Counties in Indiana by average household size

LaGrange County had the highest average household size of 92 counties in 2021, at 3.2 persons per household. Monroe County had the lowest, at 2.2 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Indiana was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3.2LaGrange County
Lowest2.2Monroe County
Median2.592 counties
Indiana2.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 2.9 persons per householdAllen County: 2.5 persons per householdBartholomew County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County: 2.6 persons per householdBlackford County: 2.4 persons per householdBoone County: 2.7 persons per householdBrown County: 2.4 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCass County: 2.5 persons per householdClark County: 2.6 persons per householdClay County: 2.5 persons per householdClinton County: 2.7 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.5 persons per householdDaviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDearborn County: 2.6 persons per householdDecatur County: 2.6 persons per householdDeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDelaware County: 2.3 persons per householdDubois County: 2.5 persons per householdElkhart County: 2.8 persons per householdFayette County: 2.4 persons per householdFloyd County: 2.6 persons per householdFountain County: 2.4 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County: 2.6 persons per householdGibson County: 2.5 persons per householdGrant County: 2.3 persons per householdGreene County: 2.5 persons per householdHamilton County: 2.7 persons per householdHancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHarrison County: 2.7 persons per householdHendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHenry County: 2.5 persons per householdHoward County: 2.4 persons per householdHuntington County: 2.4 persons per householdJackson County: 2.6 persons per householdJasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJay County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.4 persons per householdJennings County: 2.7 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.7 persons per householdKnox County: 2.3 persons per householdKosciusko County: 2.5 persons per householdLaGrange County: 3.2 persons per householdLake County: 2.6 persons per householdLaPorte County: 2.4 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.4 persons per householdMadison County: 2.4 persons per householdMarion County: 2.5 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.7 persons per householdMartin County: 2.4 persons per householdMiami County: 2.6 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.2 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.4 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.6 persons per householdNewton County: 2.5 persons per householdNoble County: 2.6 persons per householdOhio County: 2.3 persons per householdOrange County: 2.5 persons per householdOwen County: 2.5 persons per householdParke County: 2.7 persons per householdPerry County: 2.3 persons per householdPike County: 2.3 persons per householdPorter County: 2.5 persons per householdPosey County: 2.5 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.4 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.4 persons per householdRipley County: 2.6 persons per householdRush County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Joseph County: 2.4 persons per householdScott County: 2.5 persons per householdShelby County: 2.5 persons per householdSpencer County: 2.5 persons per householdStarke County: 2.7 persons per householdSteuben County: 2.4 persons per householdSullivan County: 2.5 persons per householdSwitzerland County: 2.6 persons per householdTippecanoe County: 2.4 persons per householdTipton County: 2.5 persons per householdUnion County: 2.5 persons per householdVanderburgh County: 2.3 persons per householdVermillion County: 2.4 persons per householdVigo County: 2.3 persons per householdWabash County: 2.3 persons per householdWarren County: 2.5 persons per householdWarrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County: 2.6 persons per householdWayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWells County: 2.5 persons per householdWhite County: 2.6 persons per householdWhitley County: 2.5 persons per household
  • Under 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 2.6
  • 2.6 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

