Counties in Georgia by average household size, 2024

Wheeler County had the highest average household size of 159 counties in 2024, at 3.8 persons per household. Towns County had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.6 persons per household and the figure for Georgia was 2.6 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3.8Wheeler County
Median2.6159 counties
Georgia2.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wheeler County: 3.8 persons per householdWheeler County3.8Echols County: 3.2 persons per householdEchols County3.2Forsyth County: 3 persons per householdForsyth County3Gwinnett County: 3 persons per householdGwinnett County3Paulding County: 3 persons per householdPaulding County3Jackson County: 3 persons per householdJackson County3Long County: 2.9 persons per householdLong County2.9Columbia County: 2.9 persons per householdColumbia County2.9Pike County: 2.9 persons per householdPike County2.9Barrow County: 2.9 persons per householdBarrow County2.9Bryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBryan County2.9Charlton County: 2.9 persons per householdCharlton County2.9Oconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOconee County2.9Henry County: 2.9 persons per householdHenry County2.9Telfair County: 2.9 persons per householdTelfair County2.9Hall County: 2.9 persons per householdHall County2.9Walton County: 2.9 persons per householdWalton County2.9Oglethorpe County: 2.8 persons per householdOglethorpe County2.8Effingham County: 2.8 persons per householdEffingham County2.8Newton County: 2.8 persons per householdNewton County2.8Lanier County: 2.8 persons per householdLanier County2.8Webster County: 2.8 persons per householdWebster County2.8Banks County: 2.8 persons per householdBanks County2.8Douglas County: 2.8 persons per householdDouglas County2.8Screven County: 2.8 persons per householdScreven County2.8Clayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClayton County2.8Madison County: 2.8 persons per householdMadison County2.8Whitfield County: 2.8 persons per householdWhitfield County2.8Brantley County: 2.8 persons per householdBrantley County2.8Glascock County: 2.8 persons per householdGlascock County2.8Bartow County: 2.8 persons per householdBartow County2.8Carroll County: 2.8 persons per householdCarroll County2.8Cherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdCherokee County2.8Schley County: 2.8 persons per householdSchley County2.8Cook County: 2.7 persons per householdCook County2.7Gordon County: 2.7 persons per householdGordon County2.7Rockdale County: 2.7 persons per householdRockdale County2.7Harris County: 2.7 persons per householdHarris County2.7Fayette County: 2.7 persons per householdFayette County2.7Polk County: 2.7 persons per householdPolk County2.7
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

