Counties in Texas by average household size, 2024

Jim Hogg County had the highest average household size of 254 counties in 2024, at 3.6 persons per household. Loving County had the lowest, at 1.2 persons per household. The median was 2.6 persons per household and the figure for Texas was 2.7 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3.6Jim Hogg County
Lowest1.2Loving County
Median2.6254 counties
Texas2.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Jim Hogg County: 3.6 persons per householdJim Hogg County3.6Sterling County: 3.6 persons per householdSterling County3.6Hudspeth County: 3.5 persons per householdHudspeth County3.5La Salle County: 3.5 persons per householdLa Salle County3.5Starr County: 3.4 persons per householdStarr County3.4McMullen County: 3.4 persons per householdMcMullen County3.4Kaufman County: 3.4 persons per householdKaufman County3.4Webb County: 3.3 persons per householdWebb County3.3Hidalgo County: 3.3 persons per householdHidalgo County3.3Willacy County: 3.3 persons per householdWillacy County3.3Maverick County: 3.2 persons per householdMaverick County3.2Gaines County: 3.2 persons per householdGaines County3.2Liberty County: 3.2 persons per householdLiberty County3.2Reagan County: 3.1 persons per householdReagan County3.1Edwards County: 3.1 persons per householdEdwards County3.1Waller County: 3.1 persons per householdWaller County3.1Bailey County: 3.1 persons per householdBailey County3.1Cameron County: 3.1 persons per householdCameron County3.1Concho County: 3 persons per householdConcho County3Fort Bend County: 3 persons per householdFort Bend County3Deaf Smith County: 3 persons per householdDeaf Smith County3Atascosa County: 3 persons per householdAtascosa County3Castro County: 3 persons per householdCastro County3Frio County: 3 persons per householdFrio County3Duval County: 3 persons per householdDuval County3Parmer County: 3 persons per householdParmer County3Rockwall County: 3 persons per householdRockwall County3Zapata County: 3 persons per householdZapata County3Chambers County: 3 persons per householdChambers County3Moore County: 3 persons per householdMoore County3Ellis County: 2.9 persons per householdEllis County2.9Johnson County: 2.9 persons per householdJohnson County2.9Wise County: 2.9 persons per householdWise County2.9Borden County: 2.9 persons per householdBorden County2.9Jim Wells County: 2.9 persons per householdJim Wells County2.9Parker County: 2.9 persons per householdParker County2.9Childress County: 2.9 persons per householdChildress County2.9Wilson County: 2.9 persons per householdWilson County2.9Medina County: 2.9 persons per householdMedina County2.9Yoakum County: 2.9 persons per householdYoakum County2.9
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
1Jim Hogg County3.6-6.2%
2Sterling County3.6+6.5%
3Hudspeth County3.5+12.3%
3La Salle County3.5-1.4%
5Starr County3.4-2%
6McMullen County3.4-8.9%
7Kaufman County3.4+5%
8Webb County3.3-1.5%
9Hidalgo County3.3-0.9%
10Willacy County3.3-1.8%
11Maverick County3.2+1.9%
12Gaines County3.2+3.2%
13Liberty County3.2+2.3%
14Reagan County3.1+0.6%
15Edwards County3.1+8%