LaGrange County: 3.2 persons per householdLaGrange County3.2Adams County: 2.9 persons per householdAdams County2.9Elkhart County: 2.8 persons per householdElkhart County2.8Daviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDaviess County2.8Starke County: 2.7 persons per householdStarke County2.7Parke County: 2.7 persons per householdParke County2.7Harrison County: 2.7 persons per householdHarrison County2.7Hendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHendricks County2.7Hamilton County: 2.7 persons per householdHamilton County2.7Marshall County: 2.7 persons per householdMarshall County2.7Clinton County: 2.7 persons per householdClinton County2.7Jennings County: 2.7 persons per householdJennings County2.7Boone County: 2.7 persons per householdBoone County2.7Johnson County: 2.7 persons per householdJohnson County2.7Jackson County: 2.6 persons per householdJackson County2.6Switzerland County: 2.6 persons per householdSwitzerland County2.6Noble County: 2.6 persons per householdNoble County2.6Morgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Floyd County: 2.6 persons per householdFloyd County2.6Benton County: 2.6 persons per householdBenton County2.6Jasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJasper County2.6Lake County: 2.6 persons per householdLake County2.6Miami County: 2.6 persons per householdMiami County2.6Warrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWarrick County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Clark County: 2.6 persons per householdClark County2.6Dearborn County: 2.6 persons per householdDearborn County2.6Decatur County: 2.6 persons per householdDecatur County2.6Fulton County: 2.6 persons per householdFulton County2.6Ripley County: 2.6 persons per householdRipley County2.6Pulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPulaski County2.6White County: 2.6 persons per householdWhite County2.6Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Kosciusko County: 2.5 persons per householdKosciusko County2.5DeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDeKalb County2.5Hancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHancock County2.5Porter County: 2.5 persons per householdPorter County2.5Allen County: 2.5 persons per householdAllen County2.5Scott County: 2.5 persons per householdScott County2.5LaGrange County: 3.2 persons per householdLaGrange County3.2Adams County: 2.9 persons per householdAdams County2.9Elkhart County: 2.8 persons per householdElkhart County2.8Daviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDaviess County2.8Starke County: 2.7 persons per householdStarke County2.7Parke County: 2.7 persons per householdParke County2.7Harrison County: 2.7 persons per householdHarrison County2.7Hendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHendricks County2.7Hamilton County: 2.7 persons per householdHamilton County2.7Marshall County: 2.7 persons per householdMarshall County2.7Clinton County: 2.7 persons per householdClinton County2.7Jennings County: 2.7 persons per householdJennings County2.7Boone County: 2.7 persons per householdBoone County2.7Johnson County: 2.7 persons per householdJohnson County2.7Jackson County: 2.6 persons per householdJackson County2.6Switzerland County: 2.6 persons per householdSwitzerland County2.6Noble County: 2.6 persons per householdNoble County2.6Morgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Floyd County: 2.6 persons per householdFloyd County2.6Benton County: 2.6 persons per householdBenton County2.6Jasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJasper County2.6Lake County: 2.6 persons per householdLake County2.6Miami County: 2.6 persons per householdMiami County2.6Warrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWarrick County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Clark County: 2.6 persons per householdClark County2.6Dearborn County: 2.6 persons per householdDearborn County2.6Decatur County: 2.6 persons per householdDecatur County2.6Fulton County: 2.6 persons per householdFulton County2.6Ripley County: 2.6 persons per householdRipley County2.6Pulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPulaski County2.6White County: 2.6 persons per householdWhite County2.6Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Kosciusko County: 2.5 persons per householdKosciusko County2.5DeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDeKalb County2.5Hancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHancock County2.5Porter County: 2.5 persons per householdPorter County2.5Allen County: 2.5 persons per householdAllen County2.5Scott County: 2.5 persons per householdScott 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
persons per household
1LaGrange County3.2
2Adams County2.9
3Elkhart County2.8
4Daviess County2.8
5Starke County2.7
6Parke County2.7
7Harrison County2.7
8Hendricks County2.7
9Hamilton County2.7
9Marshall County2.7
11Clinton County2.7
11Jennings County2.7
13Boone County2.7
13Johnson County2.7
15Jackson County2.6
15Switzerland County2.6
17Noble County2.6
18Morgan County2.6
19Washington County2.6
20Floyd County2.6
21Benton County2.6
21Jasper County2.6
21Lake County2.6
21Miami County2.6
21Warrick County2.6
26Carroll County2.6
26Clark County2.6
26Dearborn County2.6
26Decatur County2.6
26Fulton County2.6
26Ripley County2.6
32Pulaski County2.6
32White County2.6
34Franklin County2.5
34Kosciusko County2.5
36DeKalb County2.5
36Hancock County2.5
38Porter County2.5
39Allen County2.5
39Scott County2.5
41Bartholomew County2.5
41Gibson County2.5
41Owen County2.5
41Spencer County2.5
41Union County2.5
41Warren County2.5
47Crawford County2.5
47Jay County2.5
47Newton County2.5
47Posey County2.5
47Rush County2.5
52Shelby County2.5
52Wells County2.5
54Clay County2.5
55Dubois County2.5
55Greene County2.5
55Henry County2.5
55Marion County2.5
55Sullivan County2.5
60Cass County2.5
60Orange County2.5
60Tipton County2.5
60Whitley County2.5
64Martin County2.4
64St. Joseph County2.4
66Brown County2.4
67Blackford County2.4
67Jefferson County2.4
67Madison County2.4
70LaPorte County2.4
70Steuben County2.4
72Randolph County2.4
73Fayette County2.4
73Fountain County2.4
73Lawrence County2.4
73Montgomery County2.4
77Howard County2.4
77Vermillion County2.4
77Wayne County2.4
80Huntington County2.4
80Putnam County2.4
80Tippecanoe County2.4
83Perry County2.3
83Pike County2.3
85Grant County2.3
85Wabash County2.3
87Vigo County2.3
88Delaware County2.3
88Ohio County2.3
90Knox County2.3
91Vanderburgh County2.3
92Monroe County2.2

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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.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Counties in Indiana by average household size, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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LaGrange County, with 3.2 persons per household in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monroe County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2021.

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