Counties in Georgia by average household size

Wheeler County had the highest average household size of 159 counties in 2023, at 4.2 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.

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Highest4.2Wheeler County
Median2.6159 counties
Georgia2.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 2.6 persons per householdAtkinson County: 2.6 persons per householdBacon County: 2.7 persons per householdBaker County: 2.5 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: 2.4 persons per householdBerrien County: 2.6 persons per householdBibb County: 2.5 persons per householdBleckley County: 2.6 persons per householdBrantley County: 2.7 persons per householdBrooks County: 2.7 persons per householdBryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBulloch County: 2.5 persons per householdBurke County: 2.7 persons per householdButts County: 2.7 persons per householdCalhoun County: 2.5 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: 2.4 persons per householdChattahoochee County: 2.5 persons per householdChattooga County: 2.6 persons per householdCherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdClarke County: 2.2 persons per householdClay County: 2.4 persons per householdClayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClinch County: 2.5 persons per householdCobb County: 2.6 persons per householdCoffee County: 2.6 persons per householdColquitt County: 2.7 persons per householdColumbia County: 3.1 persons per householdCook County: 2.7 persons per householdCoweta County: 2.7 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.7 persons per householdCrisp County: 2.5 persons per householdDade County: 2.4 persons per householdDawson County: 2.6 persons per householdDecatur County: 2.7 persons per householdDeKalb County: 2.6 persons per householdDodge County: 2.7 persons per householdDooly County: 2.3 persons per householdDougherty County: 2.3 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.8 persons per householdEarly County: 2.6 persons per householdEchols County: 3.1 persons per householdEffingham County: 2.8 persons per householdElbert County: 2.4 persons per householdEmanuel County: 2.7 persons per householdEvans County: 2.6 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: 2.6 persons per householdFulton County: 2.3 persons per householdGilmer County: 2.5 persons per householdGlascock County: 2.7 persons per householdGlynn County: 2.4 persons per householdGordon County: 2.8 persons per householdGrady County: 2.6 persons per householdGreene County: 2.5 persons per householdGwinnett County: 3 persons per householdHabersham County: 2.8 persons per householdHall County: 2.9 persons per householdHancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHaralson County: 2.7 persons per householdHarris County: 2.8 persons per householdHart County: 2.4 persons per householdHeard County: 2.7 persons per householdHenry County: 2.9 persons per householdHouston County: 2.7 persons per householdIrwin County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County: 3 persons per householdJasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJeff Davis County: 2.7 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.6 persons per householdJenkins County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.4 persons per householdJones County: 2.6 persons per householdLamar County: 2.6 persons per householdLanier County: 2.8 persons per householdLaurens County: 2.7 persons per householdLee County: 2.7 persons per householdLiberty County: 2.8 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.6 persons per householdLong County: 3 persons per householdLowndes County: 2.6 persons per householdLumpkin County: 2.8 persons per householdMcDuffie County: 2.6 persons per householdMcIntosh County: 2.3 persons per householdMacon County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County: 2.8 persons per householdMarion County: 2.5 persons per householdMeriwether County: 2.5 persons per householdMiller County: 2.3 persons per householdMitchell County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.7 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMurray County: 2.6 persons per householdMuscogee County: 2.5 persons per householdNewton County: 2.8 persons per householdOconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOglethorpe County: 2.9 persons per householdPaulding County: 3 persons per householdPeach County: 2.6 persons per householdPickens County: 2.6 persons per householdPierce County: 2.6 persons per householdPike County: 3 persons per householdPolk County: 2.8 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.2 persons per householdQuitman County: 2.2 persons per householdRabun County: 2.4 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.3 persons per householdRichmond County: 2.6 persons per householdRockdale County: 2.8 persons per householdSchley County: 2.8 persons per householdScreven County: 2.9 persons per householdSeminole County: 2.5 persons per householdSpalding County: 2.5 persons per householdStephens County: 2.5 persons per householdStewart County: 2.1 persons per householdSumter County: 2.5 persons per householdTalbot County: 2.3 persons per householdTaliaferro County: 2.7 persons per householdTattnall County: 2.6 persons per householdTaylor County: 2.5 persons per householdTelfair County: 3.1 persons per householdTerrell County: 2.6 persons per householdThomas County: 2.5 persons per householdTift County: 2.5 persons per householdToombs County: 2.6 persons per householdTowns County: 2 persons per householdTreutlen County: 2.6 persons per householdTroup County: 2.6 persons per householdTurner County: 2.6 persons per householdTwiggs County: 2.7 persons per householdUnion County: 2.3 persons per householdUpson County: 2.6 persons per householdWalker County: 2.6 persons per householdWalton County: 2.8 persons per householdWare County: 2.6 persons per householdWarren County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.6 persons per householdWebster County: 2.8 persons per householdWheeler County: 4.2 persons per householdWhite County: 2.7 persons per householdWhitfield County: 2.8 persons per householdWilcox County: 2.8 persons per householdWilkes County: 2.3 persons per householdWilkinson County: 2.6 persons per householdWorth County: 2.6 persons per household
  • Under 2.5
  • 2.5 to 2.6
  • 2.6 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 2.8
  • 2.8 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

