Counties in Minnesota by average household size

Mahnomen County had the highest average household size of 87 counties in 2022, at 2.8 persons per household. Koochiching County had the lowest, at 2.1 persons per household. The median was 2.4 persons per household and the figure for Minnesota was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2.8Mahnomen County
Median2.487 counties
Minnesota2.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 2.3 persons per householdAnoka County: 2.7 persons per householdBecker County: 2.5 persons per householdBeltrami County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County: 2.5 persons per householdBig Stone County: 2.2 persons per householdBlue Earth County: 2.4 persons per householdBrown County: 2.3 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: 2.6 persons per householdCook County: 2.1 persons per householdCottonwood County: 2.4 persons per householdCrow Wing County: 2.3 persons per householdDakota County: 2.6 persons per householdDodge County: 2.7 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.2 persons per householdFaribault County: 2.3 persons per householdFillmore County: 2.5 persons per householdFreeborn County: 2.4 persons per householdGoodhue County: 2.4 persons per householdGrant County: 2.4 persons per householdHennepin County: 2.4 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: 2.3 persons per householdKanabec County: 2.4 persons per householdKandiyohi County: 2.5 persons per householdKittson County: 2.3 persons per householdKoochiching County: 2.1 persons per householdLac qui Parle County: 2.3 persons per householdLake County: 2.1 persons per householdLake of the Woods County: 2.3 persons per householdLe Sueur County: 2.5 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.2 persons per householdLyon County: 2.5 persons per householdMcLeod County: 2.4 persons per householdMahnomen County: 2.8 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.4 persons per householdMartin County: 2.2 persons per householdMeeker County: 2.6 persons per householdMille Lacs County: 2.5 persons per householdMorrison County: 2.4 persons per householdMower County: 2.5 persons per householdMurray County: 2.3 persons per householdNicollet County: 2.4 persons per householdNobles County: 2.8 persons per householdNorman County: 2.4 persons per householdOlmsted County: 2.4 persons per householdOtter Tail County: 2.4 persons per householdPennington County: 2.2 persons per householdPine County: 2.4 persons per householdPipestone County: 2.3 persons per householdPolk County: 2.4 persons per householdPope County: 2.3 persons per householdRamsey County: 2.5 persons per householdRed Lake County: 2.4 persons per householdRedwood County: 2.5 persons per householdRenville County: 2.4 persons per householdRice County: 2.6 persons per householdRock County: 2.4 persons per householdRoseau County: 2.6 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: 2.5 persons per householdStevens County: 2.4 persons per householdSwift County: 2.3 persons per householdTodd County: 2.6 persons per householdTraverse County: 2.3 persons per householdWabasha County: 2.3 persons per householdWadena County: 2.4 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
  • Under 2.3
  • 2.3 to 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

Mahnomen County: 2.8 persons per householdMahnomen County2.8Scott County: 2.8 persons per householdScott County2.8Nobles County: 2.8 persons per householdNobles County2.8Sherburne County: 2.8 persons per householdSherburne County2.8Wright County: 2.7 persons per householdWright County2.7Carver County: 2.7 persons per householdCarver County2.7Anoka County: 2.7 persons per householdAnoka County2.7Dodge County: 2.7 persons per householdDodge County2.7Chisago County: 2.6 persons per householdChisago County2.6Clearwater County: 2.6 persons per householdClearwater County2.6Isanti County: 2.6 persons per householdIsanti County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Roseau County: 2.6 persons per householdRoseau County2.6Dakota County: 2.6 persons per householdDakota County2.6Watonwan County: 2.6 persons per householdWatonwan County2.6Meeker County: 2.6 persons per householdMeeker County2.6Rice County: 2.6 persons per householdRice County2.6Todd County: 2.6 persons per householdTodd County2.6Mower County: 2.5 persons per householdMower County2.5Sibley County: 2.5 persons per householdSibley County2.5Le Sueur County: 2.5 persons per householdLe Sueur County2.5Stearns County: 2.5 persons per householdStearns County2.5Beltrami County: 2.5 persons per householdBeltrami County2.5Kandiyohi County: 2.5 persons per householdKandiyohi County2.5Mille Lacs County: 2.5 persons per householdMille Lacs County2.5Benton County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County2.5Redwood County: 2.5 persons per householdRedwood County2.5Fillmore County: 2.5 persons per householdFillmore County2.5Becker County: 2.5 persons per householdBecker County2.5Lyon County: 2.5 persons per householdLyon County2.5Ramsey County: 2.5 persons per householdRamsey County2.5Steele County: 2.5 persons per householdSteele County2.5McLeod County: 2.4 persons per householdMcLeod County2.4Renville County: 2.4 persons per householdRenville County2.4Stevens County: 2.4 persons per householdStevens County2.4Clay County: 2.4 persons per householdClay County2.4Kanabec County: 2.4 persons per householdKanabec County2.4Morrison County: 2.4 persons per householdMorrison County2.4Pine County: 2.4 persons per householdPine County2.4Carlton County: 2.4 persons per householdCarlton County2.4Mahnomen County: 2.8 persons per householdMahnomen County2.8Scott County: 2.8 persons per householdScott County2.8Nobles County: 2.8 persons per householdNobles County2.8Sherburne County: 2.8 persons per householdSherburne County2.8Wright County: 2.7 persons per householdWright County2.7Carver County: 2.7 persons per householdCarver County2.7Anoka County: 2.7 persons per householdAnoka County2.7Dodge County: 2.7 persons per householdDodge County2.7Chisago County: 2.6 persons per householdChisago County2.6Clearwater County: 2.6 persons per householdClearwater County2.6Isanti County: 2.6 persons per householdIsanti County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Roseau County: 2.6 persons per householdRoseau County2.6Dakota County: 2.6 persons per householdDakota County2.6Watonwan County: 2.6 persons per householdWatonwan County2.6Meeker County: 2.6 persons per householdMeeker County2.6Rice County: 2.6 persons per householdRice County2.6Todd County: 2.6 persons per householdTodd County2.6Mower County: 2.5 persons per householdMower County2.5Sibley County: 2.5 persons per householdSibley County2.5Le Sueur County: 2.5 persons per householdLe Sueur County2.5Stearns County: 2.5 persons per householdStearns County2.5Beltrami County: 2.5 persons per householdBeltrami County2.5Kandiyohi County: 2.5 persons per householdKandiyohi County2.5Mille Lacs County: 2.5 persons per householdMille Lacs County2.5Benton County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County2.5Redwood County: 2.5 persons per householdRedwood County2.5Fillmore County: 2.5 persons per householdFillmore County2.5Becker County: 2.5 persons per householdBecker County2.5Lyon County: 2.5 persons per householdLyon County2.5Ramsey County: 2.5 persons per householdRamsey County2.5Steele County: 2.5 persons per householdSteele County2.5McLeod County: 2.4 persons per householdMcLeod County2.4Renville County: 2.4 persons per householdRenville County2.4Stevens County: 2.4 persons per householdStevens County2.4Clay County: 2.4 persons per householdClay County2.4Kanabec County: 2.4 persons per householdKanabec County2.4Morrison County: 2.4 persons per householdMorrison County2.4Pine County: 2.4 persons per householdPine County2.4Carlton County: 2.4 persons per householdCarlton 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

