Counties in South Carolina by average household size
Dorchester County had the highest average household size of 46 counties in 2022, at 2.7 persons per household. McCormick County had the lowest, at 2.2 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for South Carolina was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2022
- Under 2.4
- 2.4 to 2.5
- 2.5 to 2.6
- 2.6 and over
All counties, 2022
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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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Counties in South Carolina by average household size, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25010.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in South Carolina by average household size, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Counties in South Carolina by average household size, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/south-carolina-counties?period=2022.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in South Carolina by average household size, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units: Counties in South Carolina by average household size, 2022}},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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?
Dorchester County, with 2.7 persons per household in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest average household size?
McCormick County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Average household size: other rankings
Counties in South Carolina: more rankings
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- Population density
- Median household income
- Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over