Counties in West Virginia by average household size, 2024

Webster County had the highest average household size of 55 counties in 2024, at 2.8 persons per household. Ohio County had the lowest, at 2.2 persons per household. The median was 2.4 persons per household and the figure for West Virginia was 2.4 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2.8Webster County
Lowest2.2Ohio County
Median2.455 counties
West Virginia2.4History

All counties, 2024

Webster County: 2.8 persons per householdWebster County2.8Monroe County: 2.7 persons per householdMonroe County2.7Hampshire County: 2.7 persons per householdHampshire County2.7Boone County: 2.6 persons per householdBoone County2.6Clay County: 2.6 persons per householdClay County2.6Doddridge County: 2.6 persons per householdDoddridge County2.6Lincoln County: 2.6 persons per householdLincoln County2.6Pleasants County: 2.6 persons per householdPleasants County2.6Jefferson County: 2.6 persons per householdJefferson County2.6Nicholas County: 2.6 persons per householdNicholas County2.6Pendleton County: 2.5 persons per householdPendleton County2.5Wyoming County: 2.5 persons per householdWyoming County2.5Berkeley County: 2.5 persons per householdBerkeley County2.5Wirt County: 2.5 persons per householdWirt County2.5Grant County: 2.5 persons per householdGrant County2.5Braxton County: 2.5 persons per householdBraxton County2.5Putnam County: 2.5 persons per householdPutnam County2.5McDowell County: 2.4 persons per householdMcDowell County2.4Taylor County: 2.4 persons per householdTaylor County2.4Harrison County: 2.4 persons per householdHarrison County2.4Ritchie County: 2.4 persons per householdRitchie County2.4Tyler County: 2.4 persons per householdTyler County2.4Barbour County: 2.4 persons per householdBarbour County2.4Mingo County: 2.4 persons per householdMingo County2.4Raleigh County: 2.4 persons per householdRaleigh County2.4Wayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWayne County2.4Fayette County: 2.4 persons per householdFayette County2.4Logan County: 2.4 persons per householdLogan County2.4Roane County: 2.4 persons per householdRoane County2.4Calhoun County: 2.4 persons per householdCalhoun County2.4Jackson County: 2.4 persons per householdJackson County2.4Mason County: 2.4 persons per householdMason County2.4Hardy County: 2.4 persons per householdHardy County2.4Lewis County: 2.4 persons per householdLewis County2.4Preston County: 2.4 persons per householdPreston County2.4Randolph County: 2.4 persons per householdRandolph County2.4Mercer County: 2.4 persons per householdMercer County2.4Mineral County: 2.4 persons per householdMineral County2.4Morgan County: 2.4 persons per householdMorgan County2.4Pocahontas County: 2.3 persons per householdPocahontas County2.3Upshur County: 2.3 persons per householdUpshur County2.3Marion County: 2.3 persons per householdMarion County2.3Marshall County: 2.3 persons per householdMarshall County2.3Summers County: 2.3 persons per householdSummers County2.3Wood County: 2.3 persons per householdWood County2.3Tucker County: 2.3 persons per householdTucker County2.3Gilmer County: 2.3 persons per householdGilmer County2.3Wetzel County: 2.3 persons per householdWetzel County2.3Kanawha County: 2.3 persons per householdKanawha County2.3Monongalia County: 2.3 persons per householdMonongalia County2.3Cabell County: 2.2 persons per householdCabell County2.2Hancock County: 2.2 persons per householdHancock County2.2Brooke County: 2.2 persons per householdBrooke County2.2Greenbrier County: 2.2 persons per householdGreenbrier County2.2Ohio County: 2.2 persons per householdOhio County2.2
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
1Webster County2.8-3.5%
2Monroe County2.7+2.7%
3Hampshire County2.7-2.9%
4Boone County2.6-1.5%
5Clay County2.6-1.5%
6Doddridge County2.6-5.8%
7Lincoln County2.6+0.4%
8Pleasants County2.6+1.2%
9Jefferson County2.6-2.3%
9Nicholas County2.6+0.8%
11Pendleton County2.5-2.7%
11Wyoming County2.5-3.4%
13Berkeley County2.5-0.4%
14Wirt County2.50%
15Grant County2.5-2.4%
16Braxton County2.5-2%
17Putnam County2.5-2%
18McDowell County2.4-2.8%
18Taylor County2.40%
20Harrison County2.4-1.6%
20Ritchie County2.4-2.8%
22Tyler County2.4-5.8%
23Barbour County2.4-4.7%
23Mingo County2.4-5.1%
23Raleigh County2.4-0.4%
23Wayne County2.4-2%
27Fayette County2.40%
27Logan County2.4-4%
27Roane County2.4-4%
30Calhoun County2.4-7%
30Jackson County2.4-2%
30Mason County2.4+0.4%
33Hardy County2.4-0.4%
34Lewis County2.4-0.8%
34Preston County2.4-0.8%
34Randolph County2.4-3.3%
37Mercer County2.40%
37Mineral County2.4-4.1%
39Morgan County2.4-1.3%
40Pocahontas County2.3-3.7%
40Upshur County2.30%
42Marion County2.3-2.1%
42Marshall County2.3-0.9%
44Summers County2.3+2.2%
45Wood County2.3-0.9%
46Tucker County2.3-0.4%
47Gilmer County2.3-5%
47Wetzel County2.3-3.8%
49Kanawha County2.3-0.4%
50Monongalia County2.30%
51Cabell County2.2-1.3%
52Hancock County2.2-0.5%
53Brooke County2.2-3.6%
54Greenbrier County2.2-1.4%
54Ohio County2.2-1.8%

Other periods

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Counties in West Virginia by average household size, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in West Virginia by average household size, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

Webster County, with 2.8 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ohio County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2024.

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