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US counties by households, 2024

Los Angeles County had the highest households of 3144 counties in 2024, at 3.42 million. Loving County had the lowest, at 27. The median was 10,323 and the figure for the United States was 129.23 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,416,449Los Angeles County
Lowest27Loving County
Median10,3233144 counties
United States129,227,496History

Map of counties, 2024

count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Los Angeles County: 3,416,449 countLos Angeles County3,416,449Cook County: 2,100,230 countCook County2,100,230Harris County: 1,757,164 countHarris County1,757,164Maricopa County: 1,730,696 countMaricopa County1,730,696San Diego County: 1,171,278 countSan Diego County1,171,278Orange County: 1,082,960 countOrange County1,082,960Kings County: 1,009,927 countKings County1,009,927Dallas County: 982,737 countDallas County982,737Miami-Dade County: 975,411 countMiami-Dade County975,411King County: 941,054 countKing County941,054Clark County: 862,518 countClark County862,518Queens County: 841,003 countQueens County841,003Tarrant County: 782,419 countTarrant County782,419New York County: 778,281 countNew York County778,281Riverside County: 775,335 countRiverside County775,335Broward County: 753,956 countBroward County753,956Bexar County: 750,939 countBexar County750,939Wayne County: 700,591 countWayne County700,591Philadelphia County: 679,428 countPhiladelphia County679,428San Bernardino County: 674,915 countSan Bernardino County674,915Santa Clara County: 659,353 countSanta Clara County659,353Middlesex County: 634,215 countMiddlesex County634,215Palm Beach County: 605,430 countPalm Beach County605,430Alameda County: 598,246 countAlameda County598,246Travis County: 583,747 countTravis County583,747Hillsborough County: 583,192 countHillsborough County583,192Sacramento County: 571,057 countSacramento County571,057Cuyahoga County: 554,551 countCuyahoga County554,551Franklin County: 553,099 countFranklin County553,099Allegheny County: 545,802 countAllegheny County545,802Hennepin County: 539,493 countHennepin County539,493Bronx County: 534,100 countBronx County534,100Oakland County: 530,460 countOakland County530,460Orange County: 527,776 countOrange County527,776Suffolk County: 512,565 countSuffolk County512,565Mecklenburg County: 466,527 countMecklenburg County466,527Fulton County: 462,481 countFulton County462,481Wake County: 460,175 countWake County460,175Nassau County: 458,166 countNassau County458,166Pima County: 437,827 countPima County437,827Los Angeles County: 3,416,449 countLos Angeles County3,416,449Cook County: 2,100,230 countCook County2,100,230Harris County: 1,757,164 countHarris County1,757,164Maricopa County: 1,730,696 countMaricopa County1,730,696San Diego County: 1,171,278 countSan Diego County1,171,278Orange County: 1,082,960 countOrange County1,082,960Kings County: 1,009,927 countKings County1,009,927Dallas County: 982,737 countDallas County982,737Miami-Dade County: 975,411 countMiami-Dade County975,411King County: 941,054 countKing County941,054Clark County: 862,518 countClark County862,518Queens County: 841,003 countQueens County841,003Tarrant County: 782,419 countTarrant County782,419New York County: 778,281 countNew York County778,281Riverside County: 775,335 countRiverside County775,335Broward County: 753,956 countBroward County753,956Bexar County: 750,939 countBexar County750,939Wayne County: 700,591 countWayne County700,591Philadelphia County: 679,428 countPhiladelphia County679,428San Bernardino County: 674,915 countSan Bernardino County674,915Santa Clara County: 659,353 countSanta Clara County659,353Middlesex County: 634,215 countMiddlesex County634,215Palm Beach County: 605,430 countPalm Beach County605,430Alameda County: 598,246 countAlameda County598,246Travis County: 583,747 countTravis County583,747Hillsborough County: 583,192 countHillsborough County583,192Sacramento County: 571,057 countSacramento County571,057Cuyahoga County: 554,551 countCuyahoga County554,551Franklin County: 553,099 countFranklin County553,099Allegheny County: 545,802 countAllegheny County545,802Hennepin County: 539,493 countHennepin County539,493Bronx County: 534,100 countBronx County534,100Oakland County: 530,460 countOakland County530,460Orange County: 527,776 countOrange County527,776Suffolk County: 512,565 countSuffolk County512,565Mecklenburg County: 466,527 countMecklenburg County466,527Fulton County: 462,481 countFulton County462,481Wake County: 460,175 countWake County460,175Nassau County: 458,166 countNassau County458,166Pima County: 437,827 countPima County437,827
