Counties in Georgia by average household size

Wheeler County had the highest average household size of 159 counties in 2021, at 4.8 persons per household. Stewart County had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.7 persons per household and the figure for Georgia was 2.7 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4.8Wheeler County
Median2.7159 counties
Georgia2.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 2.7 persons per householdAtkinson County: 2.8 persons per householdBacon County: 2.7 persons per householdBaker County: 2.4 persons per householdBaldwin County: 2.4 persons per householdBanks County: 2.8 persons per householdBarrow County: 2.9 persons per householdBartow County: 2.8 persons per householdBen Hill County: 2.5 persons per householdBerrien County: 2.7 persons per householdBibb County: 2.6 persons per householdBleckley County: 2.7 persons per householdBrantley County: 2.7 persons per householdBrooks County: 2.7 persons per householdBryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBulloch County: 2.4 persons per householdBurke County: 2.8 persons per householdButts County: 2.7 persons per householdCalhoun County: 2.6 persons per householdCamden County: 2.6 persons per householdCandler County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.7 persons per householdCatoosa County: 2.6 persons per householdCharlton County: 2.9 persons per householdChatham County: 2.5 persons per householdChattahoochee County: 2.5 persons per householdChattooga County: 2.5 persons per householdCherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdClarke County: 2.2 persons per householdClay County: 2.2 persons per householdClayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClinch County: 2.7 persons per householdCobb County: 2.6 persons per householdCoffee County: 2.7 persons per householdColquitt County: 2.8 persons per householdColumbia County: 3.2 persons per householdCook County: 2.8 persons per householdCoweta County: 2.7 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.8 persons per householdCrisp County: 2.6 persons per householdDade County: 2.4 persons per householdDawson County: 2.7 persons per householdDecatur County: 2.7 persons per householdDeKalb County: 2.6 persons per householdDodge County: 2.8 persons per householdDooly County: 2.6 persons per householdDougherty County: 2.4 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.8 persons per householdEarly County: 2.7 persons per householdEchols County: 2.8 persons per householdEffingham County: 2.8 persons per householdElbert County: 2.5 persons per householdEmanuel County: 2.7 persons per householdEvans County: 2.7 persons per householdFannin County: 2.2 persons per householdFayette County: 2.8 persons per householdFloyd County: 2.6 persons per householdForsyth County: 3 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.7 persons per householdFulton County: 2.3 persons per householdGilmer County: 2.4 persons per householdGlascock County: 2.7 persons per householdGlynn County: 2.5 persons per householdGordon County: 2.8 persons per householdGrady County: 2.7 persons per householdGreene County: 2.5 persons per householdGwinnett County: 3 persons per householdHabersham County: 2.9 persons per householdHall County: 3 persons per householdHancock County: 2.2 persons per householdHaralson County: 2.6 persons per householdHarris County: 2.8 persons per householdHart County: 2.5 persons per householdHeard County: 2.6 persons per householdHenry County: 2.9 persons per householdHouston County: 2.7 persons per householdIrwin County: 2.6 persons per householdJackson County: 2.9 persons per householdJasper County: 2.7 persons per householdJeff Davis County: 2.8 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.7 persons per householdJenkins County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.6 persons per householdJones County: 2.7 persons per householdLamar County: 2.5 persons per householdLanier County: 2.7 persons per householdLaurens County: 2.8 persons per householdLee County: 2.7 persons per householdLiberty County: 2.8 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.6 persons per householdLong County: 3.1 persons per householdLowndes County: 2.7 persons per householdLumpkin County: 2.9 persons per householdMcDuffie County: 2.6 persons per householdMcIntosh County: 2.4 persons per householdMacon County: 2.6 persons per householdMadison County: 2.8 persons per householdMarion County: 2.6 persons per householdMeriwether County: 2.6 persons per householdMiller County: 2.3 persons per householdMitchell County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.6 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.8 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.7 persons per householdMurray County: 2.7 persons per householdMuscogee County: 2.5 persons per householdNewton County: 2.8 persons per householdOconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOglethorpe County: 2.8 persons per householdPaulding County: 3 persons per householdPeach County: 2.6 persons per householdPickens County: 2.6 persons per householdPierce County: 2.7 persons per householdPike County: 3 persons per householdPolk County: 2.7 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.8 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.3 persons per householdQuitman County: 2.4 persons per householdRabun County: 2.5 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.6 persons per householdRichmond County: 2.7 persons per householdRockdale County: 2.8 persons per householdSchley County: 2.9 persons per householdScreven County: 2.9 persons per householdSeminole County: 2.6 persons per householdSpalding County: 2.5 persons per householdStephens County: 2.6 persons per householdStewart County: 2 persons per householdSumter County: 2.6 persons per householdTalbot County: 2.3 persons per householdTaliaferro County: 2.6 persons per householdTattnall County: 2.5 persons per householdTaylor County: 2.5 persons per householdTelfair County: 3.3 persons per householdTerrell County: 2.6 persons per householdThomas County: 2.5 persons per householdTift County: 2.6 persons per householdToombs County: 2.7 persons per householdTowns County: 2.2 persons per householdTreutlen County: 2.7 persons per householdTroup County: 2.7 persons per householdTurner County: 2.6 persons per householdTwiggs County: 2.8 persons per householdUnion County: 2.3 persons per householdUpson County: 2.6 persons per householdWalker County: 2.6 persons per householdWalton County: 2.9 persons per householdWare County: 2.6 persons per householdWarren County: 2.7 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.6 persons per householdWebster County: 2.6 persons per householdWheeler County: 4.8 persons per householdWhite County: 2.7 persons per householdWhitfield County: 2.9 persons per householdWilcox County: 2.8 persons per householdWilkes County: 2.4 persons per householdWilkinson County: 2.8 persons per householdWorth County: 2.7 persons per household
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  • 2.5 to 2.6
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  • 2.7 to 2.8
  • 2.8 and over
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

