md) (16 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/vermont-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places) - [Counties in Connecticut](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/connecticut-counties.md) (9 places) - [Counties in Hawaii](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/hawaii-counties.md) (5 places) - [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places) - [Cities in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/california-cities.md) (376 places) - [Cities in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/texas-cities.md) (256 places) - [Cities in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/illinois-cities.md) (225 places) - [Cities in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/florida-cities.md) (176 places) - [Cities in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/ohio-cities.md) (176 places) - [Cities in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-cities.md) (117 places) - [Cities in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-cities.md) (103 places) - [Cities in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/georgia-cities.md) (101 places) - [Cities in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-cities.md) (98 places) - [Cities in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/north-carolina-cities.md) (93 places) - [Cities in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/washington-cities.md) (91 places) - [Cities in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-cities.md) (90 places) - [Cities in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-cities.md) (90 places) - [Cities in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/indiana-cities.md) (88 places) - [Cities in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-cities.md) (81 places) - [Cities in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/pennsylvania-cities.md) (68 places) - [Cities in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/utah-cities.md) (67 places) - [Cities in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities.md) (66 places) - [Cities in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-cities.md) (65 places) - [Cities in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/massachusetts-cities.md) (58 places) - [Cities in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/oregon-cities.md) (56 places) - [Cities in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/colorado-cities.md) (54 places) - [Cities in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/oklahoma-cities.md) (46 places) - [Cities in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities.md) (44 places) - [Cities in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities.md) (43 places) - [Cities in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kentucky-cities.md) (42 places) - [Cities in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/iowa-cities.md) (41 places) - [Cities in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-cities.md) (41 places) - [Cities in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arkansas-cities.md) (39 places) - [Cities in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/virginia-cities.md) (39 places) - [Cities in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kansas-cities.md) (38 places) - [Cities in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-cities.md) (35 places) - [Cities in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/idaho-cities.md) (27 places) - [Cities in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maryland-cities.md) (23 places) - [Cities in Connecticut](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/connecticut-cities.md) (21 places) - [Cities in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-mexico-cities.md) (19 places) - [Cities in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-cities.md) (16 places) - [Cities in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-dakota-cities.md) (14 places) - [Cities in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-cities.md) (13 places) - [Cities in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/maine-cities.md) (11 places) - [Cities in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-hampshire-cities.md) (11 places) - [Cities in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wyoming-cities.md) (11 places) - [Cities in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nevada-cities.md) (10 places) - [Cities in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/north-dakota-cities.md) (9 places) - [Cities in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/montana-cities.md) (8 places) - [Cities in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/rhode-island-cities.md) (8 places) - [Cities in Delaware](https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/delaware-cities.md) (6 places)