# Counties in Virginia by average household size, 2024

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `average_household_size`
- Unit: persons per household
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | persons per household |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Manassas Park city | 3.2 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 3.1 |
| 3 | Stafford County | 3.1 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 3 |
| 4 | Manassas city | 3 |
| 6 | Craig County | 2.8 |
| 6 | Culpeper County | 2.8 |
| 6 | Spotsylvania County | 2.8 |
| 9 | Fauquier County | 2.8 |
| 10 | Fairfax County | 2.8 |
| 11 | King George County | 2.7 |
| 12 | Prince George County | 2.7 |
| 13 | Fairfax city | 2.7 |
| 14 | Powhatan County | 2.7 |
| 15 | Chesterfield County | 2.7 |
| 15 | Poquoson city | 2.7 |
| 17 | Chesapeake city | 2.7 |
| 17 | Warren County | 2.7 |
| 19 | Frederick County | 2.6 |
| 20 | New Kent County | 2.6 |
| 21 | Greene County | 2.6 |
| 22 | Caroline County | 2.6 |
| 23 | Fluvanna County | 2.6 |
| 23 | Hanover County | 2.6 |
| 25 | Dinwiddie County | 2.6 |
| 25 | Suffolk city | 2.6 |
| 25 | York County | 2.6 |
| 28 | Gloucester County | 2.6 |
| 29 | Louisa County | 2.6 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | 2.6 |
| 31 | Botetourt County | 2.5 |
| 31 | Harrisonburg city | 2.5 |
| 33 | Clarke County | 2.5 |
| 34 | Greensville County | 2.5 |
| 34 | Isle of Wight County | 2.5 |
| 34 | King William County | 2.5 |
| 37 | Madison County | 2.5 |
| 37 | Orange County | 2.5 |
| 39 | Appomattox County | 2.5 |
| 39 | James City County | 2.5 |
| 39 | Virginia Beach city | 2.5 |
| 42 | Emporia city | 2.5 |
| 42 | Rappahannock County | 2.5 |
| 42 | Shenandoah County | 2.5 |
| 45 | Amelia County | 2.5 |
| 45 | Goochland County | 2.5 |
| 45 | Hopewell city | 2.5 |
| 45 | Radford city | 2.5 |
| 49 | Campbell County | 2.5 |
| 49 | Giles County | 2.5 |
| 51 | Cumberland County | 2.4 |
| 52 | Bedford County | 2.4 |
| 53 | Augusta County | 2.4 |
| 53 | Henrico County | 2.4 |
| 55 | Buchanan County | 2.4 |
| 55 | Colonial Heights city | 2.4 |
| 55 | Halifax County | 2.4 |
| 55 | Southampton County | 2.4 |
| 55 | Sussex County | 2.4 |
| 60 | Amherst County | 2.4 |
| 60 | Charlotte County | 2.4 |
| 62 | Lynchburg city | 2.4 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 2.4 |
| 62 | Roanoke County | 2.4 |
| 65 | Buena Vista city | 2.4 |
| 65 | Lee County | 2.4 |
| 65 | Washington County | 2.4 |
| 68 | Page County | 2.4 |
| 69 | Buckingham County | 2.4 |
| 69 | Essex County | 2.4 |
| 69 | Russell County | 2.4 |
| 72 | Franklin city | 2.4 |
| 72 | Richmond County | 2.4 |
| 74 | Floyd County | 2.3 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 2.3 |
| 74 | Galax city | 2.3 |
| 74 | Pittsylvania County | 2.3 |
| 74 | Portsmouth city | 2.3 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 2.3 |
| 79 | Henry County | 2.3 |
| 79 | Newport News city | 2.3 |
| 79 | Tazewell County | 2.3 |
| 79 | Winchester city | 2.3 |
| 79 | Wise County | 2.3 |
| 85 | Falls Church city | 2.3 |
| 85 | Martinsville city | 2.3 |
| 85 | Nottoway County | 2.3 |
| 88 | Lunenburg County | 2.3 |
| 88 | Rockbridge County | 2.3 |
| 88 | Surry County | 2.3 |
| 91 | Carroll County | 2.3 |
| 91 | Hampton city | 2.3 |
| 91 | Nelson County | 2.3 |
| 91 | Waynesboro city | 2.3 |
| 91 | Westmoreland County | 2.3 |
| 96 | Bristol city | 2.3 |
| 96 | Highland County | 2.3 |
| 98 | Charles City County | 2.3 |
| 98 | Prince Edward County | 2.3 |
| 98 | Salem city | 2.3 |
| 101 | Alleghany County | 2.3 |
| 101 | Bland County | 2.3 |
| 101 | Fredericksburg city | 2.3 |
| 101 | Scott County | 2.3 |
| 105 | Pulaski County | 2.3 |
| 105 | Smyth County | 2.3 |
| 107 | Grayson County | 2.3 |
| 107 | Norfolk city | 2.3 |
| 109 | Dickenson County | 2.2 |
| 110 | King and Queen County | 2.2 |
| 110 | Wythe County | 2.2 |
| 112 | Accomack County | 2.2 |
| 112 | Roanoke city | 2.2 |
| 114 | Norton city | 2.2 |
| 114 | Patrick County | 2.2 |
| 116 | Middlesex County | 2.2 |
| 116 | Williamsburg city | 2.2 |
| 118 | Petersburg city | 2.2 |
| 119 | Covington city | 2.2 |
| 119 | Mecklenburg County | 2.2 |
| 119 | Northampton County | 2.2 |
| 122 | Bath County | 2.2 |
| 122 | Northumberland County | 2.2 |
| 124 | Charlottesville city | 2.1 |
| 124 | Staunton city | 2.1 |
| 126 | Danville city | 2.1 |
| 127 | Brunswick County | 2.1 |
| 128 | Mathews County | 2.1 |
| 129 | Richmond city | 2.1 |
| 130 | Arlington County | 2.1 |
| 131 | Alexandria city | 2 |
| 132 | Lexington city | 2 |
| 133 | Lancaster County | 1.9 |