Counties in North Dakota by average household size

Sioux County had the highest average household size of 53 counties in 2023, at 3.5 persons per household. Eddy County had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.3 persons per household and the figure for North Dakota was 2.3 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3.5Sioux County
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 2.1 persons per householdBarnes County: 2.1 persons per householdBenson County: 3 persons per householdBillings County: 2.5 persons per householdBottineau County: 2.3 persons per householdBowman County: 2.3 persons per householdBurke County: 2.3 persons per householdBurleigh County: 2.4 persons per householdCass County: 2.2 persons per householdCavalier County: 2.3 persons per householdDickey County: 2.4 persons per householdDivide County: 2.2 persons per householdDunn County: 2.6 persons per householdEddy County: 2 persons per householdEmmons County: 2.1 persons per householdFoster County: 2.2 persons per householdGolden Valley County: 2.5 persons per householdGrand Forks County: 2.2 persons per householdGrant County: 2.1 persons per householdGriggs County: 2.4 persons per householdHettinger County: 2.1 persons per householdKidder County: 2.1 persons per householdLaMoure County: 2.3 persons per householdLogan County: 2.3 persons per householdMcHenry County: 2.3 persons per householdMcIntosh County: 2 persons per householdMcKenzie County: 2.4 persons per householdMcLean County: 2.3 persons per householdMercer County: 2.3 persons per householdMorton County: 2.4 persons per householdMountrail County: 2.5 persons per householdNelson County: 2.3 persons per householdOliver County: 2.5 persons per householdPembina County: 2.2 persons per householdPierce County: 2.1 persons per householdRamsey County: 2.1 persons per householdRansom County: 2.3 persons per householdRenville County: 2.4 persons per householdRichland County: 2.2 persons per householdRolette County: 3.2 persons per householdSargent County: 2.2 persons per householdSheridan County: 2 persons per householdSioux County: 3.5 persons per householdSlope County: 2.3 persons per householdStark County: 2.4 persons per householdSteele County: 2.4 persons per householdStutsman County: 2.1 persons per householdTowner County: 2.2 persons per householdTraill County: 2.3 persons per householdWalsh County: 2.3 persons per householdWard County: 2.4 persons per householdWells County: 2.1 persons per householdWilliams County: 2.5 persons per household
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persons per household, 2023. 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.

