Counties in Nebraska by average household size

Thurston County had the highest average household size of 93 counties in 2022, 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, 2022

Adams County: 2.4 persons per householdAntelope County: 2.4 persons per householdArthur County: 2.7 persons per householdBanner County: 2.7 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: 2.2 persons per householdBuffalo County: 2.5 persons per householdBurt County: 2.4 persons per householdButler County: 2.3 persons per householdCass County: 2.6 persons per householdCedar County: 2.5 persons per householdChase County: 2.5 persons per householdCherry County: 2.5 persons per householdCheyenne County: 2.2 persons per householdClay County: 2.4 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: 2.1 persons per householdDawson County: 2.7 persons per householdDeuel County: 2.2 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: 2.3 persons per householdFrontier County: 2.3 persons per householdFurnas County: 2.3 persons per householdGage County: 2.3 persons per householdGarden County: 2.1 persons per householdGarfield County: 2.3 persons per householdGosper County: 2.5 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: 2.5 persons per householdHayes County: 2.5 persons per householdHitchcock County: 2.3 persons per householdHolt County: 2.5 persons per householdHooker County: 2.1 persons per householdHoward County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.3 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.5 persons per householdKearney County: 2.5 persons per householdKeith County: 2.2 persons per householdKeya Paha County: 3.1 persons per householdKimball County: 2.2 persons per householdKnox County: 2.5 persons per householdLancaster County: 2.4 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.3 persons per householdLogan County: 2.7 persons per householdLoup County: 2.3 persons per householdMcPherson County: 2.4 persons per householdMadison County: 2.5 persons per householdMerrick County: 2.4 persons per householdMorrill County: 2.5 persons per householdNance County: 2.5 persons per householdNemaha County: 2.3 persons per householdNuckolls County: 2.3 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: 2.5 persons per householdRed Willow County: 2.4 persons per householdRichardson County: 2.2 persons per householdRock County: 2.2 persons per householdSaline County: 2.6 persons per householdSarpy County: 2.7 persons per householdSaunders County: 2.5 persons per householdScotts Bluff County: 2.3 persons per householdSeward County: 2.5 persons per householdSheridan County: 2.4 persons per householdSherman County: 2.2 persons per householdSioux County: 2.6 persons per householdStanton County: 2.6 persons per householdThayer County: 2.4 persons per householdThomas County: 1.9 persons per householdThurston County: 3.3 persons per householdValley County: 2.3 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.3 persons per householdWebster County: 2.3 persons per householdWheeler County: 2.2 persons per householdYork County: 2.4 persons per household
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  • 2.2 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 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

