Counties in Tennessee by average household size, 2024

Bledsoe County had the highest average household size of 95 counties in 2024, at 2.9 persons per household. Davidson County had the lowest, at 2.1 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Tennessee was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2.9Bledsoe County
Median2.595 counties
Tennessee2.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Anderson County: 2.4 persons per householdBedford County: 2.6 persons per householdBenton County: 2.2 persons per householdBledsoe County: 2.9 persons per householdBlount County: 2.5 persons per householdBradley County: 2.5 persons per householdCampbell County: 2.3 persons per householdCannon County: 2.5 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.4 persons per householdCarter County: 2.3 persons per householdCheatham County: 2.6 persons per householdChester County: 2.6 persons per householdClaiborne County: 2.3 persons per householdClay County: 2.2 persons per householdCocke County: 2.4 persons per householdCoffee County: 2.6 persons per householdCrockett County: 2.5 persons per householdCumberland County: 2.2 persons per householdDavidson County: 2.1 persons per householdDecatur County: 2.5 persons per householdDeKalb County: 2.4 persons per householdDickson County: 2.5 persons per householdDyer County: 2.4 persons per householdFayette County: 2.5 persons per householdFentress County: 2.4 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.4 persons per householdGibson County: 2.5 persons per householdGiles County: 2.5 persons per householdGrainger County: 2.5 persons per householdGreene County: 2.5 persons per householdGrundy County: 2.6 persons per householdHamblen County: 2.5 persons per householdHamilton County: 2.4 persons per householdHancock County: 2.4 persons per householdHardeman County: 2.4 persons per householdHardin County: 2.4 persons per householdHawkins County: 2.4 persons per householdHaywood County: 2.4 persons per householdHenderson County: 2.5 persons per householdHenry County: 2.4 persons per householdHickman County: 2.5 persons per householdHouston County: 2.4 persons per householdHumphreys County: 2.6 persons per householdJackson County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.3 persons per householdKnox County: 2.4 persons per householdLake County: 2.2 persons per householdLauderdale County: 2.4 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.6 persons per householdLewis County: 2.4 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.4 persons per householdLoudon County: 2.4 persons per householdMcMinn County: 2.5 persons per householdMcNairy County: 2.6 persons per householdMacon County: 2.8 persons per householdMadison County: 2.4 persons per householdMarion County: 2.5 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.6 persons per householdMaury County: 2.5 persons per householdMeigs County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.4 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMoore County: 2.4 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.7 persons per householdObion County: 2.4 persons per householdOverton County: 2.5 persons per householdPerry County: 2.4 persons per householdPickett County: 2.3 persons per householdPolk County: 2.4 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.4 persons per householdRhea County: 2.5 persons per householdRoane County: 2.4 persons per householdRobertson County: 2.7 persons per householdRutherford County: 2.8 persons per householdScott County: 2.5 persons per householdSequatchie County: 2.7 persons per householdSevier County: 2.5 persons per householdShelby County: 2.5 persons per householdSmith County: 2.6 persons per householdStewart County: 2.6 persons per householdSullivan County: 2.3 persons per householdSumner County: 2.6 persons per householdTipton County: 2.7 persons per householdTrousdale County: 2.6 persons per householdUnicoi County: 2.2 persons per householdUnion County: 2.6 persons per householdVan Buren County: 2.5 persons per householdWarren County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County: 2.3 persons per householdWayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWeakley County: 2.3 persons per householdWhite County: 2.5 persons per householdWilliamson County: 2.8 persons per householdWilson County: 2.7 persons per household
  • Under 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 2.6
  • 2.6 and over
persons per household, 2024. 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, 2024

