# Counties in Missouri by average household size, 2024

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `average_household_size`
- Unit: persons per household
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | persons per household |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Schuyler County | 3.1 |
| 2 | Scotland County | 3 |
| 3 | Lewis County | 2.9 |
| 4 | Knox County | 2.8 |
| 4 | Webster County | 2.8 |
| 6 | Sullivan County | 2.8 |
| 7 | Daviess County | 2.8 |
| 8 | McDonald County | 2.8 |
| 9 | Lincoln County | 2.7 |
| 10 | Clark County | 2.7 |
| 11 | Saline County | 2.7 |
| 12 | Chariton County | 2.7 |
| 12 | Warren County | 2.7 |
| 14 | Madison County | 2.7 |
| 14 | Newton County | 2.7 |
| 16 | Ripley County | 2.7 |
| 17 | Christian County | 2.6 |
| 18 | Bollinger County | 2.6 |
| 18 | Mercer County | 2.6 |
| 20 | Barry County | 2.6 |
| 20 | Howard County | 2.6 |
| 20 | Pulaski County | 2.6 |
| 20 | Wright County | 2.6 |
| 24 | Barton County | 2.6 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 2.6 |
| 24 | Ralls County | 2.6 |
| 27 | Carter County | 2.6 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 2.6 |
| 27 | Lafayette County | 2.6 |
| 27 | Polk County | 2.6 |
| 31 | Bates County | 2.6 |
| 32 | Adair County | 2.6 |
| 32 | Andrew County | 2.6 |
| 32 | Dallas County | 2.6 |
| 35 | Dent County | 2.6 |
| 35 | Putnam County | 2.6 |
| 37 | Cass County | 2.5 |
| 37 | Douglas County | 2.5 |
| 39 | Miller County | 2.5 |
| 39 | Oregon County | 2.5 |
| 39 | St. Charles County | 2.5 |
| 39 | Ste. Genevieve County | 2.5 |
| 43 | Clinton County | 2.5 |
| 43 | Washington County | 2.5 |
| 45 | Audrain County | 2.5 |
| 45 | Harrison County | 2.5 |
| 45 | Ray County | 2.5 |
| 48 | Callaway County | 2.5 |
| 48 | Clay County | 2.5 |
| 48 | Gentry County | 2.5 |
| 48 | Pettis County | 2.5 |
| 52 | Cooper County | 2.5 |
| 52 | Pike County | 2.5 |
| 52 | Platte County | 2.5 |
| 52 | Reynolds County | 2.5 |
| 52 | Texas County | 2.5 |
| 57 | Butler County | 2.5 |
| 57 | Howell County | 2.5 |
| 57 | Laclede County | 2.5 |
| 57 | Osage County | 2.5 |
| 57 | Perry County | 2.5 |
| 57 | St. Francois County | 2.5 |
| 63 | Cedar County | 2.5 |
| 63 | Jasper County | 2.5 |
| 63 | Monroe County | 2.5 |
| 66 | Macon County | 2.5 |
| 66 | Shannon County | 2.5 |
| 66 | Vernon County | 2.5 |
| 69 | Moniteau County | 2.5 |
| 69 | Morgan County | 2.5 |
| 71 | Cape Girardeau County | 2.4 |
| 71 | Dade County | 2.4 |
| 71 | Franklin County | 2.4 |
| 71 | Maries County | 2.4 |
| 71 | Scott County | 2.4 |
| 76 | Grundy County | 2.4 |
| 76 | Linn County | 2.4 |
| 76 | Phelps County | 2.4 |
| 76 | Randolph County | 2.4 |
| 80 | Stoddard County | 2.4 |
| 81 | Camden County | 2.4 |
| 81 | Johnson County | 2.4 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 2.4 |
| 81 | Shelby County | 2.4 |
| 81 | Taney County | 2.4 |
| 86 | Buchanan County | 2.4 |
| 86 | DeKalb County | 2.4 |
| 86 | Marion County | 2.4 |
| 89 | Gasconade County | 2.4 |
| 89 | Henry County | 2.4 |
| 91 | Dunklin County | 2.4 |
| 91 | Ozark County | 2.4 |
| 93 | Holt County | 2.4 |
| 94 | Carroll County | 2.4 |
| 94 | Iron County | 2.4 |
| 94 | St. Louis County | 2.4 |
| 97 | Cole County | 2.4 |
| 98 | Hickory County | 2.3 |
| 98 | Mississippi County | 2.3 |
| 98 | Stone County | 2.3 |
| 101 | Boone County | 2.3 |
| 101 | Crawford County | 2.3 |
| 101 | Pemiscot County | 2.3 |
| 104 | Livingston County | 2.3 |
| 105 | Benton County | 2.3 |
| 105 | Caldwell County | 2.3 |
| 105 | Jackson County | 2.3 |
| 105 | St. Clair County | 2.3 |
| 105 | Wayne County | 2.3 |
| 110 | New Madrid County | 2.3 |
| 111 | Worth County | 2.3 |
| 112 | Greene County | 2.2 |
| 113 | Atchison County | 2.2 |
| 114 | Nodaway County | 2.2 |
| 115 | St. Louis city | 1.9 |