Counties in Nebraska by average household size

Thurston County had the highest average household size of 93 counties in 2021, at 3.3 persons per household. Blaine County had the lowest, at 1.9 persons per household. The median was 2.4 persons per household and the figure for Nebraska was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3.3Thurston County
Lowest1.9Blaine County
Median2.493 counties
Nebraska2.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 2.4 persons per householdAntelope County: 2.4 persons per householdArthur County: 2.6 persons per householdBanner County: 2.6 persons per householdBlaine County: 1.9 persons per householdBoone County: 2.4 persons per householdBox Butte County: 2.3 persons per householdBoyd County: 2.2 persons per householdBrown County: 2.4 persons per householdBuffalo County: 2.5 persons per householdBurt County: 2.4 persons per householdButler County: 2.4 persons per householdCass County: 2.6 persons per householdCedar County: 2.5 persons per householdChase County: 2.4 persons per householdCherry County: 2.5 persons per householdCheyenne County: 2.2 persons per householdClay County: 2.5 persons per householdColfax County: 2.9 persons per householdCuming County: 2.4 persons per householdCuster County: 2.3 persons per householdDakota County: 2.9 persons per householdDawes County: 2.2 persons per householdDawson County: 2.7 persons per householdDeuel County: 2.4 persons per householdDixon County: 2.5 persons per householdDodge County: 2.5 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.5 persons per householdDundy County: 2.3 persons per householdFillmore County: 2.3 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.4 persons per householdFrontier County: 2.4 persons per householdFurnas County: 2.3 persons per householdGage County: 2.3 persons per householdGarden County: 2 persons per householdGarfield County: 2.3 persons per householdGosper County: 2.4 persons per householdGrant County: 2.2 persons per householdGreeley County: 2.4 persons per householdHall County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHarlan County: 2.6 persons per householdHayes County: 2.5 persons per householdHitchcock County: 2.4 persons per householdHolt County: 2.5 persons per householdHooker County: 2.2 persons per householdHoward County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.3 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.4 persons per householdKearney County: 2.4 persons per householdKeith County: 2.2 persons per householdKeya Paha County: 2.9 persons per householdKimball County: 2.4 persons per householdKnox County: 2.5 persons per householdLancaster County: 2.4 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.4 persons per householdLogan County: 2.7 persons per householdLoup County: 2.5 persons per householdMcPherson County: 2.4 persons per householdMadison County: 2.5 persons per householdMerrick County: 2.4 persons per householdMorrill County: 2.4 persons per householdNance County: 2.5 persons per householdNemaha County: 2.3 persons per householdNuckolls County: 2.4 persons per householdOtoe County: 2.5 persons per householdPawnee County: 2.4 persons per householdPerkins County: 2.5 persons per householdPhelps County: 2.3 persons per householdPierce County: 2.5 persons per householdPlatte County: 2.5 persons per householdPolk County: 2.6 persons per householdRed Willow County: 2.4 persons per householdRichardson County: 2.1 persons per householdRock County: 2.3 persons per householdSaline County: 2.7 persons per householdSarpy County: 2.7 persons per householdSaunders County: 2.5 persons per householdScotts Bluff County: 2.4 persons per householdSeward County: 2.5 persons per householdSheridan County: 2.4 persons per householdSherman County: 2.2 persons per householdSioux County: 2.4 persons per householdStanton County: 2.6 persons per householdThayer County: 2.4 persons per householdThomas County: 2 persons per householdThurston County: 3.3 persons per householdValley County: 2.3 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.2 persons per householdWebster County: 2.4 persons per householdWheeler County: 2.2 persons per householdYork County: 2.4 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, 2021. 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, 2021

