Counties in Pennsylvania by average household size

Monroe County had the highest average household size of 67 counties in 2023, at 2.7 persons per household. Cameron County had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.4 persons per household and the figure for Pennsylvania was 2.4 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 2.5 persons per householdAllegheny County: 2.2 persons per householdArmstrong County: 2.3 persons per householdBeaver County: 2.3 persons per householdBedford County: 2.4 persons per householdBerks County: 2.6 persons per householdBlair County: 2.3 persons per householdBradford County: 2.4 persons per householdBucks County: 2.6 persons per householdButler County: 2.4 persons per householdCambria County: 2.3 persons per householdCameron County: 2 persons per householdCarbon County: 2.4 persons per householdCentre County: 2.3 persons per householdChester County: 2.6 persons per householdClarion County: 2.4 persons per householdClearfield County: 2.3 persons per householdClinton County: 2.4 persons per householdColumbia County: 2.4 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.4 persons per householdCumberland County: 2.4 persons per householdDauphin County: 2.4 persons per householdDelaware County: 2.6 persons per householdElk County: 2.3 persons per householdErie County: 2.3 persons per householdFayette County: 2.2 persons per householdForest County: 2.3 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County: 2.4 persons per householdGreene County: 2.3 persons per householdHuntingdon County: 2.4 persons per householdIndiana County: 2.4 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.4 persons per householdJuniata County: 2.6 persons per householdLackawanna County: 2.4 persons per householdLancaster County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.3 persons per householdLebanon County: 2.5 persons per householdLehigh County: 2.6 persons per householdLuzerne County: 2.4 persons per householdLycoming County: 2.3 persons per householdMcKean County: 2.3 persons per householdMercer County: 2.2 persons per householdMifflin County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.7 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.5 persons per householdMontour County: 2.3 persons per householdNorthampton County: 2.5 persons per householdNorthumberland County: 2.3 persons per householdPerry County: 2.5 persons per householdPhiladelphia County: 2.3 persons per householdPike County: 2.5 persons per householdPotter County: 2.4 persons per householdSchuylkill County: 2.4 persons per householdSnyder County: 2.5 persons per householdSomerset County: 2.4 persons per householdSullivan County: 2.2 persons per householdSusquehanna County: 2.4 persons per householdTioga County: 2.4 persons per householdUnion County: 2.4 persons per householdVenango County: 2.3 persons per householdWarren County: 2.3 persons per householdWashington County: 2.3 persons per householdWayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWestmoreland County: 2.2 persons per householdWyoming County: 2.3 persons per householdYork County: 2.5 persons per household
  • Under 2.3
  • 2.3 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 and over
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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Monroe County: 2.7 persons per householdMonroe County2.7Chester County: 2.6 persons per householdChester County2.6Juniata County: 2.6 persons per householdJuniata County2.6Berks County: 2.6 persons per householdBerks County2.6Bucks County: 2.6 persons per householdBucks County2.6Lancaster County: 2.6 persons per householdLancaster County2.6Delaware County: 2.6 persons per householdDelaware County2.6Lehigh County: 2.6 persons per householdLehigh County2.6Snyder County: 2.5 persons per householdSnyder County2.5Montgomery County: 2.5 persons per householdMontgomery County2.5Adams County: 2.5 persons per householdAdams County2.5Lebanon County: 2.5 persons per householdLebanon County2.5Northampton County: 2.5 persons per householdNorthampton County2.5Perry County: 2.5 persons per householdPerry County2.5York County: 2.5 persons per householdYork County2.5Pike County: 2.5 persons per householdPike County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Mifflin County: 2.5 persons per householdMifflin County2.5Huntingdon County: 2.4 persons per householdHuntingdon County2.4Susquehanna County: 2.4 persons per householdSusquehanna County2.4Bradford County: 2.4 persons per householdBradford County2.4Indiana County: 2.4 persons per householdIndiana County2.4Tioga County: 2.4 persons per householdTioga County2.4Clarion County: 2.4 persons per householdClarion County2.4Cumberland County: 2.4 persons per householdCumberland County2.4Bedford County: 2.4 persons per householdBedford County2.4Jefferson County: 2.4 persons per householdJefferson County2.4Butler County: 2.4 persons per householdButler County2.4Carbon County: 2.4 persons per householdCarbon County2.4Potter County: 2.4 persons per householdPotter County2.4Schuylkill County: 2.4 persons per householdSchuylkill County2.4Somerset County: 2.4 persons per householdSomerset County2.4Clinton County: 2.4 persons per householdClinton County2.4Columbia County: 2.4 persons per householdColumbia County2.4Crawford County: 2.4 persons per householdCrawford County2.4Luzerne County: 2.4 persons per householdLuzerne County2.4Union County: 2.4 persons per householdUnion County2.4Wayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWayne County2.4Dauphin County: 2.4 persons per householdDauphin County2.4Fulton County: 2.4 persons per householdFulton County2.4Monroe County: 2.7 persons per householdMonroe County2.7Chester County: 2.6 persons per householdChester County2.6Juniata County: 2.6 persons per householdJuniata County2.6Berks County: 2.6 persons per householdBerks County2.6Bucks County: 2.6 persons per householdBucks County2.6Lancaster County: 2.6 persons per householdLancaster County2.6Delaware County: 2.6 persons per householdDelaware County2.6Lehigh County: 2.6 persons per householdLehigh County2.6Snyder County: 2.5 persons per householdSnyder County2.5Montgomery County: 2.5 persons per householdMontgomery County2.5Adams County: 2.5 persons per householdAdams County2.5Lebanon County: 2.5 persons per householdLebanon County2.5Northampton County: 2.5 persons per householdNorthampton County2.5Perry County: 2.5 persons per householdPerry County2.5York County: 2.5 persons per householdYork County2.5Pike County: 2.5 persons per householdPike County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Mifflin County: 2.5 persons per householdMifflin County2.5Huntingdon County: 2.4 persons per householdHuntingdon County2.4Susquehanna County: 2.4 persons per householdSusquehanna County2.4Bradford County: 2.4 persons per householdBradford County2.4Indiana County: 2.4 persons per householdIndiana County2.4Tioga County: 2.4 persons per householdTioga County2.4Clarion County: 2.4 persons per householdClarion County2.4Cumberland County: 2.4 persons per householdCumberland County2.4Bedford County: 2.4 persons per householdBedford County2.4Jefferson County: 2.4 persons per householdJefferson County2.4Butler County: 2.4 persons per householdButler County2.4Carbon County: 2.4 persons per householdCarbon County2.4Potter County: 2.4 persons per householdPotter County2.4Schuylkill County: 2.4 persons per householdSchuylkill County2.4Somerset County: 2.4 persons per householdSomerset County2.4Clinton County: 2.4 persons per householdClinton County2.4Columbia County: 2.4 persons per householdColumbia County2.4Crawford County: 2.4 persons per householdCrawford County2.4Luzerne County: 2.4 persons per householdLuzerne County2.4Union County: 2.4 persons per householdUnion County2.4Wayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWayne County2.4Dauphin County: 2.4 persons per householdDauphin County2.4Fulton County: 2.4 persons per householdFulton 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