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Los Angeles County3,416,449+0.8%
2Cook County2,100,230+0.8%
3Harris County1,757,164+1.7%
4Maricopa County1,730,696+2%
5San Diego County1,171,278+1%
6Orange County1,082,960+0.8%
7Kings County1,009,9270%
8Dallas County982,737+1.1%
9Miami-Dade County975,411+1.1%
10King County941,054+1.4%
11Clark County862,518+1.8%
12Queens County841,003+1.5%
13Tarrant County782,419+1.7%
14New York County778,281+0.4%
15Riverside County775,335+1.7%
16Broward County753,956+0.6%
17Bexar County750,939+1.4%
18Wayne County700,591+1%
19Philadelphia County679,428+1.5%
20San Bernardino County674,915+1%
21Santa Clara County659,353+0.7%
22Middlesex County634,215+0.5%
23Palm Beach County605,430+1.4%
24Alameda County598,246+0.9%
25Travis County583,747+4%
26Hillsborough County583,192+2.3%
27Sacramento County571,057+0.5%
28Cuyahoga County554,551+0.1%
29Franklin County553,099+0.9%
30Allegheny County545,802-0.1%
31Hennepin County539,493+0.9%
32Bronx County534,100+0.8%
33Oakland County530,460+0.3%
34Orange County527,776+3.7%
35Suffolk County512,565+0.1%
36Mecklenburg County466,527+2.4%
37Fulton County462,481+1%
38Wake County460,175+3.3%
39Nassau County458,166+0.5%
40Pima County437,827+1.6%
41Pinellas County428,473+1.2%
42Salt Lake County426,245+2.3%
43Collin County416,646+4.1%
44Duval County415,128+2.5%
45Contra Costa County414,417+0.7%
46Fairfax County414,101+0.3%
47St. Louis County413,849-0.2%
48Erie County409,665+0.2%
49Marion County400,432+1%
50Milwaukee County392,399+0.9%
51Capitol Planning Region391,113+0.5%
52Montgomery County389,210+0.3%
53Westchester County372,883+0.7%
54San Francisco County363,970+0.4%
55Shelby County362,741+0.6%
56Denton County360,392+3.9%
57Macomb County358,668+0.6%
58Bergen County355,127+0.5%
59Hamilton County354,739+0.7%
60Pierce County351,330+1.3%
61DuPage County350,758+0.4%
62Multnomah County349,803+0.7%
63Prince George's County347,744+0.9%
64Honolulu County338,868+0.5%
65Worcester County335,826+0.8%
66Montgomery County335,505+0.6%
67Denver County335,428+1.8%
68Baltimore County332,801+0.8%
69Jefferson County331,554+0.7%
70Oklahoma County328,101+1.5%
71Lee County327,803+2.6%
72Suffolk County327,167+1.5%
73Gwinnett County327,043+1.3%
74Davidson County324,907+3.3%
75Fresno County324,702+0.8%
76District of Columbia324,491+0.9%
77Essex County319,788+0.7%
78Monroe County318,428+0.6%
79Snohomish County316,212+1.4%
80Essex County313,147+0.5%
81Middlesex County307,782+0.7%
82Jackson County306,798+1.3%
83Hudson County299,682+1.4%
84El Paso County299,637+1.1%
85Cobb County295,714+0.8%
86Fort Bend County292,713+4.1%
87El Paso County290,190+2.5%
88Polk County289,425+4.6%
89DeKalb County287,239+0.9%
90Bernalillo County285,495+0.7%
91Kern County284,931+1.2%
92Norfolk County283,368+0.7%
93Ventura County280,360+0.8%
94Tulsa County272,422+1.4%
95Hidalgo County270,210+2.3%
96Jefferson County269,883+0.4%
97San Mateo County264,419-0%
98Providence County259,210+1.1%
99Lake County258,455+0.7%
100Brevard County257,695+2.3%
101Arapahoe County257,232+1.3%
102Kent County256,648+0.7%
103Baltimore city255,668+2%
104Williamson County252,323+4.4%
105Monmouth County251,712+0.6%
106Dane County251,529+2.4%
107Johnson County249,531+1.9%
108Bucks County249,187+0.6%
109Montgomery County247,541+5.1%
110San Joaquin County245,250+1.6%
111Will County244,273+1.2%
112Ocean County243,843+1%
113Volusia County241,881+1.9%
114Jefferson County241,735+0.7%
115Douglas County238,430+1.4%
116Pasco County236,163+2.7%
117Washington County235,406+1.3%
118Western Connecticut Planning Region235,379+1.3%
119Bristol County233,825+0.7%
120Montgomery County231,319+0.5%
121Summit County231,267+0.8%
122South Central Connecticut Planning Region230,673+1.3%
