Counties in Kentucky by average household size, 2024

Oldham County had the highest average household size of 120 counties in 2024, at 2.8 persons per household. Lyon County had the lowest, at 2.1 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Kentucky was 2.4 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2.8Oldham County
Lowest2.1Lyon County
Median2.5120 counties
Kentucky2.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 2.5 persons per householdAllen County: 2.6 persons per householdAnderson County: 2.5 persons per householdBallard County: 2.4 persons per householdBarren County: 2.5 persons per householdBath County: 2.7 persons per householdBell County: 2.3 persons per householdBoone County: 2.7 persons per householdBourbon County: 2.5 persons per householdBoyd County: 2.4 persons per householdBoyle County: 2.3 persons per householdBracken County: 2.5 persons per householdBreathitt County: 2.4 persons per householdBreckinridge County: 2.6 persons per householdBullitt County: 2.6 persons per householdButler County: 2.7 persons per householdCaldwell County: 2.5 persons per householdCalloway County: 2.3 persons per householdCampbell County: 2.3 persons per householdCarlisle County: 2.5 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarter County: 2.4 persons per householdCasey County: 2.4 persons per householdChristian County: 2.6 persons per householdClark County: 2.4 persons per householdClay County: 2.5 persons per householdClinton County: 2.4 persons per householdCrittenden County: 2.5 persons per householdCumberland County: 2.2 persons per householdDaviess County: 2.4 persons per householdEdmonson County: 2.4 persons per householdElliott County: 2.6 persons per householdEstill County: 2.3 persons per householdFayette County: 2.2 persons per householdFleming County: 2.6 persons per householdFloyd County: 2.3 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.2 persons per householdFulton County: 2.3 persons per householdGallatin County: 2.7 persons per householdGarrard County: 2.6 persons per householdGrant County: 2.7 persons per householdGraves County: 2.6 persons per householdGrayson County: 2.6 persons per householdGreen County: 2.5 persons per householdGreenup County: 2.4 persons per householdHancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHardin County: 2.4 persons per householdHarlan County: 2.4 persons per householdHarrison County: 2.6 persons per householdHart County: 2.6 persons per householdHenderson County: 2.3 persons per householdHenry County: 2.6 persons per householdHickman County: 2.5 persons per householdHopkins County: 2.4 persons per householdJackson County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.3 persons per householdJessamine County: 2.7 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.4 persons per householdKenton County: 2.5 persons per householdKnott County: 2.4 persons per householdKnox County: 2.5 persons per householdLarue County: 2.5 persons per householdLaurel County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.5 persons per householdLee County: 2.4 persons per householdLeslie County: 2.3 persons per householdLetcher County: 2.4 persons per householdLewis County: 2.6 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.5 persons per householdLivingston County: 2.5 persons per householdLogan County: 2.5 persons per householdLyon County: 2.1 persons per householdMcCracken County: 2.4 persons per householdMcCreary County: 2.6 persons per householdMcLean County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County: 2.4 persons per householdMagoffin County: 2.4 persons per householdMarion County: 2.5 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.4 persons per householdMartin County: 2.5 persons per householdMason County: 2.3 persons per householdMeade County: 2.7 persons per householdMenifee County: 2.5 persons per householdMercer County: 2.5 persons per householdMetcalfe County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.4 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.5 persons per householdMuhlenberg County: 2.4 persons per householdNelson County: 2.5 persons per householdNicholas County: 2.7 persons per householdOhio County: 2.6 persons per householdOldham County: 2.8 persons per householdOwen County: 2.6 persons per householdOwsley County: 2.5 persons per householdPendleton County: 2.7 persons per householdPerry County: 2.4 persons per householdPike County: 2.3 persons per householdPowell County: 2.7 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.5 persons per householdRobertson County: 2.8 persons per householdRockcastle County: 2.4 persons per householdRowan County: 2.3 persons per householdRussell County: 2.4 persons per householdScott County: 2.6 persons per householdShelby County: 2.6 persons per householdSimpson County: 2.4 persons per householdSpencer County: 2.8 persons per householdTaylor County: 2.5 persons per householdTodd County: 2.7 persons per householdTrigg County: 2.4 persons per householdTrimble County: 2.5 persons per householdUnion County: 2.4 persons per householdWarren County: 2.4 persons per householdWashington County: 2.4 persons per householdWayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWebster County: 2.5 persons per householdWhitley County: 2.6 persons per householdWolfe County: 2.4 persons per householdWoodford County: 2.5 persons per household
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persons per household, 2024. 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, 2024