15Waller County3.1+1.6%
17Bailey County3.10%
18Cameron County3.1-1.6%
19Concho County3+5.9%
19Fort Bend County3-0.3%
21Deaf Smith County3-1.3%
22Atascosa County3+1%
23Castro County3+0.7%
23Frio County3+6.4%
25Duval County3-3.2%
26Parmer County3-2%
26Rockwall County3+1.4%
26Zapata County3+0.7%
29Chambers County3+0.3%
29Moore County3+2.4%
31Ellis County2.9+0.3%
31Johnson County2.9+0.3%
31Wise County2.9+1.4%
34Borden County2.9-3.3%
35Jim Wells County2.9+0.3%
35Parker County2.9+0.7%
37Childress County2.9+16.5%
38Wilson County2.9+0.3%
39Medina County2.9+0.3%
39Yoakum County2.9-0.3%
41El Paso County2.9-0.7%
41Uvalde County2.9+0.4%
41Zavala County2.9+2.9%
44Hutchinson County2.8-2.4%
45Smith County2.80%
46Brazoria County2.8+0.4%
46Hardeman County2.8+4.8%
46Oldham County2.8+6%
49Bastrop County2.8-0.7%
49Dallam County2.8-6.6%
51Lipscomb County2.8+5.7%
51Navarro County2.8-1.4%
53Titus County2.8-1.1%
54Guadalupe County2.8-0.7%
55Collin County2.80%
56Bee County2.8-1.4%
56Mitchell County2.8-6.4%
58Crane County2.8+1.9%
58Montgomery County2.8-0.7%
58Reeves County2.8-6.5%
61Caldwell County2.7-1.4%
61Dimmit County2.7-1.4%
61Hunt County2.7+1.1%
61San Patricio County2.7-2.5%
65Anderson County2.7+0.4%
65Hale County2.70%
65Harris County2.70%
65Tarrant County2.7-0.4%
65Val Verde County2.7-0.4%
65Van Zandt County2.7+1.5%
71Hansford County2.7-2.9%
72Grimes County2.7+3.4%
72Lynn County2.70%
74Bexar County2.70%
74Callahan County2.7+1.5%
74Franklin County2.7+2.3%
74Kendall County2.7+0.4%
74Lamb County2.7-1.5%
74Madison County2.7-1.1%
74Upshur County2.7+0.4%
81Andrews County2.7-0.7%
81Fannin County2.7+3.1%
83Cherokee County2.7+1.1%
83Denton County2.7-0.4%
83Lampasas County2.7-0.7%
83Sherman County2.7-6%
87Floyd County2.7-2.2%
87Hill County2.70%
87Hopkins County2.7+0.4%
87Winkler County2.7-0.7%
91Bell County2.7-0.7%
91Rusk County2.7+0.4%
91Williamson County2.70%
94Camp County2.6-1.9%
94Hockley County2.6+1.9%
94McLennan County2.6-0.4%
94Ochiltree County2.6+1.5%
94Swisher County2.6+2.3%
99Dallas County2.6-0.8%
99DeWitt County2.6-2.2%
99Nueces County2.60%
99Refugio County2.6-4.7%
103Freestone County2.6-2.2%
103Rains County2.6-0.4%
105Hamilton County2.6+1.6%
105Hays County2.6-0.8%
105Jack County2.6+0.4%
105Martin County2.6+2.8%
105Orange County2.6-1.5%
110Angelina County2.60%
110Collingsworth County2.6-7.8%
110Colorado County2.6-3.3%
110Garza County2.6-10.3%
110San Augustine County2.6+2.4%
110San Jacinto County2.6-2.3%
116Harrison County2.6-2.3%
117Palo Pinto County2.6-1.5%
117Roberts County2.6-0.4%
117Victoria County2.6-1.9%
117Wharton County2.6-3%
121Comanche County2.6+2%
121Cooke County2.6-0.4%
121Crosby County2.6+2%
121Hardin County2.6-1.5%
121Motley County2.6-3.4%
126Comal County2.60%
126Knox County2.6+0.4%
126Midland County2.6+1.2%
126Potter County2.6-1.5%
126Shelby County2.6-1.9%
126Sutton County2.6-3.8%
132Austin County2.6+2%
132Grayson County2.6-1.2%
132Limestone County2.6-0.4%
135Archer County2.5+0.8%
135Cochran County2.5+3.3%
135Hood County2.5+0.4%
135Runnels County2.5-0.4%
135Terry County2.5-0.8%
140Coryell County2.5-2.3%
140Dawson County2.50%
140Kenedy County2.5-6.6%
140Robertson County2.5-2.3%
140Somervell County2.5-1.6%
