Counties in Arkansas by average household size

Calhoun County had the highest average household size of 75 counties in 2023, at 2.9 persons per household. Baxter County had the lowest, at 2.2 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Arkansas was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2.9Calhoun County
Lowest2.2Baxter County
Median2.575 counties
Arkansas2.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 2.5 persons per householdAshley County: 2.6 persons per householdBaxter County: 2.2 persons per householdBenton County: 2.7 persons per householdBoone County: 2.5 persons per householdBradley County: 2.8 persons per householdCalhoun County: 2.9 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.5 persons per householdChicot County: 2.4 persons per householdClark County: 2.3 persons per householdClay County: 2.3 persons per householdCleburne County: 2.4 persons per householdCleveland County: 2.7 persons per householdColumbia County: 2.5 persons per householdConway County: 2.5 persons per householdCraighead County: 2.5 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.6 persons per householdCrittenden County: 2.6 persons per householdCross County: 2.5 persons per householdDallas County: 2.5 persons per householdDesha County: 2.3 persons per householdDrew County: 2.3 persons per householdFaulkner County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County: 2.5 persons per householdGarland County: 2.3 persons per householdGrant County: 2.6 persons per householdGreene County: 2.5 persons per householdHempstead County: 2.6 persons per householdHot Spring County: 2.6 persons per householdHoward County: 2.4 persons per householdIndependence County: 2.6 persons per householdIzard County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County: 2.4 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.5 persons per householdLafayette County: 2.4 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.4 persons per householdLee County: 2.6 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.4 persons per householdLittle River County: 2.5 persons per householdLogan County: 2.4 persons per householdLonoke County: 2.7 persons per householdMadison County: 2.7 persons per householdMarion County: 2.3 persons per householdMiller County: 2.5 persons per householdMississippi County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.3 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.3 persons per householdNevada County: 2.4 persons per householdNewton County: 2.3 persons per householdOuachita County: 2.6 persons per householdPerry County: 2.6 persons per householdPhillips County: 2.5 persons per householdPike County: 2.4 persons per householdPoinsett County: 2.5 persons per householdPolk County: 2.4 persons per householdPope County: 2.5 persons per householdPrairie County: 2.5 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.3 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.6 persons per householdSt. Francis County: 2.5 persons per householdSaline County: 2.5 persons per householdScott County: 2.5 persons per householdSearcy County: 2.6 persons per householdSebastian County: 2.4 persons per householdSevier County: 2.8 persons per householdSharp County: 2.6 persons per householdStone County: 2.5 persons per householdUnion County: 2.5 persons per householdVan Buren County: 2.2 persons per householdWashington County: 2.6 persons per householdWhite County: 2.6 persons per householdWoodruff County: 2.2 persons per householdYell County: 2.5 persons per household
  • Under 2.3
  • 2.3 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 2.6
  • 2.6 and over
persons per household, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Calhoun County: 2.9 persons per householdCalhoun County2.9Bradley County: 2.8 persons per householdBradley County2.8Sevier County: 2.8 persons per householdSevier County2.8Benton County: 2.7 persons per householdBenton County2.7Lonoke County: 2.7 persons per householdLonoke County2.7Cleveland County: 2.7 persons per householdCleveland County2.7Madison County: 2.7 persons per householdMadison County2.7Lee County: 2.6 persons per householdLee County2.6Crawford County: 2.6 persons per householdCrawford County2.6Hempstead County: 2.6 persons per householdHempstead County2.6Randolph County: 2.6 persons per householdRandolph County2.6Ashley County: 2.6 persons per householdAshley County2.6Grant County: 2.6 persons per householdGrant County2.6Perry County: 2.6 persons per householdPerry County2.6Crittenden County: 2.6 persons per householdCrittenden County2.6Independence County: 2.6 persons per householdIndependence County2.6White County: 2.6 persons per householdWhite County2.6Hot Spring County: 2.6 persons per householdHot Spring County2.6Ouachita County: 2.6 persons per householdOuachita County2.6Searcy County: 2.6 persons per householdSearcy County2.6Sharp County: 2.6 persons per householdSharp County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Carroll County: 2.5 persons per householdCarroll County2.5Phillips County: 2.5 persons per householdPhillips County2.5Cross County: 2.5 persons per householdCross County2.5Greene County: 2.5 persons per householdGreene County2.5Izard County: 2.5 persons per householdIzard County2.5Miller County: 2.5 persons per householdMiller County2.5Mississippi