Counties in Florida by average household size

Osceola County had the highest average household size of 67 counties in 2021, at 3.4 persons per household. Sumter County had the lowest, at 1.9 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Florida was 2.6 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3.4Osceola County
Lowest1.9Sumter County
Median2.567 counties
Florida2.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 2.5 persons per householdBaker County: 2.9 persons per householdBay County: 2.5 persons per householdBradford County: 2.7 persons per householdBrevard County: 2.5 persons per householdBroward County: 2.6 persons per householdCalhoun County: 2.7 persons per householdCharlotte County: 2.2 persons per householdCitrus County: 2.3 persons per householdClay County: 2.8 persons per householdCollier County: 2.4 persons per householdColumbia County: 2.5 persons per householdDeSoto County: 2.5 persons per householdDixie County: 2.5 persons per householdDuval County: 2.5 persons per householdEscambia County: 2.4 persons per householdFlagler County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.3 persons per householdGadsden County: 2.6 persons per householdGilchrist County: 2.5 persons per householdGlades County: 2.3 persons per householdGulf County: 2.3 persons per householdHamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHardee County: 2.9 persons per householdHendry County: 2.9 persons per householdHernando County: 2.4 persons per householdHighlands County: 2.3 persons per householdHillsborough County: 2.6 persons per householdHolmes County: 2.6 persons per householdIndian River County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County: 2.4 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.4 persons per householdLafayette County: 2.8 persons per householdLake County: 2.5 persons per householdLee County: 2.5 persons per householdLeon County: 2.4 persons per householdLevy County: 2.4 persons per householdLiberty County: 2.9 persons per householdMadison County: 2.5 persons per householdManatee County: 2.5 persons per householdMarion County: 2.4 persons per householdMartin County: 2.3 persons per householdMiami-Dade County: 2.8 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.4 persons per householdNassau County: 2.5 persons per householdOkaloosa County: 2.5 persons per householdOkeechobee County: 2.5 persons per householdOrange County: 2.9 persons per householdOsceola County: 3.4 persons per householdPalm Beach County: 2.5 persons per householdPasco County: 2.5 persons per householdPinellas County: 2.3 persons per householdPolk County: 2.8 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Johns County: 2.8 persons per householdSt. Lucie County: 2.6 persons per householdSanta Rosa County: 2.6 persons per householdSarasota County: 2.2 persons per householdSeminole County: 2.6 persons per householdSumter County: 1.9 persons per householdSuwannee County: 2.8 persons per householdTaylor County: 2.5 persons per householdUnion County: 2.6 persons per householdVolusia County: 2.4 persons per householdWakulla County: 2.7 persons per householdWalton County: 2.4 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per household
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persons per household, 2021. 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, 2021

Osceola County: 3.4 persons per householdOsceola County3.4Hardee County: 2.9 persons per householdHardee County2.9Baker County: 2.9 persons per householdBaker County2.9Hendry County: 2.9 persons per householdHendry County2.9Orange County: 2.9 persons per householdOrange County2.9Liberty County: 2.9 persons per householdLiberty County2.9Miami-Dade County: 2.8 persons per householdMiami-Dade County2.8Lafayette County: 2.8 persons per householdLafayette County2.8Suwannee County: 2.8 persons per householdSuwannee County2.8Clay County: 2.8 persons per householdClay County2.8Polk County: 2.8 persons per householdPolk County2.8St. Johns County: 2.8 persons per householdSt. Johns County2.8Bradford County: 2.7 persons per householdBradford County2.7Calhoun County: 2.7 persons per householdCalhoun County2.7Wakulla County: 2.7 persons per householdWakulla County2.7Santa Rosa County: 2.6 persons per householdSanta Rosa County2.6St. Lucie County: 2.6 persons per householdSt. Lucie County2.6Broward County: 2.6 persons per householdBroward County2.6Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Hillsborough County: 2.6 persons per householdHillsborough County2.6Gadsden County: 2.6 persons per householdGadsden County2.6Holmes County: 2.6 persons per householdHolmes County2.6Seminole County: 2.6 persons per householdSeminole County2.6Union County: 2.6 persons per householdUnion County2.6Nassau County: 2.5 persons per householdNassau County2.5DeSoto County: 2.5 persons per householdDeSoto County2.5Palm Beach County: 2.5 persons per householdPalm Beach County2.5Pasco County: 2.5 persons per householdPasco County2.5Taylor County: 2.5 persons per householdTaylor County2.5Columbia County: 2.5 persons per householdColumbia County2.5Dixie County: 2.5 persons per householdDixie County2.5Manatee County: 2.5 persons per householdManatee County2.5Alachua County: 2.5 persons per householdAlachua County2.5Duval County: 2.5 persons per householdDuval County2.5Flagler County: 2.5 persons per householdFlagler County2.5Lee County: 2.5 persons per householdLee County2.5Okaloosa County: 2.5 persons per householdOkaloosa County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Gilchrist County: 2.5 persons per householdGilchrist County2.5Lake County: 2.5 persons per householdLake County2.5Osceola County: 3.4 persons per householdOsceola County3.4Hardee County: 2.9 persons per householdHardee County2.9Baker County: 2.9 persons per householdBaker County2.9Hendry County: 2.9 persons per householdHendry County2.9Orange County: 2.9 persons per householdOrange County2.9Liberty County: 2.9 persons per householdLiberty County2.9Miami-Dade County: 2.8 persons per householdMiami-Dade County2.8Lafayette County: 2.8 persons per householdLafayette County2.8Suwannee County: 2.8 persons per householdSuwannee County2.8Clay County: 2.8 persons per householdClay County2.8Polk County: 2.8 persons per householdPolk County2.8St. Johns County: 2.8 persons per householdSt. Johns County2.8Bradford County: 2.7 persons per householdBradford County2.7Calhoun County: 2.7 persons per householdCalhoun County2.7Wakulla County: 2.7 persons per householdWakulla County2.7Santa Rosa County: 2.6 persons per householdSanta Rosa County2.6St. Lucie County: 2.6 persons per householdSt. Lucie County2.6Broward County: 2.6 persons per householdBroward County2.6Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Hillsborough County: 2.6 persons per householdHillsborough County2.6Gadsden County: 2.6 persons per householdGadsden County2.6Holmes County: 2.6 persons per householdHolmes County2.6Seminole County: 2.6 persons per householdSeminole County2.6Union County: 2.6 persons per householdUnion County2.6Nassau County: 2.5 persons per householdNassau County2.5DeSoto County: 2.5 persons per householdDeSoto County2.5Palm Beach County: 2.5 persons per householdPalm Beach County2.5Pasco County: 2.5 persons per householdPasco County2.5Taylor County: 2.5 persons per householdTaylor County2.5Columbia County: 2.5 persons per householdColumbia County2.5Dixie County: 2.5 persons per householdDixie County2.5Manatee County: 2.5 persons per householdManatee County2.5Alachua County: 2.5 persons per householdAlachua County2.5Duval County: 2.5 persons per householdDuval County2.5Flagler County: 2.5 persons per householdFlagler County2.5Lee County: 2.5 persons per householdLee County2.5Okaloosa County: 2.5 persons per householdOkaloosa County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Gilchrist County: 2.5 persons per householdGilchrist County2.5Lake County: 2.5 persons per householdLake 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.

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in Florida by average household size, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/florida-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

Osceola County, with 3.4 persons per household in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest average household size?

Sumter County, with 1.9 persons per household in 2021.

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