Wheeler County: 4.8 persons per householdWheeler County4.8Telfair County: 3.3 persons per householdTelfair County3.3Columbia County: 3.2 persons per householdColumbia County3.2Long County: 3.1 persons per householdLong County3.1Gwinnett County: 3 persons per householdGwinnett County3Paulding County: 3 persons per householdPaulding County3Pike County: 3 persons per householdPike County3Forsyth County: 3 persons per householdForsyth County3Hall County: 3 persons per householdHall County3Jackson County: 2.9 persons per householdJackson County2.9Barrow County: 2.9 persons per householdBarrow County2.9Bryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBryan County2.9Henry County: 2.9 persons per householdHenry County2.9Oconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOconee County2.9Screven County: 2.9 persons per householdScreven County2.9Schley County: 2.9 persons per householdSchley County2.9Charlton County: 2.9 persons per householdCharlton County2.9Whitfield County: 2.9 persons per householdWhitfield County2.9Habersham County: 2.9 persons per householdHabersham County2.9Lumpkin County: 2.9 persons per householdLumpkin County2.9Walton County: 2.9 persons per householdWalton County2.9Douglas County: 2.8 persons per householdDouglas County2.8Effingham County: 2.8 persons per householdEffingham County2.8Rockdale County: 2.8 persons per householdRockdale County2.8Wilcox County: 2.8 persons per householdWilcox County2.8Madison County: 2.8 persons per householdMadison County2.8Bartow County: 2.8 persons per householdBartow County2.8Cook County: 2.8 persons per householdCook County2.8Crawford County: 2.8 persons per householdCrawford County2.8Gordon County: 2.8 persons per householdGordon County2.8Clayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClayton County2.8Newton County: 2.8 persons per householdNewton County2.8Banks County: 2.8 persons per householdBanks County2.8Jeff Davis County: 2.8 persons per householdJeff Davis County2.8Laurens County: 2.8 persons per householdLaurens County2.8Atkinson County: 2.8 persons per householdAtkinson County2.8Echols County: 2.8 persons per householdEchols County2.8Oglethorpe County: 2.8 persons per householdOglethorpe County2.8Cherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdCherokee County2.8Colquitt County: 2.8 persons per householdColquitt County2.8Wheeler County: 4.8 persons per householdWheeler County4.8Telfair County: 3.3 persons per householdTelfair County3.3Columbia County: 3.2 persons per householdColumbia County3.2Long County: 3.1 persons per householdLong County3.1Gwinnett County: 3 persons per householdGwinnett County3Paulding County: 3 persons per householdPaulding County3Pike County: 3 persons per householdPike County3Forsyth County: 3 persons per householdForsyth County3Hall County: 3 persons per householdHall County3Jackson County: 2.9 persons per householdJackson County2.9Barrow County: 2.9 persons per householdBarrow County2.9Bryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBryan County2.9Henry County: 2.9 persons per householdHenry County2.9Oconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOconee County2.9Screven County: 2.9 persons per householdScreven County2.9Schley County: 2.9 persons per householdSchley County2.9Charlton County: 2.9 persons per householdCharlton County2.9Whitfield County: 2.9 persons per householdWhitfield County2.9Habersham County: 2.9 persons per householdHabersham County2.9Lumpkin County: 2.9 persons per householdLumpkin County2.9Walton County: 2.9 persons per householdWalton County2.9Douglas County: 2.8 persons per householdDouglas County2.8Effingham County: 2.8 persons per householdEffingham County2.8Rockdale County: 2.8 persons per householdRockdale County2.8Wilcox County: 2.8 persons per householdWilcox County2.8Madison County: 2.8 persons per householdMadison County2.8Bartow County: 2.8 persons per householdBartow County2.8Cook County: 2.8 persons per householdCook County2.8Crawford County: 2.8 persons per householdCrawford County2.8Gordon County: 2.8 persons per householdGordon County2.8Clayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClayton County2.8Newton County: 2.8 persons per householdNewton County2.8Banks County: 2.8 persons per householdBanks County2.8Jeff Davis County: 2.8 persons per householdJeff Davis County2.8Laurens County: 2.8 persons per householdLaurens County2.8Atkinson County: 2.8 persons per householdAtkinson County2.8Echols County: 2.8 persons per householdEchols County2.8Oglethorpe County: 2.8 persons per householdOglethorpe County2.8Cherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdCherokee County2.8Colquitt County: 2.8 persons per householdColquitt County2.8
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