123Anne Arundel County224,748+0.5%
124New Castle County224,173+0.6%
125Ramsey County221,327+1%
126Greenville County220,565+2.2%
127Guilford County219,718+1.8%
128Spokane County218,395+1.2%
129Delaware County216,946+0.1%
130Lancaster County212,748+1.1%
131Sarasota County212,204+3.3%
132Sedgwick County206,768+0.9%
133Polk County205,358+1.5%
134Chester County204,774+1.2%
135Union County203,277+0.8%
136Plymouth County203,141+1.1%
137Utah County203,018+3.8%
138Ada County202,543+3%
139Camden County202,540+1%
140Knox County201,146+2%
141Washoe County199,296+1.8%
142Onondaga County197,760+1.4%
143Clark County196,017+1.4%
144Lake County195,130+0.9%
145Morris County193,245+0.7%
146Sonoma County190,998+0.3%
147Adams County188,730+2%
148Seminole County187,248+1%
149Kane County184,706+0.8%
150Hampden County184,471+0.1%
151Lucas County183,243+0.6%
152York County181,583+0.8%
153Naugatuck Valley Planning Region180,116+1%
154Virginia Beach city179,8510%
155Charleston County178,975+2%
156Passaic County178,936+0.5%
157Stanislaus County177,874+0.8%
158East Baton Rouge Parish177,295+1.1%
159Burlington County177,222+0.7%
160Jefferson Parish177,0030%
161Manatee County176,747+4.9%
162Dakota County174,362+1.6%
163Pulaski County172,409+1.7%
164Richmond County170,777+0.4%
165Hillsborough County168,740+0.6%
166Waukesha County168,658+1.1%
167Richland County167,961+1.6%
168Genesee County167,334+0.6%
169Collier County165,875+3.1%
170Madison County165,031+1.6%
171Marion County164,881+3.2%
172Lake County164,497+3.1%
173Clackamas County163,845+0.7%
174Berks County163,236+0.9%
175Pinal County161,917+3%
176Mobile County161,665+0.7%
177St. Charles County161,311+1.7%
178Lane County160,445+0.6%
179Forsyth County159,925+2.7%
180Horry County158,779+5.6%
181Placer County157,954+1.6%
182Solano County157,512+1.1%
183Prince William County156,798+1.4%
184Allen County156,570+1.5%
185Stark County155,955+0.4%
186Orleans Parish155,821+0.5%
187Westmoreland County154,979+0.4%
188Larimer County154,232+1.8%
189Hamilton County154,181+1.9%
190Washtenaw County150,550+0.9%
191Santa Barbara County149,608+0.4%
192Butler County146,822+1.1%
193St. Louis city144,891+0.3%
194Lehigh County144,386+0.7%
195Mercer County144,114+1.9%
196Tulare County143,195+0.8%
197Loudoun County143,032+1.6%
198Osceola County142,794+8.7%
199Bell County142,305+2.7%
200Durham County141,847+2.4%
201Galveston County140,660+1.4%
202Chesterfield County140,155+2.3%
203Douglas County139,960+2.8%
204Fayette County139,715+1.4%
205Orange County138,608+0.9%
206Cameron County138,433+2.2%
207St. Lucie County137,453+4.4%
208Anoka County137,432+0.9%
209Henrico County137,365+1.3%
210Hamilton County137,252+3.1%
211Boulder County137,008+1.3%
212Luzerne County135,055+1.2%
213Albany County134,703+1.5%
214Lancaster County134,126+1.5%
215Brazoria County133,898+2.1%
216Monterey County132,489+0.3%
217Cumberland County132,168+1.7%
218Spartanburg County131,672+2.4%
219Nueces County131,160+0.3%
220Greene County130,951-0.6%
221Somerset County130,802+1%
222Cumberland County129,758+1.3%
223Rutherford County129,431+2.8%
224Escambia County129,027+0.6%
225Rockingham County127,570+0.8%
226Lorain County127,544+1.3%
227Marion County126,870+1.2%
228Lubbock County126,225+1.8%
229Weld County124,287+3.6%
230Northampton County122,624+0.9%
231Leon County122,597+1.6%
232Lexington County121,964+1%
233Dauphin County121,358+1.3%
234Howard County121,065+0.8%
235Chatham County120,383+1%
236Greater Bridgeport Planning Region119,633+1.1%
237Thurston County118,899+1.5%
238McHenry County117,594+1.1%
239Ingham County117,096+0.5%
240Cleveland County116,799+1.3%
241Alachua County116,786+3.6%
242Dutchess County116,275+0.9%
243Winnebago County116,014+0.5%
244Davis County115,919+1.1%
245St. Johns County115,794+6.4%
246Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region115,768+1%
247York County113,785+1.9%
248Gloucester County112,545+0.7%
249Arlington County112,027+0.4%
250Benton County111,919+3.9%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, 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 B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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