Oldham County: 2.8 persons per householdOldham County2.8Robertson County: 2.8 persons per householdRobertson County2.8Spencer County: 2.8 persons per householdSpencer County2.8Nicholas County: 2.7 persons per householdNicholas County2.7Grant County: 2.7 persons per householdGrant County2.7Bath County: 2.7 persons per householdBath County2.7Boone County: 2.7 persons per householdBoone County2.7Meade County: 2.7 persons per householdMeade County2.7Todd County: 2.7 persons per householdTodd County2.7Butler County: 2.7 persons per householdButler County2.7Jessamine County: 2.7 persons per householdJessamine County2.7Pendleton County: 2.7 persons per householdPendleton County2.7Gallatin County: 2.7 persons per householdGallatin County2.7Powell County: 2.7 persons per householdPowell County2.7Bullitt County: 2.6 persons per householdBullitt County2.6Owen County: 2.6 persons per householdOwen County2.6Allen County: 2.6 persons per householdAllen County2.6Christian County: 2.6 persons per householdChristian County2.6Hart County: 2.6 persons per householdHart County2.6Garrard County: 2.6 persons per householdGarrard County2.6Fleming County: 2.6 persons per householdFleming County2.6Whitley County: 2.6 persons per householdWhitley County2.6Elliott County: 2.6 persons per householdElliott County2.6Grayson County: 2.6 persons per householdGrayson County2.6Harrison County: 2.6 persons per householdHarrison County2.6Ohio County: 2.6 persons per householdOhio County2.6Scott County: 2.6 persons per householdScott County2.6Shelby County: 2.6 persons per householdShelby County2.6Laurel County: 2.6 persons per householdLaurel County2.6Henry County: 2.6 persons per householdHenry County2.6Lewis County: 2.6 persons per householdLewis County2.6McCreary County: 2.6 persons per householdMcCreary County2.6Breckinridge County: 2.6 persons per householdBreckinridge County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Graves County: 2.6 persons per householdGraves County2.6Montgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMontgomery County2.6Green County: 2.5 persons per householdGreen County2.5Jackson County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County2.5Morgan County: 2.5 persons per householdMorgan County2.5Webster County: 2.5 persons per householdWebster County2.5Oldham County: 2.8 persons per householdOldham County2.8Robertson County: 2.8 persons per householdRobertson County2.8Spencer County: 2.8 persons per householdSpencer County2.8Nicholas County: 2.7 persons per householdNicholas County2.7Grant County: 2.7 persons per householdGrant County2.7Bath County: 2.7 persons per householdBath County2.7Boone County: 2.7 persons per householdBoone County2.7Meade County: 2.7 persons per householdMeade County2.7Todd County: 2.7 persons per householdTodd County2.7Butler County: 2.7 persons per householdButler County2.7Jessamine County: 2.7 persons per householdJessamine County2.7Pendleton County: 2.7 persons per householdPendleton County2.7Gallatin County: 2.7 persons per householdGallatin County2.7Powell County: 2.7 persons per householdPowell County2.7Bullitt County: 2.6 persons per householdBullitt County2.6Owen County: 2.6 persons per householdOwen County2.6Allen County: 2.6 persons per householdAllen County2.6Christian County: 2.6 persons per householdChristian County2.6Hart County: 2.6 persons per householdHart County2.6Garrard County: 2.6 persons per householdGarrard County2.6Fleming County: 2.6 persons per householdFleming County2.6Whitley County: 2.6 persons per householdWhitley County2.6Elliott County: 2.6 persons per householdElliott County2.6Grayson County: 2.6 persons per householdGrayson County2.6Harrison County: 2.6 persons per householdHarrison County2.6Ohio County: 2.6 persons per householdOhio County2.6Scott County: 2.6 persons per householdScott County2.6Shelby County: 2.6 persons per householdShelby County2.6Laurel County: 2.6 persons per householdLaurel County2.6Henry County: 2.6 persons per householdHenry County2.6Lewis County: 2.6 persons per householdLewis County2.6McCreary County: 2.6 persons per householdMcCreary County2.6Breckinridge County: 2.6 persons per householdBreckinridge County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Graves County: 2.6 persons per householdGraves County2.6Montgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMontgomery County2.6Green County: 2.5 persons per householdGreen County2.5Jackson County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County2.5Morgan County: 2.5 persons per householdMorgan County2.5Webster County: 2.5 persons per householdWebster 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