Thurston County: 3.3 persons per householdThurston County3.3Keya Paha County: 3.1 persons per householdKeya Paha County3.1Dakota County: 2.9 persons per householdDakota County2.9Colfax County: 2.9 persons per householdColfax County2.9Logan County: 2.7 persons per householdLogan County2.7Arthur County: 2.7 persons per householdArthur County2.7Banner County: 2.7 persons per householdBanner County2.7Dawson County: 2.7 persons per householdDawson County2.7Sarpy County: 2.7 persons per householdSarpy County2.7Saline County: 2.6 persons per householdSaline County2.6Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Sioux County: 2.6 persons per householdSioux County2.6Stanton County: 2.6 persons per householdStanton County2.6Hall County: 2.6 persons per householdHall County2.6Cass County: 2.6 persons per householdCass County2.6Cherry County: 2.5 persons per householdCherry County2.5Platte County: 2.5 persons per householdPlatte County2.5Howard County: 2.5 persons per householdHoward County2.5Polk County: 2.5 persons per householdPolk County2.5Knox County: 2.5 persons per householdKnox County2.5Johnson County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County2.5Saunders County: 2.5 persons per householdSaunders County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Pierce County: 2.5 persons per householdPierce County2.5Harlan County: 2.5 persons per householdHarlan County2.5Holt County: 2.5 persons per householdHolt County2.5Dixon County: 2.5 persons per householdDixon County2.5Nance County: 2.5 persons per householdNance County2.5Seward County: 2.5 persons per householdSeward County2.5Dodge County: 2.5 persons per householdDodge County2.5Buffalo County: 2.5 persons per householdBuffalo County2.5Cedar County: 2.5 persons per householdCedar County2.5Chase County: 2.5 persons per householdChase County2.5Douglas County: 2.5 persons per householdDouglas County2.5Hayes County: 2.5 persons per householdHayes County2.5Kearney County: 2.5 persons per householdKearney County2.5Madison County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County2.5Otoe County: 2.5 persons per householdOtoe County2.5Gosper County: 2.5 persons per householdGosper County2.5Morrill County: 2.5 persons per householdMorrill County2.5Thurston County: 3.3 persons per householdThurston County3.3Keya Paha County: 3.1 persons per householdKeya Paha County3.1Dakota County: 2.9 persons per householdDakota County2.9Colfax County: 2.9 persons per householdColfax County2.9Logan County: 2.7 persons per householdLogan County2.7Arthur County: 2.7 persons per householdArthur County2.7Banner County: 2.7 persons per householdBanner County2.7Dawson County: 2.7 persons per householdDawson County2.7Sarpy County: 2.7 persons per householdSarpy County2.7Saline County: 2.6 persons per householdSaline County2.6Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Sioux County: 2.6 persons per householdSioux County2.6Stanton County: 2.6 persons per householdStanton County2.6Hall County: 2.6 persons per householdHall County2.6Cass County: 2.6 persons per householdCass County2.6Cherry County: 2.5 persons per householdCherry County2.5Platte County: 2.5 persons per householdPlatte County2.5Howard County: 2.5 persons per householdHoward County2.5Polk County: 2.5 persons per householdPolk County2.5Knox County: 2.5 persons per householdKnox County2.5Johnson County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County2.5Saunders County: 2.5 persons per householdSaunders County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Pierce County: 2.5 persons per householdPierce County2.5Harlan County: 2.5 persons per householdHarlan County2.5Holt County: 2.5 persons per householdHolt County2.5Dixon County: 2.5 persons per householdDixon County2.5Nance County: 2.5 persons per householdNance County2.5Seward County: 2.5 persons per householdSeward County2.5Dodge County: 2.5 persons per householdDodge County2.5Buffalo County: 2.5 persons per householdBuffalo County2.5Cedar County: 2.5 persons per householdCedar County2.5Chase County: 2.5 persons per householdChase County2.5Douglas County: 2.5 persons per householdDouglas County2.5Hayes County: 2.5 persons per householdHayes County2.5Kearney County: 2.5 persons per householdKearney County2.5Madison County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County2.5Otoe County: 2.5 persons per householdOtoe County2.5Gosper County: 2.5 persons per householdGosper County2.5Morrill County: 2.5 persons per householdMorrill County2.5
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
1Thurston County3.3-0.3%
2Keya Paha County3.1+6.6%
3Dakota County2.9+0.7%
4Colfax County2.9-1.4%
5Logan County2.7+1.1%
6Arthur County2.7+3.8%
7Banner County2.7+4.7%
7Dawson County2.70%
9Sarpy County2.7-1.1%
10Saline County2.6-0.4%
11Hamilton County2.6-0.4%
12Sioux County2.6+9.3%
12Stanton County2.6-1.9%
14Hall County2.6-1.2%
15Cass County2.6-1.9%
16Cherry County2.5+0.8%
16Platte County2.5+0.4%
18Howard County2.5-0.4%
18Polk County2.5-3.8%
20Knox County2.5+1.2%
21Johnson County2.5+2.9%
21Saunders County2.50%
21Washington County2.5+1.6%
24Pierce County2.5-0.4%
25Harlan County2.5-4.2%
25Holt County2.5+0.4%
27Dixon County2.5-0.4%
27Nance County2.5-1.6%
27Seward County2.5+0.4%
30Dodge County2.5-0.4%
31Buffalo County2.5-0.8%
31Cedar County2.5-2%
31Chase County2.5+2.5%
31Douglas County2.5-0.8%
31Hayes County2.5-2.4%
31Kearney County2.5+1.7%
31Madison County2.5-0.4%
31Otoe County2.5-1.2%
39Gosper County2.5+4.3%
39Morrill County2.5+2.1%
39Perkins County2.5-2%
42Clay County2.4-2.4%
43Antelope County2.40%
43Greeley County2.40%
43Red Willow County2.4+0.4%
46Cuming County2.4-0.8%
47Lancaster County2.4-0.8%
47York County2.4+0.8%
49Burt County2.40%
49Merrick County2.4-1.7%
49Thayer County2.4-1.2%
52Boone County2.4-1.7%
52McPherson County2.40%
54Adams County2.40%
54Pawnee County2.4-0.8%
54Sheridan County2.4-2.5%
57Butler County2.3-2.5%
57Lincoln County2.3-1.3%
59Hitchcock County2.3-2.1%
59Scotts Bluff County2.3-2.5%
61Box Butte County2.3-0.9%
61Frontier County2.3-2.9%
61Loup County2.3-8.3%
64Custer County2.3-1.7%
64Gage County2.3-1.7%
66Garfield County2.3-0.9%
66Nemaha County2.3-1.3%
66Nuckolls County2.3-3%
66Phelps County2.3-0.9%
70Valley County2.3-0.9%
71Dundy County2.3+0.4%
71Furnas County2.3-1.3%
73Jefferson County2.3-0.4%
74Fillmore County2.3-0.9%
74Franklin County2.3-4.3%
74Wayne County2.3+1.8%
74Webster County2.3-4.7%
78Sherman County2.2+0.5%
78Wheeler County2.2+2.3%
80Kimball County2.2-7.1%
81Grant County2.2-1.3%
82Rock County2.2-3.9%
83Brown County2.2-7.2%
84Cheyenne County2.2-1.8%
84Keith County2.2-1.4%
86Boyd County2.2-3.2%
86Deuel County2.2-11.2%
86Richardson County2.2+0.5%
89Dawes County2.1-2.3%
90Garden County2.1+7.1%
91Hooker County2.1-4.6%
92Thomas County1.9-3%
93Blaine County1.90%

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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/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?

Thurston County, with 3.3 persons per household in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Blaine County, with 1.9 persons per household in 2022.

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