Bledsoe County: 2.9 persons per householdBledsoe County2.9Williamson County: 2.8 persons per householdWilliamson County2.8Macon County: 2.8 persons per householdMacon County2.8Rutherford County: 2.8 persons per householdRutherford County2.8Tipton County: 2.7 persons per householdTipton County2.7Morgan County: 2.7 persons per householdMorgan County2.7Sequatchie County: 2.7 persons per householdSequatchie County2.7Wilson County: 2.7 persons per householdWilson County2.7Robertson County: 2.7 persons per householdRobertson County2.7Bedford County: 2.6 persons per householdBedford County2.6Grundy County: 2.6 persons per householdGrundy County2.6Lawrence County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County2.6Marshall County: 2.6 persons per householdMarshall County2.6Montgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMontgomery County2.6Stewart County: 2.6 persons per householdStewart County2.6Humphreys County: 2.6 persons per householdHumphreys County2.6McNairy County: 2.6 persons per householdMcNairy County2.6Sumner County: 2.6 persons per householdSumner County2.6Coffee County: 2.6 persons per householdCoffee County2.6Union County: 2.6 persons per householdUnion County2.6Warren County: 2.6 persons per householdWarren County2.6Cheatham County: 2.6 persons per householdCheatham County2.6Chester County: 2.6 persons per householdChester County2.6Smith County: 2.6 persons per householdSmith County2.6Trousdale County: 2.6 persons per householdTrousdale County2.6Bradley County: 2.5 persons per householdBradley County2.5Cannon County: 2.5 persons per householdCannon County2.5Dickson County: 2.5 persons per householdDickson County2.5Hickman County: 2.5 persons per householdHickman County2.5Henderson County: 2.5 persons per householdHenderson County2.5Jefferson County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County2.5McMinn County: 2.5 persons per householdMcMinn County2.5Maury County: 2.5 persons per householdMaury County2.5Meigs County: 2.5 persons per householdMeigs County2.5Overton County: 2.5 persons per householdOverton County2.5Crockett County: 2.5 persons per householdCrockett County2.5Decatur County: 2.5 persons per householdDecatur County2.5Fayette County: 2.5 persons per householdFayette County2.5Grainger County: 2.5 persons per householdGrainger County2.5Hamblen County: 2.5 persons per householdHamblen County2.5Bledsoe County: 2.9 persons per householdBledsoe County2.9Williamson County: 2.8 persons per householdWilliamson County2.8Macon County: 2.8 persons per householdMacon County2.8Rutherford County: 2.8 persons per householdRutherford County2.8Tipton County: 2.7 persons per householdTipton County2.7Morgan County: 2.7 persons per householdMorgan County2.7Sequatchie County: 2.7 persons per householdSequatchie County2.7Wilson County: 2.7 persons per householdWilson County2.7Robertson County: 2.7 persons per householdRobertson County2.7Bedford County: 2.6 persons per householdBedford County2.6Grundy County: 2.6 persons per householdGrundy County2.6Lawrence County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County2.6Marshall County: 2.6 persons per householdMarshall County2.6Montgomery County: 2.6 persons per householdMontgomery County2.6Stewart County: 2.6 persons per householdStewart County2.6Humphreys County: 2.6 persons per householdHumphreys County2.6McNairy County: 2.6 persons per householdMcNairy County2.6Sumner County: 2.6 persons per householdSumner County2.6Coffee County: 2.6 persons per householdCoffee County2.6Union County: 2.6 persons per householdUnion County2.6Warren County: 2.6 persons per householdWarren County2.6Cheatham County: 2.6 persons per householdCheatham County2.6Chester County: 2.6 persons per householdChester County2.6Smith County: 2.6 persons per householdSmith County2.6Trousdale County: 2.6 persons per householdTrousdale County2.6Bradley County: 2.5 persons per householdBradley County2.5Cannon County: 2.5 persons per householdCannon County2.5Dickson County: 2.5 persons per householdDickson County2.5Hickman County: 2.5 persons per householdHickman County2.5Henderson County: 2.5 persons per householdHenderson County2.5Jefferson County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County2.5McMinn County: 2.5 persons per householdMcMinn County2.5Maury County: 2.5 persons per householdMaury County2.5Meigs County: 2.5 persons per householdMeigs County2.5Overton County: 2.5 persons per householdOverton County2.5Crockett County: 2.5 persons per householdCrockett County2.5Decatur County: 2.5 persons per householdDecatur County2.5Fayette County: 2.5 persons per householdFayette County2.5Grainger County: 2.5 persons per householdGrainger County2.5Hamblen County: 2.5 persons per householdHamblen 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

