Counties in Kentucky by average household size

Oldham County had the highest average household size of 120 counties in 2023, at 2.9 persons per household. Lyon County had the lowest, at 2.2 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Kentucky was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2.9Oldham County
Lowest2.2Lyon County
Median2.5120 counties
Kentucky2.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 2.6 persons per householdAllen County: 2.7 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: 2.4 persons per householdBoone County: 2.7 persons per householdBourbon County: 2.5 persons per householdBoyd County: 2.4 persons per householdBoyle County: 2.4 persons per householdBracken County: 2.6 persons per householdBreathitt County: 2.4 persons per householdBreckinridge County: 2.7 persons per householdBullitt County: 2.6 persons per householdButler County: 2.7 persons per householdCaldwell County: 2.4 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: 2.5 persons per householdCasey County: 2.5 persons per householdChristian County: 2.6 persons per householdClark County: 2.5 persons per householdClay County: 2.6 persons per householdClinton County: 2.4 persons per householdCrittenden County: 2.5 persons per householdCumberland County: 2.4 persons per householdDaviess County: 2.4 persons per householdEdmonson County: 2.4 persons per householdElliott County: 2.7 persons per householdEstill County: 2.4 persons per householdFayette County: 2.2 persons per householdFleming County: 2.6 persons per householdFloyd County: 2.4 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.2 persons per householdFulton County: 2.4 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: 2.7 persons per householdGreen County: 2.5 persons per householdGreenup County: 2.4 persons per householdHancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHardin County: 2.5 persons per householdHarlan County: 2.4 persons per householdHarrison County: 2.6 persons per householdHart County: 2.7 persons per householdHenderson County: 2.4 persons per householdHenry County: 2.6 persons per householdHickman County: 2.7 persons per householdHopkins County: 2.4 persons per householdJackson County: 2.6 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.3 persons per householdJessamine County: 2.7 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.5 persons per householdKenton County: 2.5 persons per householdKnott County: 2.5 persons per householdKnox County: 2.6 persons per householdLarue County: 2.5 persons per householdLaurel County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.6 persons per householdLee County: 2.5 persons per householdLeslie County: 2.5 persons per householdLetcher County: 2.5 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: 2.2 persons per householdMcCracken County: 2.4 persons per householdMcCreary County: 2.7 persons per householdMcLean County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County: 2.4 persons per householdMagoffin County: 2.5 persons per householdMarion County: 2.5 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.4 persons per householdMartin County: 2.5 persons per householdMason County: 2.4 persons per householdMeade County: 2.8 persons per householdMenifee County: 2.6 persons per householdMercer County: 2.5 persons per householdMetcalfe County: 2.4 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.4 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMuhlenberg County: 2.5 persons per householdNelson County: 2.5 persons per householdNicholas County: 2.8 persons per householdOhio County: 2.6 persons per householdOldham County: 2.9 persons per householdOwen County: 2.6 persons per householdOwsley County: 2.6 persons per householdPendleton County: 2.7 persons per householdPerry County: 2.4 persons per householdPike County: 2.3 persons per householdPowell County: 2.8 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.5 persons per householdRobertson County: 2.8 persons per householdRockcastle County: 2.5 persons per householdRowan County: 2.3 persons per householdRussell County: 2.5 persons per householdScott County: 2.6 persons per householdShelby County: 2.6 persons per householdSimpson County: 2.5 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: 2.6 persons per householdUnion County: 2.4 persons per householdWarren County: 2.4 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWebster County: 2.5 persons per householdWhitley County: 2.6 persons per householdWolfe County: 2.5 persons per householdWoodford County: 2.5 persons per household
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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