140Taylor County2.50%
140Tyler County2.5-0.4%
147Ector County2.5-2.3%
147Jefferson County2.5-1.2%
147Randall County2.5-0.4%
150Galveston County2.5-0.4%
150Gregg County2.5-1.2%
150Polk County2.5-3.1%
150Ward County2.5-2%
154Carson County2.5+0.4%
154Goliad County2.50%
154Lee County2.5-3.1%
154Panola County2.5-4.2%
154Wilbarger County2.5-0.4%
159Culberson County2.5-18.4%
159Henderson County2.5-1.2%
159Lamar County2.5+0.4%
162Delta County2.5-1.6%
162Jackson County2.5-9.5%
162Scurry County2.50%
162Wheeler County2.5-5%
166Milam County2.50%
166Newton County2.5+0.4%
168Bowie County2.5-1.2%
168Brazos County2.5-1.2%
168Burnet County2.5-3.9%
168Gonzales County2.5-3.1%
168Haskell County2.5+1.2%
173Bosque County2.5+0.4%
173Brown County2.5+0.4%
173Karnes County2.5+0.4%
173Presidio County2.5-5%
173Schleicher County2.5-6.5%
173Tom Green County2.5-0.8%
179Jones County2.4+5.6%
179Morris County2.4+3.4%
179Pecos County2.4-2%
179Stephens County2.4-1.2%
183Clay County2.4-0.4%
183Kinney County2.4+1.7%
183Kleberg County2.4-0.8%
183Montague County2.4-2.4%
187Falls County2.4-4%
187Gray County2.4-1.6%
187Houston County2.4-2%
187Lubbock County2.4-0.4%
187Mills County2.4+3%
187San Saba County2.4-2%
187Shackelford County2.4+3%
187Walker County2.4-1.2%
187Wood County2.4-0.8%
196Donley County2.40%
196Wichita County2.4-0.4%
198Leon County2.4-1.6%
199Cass County2.4-0.4%
199Erath County2.4-2.4%
199Howard County2.4-3.2%
199Irion County2.4+1.3%
199Nolan County2.4-2%
199Real County2.4-10.2%
205Blanco County2.40%
205Nacogdoches County2.4-0.4%
207Lavaca County2.4-1.2%
208Cottle County2.4+4%
208Eastland County2.40%
208Fayette County2.4-4.5%
208Gillespie County2.4-0.8%
208Hall County2.4-1.3%
213Briscoe County2.4+6.8%
213Burleson County2.4+0.9%
213Dickens County2.4+1.7%
216Bandera County2.3-1.3%
216Hartley County2.3-1.7%
218Coleman County2.3-2.5%
218Matagorda County2.3-3.7%
220Glasscock County2.3-4.5%
220Young County2.3+1.8%
222Armstrong County2.3-4.9%
222Fisher County2.3+1.3%
222Mason County2.3-9.1%
225Live Oak County2.3-2.1%
225Red River County2.3+0.4%
225Stonewall County2.3-9.1%
228Marion County2.3+0.9%
228Trinity County2.3+0.9%
228Upton County2.3-3.8%
231Jasper County2.3-1.7%
232Kerr County2.3-0.9%
233Calhoun County2.3-3%
233Crockett County2.3-5.8%
235McCulloch County2.3-7%
236Baylor County2.2+1.8%
236Travis County2.2-2.2%
238Brooks County2.2-2.2%
238Throckmorton County2.2-4.3%
240Washington County2.20%
241Kent County2.2-9.5%
242Foard County2.2-12.1%
243Hemphill County2.2-9.2%
244Kimble County2.1-8.2%
244Sabine County2.1-3.6%
246Llano County2.1-3.3%
247Menard County2-11.7%
248Coke County2-6%
249Aransas County2-4.4%
250Jeff Davis County1.9-5%

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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.

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.

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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?

Jim Hogg County, with 3.6 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest average household size?

Loving County, with 1.2 persons per household in 2024.

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