RankCounties2024
persons per household
Change on 2023
1Bledsoe County2.90%
2Williamson County2.8+0.4%
3Macon County2.8-0.4%
4Rutherford County2.8-0.4%
5Tipton County2.70%
6Morgan County2.7+1.1%
7Sequatchie County2.7+1.1%
8Wilson County2.7-0.7%
9Robertson County2.70%
10Bedford County2.6-1.1%
10Grundy County2.60%
10Lawrence County2.6-0.8%
13Marshall County2.6-0.4%
13Montgomery County2.6-1.1%
15Stewart County2.6-1.5%
16Humphreys County2.6-4.8%
17McNairy County2.6-1.1%
17Sumner County2.6-0.4%
19Coffee County2.60%
19Union County2.6-0.4%
19Warren County2.6+0.8%
22Cheatham County2.6-1.5%
22Chester County2.6-0.4%
22Smith County2.6-3%
22Trousdale County2.6+1.2%
26Bradley County2.5-0.4%
26Cannon County2.5-0.4%
26Dickson County2.5-1.6%
26Hickman County2.5-1.6%
30Henderson County2.5+0.4%
30Jefferson County2.5-0.4%
30McMinn County2.5+2.4%
33Maury County2.5+0.4%
33Meigs County2.5+2.9%
33Overton County2.5+0.4%
36Crockett County2.5-0.4%
36Decatur County2.5-2.4%
36Fayette County2.5-1.2%
36Grainger County2.50%
36Hamblen County2.50%
36Scott County2.5-0.8%
36Shelby County2.5-1.2%
43Blount County2.5-0.4%
43Giles County2.5-2.4%
43White County2.5-0.4%
46Jackson County2.5-0.8%
46Rhea County2.5+0.4%
46Van Buren County2.5-2%
49Greene County2.50%
50Gibson County2.5-0.8%
50Marion County2.5-2%
50Sevier County2.5-1.6%
53Fentress County2.40%
53Hardin County2.4-0.4%
53Hawkins County2.4-0.8%
53Houston County2.4-3.9%
57Dyer County2.40%
57Lauderdale County2.4-1.6%
59Loudon County2.4+0.4%
60Haywood County2.4-1.2%
60Obion County2.40%
60Wayne County2.4-4%
63Moore County2.4-2.8%
63Roane County2.4+0.4%
65DeKalb County2.4+0.4%
65Hardeman County2.4-0.8%
65Knox County2.4-0.8%
65Lincoln County2.4-0.8%
65Monroe County2.4-0.8%
70Anderson County2.4-0.8%
70Carroll County2.4-2.1%
70Franklin County2.4-1.2%
70Hamilton County2.4-0.4%
70Hancock County2.4-0.8%
70Henry County2.4-1.2%
70Polk County2.4-2.9%
77Madison County2.4-1.2%
77Perry County2.4-14.4%
79Lewis County2.4-2.9%
80Cocke County2.4-1.7%
80Putnam County2.4-0.4%
82Washington County2.3+0.4%
83Pickett County2.3-2.1%
84Sullivan County2.30%
84Weakley County2.3-0.9%
86Campbell County2.3-2.1%
87Claiborne County2.3-1.3%
87Johnson County2.3-0.9%
89Carter County2.3-0.4%
90Cumberland County2.2-1.3%
91Benton County2.2-2.6%
91Unicoi County2.20%
93Clay County2.2-7.7%
94Lake County2.2-3.6%
95Davidson County2.1-2.3%

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

Bledsoe County, with 2.9 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Davidson County, with 2.1 persons per household in 2024.

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