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US counties by housing units

Los Angeles County had the highest housing units of 3144 counties in 2022, at 3.6 million. Loving County had the lowest, at 55. The median was 12,316 and the figure for the United States was 140.94 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,599,561Los Angeles County
Lowest55Loving County
Median12,3163144 counties
United States140,943,613History

Map of counties, 2022

count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Los Angeles County: 3,599,561 countLos Angeles County3,599,561Cook County: 2,261,319 countCook County2,261,319Harris County: 1,851,489 countHarris County1,851,489Maricopa County: 1,821,463 countMaricopa County1,821,463San Diego County: 1,230,349 countSan Diego County1,230,349Orange County: 1,130,658 countOrange County1,130,658Kings County: 1,079,551 countKings County1,079,551Miami-Dade County: 1,075,278 countMiami-Dade County1,075,278Dallas County: 1,040,669 countDallas County1,040,669King County: 972,821 countKing County972,821Clark County: 923,275 countClark County923,275New York County: 913,058 countNew York County913,058Queens County: 896,825 countQueens County896,825Broward County: 859,621 countBroward County859,621Riverside County: 851,646 countRiverside County851,646Tarrant County: 812,186 countTarrant County812,186Bexar County: 792,583 countBexar County792,583Wayne County: 792,169 countWayne County792,169San Bernardino County: 733,104 countSan Bernardino County733,104Philadelphia County: 730,630 countPhiladelphia County730,630Palm Beach County: 708,303 countPalm Beach County708,303Santa Clara County: 688,287 countSanta Clara County688,287Middlesex County: 658,555 countMiddlesex County658,555Alameda County: 622,856 countAlameda County622,856Cuyahoga County: 615,881 countCuyahoga County615,881Hillsborough County: 606,334 countHillsborough County606,334Allegheny County: 602,734 countAllegheny County602,734Sacramento County: 588,894 countSacramento County588,894Franklin County: 582,701 countFranklin County582,701Suffolk County: 578,977 countSuffolk County578,977Travis County: 571,625 countTravis County571,625Orange County: 565,109 countOrange County565,109Hennepin County: 556,973 countHennepin County556,973Oakland County: 555,313 countOakland County555,313Bronx County: 547,816 countBronx County547,816Pinellas County: 516,276 countPinellas County516,276Fulton County: 493,587 countFulton County493,587Mecklenburg County: 481,307 countMecklenburg County481,307Nassau County: 476,982 countNassau County476,982Pima County: 471,058 countPima County471,058Los Angeles County: 3,599,561 countLos Angeles County3,599,561Cook County: 2,261,319 countCook County2,261,319Harris County: 1,851,489 countHarris County1,851,489Maricopa County: 1,821,463 countMaricopa County1,821,463San Diego County: 1,230,349 countSan Diego County1,230,349Orange County: 1,130,658 countOrange County1,130,658Kings County: 1,079,551 countKings County1,079,551Miami-Dade County: 1,075,278 countMiami-Dade County1,075,278Dallas County: 1,040,669 countDallas County1,040,669King County: 972,821 countKing County972,821Clark County: 923,275 countClark County923,275New York County: 913,058 countNew York County913,058Queens County: 896,825 countQueens County896,825Broward County: 859,621 countBroward County859,621Riverside County: 851,646 countRiverside County851,646Tarrant County: 812,186 countTarrant County812,186Bexar County: 792,583 countBexar County792,583Wayne County: 792,169 countWayne County792,169San Bernardino County: 733,104 countSan Bernardino County733,104Philadelphia County: 730,630 countPhiladelphia County730,630Palm Beach County: 708,303 countPalm Beach County708,303Santa Clara County: 688,287 countSanta Clara County688,287Middlesex County: 658,555 countMiddlesex County658,555Alameda County: 622,856 countAlameda County622,856Cuyahoga County: 615,881 countCuyahoga County615,881Hillsborough County: 606,334 countHillsborough County606,334Allegheny County: 602,734 countAllegheny County602,734Sacramento