Counties in Minnesota by average household size, 2024

Mahnomen County had the highest average household size of 87 counties in 2024, at 2.8 persons per household. Koochiching County had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.4 persons per household and the figure for Minnesota was 2.4 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2.8Mahnomen County
Median2.487 counties
Minnesota2.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 2.2 persons per householdAnoka County: 2.7 persons per householdBecker County: 2.4 persons per householdBeltrami County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County: 2.4 persons per householdBig Stone County: 2.3 persons per householdBlue Earth County: 2.4 persons per householdBrown County: 2.2 persons per householdCarlton County: 2.4 persons per householdCarver County: 2.7 persons per householdCass County: 2.4 persons per householdChippewa County: 2.3 persons per householdChisago County: 2.6 persons per householdClay County: 2.4 persons per householdClearwater County: 2.5 persons per householdCook County: 2.1 persons per householdCottonwood County: 2.4 persons per householdCrow Wing County: 2.3 persons per householdDakota County: 2.5 persons per householdDodge County: 2.6 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.2 persons per householdFaribault County: 2.2 persons per householdFillmore County: 2.4 persons per householdFreeborn County: 2.3 persons per householdGoodhue County: 2.4 persons per householdGrant County: 2.4 persons per householdHennepin County: 2.3 persons per householdHouston County: 2.3 persons per householdHubbard County: 2.4 persons per householdIsanti County: 2.6 persons per householdItasca County: 2.4 persons per householdJackson County: 2.2 persons per householdKanabec County: 2.5 persons per householdKandiyohi County: 2.4 persons per householdKittson County: 2.2 persons per householdKoochiching County: 2 persons per householdLac qui Parle County: 2.2 persons per householdLake County: 2.2 persons per householdLake of the Woods County: 2.1 persons per householdLe Sueur County: 2.5 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.2 persons per householdLyon County: 2.4 persons per householdMcLeod County: 2.4 persons per householdMahnomen County: 2.8 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.3 persons per householdMartin County: 2.2 persons per householdMeeker County: 2.5 persons per householdMille Lacs County: 2.5 persons per householdMorrison County: 2.4 persons per householdMower County: 2.5 persons per householdMurray County: 2.2 persons per householdNicollet County: 2.4 persons per householdNobles County: 2.8 persons per householdNorman County: 2.3 persons per householdOlmsted County: 2.4 persons per householdOtter Tail County: 2.4 persons per householdPennington County: 2.2 persons per householdPine County: 2.3 persons per householdPipestone County: 2.3 persons per householdPolk County: 2.4 persons per householdPope County: 2.3 persons per householdRamsey County: 2.4 persons per householdRed Lake County: 2.3 persons per householdRedwood County: 2.4 persons per householdRenville County: 2.3 persons per householdRice County: 2.6 persons per householdRock County: 2.3 persons per householdRoseau County: 2.4 persons per householdSt. Louis County: 2.2 persons per householdScott County: 2.8 persons per householdSherburne County: 2.8 persons per householdSibley County: 2.5 persons per householdStearns County: 2.5 persons per householdSteele County: 2.4 persons per householdStevens County: 2.4 persons per householdSwift County: 2.3 persons per householdTodd County: 2.5 persons per householdTraverse County: 2.4 persons per householdWabasha County: 2.3 persons per householdWadena County: 2.3 persons per householdWaseca County: 2.4 persons per householdWashington County: 2.6 persons per householdWatonwan County: 2.6 persons per householdWilkin County: 2.4 persons per householdWinona County: 2.3 persons per householdWright County: 2.7 persons per householdYellow Medicine County: 2.3 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