Wheeler County: 4.2 persons per householdWheeler County4.2Telfair County: 3.1 persons per householdTelfair County3.1Echols County: 3.1 persons per householdEchols County3.1Columbia County: 3.1 persons per householdColumbia County3.1Forsyth County: 3 persons per householdForsyth County3Gwinnett County: 3 persons per householdGwinnett County3Jackson County: 3 persons per householdJackson County3Long County: 3 persons per householdLong County3Paulding County: 3 persons per householdPaulding County3Pike County: 3 persons per householdPike County3Bryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBryan County2.9Charlton County: 2.9 persons per householdCharlton County2.9Barrow County: 2.9 persons per householdBarrow County2.9Hall County: 2.9 persons per householdHall County2.9Henry County: 2.9 persons per householdHenry County2.9Oconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOconee County2.9Oglethorpe County: 2.9 persons per householdOglethorpe County2.9Screven County: 2.9 persons per householdScreven County2.9Effingham County: 2.8 persons per householdEffingham County2.8Walton County: 2.8 persons per householdWalton County2.8Lanier County: 2.8 persons per householdLanier County2.8Douglas County: 2.8 persons per householdDouglas County2.8Newton County: 2.8 persons per householdNewton County2.8Whitfield County: 2.8 persons per householdWhitfield County2.8Madison County: 2.8 persons per householdMadison County2.8Wilcox County: 2.8 persons per householdWilcox County2.8Clayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClayton County2.8Schley County: 2.8 persons per householdSchley County2.8Bartow County: 2.8 persons per householdBartow County2.8Habersham County: 2.8 persons per householdHabersham County2.8Gordon County: 2.8 persons per householdGordon County2.8Harris County: 2.8 persons per householdHarris County2.8Banks County: 2.8 persons per householdBanks County2.8Polk County: 2.8 persons per householdPolk County2.8Webster County: 2.8 persons per householdWebster County2.8Cherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdCherokee County2.8Fayette County: 2.8 persons per householdFayette County2.8Liberty County: 2.8 persons per householdLiberty County2.8Lumpkin County: 2.8 persons per householdLumpkin County2.8Rockdale County: 2.8 persons per householdRockdale County2.8Wheeler County: 4.2 persons per householdWheeler County4.2Telfair County: 3.1 persons per householdTelfair County3.1Echols County: 3.1 persons per householdEchols County3.1Columbia County: 3.1 persons per householdColumbia County3.1Forsyth County: 3 persons per householdForsyth County3Gwinnett County: 3 persons per householdGwinnett County3Jackson County: 3 persons per householdJackson County3Long County: 3 persons per householdLong County3Paulding County: 3 persons per householdPaulding County3Pike County: 3 persons per householdPike County3Bryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBryan County2.9Charlton County: 2.9 persons per householdCharlton County2.9Barrow County: 2.9 persons per householdBarrow County2.9Hall County: 2.9 persons per householdHall County2.9Henry County: 2.9 persons per householdHenry County2.9Oconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOconee County2.9Oglethorpe County: 2.9 persons per householdOglethorpe County2.9Screven County: 2.9 persons per householdScreven County2.9Effingham County: 2.8 persons per householdEffingham County2.8Walton County: 2.8 persons per householdWalton County2.8Lanier County: 2.8 persons per householdLanier County2.8Douglas County: 2.8 persons per householdDouglas County2.8Newton County: 2.8 persons per householdNewton County2.8Whitfield County: 2.8 persons per householdWhitfield County2.8Madison County: 2.8 persons per householdMadison County2.8Wilcox County: 2.8 persons per householdWilcox County2.8Clayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClayton County2.8Schley County: 2.8 persons per householdSchley County2.8Bartow County: 2.8 persons per householdBartow County2.8Habersham County: 2.8 persons per householdHabersham County2.8Gordon County: 2.8 persons per householdGordon County2.8Harris County: 2.8 persons per householdHarris County2.8Banks County: 2.8 persons per householdBanks County2.8Polk County: 2.8 persons per householdPolk County2.8Webster County: 2.8 persons per householdWebster County2.8Cherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdCherokee County2.8Fayette County: 2.8 persons per householdFayette County2.8Liberty County: 2.8 persons per householdLiberty County2.8Lumpkin County: 2.8 persons per householdLumpkin County2.8Rockdale County: 2.8 persons per householdRockdale 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