RankCounties2024
persons per household
Change on 2023
1Wheeler County3.8-10.6%
2Echols County3.2+5.6%
3Forsyth County30%
4Gwinnett County30%
5Paulding County3+0.3%
6Jackson County30%
7Long County2.9-0.7%
8Columbia County2.9-3.9%
9Pike County2.9-1.4%
10Barrow County2.90%
11Bryan County2.9-1.4%
11Charlton County2.9-1.4%
13Oconee County2.90%
14Henry County2.9-0.7%
14Telfair County2.9-8.6%
16Hall County2.9-1%
16Walton County2.9+0.7%
18Oglethorpe County2.8-1.4%
19Effingham County2.8-0.4%
19Newton County2.8+0.4%
21Lanier County2.8-0.4%
21Webster County2.8+2.2%
23Banks County2.8+1.8%
23Douglas County2.8-0.4%
23Screven County2.8-2.4%
26Clayton County2.80%
26Madison County2.8-0.7%
28Whitfield County2.8-1.4%
29Brantley County2.8+4.5%
30Glascock County2.8+1.5%
31Bartow County2.8-1.1%
31Carroll County2.8+0.7%
31Cherokee County2.80%
31Schley County2.8-1.4%
35Cook County2.7+1.5%
35Gordon County2.7-1.1%
35Rockdale County2.7-0.4%
38Harris County2.7-1.4%
39Fayette County2.7-1.1%
39Polk County2.7-1.4%
41Crawford County2.7-1.1%
41Habersham County2.7-2.5%
41Heard County2.7+2.3%
44Coweta County2.70%
44Jeff Davis County2.7-1.5%
44Liberty County2.7-1.8%
44Monroe County2.7+1.5%
48Butts County2.70%
48Colquitt County2.7+0.7%
48Lumpkin County2.7-2.2%
51Wilcox County2.7-4.3%
52Lee County2.7-1.5%
52Twiggs County2.7-2.6%
54Jasper County2.7+1.1%
55Burke County2.6-0.8%
55Decatur County2.6-1.1%
55Emanuel County2.6-0.4%
55Haralson County2.6-0.4%
55McDuffie County2.6+2.3%
55Murray County2.6+0.8%
61Brooks County2.6-1.1%
61DeKalb County2.6-0.4%
61Dodge County2.6-4%
61Houston County2.6-1.1%
61Jones County2.6+0.4%
61Laurens County2.6-2.2%
61Pierce County2.6-0.4%
61Taliaferro County2.6-2.2%
61Treutlen County2.6+3.1%
61White County2.6-1.9%
71Franklin County2.6-0.8%
71Turner County2.6+1.2%
71Wayne County2.6+1.2%
71Worth County2.6+1.2%
75Tattnall County2.6+0.8%
75Upson County2.6-1.1%
77Coffee County2.6+0.4%
77Dawson County2.6-1.5%
77Lamar County2.6+1.2%
77Lincoln County2.6+0.4%
81Candler County2.6+1.6%
81Cobb County2.60%
81Floyd County2.6+0.4%
81Ware County2.6-0.8%
85Atkinson County2.60%
85Berrien County2.6-1.9%
85Jefferson County2.6+0.8%
85Pickens County2.6-0.4%
89Chattooga County2.6+0.4%
89Clinch County2.6+2.4%
89Grady County2.60%
89Morgan County2.6-1.9%
89Richmond County2.6-1.9%
89Spalding County2.6+1.6%
95Bacon County2.6-3.4%
95Catoosa County2.6-1.2%
95Peach County2.6-1.5%
95Troup County2.6-1.9%
99Camden County2.6-1.2%
99Early County2.6-2.3%
99Toombs County2.6-2.3%
99Walker County2.60%
103Terrell County2.5-1.6%
104Tift County2.5-0.8%
105Appling County2.5-1.6%
105Bibb County2.5-0.4%
105Bleckley County2.5-3.8%
105Irwin County2.5+2.4%
109Lowndes County2.5-2%
109Marion County2.50%
109Mitchell County2.5+1.2%
112Evans County2.5-5.3%
112Sumter County2.5-1.2%
112Wilkinson County2.5-3.9%
115Bulloch County2.50%
115Dade County2.5+2.1%
115Montgomery County2.5-4.2%
115Stephens County2.5-2%
119Gilmer County2.5-2%
119Meriwether County2.5-1.6%
121Crisp County2.50%
121Washington County2.5-0.8%
123Baker County2.5-2%
124Greene County2.4-1.6%
125Muscogee County2.4-1.2%
125Warren County2.4-4.7%
127Pulaski County2.4-7.6%
127Thomas County2.4-1.2%
129Johnson County2.4+0.8%
130Chatham County2.4-0.4%
130Seminole County2.4-2%
132Hart County2.4-2%
132Macon County2.4-4.4%
134Ben Hill County2.4+0.9%
134Calhoun County2.4-6.3%
134Hancock County2.4-4.4%
134Taylor County2.4-4%
138Glynn County2.4-2.1%
139Elbert County2.3-0.8%
140Chattahoochee County2.3-7.5%
141Jenkins County2.3-7.2%
142Dougherty County2.3-0.9%
143Baldwin County2.3-4.2%
143Wilkes County2.3-0.4%
145Clay County2.3-4.2%
146Fulton County2.30%
146Talbot County2.30%
148Rabun County2.2-5.1%
148Union County2.2-1.3%
150Randolph County2.2-2.6%
151McIntosh County2.2-4.7%
152Miller County2.2-3.9%
153Stewart County2.2+5.3%
154Clarke County2.20%
155Putnam County2.2-1.4%
156Fannin County2.2-4%
157Dooly County2.1-7.4%
158Quitman County2.1-5.4%
159Towns County2-0.5%

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About this ranking

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Georgia by average household size, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/georgia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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