Mahnomen County: 2.8 persons per householdMahnomen County2.8Nobles County: 2.8 persons per householdNobles County2.8Scott County: 2.8 persons per householdScott County2.8Sherburne County: 2.8 persons per householdSherburne County2.8Wright County: 2.7 persons per householdWright County2.7Anoka County: 2.7 persons per householdAnoka County2.7Carver County: 2.7 persons per householdCarver County2.7Chisago County: 2.6 persons per householdChisago County2.6Watonwan County: 2.6 persons per householdWatonwan County2.6Isanti County: 2.6 persons per householdIsanti County2.6Dodge County: 2.6 persons per householdDodge County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Rice County: 2.6 persons per householdRice County2.6Clearwater County: 2.5 persons per householdClearwater County2.5Dakota County: 2.5 persons per householdDakota County2.5Mower County: 2.5 persons per householdMower County2.5Mille Lacs County: 2.5 persons per householdMille Lacs County2.5Sibley County: 2.5 persons per householdSibley County2.5Stearns County: 2.5 persons per householdStearns County2.5Le Sueur County: 2.5 persons per householdLe Sueur County2.5Meeker County: 2.5 persons per householdMeeker County2.5Todd County: 2.5 persons per householdTodd County2.5Beltrami County: 2.5 persons per householdBeltrami County2.5Kanabec County: 2.5 persons per householdKanabec County2.5Lyon County: 2.4 persons per householdLyon County2.4Steele County: 2.4 persons per householdSteele County2.4Benton County: 2.4 persons per householdBenton County2.4Grant County: 2.4 persons per householdGrant County2.4Kandiyohi County: 2.4 persons per householdKandiyohi County2.4Becker County: 2.4 persons per householdBecker County2.4Hubbard County: 2.4 persons per householdHubbard County2.4Olmsted County: 2.4 persons per householdOlmsted County2.4Fillmore County: 2.4 persons per householdFillmore County2.4Nicollet County: 2.4 persons per householdNicollet County2.4Roseau County: 2.4 persons per householdRoseau County2.4Carlton County: 2.4 persons per householdCarlton County2.4Cottonwood County: 2.4 persons per householdCottonwood County2.4Morrison County: 2.4 persons per householdMorrison County2.4Traverse County: 2.4 persons per householdTraverse County2.4Waseca County: 2.4 persons per householdWaseca County2.4Mahnomen County: 2.8 persons per householdMahnomen County2.8Nobles County: 2.8 persons per householdNobles County2.8Scott County: 2.8 persons per householdScott County2.8Sherburne County: 2.8 persons per householdSherburne County2.8Wright County: 2.7 persons per householdWright County2.7Anoka County: 2.7 persons per householdAnoka County2.7Carver County: 2.7 persons per householdCarver County2.7Chisago County: 2.6 persons per householdChisago County2.6Watonwan County: 2.6 persons per householdWatonwan County2.6Isanti County: 2.6 persons per householdIsanti County2.6Dodge County: 2.6 persons per householdDodge County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Rice County: 2.6 persons per householdRice County2.6Clearwater County: 2.5 persons per householdClearwater County2.5Dakota County: 2.5 persons per householdDakota County2.5Mower County: 2.5 persons per householdMower County2.5Mille Lacs County: 2.5 persons per householdMille Lacs County2.5Sibley County: 2.5 persons per householdSibley County2.5Stearns County: 2.5 persons per householdStearns County2.5Le Sueur County: 2.5 persons per householdLe Sueur County2.5Meeker County: 2.5 persons per householdMeeker County2.5Todd County: 2.5 persons per