Thurston County: 3.3 persons per householdThurston County3.3Colfax County: 2.9 persons per householdColfax County2.9Dakota County: 2.9 persons per householdDakota County2.9Keya Paha County: 2.9 persons per householdKeya Paha County2.9Logan County: 2.7 persons per householdLogan County2.7Sarpy County: 2.7 persons per householdSarpy County2.7Dawson County: 2.7 persons per householdDawson County2.7Saline County: 2.7 persons per householdSaline County2.7Polk County: 2.6 persons per householdPolk County2.6Stanton County: 2.6 persons per householdStanton County2.6Arthur County: 2.6 persons per householdArthur County2.6Cass County: 2.6 persons per householdCass County2.6Hall County: 2.6 persons per householdHall County2.6Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Harlan County: 2.6 persons per householdHarlan County2.6Banner County: 2.6 persons per householdBanner County2.6Howard County: 2.5 persons per householdHoward County2.5Platte County: 2.5 persons per householdPlatte County2.5Cherry County: 2.5 persons per householdCherry County2.5Hayes County: 2.5 persons per householdHayes County2.5Loup County: 2.5 persons per householdLoup County2.5Nance County: 2.5 persons per householdNance County2.5Cedar County: 2.5 persons per householdCedar County2.5Pierce County: 2.5 persons per householdPierce County2.5Saunders County: 2.5 persons per householdSaunders County2.5Perkins County: 2.5 persons per householdPerkins County2.5Dixon County: 2.5 persons per householdDixon County2.5Knox County: 2.5 persons per householdKnox County2.5Otoe County: 2.5 persons per householdOtoe County2.5Buffalo County: 2.5 persons per householdBuffalo County2.5Clay County: 2.5 persons per householdClay County2.5Dodge County: 2.5 persons per householdDodge County2.5Douglas County: 2.5 persons per householdDouglas County2.5Holt County: 2.5 persons per householdHolt County2.5Madison County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County2.5Seward County: 2.5 persons per householdSeward County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Johnson County: 2.4 persons per householdJohnson County2.4Deuel County: 2.4 persons per householdDeuel County2.4Kearney County: 2.4 persons per householdKearney County2.4Thurston County: 3.3 persons per householdThurston County3.3Colfax County: 2.9 persons per householdColfax County2.9Dakota County: 2.9 persons per householdDakota County2.9Keya Paha County: 2.9 persons per householdKeya Paha County2.9Logan County: 2.7 persons per householdLogan County2.7Sarpy County: 2.7 persons per householdSarpy County2.7Dawson County: 2.7 persons per householdDawson County2.7Saline County: 2.7 persons per householdSaline County2.7Polk County: 2.6 persons per householdPolk County2.6Stanton County: 2.6 persons per householdStanton County2.6Arthur County: 2.6 persons per householdArthur County2.6Cass County: 2.6 persons per householdCass County2.6Hall County: 2.6 persons per householdHall County2.6Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Harlan County: 2.6 persons per householdHarlan County2.6Banner County: 2.6 persons per householdBanner County2.6Howard County: 2.5 persons per householdHoward County2.5Platte County: 2.5 persons per householdPlatte County2.5Cherry County: 2.5 persons per householdCherry County2.5Hayes County: 2.5 persons per householdHayes County2.5Loup County: 2.5 persons per householdLoup County2.5Nance County: 2.5 persons per householdNance County2.5Cedar County: 2.5 persons per householdCedar County2.5Pierce County: 2.5 persons per householdPierce County2.5Saunders County: 2.5 persons per householdSaunders County2.5Perkins County: 2.5 persons per householdPerkins County2.5Dixon County: 2.5 persons per householdDixon County2.5Knox County: 2.5 persons per householdKnox County2.5Otoe County: 2.5 persons per householdOtoe County2.5Buffalo County: 2.5 persons per householdBuffalo County2.5Clay County: 2.5 persons per householdClay County2.5Dodge County: 2.5 persons per householdDodge County2.5Douglas County: 2.5 persons per householdDouglas County2.5Holt County: 2.5 persons per householdHolt County2.5Madison County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County2.5Seward County: 2.5 persons per householdSeward County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Johnson County: 2.4 persons per householdJohnson County2.4Deuel County: 2.4 persons per householdDeuel County2.4Kearney County: 2.4 persons per householdKearney 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

RankCounties2021
persons per household
1Thurston County3.3
2Colfax County2.9
3Dakota County2.9
4Keya Paha County2.9
5Logan County2.7
5Sarpy County2.7
7Dawson County2.7
8Saline County2.7
9Polk County2.6
9Stanton County2.6
11Arthur County2.6
12Cass County2.6
13Hall County2.6
13Hamilton County2.6
13Harlan County2.6
16Banner County2.6
17Howard County2.5
18Platte County2.5
19Cherry County2.5
19Hayes County2.5
19Loup County2.5
19Nance County2.5
23Cedar County2.5
23Pierce County2.5
23Saunders County2.5
26Perkins County2.5
27Dixon County2.5
27Knox County2.5
27Otoe County2.5
30Buffalo County2.5
30Clay County2.5
30Dodge County2.5
30Douglas County2.5
30Holt County2.5
35Madison County2.5
35Seward County2.5
35Washington County2.5
38Johnson County2.4
39Deuel County2.4
39Kearney County2.4
41Cuming County2.4
41Merrick County2.4
41Sheridan County2.4
44Antelope County2.4
44Boone County2.4
44Butler County2.4
44Chase County2.4
44Greeley County2.4
44Lancaster County2.4
44Morrill County2.4
44Thayer County2.4
52Kimball County2.4
52Red Willow County2.4
52Scotts Bluff County2.4
55Frontier County2.4
55Hitchcock County2.4
57Burt County2.4
57Lincoln County2.4
57Pawnee County2.4
60McPherson County2.4
60Nuckolls County2.4
60Sioux County2.4
60Webster County2.4
60York County2.4
65Adams County2.4
65Brown County2.4
65Franklin County2.4
65Gosper County2.4
69Custer County2.3
69Gage County2.3
71Box Butte County2.3
72Nemaha County2.3
73Garfield County2.3
73Phelps County2.3
75Furnas County2.3
75Valley County2.3
77Rock County2.3
78Fillmore County2.3
78Jefferson County2.3
80Dundy County2.3
81Grant County2.2
82Boyd County2.2
82Sherman County2.2
84Cheyenne County2.2
84Wayne County2.2
86Keith County2.2
87Dawes County2.2
87Wheeler County2.2
89Hooker County2.2
90Richardson County2.1
91Thomas County2
92Garden County2
93Blaine County1.9

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in Nebraska by average household size, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/nebraska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Thurston County, with 3.3 persons per household in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Blaine County, with 1.9 persons per household in 2021.

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