County: 588,894 countSacramento County588,894Franklin County: 582,701 countFranklin County582,701Suffolk County: 578,977 countSuffolk County578,977Travis County: 571,625 countTravis County571,625Orange County: 565,109 countOrange County565,109Hennepin County: 556,973 countHennepin County556,973Oakland County: 555,313 countOakland County555,313Bronx County: 547,816 countBronx County547,816Pinellas County: 516,276 countPinellas County516,276Fulton County: 493,587 countFulton County493,587Mecklenburg County: 481,307 countMecklenburg County481,307Nassau County: 476,982 countNassau County476,982Pima County: 471,058 countPima County471,058
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Los Angeles County3,599,561+0.6%
2Cook County2,261,319+0.3%
3Harris County1,851,489+1.6%
4Maricopa County1,821,463+1.5%
5San Diego County1,230,349+0.7%
6Orange County1,130,658+0.8%
7Kings County1,079,551+1.1%
8Miami-Dade County1,075,278+1%
9Dallas County1,040,669+1.2%
10King County972,821+1.6%
11Clark County923,275+1.4%
12New York County913,058+0.7%
13Queens County896,825+0.8%
14Broward County859,621+0.5%
15Riverside County851,646+0.9%
16Tarrant County812,186+1.8%
17Bexar County792,583+1.9%
18Wayne County792,169-0.1%
19San Bernardino County733,104+0.6%
20Philadelphia County730,630+1.4%
21Palm Beach County708,303+0.8%
22Santa Clara County688,287+0.7%
23Middlesex County658,555+0.8%
24Alameda County622,856+0.9%
25Cuyahoga County615,881-0.1%
26Hillsborough County606,334+1.8%
27Allegheny County602,734+0.2%
28Sacramento County588,894+0.9%
29Franklin County582,701+1%
30Suffolk County578,977+0.1%
31Travis County571,625+3.9%
32Orange County565,109+1.9%
33Hennepin County556,973+1.2%
34Oakland County555,313+0.7%
35Bronx County547,816+0.8%
36Pinellas County516,276+0.3%
37Fulton County493,587+1.2%
38Mecklenburg County481,307+2.6%
39Nassau County476,982+0.3%
40Pima County471,058+0.8%
41Wake County466,760+2.7%
42St. Louis County444,860+0.2%
43Erie County438,630+0.4%
44Duval County437,330+1.8%
45Marion County436,859+0.5%
46Salt Lake County430,705+2.2%
47Fairfax County426,970+0.4%
48Contra Costa County424,057+0.7%
49Milwaukee County423,764+0.1%
50Lee County419,916+2.4%
51Capitol Planning Region413,960n/a
52San Francisco County408,198+0.9%
53Collin County406,932+3.6%
54Montgomery County403,643+0.4%
55Shelby County401,041+0.1%
56Westchester County389,146+0.7%
57Hamilton County379,583+0.2%
58Macomb County369,998+0.5%
59Honolulu County369,775+0.7%
60Bergen County367,059+0.4%
61DuPage County365,347+0.3%
62Multnomah County363,661+1.4%
63Pierce County360,816+1.4%
64Prince George's County359,176+0.9%
65Jefferson County356,155+0.6%
66Oklahoma County353,429+1.1%
67Worcester County351,506+0.7%
68Denton County351,416+3.6%
69Suffolk County350,419+1.1%
70District of Columbia350,372+1.8%
71Baltimore County349,471+0.4%
72Montgomery County346,692+0.6%
73Denver County344,760+2.9%
74Fresno County339,270+0.8%
75Monroe County336,324+0.4%
76Essex County334,136+0.5%
77Davidson County333,753+2.8%
78Gwinnett County331,184+1.4%
79Jackson County330,584+0.8%
80Essex County326,936+0.5%
81DeKalb County325,979+0.9%
82Snohomish County323,438+1.5%
83Polk County320,023+2.7%
84El Paso County317,665+1.1%
85Middlesex County314,752+0.5%
86Hudson County311,964+1.5%
87Cobb County308,949+0.8%
88Jefferson County308,428+0.3%
89Kern County301,687+0.6%
90Bernalillo County299,693+0.5%
91Hidalgo County296,286+2%
92Ocean County293,899+0.5%
93Baltimore city293,555-0.1%
94Ventura County293,491+0.4%
95Tulsa County292,863+0.7%
96Norfolk County291,316+0.8%
97Brevard County290,314+1.3%
98El Paso County289,809+2.1%
99San Mateo County284,211+0.6%
100Fort Bend County282,291+3.9%
101Providence County276,370+0.4%
102Volusia County273,835+1.3%
103Lake County269,416+0.3%
104Monmouth County268,751+0.4%
105Kent County264,944+0.8%
106Arapahoe County262,688+1.3%
107Pasco County259,083+2.1%
108Bucks County255,599+0.3%
109Sarasota County254,601+2.1%
110San Joaquin County252,327+1.3%
111Johnson County252,108+1.3%
112Montgomery County252,0610%
113Will County251,029+0.7%