householdTodd County2.5Beltrami County: 2.5 persons per householdBeltrami County2.5Kanabec County: 2.5 persons per householdKanabec County2.5Lyon County: 2.4 persons per householdLyon County2.4Steele County: 2.4 persons per householdSteele County2.4Benton County: 2.4 persons per householdBenton County2.4Grant County: 2.4 persons per householdGrant County2.4Kandiyohi County: 2.4 persons per householdKandiyohi County2.4Becker County: 2.4 persons per householdBecker County2.4Hubbard County: 2.4 persons per householdHubbard County2.4Olmsted County: 2.4 persons per householdOlmsted County2.4Fillmore County: 2.4 persons per householdFillmore County2.4Nicollet County: 2.4 persons per householdNicollet County2.4Roseau County: 2.4 persons per householdRoseau County2.4Carlton County: 2.4 persons per householdCarlton County2.4Cottonwood County: 2.4 persons per householdCottonwood County2.4Morrison County: 2.4 persons per householdMorrison County2.4Traverse County: 2.4 persons per householdTraverse County2.4Waseca County: 2.4 persons per householdWaseca County2.4
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
1Mahnomen County2.8-1.1%
1Nobles County2.80%
3Scott County2.8-0.4%
3Sherburne County2.80%
5Wright County2.7-0.4%
6Anoka County2.70%
7Carver County2.7-1.1%
8Chisago County2.6+0.4%
9Watonwan County2.6+2.4%
10Isanti County2.6-1.1%
11Dodge County2.6-0.4%
11Washington County2.6-0.8%
13Rice County2.6+0.4%
14Clearwater County2.5-2.3%
14Dakota County2.5-0.8%
16Mower County2.50%
17Mille Lacs County2.5+1.6%
17Sibley County2.5-0.4%
17Stearns County2.5+0.4%
20Le Sueur County2.5-0.4%
20Meeker County2.5-2%
20Todd County2.5-0.8%
23Beltrami County2.5-1.2%
23Kanabec County2.5-0.8%
25Lyon County2.4-0.4%
25Steele County2.4-0.4%
27Benton County2.4-0.8%
27Grant County2.4+1.7%
27Kandiyohi County2.40%
30Becker County2.4+0.4%
31Hubbard County2.40%
31Olmsted County2.40%
33Fillmore County2.4-0.8%
33Nicollet County2.4+0.4%
33Roseau County2.4-3.6%
36Carlton County2.4-0.4%
36Cottonwood County2.4+0.4%
36Morrison County2.4-1.2%
36Traverse County2.4+6.2%
36Waseca County2.4-0.4%
41Cass County2.4+0.4%
41Clay County2.4-1.2%
41Goodhue County2.40%
41Itasca County2.4+0.4%
41Polk County2.40%
41Ramsey County2.4-1.2%
41Redwood County2.4-2.5%
48Blue Earth County2.4-1.2%
48McLeod County2.4-2.1%
50Stevens County2.4-1.7%
51Otter Tail County2.4+0.4%
51Wilkin County2.4+0.9%
53Chippewa County2.3+1.3%
53Freeborn County2.30%
53Renville County2.3-1.7%
56Red Lake County2.3-1.3%
57Marshall County2.3-1.7%
57Rock County2.3-2.1%
57Wabasha County2.3-0.4%
60Norman County2.3-1.3%
60Swift County2.30%
62Big Stone County2.3+1.3%
62Hennepin County2.3-0.9%
62Winona County2.3+0.4%
65Pine County2.3-2.6%
65Pipestone County2.3-0.9%
67Wadena County2.3-2.1%
68Pope County2.3+1.3%
68Yellow Medicine County2.3-2.2%
70Crow Wing County2.3-1.3%
70Houston County2.3-1.3%
72Faribault County2.2+1.4%
73Brown County2.2-0.9%
73Jackson County2.2+0.5%
73Lac qui Parle County2.2-1.8%
76Douglas County2.20%
76Lincoln County2.20%
78Murray County2.2-0.5%
79St. Louis County2.2-0.9%
80Aitkin County2.2-3.1%
80Kittson County2.2-1.4%
80Martin County2.2-0.5%
83Pennington County2.2-1.4%
84Lake County2.2+1.4%
85Lake of the Woods County2.1-7.6%
86Cook County2.1-0.5%
87Koochiching County2-3.4%

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

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

Which county has the lowest average household size?

Koochiching County, with 2 persons per household in 2024.

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