Counties in Indiana by average household size

LaGrange County had the highest average household size of 92 counties in 2022, 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, 2022

Adams County: 2.9 persons per householdAllen County: 2.5 persons per householdBartholomew County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County: 2.5 persons per householdBlackford County: 2.4 persons per householdBoone County: 2.6 persons per householdBrown County: 2.3 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCass County: 2.5 persons per householdClark County: 2.5 persons per householdClay County: 2.5 persons per householdClinton County: 2.6 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.4 persons per householdDaviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDearborn County: 2.5 persons per householdDecatur County: 2.5 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: 2.4 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: 2.3 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: 2.6 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.6 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: 2.4 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.7 persons per householdMartin County: 2.5 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: 2.4 persons per householdPorter County: 2.5 persons per householdPosey County: 2.5 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.3 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: 2.4 persons per householdSwitzerland County: 2.6 persons per householdTippecanoe County: 2.3 persons per householdTipton County: 2.4 persons per householdUnion County: 2.4 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: 2.5 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, 2022. 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, 2022

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 County2.7Hamilton County: 2.7 persons per householdHamilton County2.7Hendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHendricks County2.7Marshall County: 2.7 persons per householdMarshall County2.7Harrison County: 2.7 persons per householdHarrison County2.7Parke County: 2.7 persons per householdParke County2.7Johnson County: 2.6 persons per householdJohnson County2.6Noble County: 2.6 persons per householdNoble County2.6Boone County: 2.6 persons per householdBoone County2.6Clinton County: 2.6 persons per householdClinton County2.6Morgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County2.6Fulton County: 2.6 persons per householdFulton County2.6Jennings County: 2.6 persons per householdJennings County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 persons per householdJackson County2.6Switzerland County: 2.6 persons per householdSwitzerland County2.6Jasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJasper County2.6Miami County: 2.6 persons per householdMiami County2.6Warrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWarrick County2.6Lake County: 2.6 persons per householdLake County2.6Pulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPulaski County2.6Ripley County: 2.6 persons per householdRipley County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Floyd County: 2.6 persons per householdFloyd County2.6Hancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHancock County2.5Dearborn County: 2.5 persons per householdDearborn County2.5Decatur County: 2.5 persons per householdDecatur County2.5DeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDeKalb County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Kosciusko County: 2.5 persons per householdKosciusko County2.5Warren County: 2.5 persons per householdWarren County2.5Benton County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County2.5Clark County: 2.5 persons per householdClark County2.5Allen County: 2.5 persons per householdAllen County2.5Jay County: 2.5 persons per householdJay County2.5Owen County: 2.5 persons per householdOwen 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 County2.7Hamilton County: 2.7 persons per householdHamilton County2.7Hendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHendricks County2.7Marshall County: 2.7 persons per householdMarshall County2.7Harrison County: 2.7 persons per householdHarrison County2.7Parke County: 2.7 persons per householdParke County2.7Johnson County: 2.6 persons per householdJohnson County2.6Noble County: 2.6 persons per householdNoble County2.6Boone County: 2.6 persons per householdBoone County2.6Clinton County: 2.6 persons per householdClinton County2.6Morgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County2.6Fulton County: 2.6 persons per householdFulton County2.6Jennings County: 2.6 persons per householdJennings County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 persons per householdJackson County2.6Switzerland County: 2.6 persons per householdSwitzerland County2.6Jasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJasper County2.6Miami County: 2.6 persons per householdMiami County2.6Warrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWarrick County2.6Lake County: 2.6 persons per householdLake County2.6Pulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPulaski County2.6Ripley County: 2.6 persons per householdRipley County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Floyd County: 2.6 persons per householdFloyd County2.6Hancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHancock County2.5Dearborn County: 2.5 persons per householdDearborn County2.5Decatur County: 2.5 persons per householdDecatur County2.5DeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDeKalb County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Kosciusko County: 2.5 persons per householdKosciusko County2.5Warren County: 2.5 persons per householdWarren County2.5Benton County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County2.5Clark County: 2.5 persons per householdClark County2.5Allen County: 2.5 persons per householdAllen County2.5Jay County: 2.5 persons per householdJay County2.5Owen County: 2.5 persons per householdOwen 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

RankCounties2022
persons per household
Change on 2021
1LaGrange County3.2+0.3%
2Adams County2.9-0.3%
3Elkhart County2.80%
4Daviess County2.80%
5Starke County2.7-1.8%
6Hamilton County2.7-0.4%
6Hendricks County2.7-0.7%
6Marshall County2.7-0.4%
9Harrison County2.7-1.8%
9Parke County2.7-2.2%
11Johnson County2.6-0.4%
11Noble County2.6+0.4%
13Boone County2.6-1.1%
13Clinton County2.6-1.9%
15Morgan County2.6-0.4%
16Fulton County2.6+1.6%
16Jennings County2.6-2.6%
18Jackson County2.6-1.9%
18Switzerland County2.6-1.9%
20Jasper County2.60%
20Miami County2.60%
20Warrick County2.60%
23Lake County2.6-0.4%
23Pulaski County2.6+0.8%
25Ripley County2.60%
25Washington County2.6-1.9%
27Carroll County2.6-0.4%
27Floyd County2.6-1.9%
29Hancock County2.50%
30Dearborn County2.5-1.6%
30Decatur County2.5-1.6%
30DeKalb County2.5-0.4%
30Franklin County2.5-0.8%
30Kosciusko County2.5-0.8%
30Warren County2.5+0.8%
36Benton County2.5-2.7%
36Clark County2.5-2%
38Allen County2.5-0.4%
38Jay County2.5+0.4%
38Owen County2.50%
38Porter County2.5-0.8%
38Spencer County2.50%
43Newton County2.50%
44Bartholomew County2.5-0.8%
44Clay County2.5+0.4%
44Gibson County2.5-0.8%
44Scott County2.5-1.2%
48Henry County2.5+0.4%
48Wells County2.5-0.4%
48White County2.5-3.1%
51Cass County2.5+0.4%
51Rush County2.5-1.2%
53Dubois County2.5-0.4%
53Martin County2.5+0.4%
53Orange County2.50%
53Posey County2.5-1.6%
53Shelby County2.5-1.2%
53Whitley County2.50%
59Tipton County2.4-0.4%
60LaPorte County2.4+0.8%
60Marion County2.4-1.2%
60Sullivan County2.4-1.2%
63Greene County2.4-1.6%
63Madison County2.40%
63St. Joseph County2.4-0.8%
66Jefferson County2.4-0.4%
67Blackford County2.4-0.8%
67Crawford County2.4-3.6%
67Fountain County2.4+0.8%
67Steuben County2.4-0.4%
67Union County2.4-4%
72Montgomery County2.4+0.4%
72Pike County2.4+2.1%
74Fayette County2.40%
74Randolph County2.4-0.4%
76Lawrence County2.4-0.8%
76Wayne County2.4-0.4%
78Howard County2.4-0.8%
78Vermillion County2.4-0.8%
80Brown County2.3-3.7%
80Perry County2.30%
80Putnam County2.3-0.8%
80Wabash County2.3+0.4%
84Huntington County2.3-1.3%
84Tippecanoe County2.3-1.3%
86Ohio County2.3+0.4%
86Vigo County2.30%
88Grant County2.3-1.3%
89Knox County2.3+0.9%
90Delaware County2.3-1.7%
91Vanderburgh County2.30%
92Monroe County2.20%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

LaGrange County, with 3.2 persons per household in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monroe County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2022.

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