RankCounties2022
persons per household
Change on 2021
1Mahnomen County2.8-1.7%
1Scott County2.80%
3Nobles County2.8-1.4%
4Sherburne County2.80%
5Wright County2.7-0.7%
6Carver County2.7-1.1%
7Anoka County2.7-0.7%
8Dodge County2.7-1.1%
9Chisago County2.6-0.4%
10Clearwater County2.6+0.4%
11Isanti County2.6-0.4%
11Washington County2.6-1.1%
13Roseau County2.6-2.6%
14Dakota County2.6-1.2%
14Watonwan County2.6-1.2%
16Meeker County2.60%
17Rice County2.6+0.4%
17Todd County2.6-1.2%
19Mower County2.50%
19Sibley County2.5-0.4%
21Le Sueur County2.5-0.8%
21Stearns County2.50%
23Beltrami County2.5-1.2%
23Kandiyohi County2.5-1.2%
23Mille Lacs County2.5-0.4%
26Benton County2.5+0.4%
26Redwood County2.5+0.4%
28Fillmore County2.5-0.4%
29Becker County2.5-2.4%
29Lyon County2.5-0.8%
29Ramsey County2.5-1.2%
29Steele County2.5-0.8%
33McLeod County2.4-2%
33Renville County2.4-0.8%
33Stevens County2.4-1.6%
36Clay County2.4-1.2%
36Kanabec County2.4-0.4%
36Morrison County2.4-1.6%
36Pine County2.4-3.2%
40Carlton County2.4-1.6%
40Itasca County2.4+0.4%
40Olmsted County2.4-1.2%
43Hubbard County2.4-0.8%
43Nicollet County2.4-1.6%
43Waseca County2.4+0.8%
46Blue Earth County2.4-1.2%
46Cottonwood County2.40%
48Cass County2.4+0.4%
48Polk County2.4-1.6%
48Rock County2.4-1.2%
51Wadena County2.4-2.5%
52Goodhue County2.4-0.4%
52Marshall County2.4-2.5%
52Norman County2.4-0.4%
52Wilkin County2.4-0.4%
56Grant County2.4-0.4%
56Otter Tail County2.40%
56Red Lake County2.4+0.4%
59Freeborn County2.4-0.4%
59Hennepin County2.4-1.3%
61Yellow Medicine County2.3-2.1%
62Chippewa County2.30%
63Crow Wing County2.3-1.7%
63Lac qui Parle County2.3-0.4%
63Pipestone County2.3-0.4%
66Houston County2.3+0.9%
66Swift County2.3+0.9%
68Aitkin County2.3-2.1%
68Wabasha County2.3-1.7%
70Lake of the Woods County2.3-13.6%
70Winona County2.3-0.9%
72Murray County2.3-3.4%
73Faribault County2.3-0.9%
73Pope County2.3+0.9%
75Brown County2.3-1.7%
75Traverse County2.3-1.7%
77Jackson County2.3-0.4%
77Kittson County2.3-4.7%
79Douglas County2.2-0.4%
79Lincoln County2.2-0.9%
79Pennington County2.2-3.5%
79St. Louis County2.2-0.4%
83Big Stone County2.2+0.5%
83Martin County2.2-2.2%
85Lake County2.10%
86Cook County2.1-5.9%
87Koochiching County2.1-2.4%

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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.

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.

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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?

Mahnomen County, with 2.8 persons per household in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest average household size?

Koochiching County, with 2.1 persons per household in 2022.

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