All counties, 2023

Sioux County: 3.5 persons per householdSioux County3.5Rolette County: 3.2 persons per householdRolette County3.2Benson County: 3 persons per householdBenson County3Dunn County: 2.6 persons per householdDunn County2.6Williams County: 2.5 persons per householdWilliams County2.5Oliver County: 2.5 persons per householdOliver County2.5Billings County: 2.5 persons per householdBillings County2.5Golden Valley County: 2.5 persons per householdGolden Valley County2.5Mountrail County: 2.5 persons per householdMountrail County2.5Stark County: 2.4 persons per householdStark County2.4Morton County: 2.4 persons per householdMorton County2.4Renville County: 2.4 persons per householdRenville County2.4Griggs County: 2.4 persons per householdGriggs County2.4Ward County: 2.4 persons per householdWard County2.4Dickey County: 2.4 persons per householdDickey County2.4McKenzie County: 2.4 persons per householdMcKenzie County2.4Steele County: 2.4 persons per householdSteele County2.4Burleigh County: 2.4 persons per householdBurleigh County2.4Slope County: 2.3 persons per householdSlope County2.3Bowman County: 2.3 persons per householdBowman County2.3Burke County: 2.3 persons per householdBurke County2.3Cavalier County: 2.3 persons per householdCavalier County2.3Ransom County: 2.3 persons per householdRansom County2.3LaMoure County: 2.3 persons per householdLaMoure County2.3Logan County: 2.3 persons per householdLogan County2.3McHenry County: 2.3 persons per householdMcHenry County2.3Bottineau County: 2.3 persons per householdBottineau County2.3Mercer County: 2.3 persons per householdMercer County2.3Traill County: 2.3 persons per householdTraill County2.3Walsh County: 2.3 persons per householdWalsh County2.3McLean County: 2.3 persons per householdMcLean County2.3Nelson County: 2.3 persons per householdNelson County2.3Cass County: 2.2 persons per householdCass County2.2Divide County: 2.2 persons per householdDivide County2.2Richland County: 2.2 persons per householdRichland County2.2Pembina County: 2.2 persons per householdPembina County2.2Grand Forks County: 2.2 persons per householdGrand Forks County2.2Sargent County: 2.2 persons per householdSargent County2.2Towner County: 2.2 persons per householdTowner County2.2Foster County: 2.2 persons per householdFoster County2.2Ramsey County: 2.1 persons per householdRamsey County2.1Stutsman County: 2.1 persons per householdStutsman County2.1Wells County: 2.1 persons per householdWells County2.1Emmons County: 2.1 persons per householdEmmons County2.1Kidder County: 2.1 persons per householdKidder County2.1Barnes County: 2.1 persons per householdBarnes County2.1Hettinger County: 2.1 persons per householdHettinger County2.1Grant County: 2.1 persons per householdGrant County2.1Pierce County: 2.1 persons per householdPierce County2.1Adams County: 2.1 persons per householdAdams County2.1McIntosh County: 2 persons per householdMcIntosh County2Sheridan County: 2 persons per householdSheridan County2Eddy County: 2 persons per householdEddy County2Sioux County: 3.5 persons per householdSioux County3.5Rolette County: 3.2 persons per householdRolette County3.2Benson County: 3 persons per householdBenson County3Dunn County: 2.6 persons per householdDunn County2.6Williams County: 2.5 persons per householdWilliams County2.5Oliver County: 2.5 persons per householdOliver County2.5Billings County: 2.5 persons per householdBillings County2.5Golden Valley County: 2.5 persons per householdGolden Valley County2.5Mountrail County: 2.5 persons per householdMountrail County2.5Stark County: 2.4 persons per householdStark County2.4Morton County: 2.4 persons per householdMorton County2.4Renville County: 2.4 persons per householdRenville County2.4Griggs County: 2.4 persons per householdGriggs County2.4Ward County: 2.4 persons per householdWard County2.4Dickey County: 2.4 persons per householdDickey County2.4McKenzie County: 2.4 persons per householdMcKenzie County2.4Steele County: 2.4 persons per householdSteele County2.4Burleigh County: 2.4 persons per householdBurleigh County2.4Slope County: 2.3 persons per householdSlope County2.3Bowman County: 2.3 persons per householdBowman County2.3Burke County: 2.3 persons per householdBurke County2.3Cavalier County: 2.3 persons per householdCavalier County2.3Ransom County: 2.3 persons per householdRansom County2.3LaMoure County: 2.3 persons per householdLaMoure County2.3Logan County: 2.3 persons per householdLogan County2.3McHenry County: 2.3 persons per householdMcHenry County2.3Bottineau County: 2.3 persons per householdBottineau County2.3Mercer County: 2.3 persons per householdMercer County2.3Traill County: 2.3 persons per householdTraill County2.3Walsh County: 2.3 persons per householdWalsh County2.3McLean County: 2.3 persons per householdMcLean County2.3Nelson County: 2.3 persons per householdNelson County2.3Cass County: 2.2 persons per householdCass County2.2Divide County: 2.2 persons per householdDivide County2.2Richland County: 2.2 persons per householdRichland County2.2Pembina County: 2.2 persons per householdPembina County2.2Grand Forks County: 2.2 persons per householdGrand Forks County2.2Sargent County: 2.2 persons per householdSargent County2.2Towner County: 2.2 persons per householdTowner County2.2Foster County: 2.2 persons per householdFoster County2.2Ramsey County: 2.1 persons per householdRamsey County2.1Stutsman County: 2.1 persons per householdStutsman County2.1Wells County: 2.1 persons per householdWells County2.1Emmons County: 2.1 persons per householdEmmons County2.1Kidder County: 2.1 persons per householdKidder County2.1Barnes County: 2.1 persons per householdBarnes County2.1Hettinger County: 2.1 persons per householdHettinger County2.1Grant County: 2.1 persons per householdGrant County2.1Pierce County: 2.1 persons per householdPierce County2.1Adams County: 2.1 persons per householdAdams County2.1McIntosh County: 2 persons per householdMcIntosh County2Sheridan County: 2 persons per householdSheridan County2Eddy County: 2 persons per householdEddy County2
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

RankCounties2023
persons per household
Change on 2022
1Sioux County3.5-4.6%
2Rolette County3.2-2.4%
3Benson County3-4.4%
4Dunn County2.6-1.1%
5Williams County2.5+2.4%
6Oliver County2.5-4.6%
7Billings County2.5-2%
8Golden Valley County2.5-0.4%
9Mountrail County2.5-8.6%
10Stark County2.40%
11Morton County2.4-1.6%
12Renville County2.4-6.6%
13Griggs County2.40%
14Ward County2.4-0.4%
15Dickey County2.4-3.7%
15McKenzie County2.4-8.1%
15Steele County2.4-4.4%
18Burleigh County2.4-0.8%
19Slope County2.3-1.7%
20Bowman County2.3-4.9%
20Burke County2.3+1.3%
20Cavalier County2.3-1.7%
20Ransom County2.3+0.9%
24LaMoure County2.3-1.7%
25Logan County2.30%
25McHenry County2.3+0.9%
27Bottineau County2.3-3%
27Mercer County2.3-2.2%
27Traill County2.3-0.9%
27Walsh County2.30%
31McLean County2.3-1.7%
32Nelson County2.3-0.4%
33Cass County2.2-1.3%
33Divide County2.2-3.4%
33Richland County2.2+0.4%
36Pembina County2.2-0.9%
37Grand Forks County2.2-1.3%
38Sargent County2.20%
39Towner County2.2-1.4%
40Foster County2.2-1.4%
41Ramsey County2.1-2.7%
42Stutsman County2.1-2.3%
42Wells County2.1-1.9%
44Emmons County2.1-2.3%
45Kidder County2.1-2.3%
46Barnes County2.10%
46Hettinger County2.1-4.6%
48Grant County2.1-3.3%
48Pierce County2.1-9.2%
50Adams County2.1-2.4%
51McIntosh County2-0.5%
52Sheridan County2-5.3%
53Eddy County2-6.7%

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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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Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 North Dakota by average household size, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/north-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

Sioux County, with 3.5 persons per household in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Eddy County, with 2 persons per household in 2023.

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