Oldham County: 2.9 persons per householdOldham County2.9Spencer County: 2.8 persons per householdSpencer County2.8Meade County: 2.8 persons per householdMeade County2.8Nicholas County: 2.8 persons per householdNicholas County2.8Robertson County: 2.8 persons per householdRobertson County2.8Powell County: 2.8 persons per householdPowell County2.8Todd County: 2.7 persons per householdTodd County2.7Boone County: 2.7 persons per householdBoone County2.7Grant County: 2.7 persons per householdGrant County2.7Pendleton County: 2.7 persons per householdPendleton County2.7McCreary County: 2.7 persons per householdMcCreary County2.7Bath County: 2.7 persons per householdBath County2.7Elliott County: 2.7 persons per householdElliott County2.7Breckinridge County: 2.7 persons per householdBreckinridge County2.7Butler County: 2.7 persons per householdButler County2.7Grayson County: 2.7 persons per householdGrayson County2.7Hart County: 2.7 persons per householdHart County2.7Jessamine County: 2.7 persons per householdJessamine County2.7Allen County: 2.7 persons per householdAllen County2.7Gallatin County: 2.7 persons per householdGallatin County2.7Hickman County: 2.7 persons per householdHickman County2.7Bullitt County: 2.6 persons per householdBullitt County2.6Shelby County: 2.6 persons per householdShelby County2.6Lewis County: 2.6 persons per householdLewis County2.6Christian County: 2.6 persons per householdChristian County2.6Fleming County: 2.6 persons per householdFleming County2.6Owen County: 2.6 persons per householdOwen County2.6Lawrence County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County2.6Owsley County: 2.6 persons per householdOwsley County2.6Garrard County: 2.6 persons per householdGarrard County2.6Clay County: 2.6 persons per householdClay County2.6Knox County: 2.6 persons per householdKnox County2.6Trimble County: 2.6 persons per householdTrimble County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Laurel County: 2.6 persons per householdLaurel County2.6Morgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County2.6Scott County: 2.6 persons per householdScott County2.6Whitley County: 2.6 persons per householdWhitley County2.6Bracken County: 2.6 persons per householdBracken County2.6Harrison County: 2.6 persons per householdHarrison County2.6Oldham County: 2.9 persons per householdOldham County2.9Spencer County: 2.8 persons per householdSpencer County2.8Meade County: 2.8 persons per householdMeade County2.8Nicholas County: 2.8 persons per householdNicholas County2.8Robertson County: 2.8 persons per householdRobertson County2.8Powell County: 2.8 persons per householdPowell County2.8Todd County: 2.7 persons per householdTodd County2.7Boone County: 2.7 persons per householdBoone County2.7Grant County: 2.7 persons per householdGrant County2.7Pendleton County: 2.7 persons per householdPendleton County2.7McCreary County: 2.7 persons per householdMcCreary County2.7Bath County: 2.7 persons per householdBath County2.7Elliott County: 2.7 persons per householdElliott County2.7Breckinridge County: 2.7 persons per householdBreckinridge County2.7Butler County: 2.7 persons per householdButler County2.7Grayson County: 2.7 persons per householdGrayson County2.7Hart County: 2.7 persons per householdHart County2.7Jessamine County: 2.7 persons per householdJessamine County2.7Allen County: 2.7 persons per householdAllen County2.7Gallatin County: 2.7 persons per householdGallatin County2.7Hickman County: 2.7 persons per householdHickman County2.7Bullitt County: 2.6 persons per householdBullitt County2.6Shelby County: 2.6 persons per householdShelby County2.6Lewis County: 2.6 persons per householdLewis County2.6Christian County: 2.6 persons per householdChristian County2.6Fleming County: 2.6 persons per householdFleming County2.6Owen County: 2.6 persons per householdOwen County2.6Lawrence County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County2.6Owsley County: 2.6 persons per householdOwsley