RankCounties2023
persons per household
Change on 2022
1Wheeler County4.2-2.8%
2Telfair County3.1-8.2%
3Echols County3.1+1.3%
4Columbia County3.1-2.2%
5Forsyth County3+0.3%
6Gwinnett County3-0.7%
7Jackson County30%
7Long County3-1.3%
7Paulding County3-0.7%
7Pike County3+1%
11Bryan County2.90%
11Charlton County2.9+1.4%
13Barrow County2.9-0.3%
14Hall County2.9-1%
14Henry County2.9-1%
14Oconee County2.9-1%
17Oglethorpe County2.9+2.5%
17Screven County2.9-0.3%
19Effingham County2.8-0.4%
19Walton County2.80%
21Lanier County2.8+3.7%
22Douglas County2.8-0.7%
22Newton County2.8+0.4%
22Whitfield County2.8-0.7%
25Madison County2.8+1.4%
26Wilcox County2.8-0.4%
27Clayton County2.80%
27Schley County2.8-3.5%
29Bartow County2.8-1.4%
29Habersham County2.8-1.4%
31Gordon County2.8-0.7%
31Harris County2.8-1.8%
33Banks County2.80%
33Polk County2.8+0.4%
33Webster County2.8+3%
36Cherokee County2.80%
36Fayette County2.8-0.4%
36Liberty County2.80%
36Lumpkin County2.8+0.4%
36Rockdale County2.8-1.4%
41Crawford County2.7-1.1%
41Dodge County2.7-1.1%
41Jeff Davis County2.70%
44Carroll County2.7+0.4%
44Twiggs County2.7+0.7%
46Glascock County2.7+1.5%
47Cook County2.7-2.9%
47Coweta County2.7-0.4%
47Lee County2.7-0.4%
50Butts County2.7-0.7%
50Laurens County2.7-1.1%
50Taliaferro County2.7+5.9%
53White County2.70%
54Colquitt County2.7-1.5%
54Decatur County2.7-1.8%
56Brooks County2.7-1.5%
56Burke County2.7-1.5%
56Houston County2.7-0.7%
56Monroe County2.7+0.4%
60Bacon County2.7-1.9%
60Brantley County2.7-2.2%
60Emanuel County2.7+0.4%
60Haralson County2.7+0.8%
60Heard County2.7+2.7%
65Dawson County2.6+0.4%
65DeKalb County2.6+0.4%
65Franklin County2.6-1.1%
65Pierce County2.6+0.4%
65Upson County2.6+1.1%
70Berrien County2.6-1.1%
70Evans County2.6+0.4%
72Jasper County2.6-1.9%
72Jones County2.6-1.5%
72Morgan County2.6-0.4%
72Murray County2.6-2.2%
72Pulaski County2.6-5.1%
72Richmond County2.6-1.1%
78Bleckley County2.6-1.5%
78Early County2.6-1.1%
78Toombs County2.6-3.7%
78Troup County2.6-1.9%
78Ware County2.6-0.8%
83Peach County2.60%
84Catoosa County2.6-1.1%
84Cobb County2.6-0.4%
84Coffee County2.6-4.8%
84Lincoln County2.6+2%
84Montgomery County2.6-2.6%
84Pickens County2.6+2%
84Tattnall County2.6+2%
84Turner County2.6-5.5%
84Wayne County2.6-1.9%
84Wilkinson County2.6-1.9%
84Worth County2.6-0.4%
95Atkinson County2.6-4.1%
95Camden County2.6-1.5%
95Floyd County2.6-1.5%
95McDuffie County2.6-1.1%
99Grady County2.6-3%
99Lamar County2.6+1.6%
99Terrell County2.6-2.3%
102Chattooga County2.6+2.4%
102Jefferson County2.6-1.2%
104Appling County2.6-2.3%
104Candler County2.6-1.9%
104Lowndes County2.6-2.3%
104Treutlen County2.6-0.8%
104Walker County2.60%
104Warren County2.6-3%
110Tift County2.5-1.2%
111Calhoun County2.5-2.7%
111Spalding County2.5+0.4%
111Stephens County2.5-0.4%
114Bibb County2.5-0.4%
114Chattahoochee County2.5-5.3%
114Gilmer County2.5+3.7%
114Sumter County2.5-2.7%
118Clinch County2.5-3.5%
118Meriwether County2.5-0.4%
120Baker County2.5-3.8%
120Jenkins County2.5+4.2%
120Macon County2.5-1.2%
120Marion County2.5-3.1%
124Bulloch County2.5+0.4%
124Greene County2.5+0.4%
124Hancock County2.5-2.4%
124Washington County2.5-0.8%
128Mitchell County2.5-0.4%
128Taylor County2.5-0.8%
130Crisp County2.5-1.6%
130Muscogee County2.5-1.2%
132Irwin County2.5-5%
132Seminole County2.5-0.4%
132Thomas County2.5-1.2%
135Hart County2.4-0.8%
136Dade County2.4-2%
137Chatham County2.4-0.8%
137Glynn County2.4-1.2%
139Johnson County2.4-2.4%
140Baldwin County2.4-2.5%
141Clay County2.4-3.3%
142Elbert County2.4-3.7%
142Rabun County2.4+0.4%
144Ben Hill County2.4-0.4%
145McIntosh County2.3+0.4%
146Dougherty County2.3-1.7%
147Dooly County2.3-6.1%
148Miller County2.3+1.3%
149Randolph County2.3-5.4%
149Wilkes County2.3-2.6%
151Union County2.3+0.4%
152Fulton County2.3-0.9%
152Talbot County2.3-0.4%
154Fannin County2.2+0.4%
154Quitman County2.2-1.8%
156Putnam County2.2-1.3%
157Clarke County2.2-1.4%
158Stewart County2.1+6.6%
159Towns County2-4.7%

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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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Wheeler County, with 4.2 persons per household in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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