Counties in Idaho by average household size

Madison County had the highest average household size of 44 counties in 2023, at 3.5 persons per household. Custer County had the lowest, at 2.2 persons per household. The median was 2.6 persons per household and the figure for Idaho was 2.7 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3.5Madison County
Lowest2.2Custer County
Median2.644 counties
Idaho2.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Ada County: 2.5 persons per householdAdams County: 2.6 persons per householdBannock County: 2.6 persons per householdBear Lake County: 2.8 persons per householdBenewah County: 2.5 persons per householdBingham County: 3 persons per householdBlaine County: 2.5 persons per householdBoise County: 2.3 persons per householdBonner County: 2.5 persons per householdBonneville County: 2.9 persons per householdBoundary County: 2.6 persons per householdButte County: 2.6 persons per householdCamas County: 3.4 persons per householdCanyon County: 2.9 persons per householdCaribou County: 2.9 persons per householdCassia County: 3 persons per householdClark County: 3 persons per householdClearwater County: 2.3 persons per householdCuster County: 2.2 persons per householdElmore County: 2.6 persons per householdFranklin County: 3 persons per householdFremont County: 2.9 persons per householdGem County: 2.7 persons per householdGooding County: 2.8 persons per householdIdaho County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County: 3.2 persons per householdJerome County: 3 persons per householdKootenai County: 2.5 persons per householdLatah County: 2.2 persons per householdLemhi County: 2.4 persons per householdLewis County: 2.3 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.8 persons per householdMadison County: 3.5 persons per householdMinidoka County: 2.8 persons per householdNez Perce County: 2.4 persons per householdOneida County: 2.4 persons per householdOwyhee County: 2.9 persons per householdPayette County: 2.7 persons per householdPower County: 2.9 persons per householdShoshone County: 2.3 persons per householdTeton County: 2.6 persons per householdTwin Falls County: 2.7 persons per householdValley County: 3.2 persons per householdWashington County: 2.6 persons per household
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  • 2.4 to 2.5
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  • 3 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.