County2.6Garrard County: 2.6 persons per householdGarrard County2.6Clay County: 2.6 persons per householdClay County2.6Knox County: 2.6 persons per householdKnox County2.6Trimble County: 2.6 persons per householdTrimble County2.6Carroll County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County2.6Laurel County: 2.6 persons per householdLaurel County2.6Morgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMorgan County2.6Scott County: 2.6 persons per householdScott County2.6Whitley County: 2.6 persons per householdWhitley County2.6Bracken County: 2.6 persons per householdBracken County2.6Harrison County: 2.6 persons per householdHarrison County2.6
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
1Oldham County2.9-0.7%
2Spencer County2.8-0.4%
3Meade County2.8-2.1%
3Nicholas County2.8-3.8%
3Robertson County2.8+2.6%
6Powell County2.8+0.4%
7Todd County2.7+1.5%
8Boone County2.7-0.4%
9Grant County2.7-0.4%
9Pendleton County2.7-1.1%
11McCreary County2.7-1.8%
12Bath County2.7+2.7%
12Elliott County2.70%
14Breckinridge County2.7-0.4%
14Butler County2.7-1.5%
14Grayson County2.7-0.4%
17Hart County2.7+0.4%
17Jessamine County2.7-1.1%
19Allen County2.7+0.8%
19Gallatin County2.7-4%
19Hickman County2.7-1.5%
22Bullitt County2.60%
22Shelby County2.6-0.8%
24Lewis County2.6-3.3%
25Christian County2.60%
25Fleming County2.60%
25Owen County2.6-2.2%
28Lawrence County2.6-7.4%
28Owsley County2.6-8.7%
30Garrard County2.6-1.1%
31Clay County2.6-2.6%
31Knox County2.6-1.5%
31Trimble County2.60%
34Carroll County2.6-1.1%
34Laurel County2.6-1.5%
34Morgan County2.6-1.5%
34Scott County2.6-0.8%
34Whitley County2.6-3.4%
39Bracken County2.6-3.7%
39Harrison County2.6+1.6%
41Jackson County2.6+2.4%
41Ohio County2.6-1.5%
43Adair County2.6-1.5%
43Graves County2.6+0.8%
43Henry County2.6-1.9%
43Menifee County2.6-4.9%
43Montgomery County2.6-1.9%
48Anderson County2.5-2.3%
48Green County2.5+0.8%
48Hancock County2.5-1.9%
48Leslie County2.5-7.7%
48Livingston County2.5+0.4%
48Webster County2.5-2.7%
54Simpson County2.5-1.2%
55Carlisle County2.5+1.2%
55Washington County2.5+0.4%
57Carter County2.5-6%
57Hardin County2.5-1.6%
57Lincoln County2.5+0.8%
57Logan County2.50%
57McLean County2.5-0.8%
57Wolfe County2.5-2.7%
63Casey County2.5-3.1%
63Knott County2.5+0.8%
63Lee County2.5-1.2%
63Letcher County2.5-1.2%
63Magoffin County2.5-1.6%
63Pulaski County2.5-0.4%
63Taylor County2.5-1.6%
70Johnson County2.5-4.2%
70Kenton County2.50%
70Larue County2.5+0.8%
70Martin County2.5-6.8%
70Mercer County2.50%
70Muhlenberg County2.5-1.2%
70Nelson County2.5-1.2%
70Russell County2.5-2.4%
78Woodford County2.5-2%
79Bourbon County2.5-0.8%
79Crittenden County2.5-1.6%
79Marion County2.5+0.8%
79Rockcastle County2.5-0.8%
83Barren County2.5-1.6%
83Clark County2.5-0.8%
85Bell County2.4-2%
85Daviess County2.4-0.8%
85Harlan County2.4-1.2%
85Monroe County2.4-0.8%
89Boyd County2.4-3.2%
89Edmonson County2.4-2.8%
89Hopkins County2.4+0.8%
89McCracken County2.4-1.2%
89Warren County2.4-1.2%
94Ballard County2.4-6.2%
94Clinton County2.4-2.8%
94Mason County2.4-3.6%
94Metcalfe County2.4-1.2%
94Union County2.4-0.4%
99Cumberland County2.4+3%
99Greenup County2.4-1.6%
99Perry County2.4-1.2%
99Wayne County2.4-2%
103Caldwell County2.4-1.2%
103Madison County2.4-0.4%
105Breathitt County2.4-0.8%
105Floyd County2.4-2.5%
105Fulton County2.4-5.6%
108Estill County2.4-2.9%
108Marshall County2.4-0.8%
110Henderson County2.4-0.8%
111Boyle County2.4-1.3%
111Trigg County2.4-2.9%
113Jefferson County2.3-0.9%
113Rowan County2.3-4.5%
115Calloway County2.30%
115Campbell County2.3-0.9%
117Pike County2.3-3%
118Fayette County2.2-1.3%
119Franklin County2.2+0.5%
119Lyon County2.2-1.8%

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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 2.9 persons per household in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest average household size?

Lyon County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2023.

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