RankCounties2021
persons per household
1Wheeler County4.8
2Telfair County3.3
3Columbia County3.2
4Long County3.1
5Gwinnett County3
6Paulding County3
7Pike County3
8Forsyth County3
8Hall County3
10Jackson County2.9
11Barrow County2.9
11Bryan County2.9
11Henry County2.9
11Oconee County2.9
15Screven County2.9
16Schley County2.9
17Charlton County2.9
17Whitfield County2.9
19Habersham County2.9
20Lumpkin County2.9
20Walton County2.9
22Douglas County2.8
22Effingham County2.8
22Rockdale County2.8
22Wilcox County2.8
26Madison County2.8
27Bartow County2.8
27Cook County2.8
27Crawford County2.8
27Gordon County2.8
31Clayton County2.8
31Newton County2.8
33Banks County2.8
33Jeff Davis County2.8
33Laurens County2.8
36Atkinson County2.8
36Echols County2.8
36Oglethorpe County2.8
39Cherokee County2.8
39Colquitt County2.8
39Dodge County2.8
39Fayette County2.8
39Harris County2.8
39Pulaski County2.8
39Twiggs County2.8
46Wilkinson County2.8
47Burke County2.8
47Liberty County2.8
47Montgomery County2.8
50Murray County2.7
50Polk County2.7
52Decatur County2.7
53Appling County2.7
53Berrien County2.7
53Brantley County2.7
53Franklin County2.7
53Glascock County2.7
53Jasper County2.7
53Lanier County2.7
53Toombs County2.7
61Bacon County2.7
61Coweta County2.7
61Jefferson County2.7
61Lee County2.7
65Carroll County2.7
65Morgan County2.7
65Troup County2.7
68Jones County2.7
68Pierce County2.7
68Warren County2.7
71Brooks County2.7
71Clinch County2.7
71Coffee County2.7
71Houston County2.7
71White County2.7
76Bleckley County2.7
76Dawson County2.7
78Grady County2.7
78Lowndes County2.7
78Richmond County2.7
81Butts County2.7
81Early County2.7
81Emanuel County2.7
81Evans County2.7
81Treutlen County2.7
81Worth County2.7
87Calhoun County2.6
87Candler County2.6
87Catoosa County2.6
87Heard County2.6
87Johnson County2.6
87Macon County2.6
87Randolph County2.6
87Ware County2.6
95Crisp County2.6
95Monroe County2.6
95Terrell County2.6
98Camden County2.6
98Cobb County2.6
98Floyd County2.6
98Haralson County2.6
102DeKalb County2.6
102McDuffie County2.6
102Turner County2.6
105Taliaferro County2.6
105Upson County2.6
105Wayne County2.6
108Irwin County2.6
108Walker County2.6
110Meriwether County2.6
111Bibb County2.6
111Lincoln County2.6
111Pickens County2.6
111Stephens County2.6
115Dooly County2.6
115Marion County2.6
115Sumter County2.6
115Tift County2.6
119Peach County2.6
119Seminole County2.6
119Webster County2.6
122Spalding County2.5
122Washington County2.5
124Thomas County2.5
125Chattooga County2.5
125Lamar County2.5
125Muscogee County2.5
125Tattnall County2.5
129Chattahoochee County2.5
130Greene County2.5
131Taylor County2.5
132Ben Hill County2.5
132Glynn County2.5
132Hart County2.5
132Mitchell County2.5
132Rabun County2.5
137Elbert County2.5
137Jenkins County2.5
139Chatham County2.5
140Baldwin County2.4
140Dade County2.4
140Gilmer County2.4
143Baker County2.4
144Bulloch County2.4
145Dougherty County2.4
146McIntosh County2.4
146Wilkes County2.4
148Quitman County2.4
149Union County2.3
150Fulton County2.3
151Miller County2.3
152Putnam County2.3
152Talbot County2.3
154Fannin County2.2
155Clarke County2.2
155Hancock County2.2
157Clay County2.2
158Towns County2.2
159Stewart County2

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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.

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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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Which county has the highest average household size?

Wheeler County, with 4.8 persons per household in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stewart County, with 2 persons per household in 2021.

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