RankCounties2023
persons per household
Change on 2022
1Monroe County2.7-2.9%
2Chester County2.60%
3Juniata County2.6-1.5%
4Berks County2.6-0.4%
4Bucks County2.6-0.4%
4Lancaster County2.6-0.4%
7Delaware County2.60%
8Lehigh County2.6-0.8%
9Snyder County2.5-1.6%
10Montgomery County2.5-0.4%
11Adams County2.5-0.4%
11Lebanon County2.5-1.2%
11Northampton County2.5-0.4%
11Perry County2.5-0.4%
11York County2.5-0.4%
16Pike County2.50%
17Franklin County2.50%
18Mifflin County2.5+0.4%
19Huntingdon County2.4-2%
19Susquehanna County2.4-0.4%
21Bradford County2.4-0.8%
22Indiana County2.40%
22Tioga County2.4-1.2%
24Clarion County2.4-1.6%
24Cumberland County2.4+0.4%
26Bedford County2.4-1.2%
26Jefferson County2.4-1.7%
28Butler County2.4-0.4%
28Carbon County2.4-1.7%
28Potter County2.4-3.3%
28Schuylkill County2.4-0.8%
28Somerset County2.4-1.2%
33Clinton County2.4-3.3%
33Columbia County2.40%
33Crawford County2.4-2.5%
33Luzerne County2.4-0.4%
33Union County2.4-2.1%
33Wayne County2.4-2.9%
39Dauphin County2.4-0.8%
39Fulton County2.4-0.8%
39Lackawanna County2.4-0.4%
42Blair County2.3-0.9%
42Centre County2.3-2.5%
42Erie County2.3-0.9%
42Lycoming County2.3-1.3%
42Washington County2.3-0.4%
42Wyoming County2.3-1.3%
48Clearfield County2.3-1.7%
48Northumberland County2.30%
50Lawrence County2.3-0.9%
50McKean County2.3-2.5%
50Warren County2.3-1.3%
53Armstrong County2.3-1.3%
54Philadelphia County2.3-2.1%
54Venango County2.3-0.9%
56Beaver County2.3-0.4%
57Greene County2.3-2.6%
58Cambria County2.3-0.9%
58Forest County2.3-9.2%
60Elk County2.3-0.4%
60Montour County2.3-1.3%
62Mercer County2.2-0.9%
62Westmoreland County2.2-0.9%
64Fayette County2.2-0.9%
65Allegheny County2.2-0.9%
66Sullivan County2.2-3.1%
67Cameron County2-2.5%

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About this ranking

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.

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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