RankCounties2024
persons per household
Change on 2023
1Oldham County2.8-1.4%
2Robertson County2.8-0.4%
2Spencer County2.8-1.8%
4Nicholas County2.7-0.7%
5Grant County2.7+1.1%
6Bath County2.7+1.5%
6Boone County2.7+0.4%
6Meade County2.7-1.4%
9Todd County2.7-1.5%
10Butler County2.7+0.4%
11Jessamine County2.7+0.4%
12Pendleton County2.7-1.5%
13Gallatin County2.70%
13Powell County2.7-3.6%
15Bullitt County2.60%
15Owen County2.6+0.8%
17Allen County2.6-0.8%
18Christian County2.60%
18Hart County2.6-1.5%
20Garrard County2.6+0.4%
21Fleming County2.6-0.8%
21Whitley County2.6+0.8%
23Elliott County2.6-3.7%
23Grayson County2.6-3.4%
23Harrison County2.6+0.4%
23Ohio County2.6+0.8%
23Scott County2.60%
23Shelby County2.6-2.3%
29Laurel County2.6-0.4%
30Henry County2.6+0.4%
30Lewis County2.6-2.7%
30McCreary County2.6-4.8%
33Breckinridge County2.6-4.5%
33Carroll County2.6-1.2%
33Graves County2.60%
33Montgomery County2.60%
37Green County2.5+0.4%
38Jackson County2.5-1.2%
38Morgan County2.5-1.9%
38Webster County2.50%
41Carlisle County2.5+0.4%
41Clay County2.5-2.7%
41Kenton County2.5+1.6%
41Metcalfe County2.5+4.1%
41Trimble County2.5-2.7%
46Adair County2.5-1.6%
46Anderson County2.5-0.8%
46Lawrence County2.5-3.8%
46Logan County2.5+0.4%
50Bracken County2.5-2.7%
50Lincoln County2.50%
52Hickman County2.5-6%
52Martin County2.5+0.4%
54Crittenden County2.5+0.8%
54Knox County2.5-4.2%
54Larue County2.50%
54McLean County2.5-0.8%
54Mercer County2.50%
54Owsley County2.5-5%
60Bourbon County2.5+0.4%
60Caldwell County2.5+2.9%
60Menifee County2.5-3.1%
60Pulaski County2.5-0.8%
60Woodford County2.50%
65Barren County2.5+0.4%
65Nelson County2.5-0.8%
67Hancock County2.5-3.2%
67Livingston County2.5-3.2%
67Marion County2.5-0.4%
67Taylor County2.5-1.6%
71Clark County2.4-0.4%
71Hardin County2.4-2.4%
71Simpson County2.4-3.2%
74Daviess County2.4-0.4%
74Madison County2.4+1.3%
74Warren County2.40%
74Washington County2.4-3.2%
78Johnson County2.4-2.4%
78Knott County2.4-2.8%
78Letcher County2.4-2.8%
78Muhlenberg County2.4-2.4%
78Perry County2.4+0.4%
78Rockcastle County2.4-1.6%
84Hopkins County2.4-1.2%
84Lee County2.4-3.6%
84McCracken County2.4-1.2%
84Monroe County2.4-1.6%
84Union County2.4-0.8%
84Wayne County2.4-0.4%
90Carter County2.4-4.4%
90Casey County2.4-4%
92Boyd County2.4-2.1%
92Breathitt County2.40%
92Edmonson County2.4-2.1%
92Greenup County2.4-1.2%
92Russell County2.4-4%
97Magoffin County2.4-4.8%
98Marshall County2.4-0.4%
98Wolfe County2.4-5.6%
100Ballard County2.4-2.9%
100Clinton County2.4-2.9%
100Harlan County2.4-3.7%
100Trigg County2.40%
104Floyd County2.3-1.7%
104Henderson County2.3-0.8%
104Mason County2.3-3.3%
107Estill County2.3-1.7%
107Fulton County2.3-2.1%
109Campbell County2.3+0.4%
109Jefferson County2.30%
111Bell County2.3-5.3%
111Boyle County2.3-1.7%
111Calloway County2.30%
114Leslie County2.3-9.1%
115Pike County2.3-0.9%
116Rowan County2.3-3%
117Cumberland County2.2-7.5%
117Fayette County2.2-0.4%
119Franklin County2.2-0.5%
120Lyon County2.1-3.2%

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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.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

Oldham County, with 2.8 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lyon County, with 2.1 persons per household in 2024.

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