County: 2.5 persons per householdMississippi County2.5Pope County: 2.5 persons per householdPope County2.5Arkansas County: 2.5 persons per householdArkansas County2.5Craighead County: 2.5 persons per householdCraighead County2.5Fulton County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County2.5Saline County: 2.5 persons per householdSaline County2.5St. Francis County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Francis County2.5Johnson County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County2.5Union County: 2.5 persons per householdUnion County2.5Conway County: 2.5 persons per householdConway County2.5Dallas County: 2.5 persons per householdDallas County2.5Stone County: 2.5 persons per householdStone County2.5Calhoun County: 2.9 persons per householdCalhoun County2.9Bradley County: 2.8 persons per householdBradley County2.8Sevier County: 2.8 persons per householdSevier County2.8Benton County: 2.7 persons per householdBenton County2.7Lonoke County: 2.7 persons per householdLonoke County2.7Cleveland County: 2.7 persons per householdCleveland County2.7Madison County: 2.7 persons per householdMadison County2.7Lee County: 2.6 persons per householdLee County2.6Crawford County: 2.6 persons per householdCrawford County2.6Hempstead County: 2.6 persons per householdHempstead County2.6Randolph County: 2.6 persons per householdRandolph County2.6Ashley County: 2.6 persons per householdAshley County2.6Grant County: 2.6 persons per householdGrant County2.6Perry County: 2.6 persons per householdPerry County2.6Crittenden County: 2.6 persons per householdCrittenden County2.6Independence County: 2.6 persons per householdIndependence County2.6White County: 2.6 persons per householdWhite County2.6Hot Spring County: 2.6 persons per householdHot Spring County2.6Ouachita County: 2.6 persons per householdOuachita County2.6Searcy County: 2.6 persons per householdSearcy County2.6Sharp County: 2.6 persons per householdSharp County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Carroll County: 2.5 persons per householdCarroll County2.5Phillips County: 2.5 persons per householdPhillips County2.5Cross County: 2.5 persons per householdCross County2.5Greene County: 2.5 persons per householdGreene County2.5Izard County: 2.5 persons per householdIzard County2.5Miller County: 2.5 persons per householdMiller County2.5Mississippi County: 2.5 persons per householdMississippi County2.5Pope County: 2.5 persons per householdPope County2.5Arkansas County: 2.5 persons per householdArkansas County2.5Craighead County: 2.5 persons per householdCraighead County2.5Fulton County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County2.5Saline County: 2.5 persons per householdSaline County2.5St. Francis County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Francis County2.5Johnson County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County2.5Union County: 2.5 persons per householdUnion County2.5Conway County: 2.5 persons per householdConway County2.5Dallas County: 2.5 persons per householdDallas County2.5Stone County: 2.5 persons per householdStone County2.5
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
persons per household
Change on 2022
1Calhoun County2.9-7.2%
2Bradley County2.8-1.4%
3Sevier County2.8-3.5%
4Benton County2.7-0.4%
5Lonoke County2.7-0.4%
6Cleveland County2.7-2.9%
6Madison County2.7-0.4%
8Lee County2.6-4.7%
9Crawford County2.6-0.8%
9Hempstead County2.6-2.2%
11Randolph County2.6+2%
12Ashley County2.6-1.5%
12Grant County2.6-0.8%
12Perry County2.6-0.4%
15Crittenden County2.6+0.8%
15Independence County2.60%
15White County2.60%
18Hot Spring County2.6-1.5%
18Ouachita County2.6-3%
18Searcy County2.6-3.4%
18Sharp County2.6+2.4%
18Washington County2.60%
23Carroll County2.5+2.8%
23Phillips County2.5-3.1%
25Cross County2.50%
25Greene County2.5-0.8%
25Izard County2.5-2.7%
25Miller County2.5-3.1%
25Mississippi County2.5-4.2%
30Pope County2.5-0.8%
31Arkansas County2.5-2%
31Craighead County2.5-1.2%
31Fulton County2.50%
31Saline County2.5-0.8%
31St. Francis County2.5+0.8%
36Johnson County2.5-1.6%
36Union County2.5-2.3%
38Conway County2.5+1.6%
38Dallas County2.5-6%
38Stone County2.5-3.9%
41Poinsett County2.5-0.4%
41Scott County2.5-1.2%
43Faulkner County2.5-2%
43Jefferson County2.5-1.6%
43Yell County2.5-4.3%
46Boone County2.5+0.4%
46Little River County2.5-1.6%
46Prairie County2.5+1.2%
49Columbia County2.5-7.5%
49Franklin County2.5-2%
51Logan County2.4-0.8%
51Polk County2.4-2%
51Sebastian County2.4+0.4%
54Lawrence County2.4-1.6%
54Lincoln County2.4-2%
56Howard County2.4+0.4%
56Pike County2.4-3.2%
58Lafayette County2.4-1.7%
59Cleburne County2.4+2.2%
59Jackson County2.40%
61Chicot County2.4-0.4%
61Nevada County2.4-8.2%
63Clay County2.3-1.7%
63Drew County2.3-1.7%
63Monroe County2.3-1.3%
66Newton County2.3-5.7%
67Marion County2.3-1.3%
68Pulaski County2.3-0.9%
69Clark County2.3-3.4%
69Desha County2.3-5.3%
71Garland County2.3-0.9%
71Montgomery County2.3-4.3%
73Van Buren County2.2-3.9%
74Woodruff County2.2-6.4%
75Baxter County2.2-0.9%

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Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Calhoun County, with 2.9 persons per household in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Baxter County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2023.

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