All counties, 2023

Madison County: 3.5 persons per householdMadison County3.5Camas County: 3.4 persons per householdCamas County3.4Jefferson County: 3.2 persons per householdJefferson County3.2Valley County: 3.2 persons per householdValley County3.2Bingham County: 3 persons per householdBingham County3Franklin County: 3 persons per householdFranklin County3Cassia County: 3 persons per householdCassia County3Jerome County: 3 persons per householdJerome County3Clark County: 3 persons per householdClark County3Fremont County: 2.9 persons per householdFremont County2.9Power County: 2.9 persons per householdPower County2.9Bonneville County: 2.9 persons per householdBonneville County2.9Caribou County: 2.9 persons per householdCaribou County2.9Canyon County: 2.9 persons per householdCanyon County2.9Owyhee County: 2.9 persons per householdOwyhee County2.9Gooding County: 2.8 persons per householdGooding County2.8Lincoln County: 2.8 persons per householdLincoln County2.8Bear Lake County: 2.8 persons per householdBear Lake County2.8Minidoka County: 2.8 persons per householdMinidoka County2.8Payette County: 2.7 persons per householdPayette County2.7Twin Falls County: 2.7 persons per householdTwin Falls County2.7Gem County: 2.7 persons per householdGem County2.7Teton County: 2.6 persons per householdTeton County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Boundary County: 2.6 persons per householdBoundary County2.6Adams County: 2.6 persons per householdAdams County2.6Butte County: 2.6 persons per householdButte County2.6Bannock County: 2.6 persons per householdBannock County2.6Elmore County: 2.6 persons per householdElmore County2.6Kootenai County: 2.5 persons per householdKootenai County2.5Ada County: 2.5 persons per householdAda County2.5Idaho County: 2.5 persons per householdIdaho County2.5Bonner County: 2.5 persons per householdBonner County2.5Benewah County: 2.5 persons per householdBenewah County2.5Blaine County: 2.5 persons per householdBlaine County2.5Oneida County: 2.4 persons per householdOneida County2.4Nez Perce County: 2.4 persons per householdNez Perce County2.4Lemhi County: 2.4 persons per householdLemhi County2.4Shoshone County: 2.3 persons per householdShoshone County2.3Lewis County: 2.3 persons per householdLewis County2.3Clearwater County: 2.3 persons per householdClearwater County2.3Boise County: 2.3 persons per householdBoise County2.3Latah County: 2.2 persons per householdLatah County2.2Custer County: 2.2 persons per householdCuster County2.2Madison County: 3.5 persons per householdMadison County3.5Camas County: 3.4 persons per householdCamas County3.4Jefferson County: 3.2 persons per householdJefferson County3.2Valley County: 3.2 persons per householdValley County3.2Bingham County: 3 persons per householdBingham County3Franklin County: 3 persons per householdFranklin County3Cassia County: 3 persons per householdCassia County3Jerome County: 3 persons per householdJerome County3Clark County: 3 persons per householdClark County3Fremont County: 2.9 persons per householdFremont County2.9Power County: 2.9 persons per householdPower County2.9Bonneville County: 2.9 persons per householdBonneville County2.9Caribou County: 2.9 persons per householdCaribou County2.9Canyon County: 2.9 persons per householdCanyon County2.9Owyhee County: 2.9 persons per householdOwyhee County2.9Gooding County: 2.8 persons per householdGooding County2.8Lincoln County: 2.8 persons per householdLincoln County2.8Bear Lake County: 2.8 persons per householdBear Lake County2.8Minidoka County: 2.8 persons per householdMinidoka County2.8Payette County: 2.7 persons per householdPayette County2.7Twin Falls County: 2.7 persons per householdTwin Falls County2.7Gem County: 2.7 persons per householdGem County2.7Teton County: 2.6 persons per householdTeton County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Boundary County: 2.6 persons per householdBoundary County2.6Adams County: 2.6 persons per householdAdams County2.6Butte County: 2.6 persons per householdButte County2.6Bannock County: 2.6 persons per householdBannock County2.6Elmore County: 2.6 persons per householdElmore County2.6Kootenai County: 2.5 persons per householdKootenai County2.5Ada County: 2.5 persons per householdAda County2.5Idaho County: 2.5 persons per householdIdaho County2.5Bonner County: 2.5 persons per householdBonner County2.5Benewah County: 2.5 persons per householdBenewah County2.5Blaine County: 2.5 persons per householdBlaine County2.5Oneida County: 2.4 persons per householdOneida County2.4Nez Perce County: 2.4 persons per householdNez Perce County2.4Lemhi County: 2.4 persons per householdLemhi County2.4Shoshone County: 2.3 persons per householdShoshone County2.3Lewis County: 2.3 persons per householdLewis County2.3Clearwater County: 2.3 persons per householdClearwater County2.3Boise County: 2.3 persons per householdBoise County2.3Latah County: 2.2 persons per householdLatah County2.2Custer County: 2.2 persons per householdCuster County2.2
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
1Madison County3.5-10.9%
2Camas County3.4-2.8%
3Jefferson County3.2-0.3%
4Valley County3.2+4%
5Bingham County3-1%
6Franklin County3-1.6%
7Cassia County3+0.7%
7Jerome County30%
9Clark County3+5.4%
10Fremont County2.9-2.7%
10Power County2.90%
12Bonneville County2.9-0.3%
12Caribou County2.9+5.1%
14Canyon County2.9-0.7%
15Owyhee County2.9+1.4%
16Gooding County2.8-0.4%
16Lincoln County2.8+2.2%
18Bear Lake County2.8+2.6%
19Minidoka County2.8-3.1%
20Payette County2.7+1.1%
21Twin Falls County2.70%
22Gem County2.7+0.4%
23Teton County2.6-3.6%
24Washington County2.6+4%
25Boundary County2.6+0.4%
26Adams County2.6-0.8%
26Butte County2.6+3.2%
28Bannock County2.6-0.4%
28Elmore County2.60%
30Kootenai County2.5-0.4%
31Ada County2.5-1.2%
31Idaho County2.5+2.9%
33Bonner County2.5+1.2%
34Benewah County2.5-1.6%
35Blaine County2.5-3.9%
36Oneida County2.4-2.4%
37Nez Perce County2.4+0.4%
38Lemhi County2.4+1.3%
39Shoshone County2.3-1.7%
40Lewis County2.3+1.3%
41Clearwater County2.3+0.4%
42Boise County2.3-0.4%
43Latah County2.2+3.7%
44Custer County2.2-6.1%

Other periods

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.

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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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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in Idaho by average household size, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/idaho-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Madison County, with 3.5 persons per household in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Custer County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2023.

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