114Dane County250,416+1.8%
115Western Connecticut Planning Region248,939n/a
116Jefferson County248,785+1%
117Summit County246,641+0.1%
118South Central Connecticut Planning Region246,338n/a
119Douglas County245,839+1.2%
120Bristol County243,297+0.4%
121Montgomery County242,656+4%
122Williamson County240,082+4.9%
123Washington County237,586+1.2%
124New Castle County233,746+0.7%
125Guilford County233,332+0.8%
126Anne Arundel County233,163+0.8%
127Collier County229,814+2.1%
128Ramsey County229,364+0.9%
129Delaware County229,039+0.2%
130Greenville County228,097+2.3%
131Spokane County225,044+1.4%
132Sedgwick County224,058+0.7%
133Lancaster County216,592+0.6%
134Lake County215,277+0.5%
135Plymouth County215,021+0.8%
136Camden County212,477+0.3%
137Knox County212,074+1.2%
138Polk County211,392+1.8%
139Onondaga County211,312+0.2%
140Union County209,928+0.5%
141Chester County208,672+1%
142Washoe County208,480+2.2%
143Manatee County208,358+2.7%
144Horry County206,764+2.1%
145Sonoma County205,393+0.1%
146East Baton Rouge Parish204,246+0.7%
147Charleston County202,600+1.9%
148Lucas County200,4950%
149Ada County198,516+3.3%
150Morris County197,541+0.5%
151Hampden County196,957+0.2%
152Clark County196,557+2.4%
153Utah County195,342+4.2%
154Seminole County194,744+1%
155Orleans Parish193,999+0.3%
156Jefferson Parish193,740+0.3%
157Naugatuck Valley Planning Region191,666n/a
158Pulaski County190,782+0.8%
159Virginia Beach city189,951+0.4%
160Kane County188,854+0.5%
161Adams County187,811+2.2%
162York County187,450+0.6%
163Burlington County184,859+0.4%
164Mobile County184,845+0.3%
165Passaic County184,830+0.3%
166Genesee County183,775-0.1%
167Richmond County183,524+0.3%
168Stanislaus County183,317+0.4%
169Richland County182,711+1.3%
170Marion County179,079+2%
171Lake County178,098+2.6%
172Hillsborough County175,630+0.7%
173Pinal County175,474+2.4%
174Dakota County174,164+1.4%
175St. Louis city173,792-0%
176Placer County173,090+1.6%
177Waukesha County172,274+0.8%
178Madison County171,313+2.1%
179Forsyth County171,040+1.3%
180Clackamas County170,723+1%
181Berks County170,678+0.3%
182Westmoreland County168,183+0.1%
183Stark County167,068+0.2%
184Lane County166,750+0.9%
185Barnstable County165,068+0.3%
186Hamilton County163,534+1.2%
187Allen County162,764+0.9%
188Solano County162,513+0.7%
189St. Charles County161,979+1.5%
190Larimer County159,083+2%
191Santa Barbara County158,807+0.6%
192Prince William County158,642+1.1%
193Washtenaw County157,103+0.8%
194Osceola County156,976+4.3%
195Galveston County156,803+1.6%
196Cameron County155,572+1.1%
197Butler County154,056+0.4%
198Nueces County151,836+0.7%
199Tulare County151,190+0.9%
200Luzerne County150,885+0.2%
201St. Lucie County150,054+2.7%
202Mercer County150,035+0.3%
203Lehigh County149,876+0.5%
204Cumberland County149,869+1.1%
205Bell County148,787+1.9%
206Orange County147,158+0.8%
207Fayette County146,345+0.9%
208Albany County146,137+0.5%
209Escambia County146,123+1%
210Durham County145,518+2.3%
211Sussex County144,210+2.5%
212Monterey County143,743+0.5%
213Brazoria County142,985+2.3%
214Cumberland County142,702+0.1%
215Loudoun County142,270+2%
216Henrico County141,349+1.1%
217Boulder County141,007+1.2%
218Chesterfield County139,584+2.1%
219Anoka County138,533+1.3%
220Spartanburg County138,058+2.2%
221Greene County136,889+0.8%
222Douglas County136,554+3%
223Hamilton County136,401+2.6%
224Lancaster County136,167+1.5%
225Rockingham County135,585+0.8%
226Lorain County134,591+0.7%
227Chatham County134,190+1.3%
228Leon County134,107+1.3%
229Lubbock County133,802+1.9%
230Somerset County131,989+0.6%
231Rutherford County131,808+3%
232Atlantic County131,786+0.2%
233Buncombe County130,081+1.7%
234Marion County129,065+1%
235Lexington County128,830+1.6%
236Northampton County127,724+0.7%
237Dauphin County126,567+0.5%
238Ingham County125,391+0.4%
239Greater Bridgeport Planning Region125,378n/a
240Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region125,334n/a
241Baldwin County125,113+2.8%
242Winnebago County125,039-0.1%
243San Luis Obispo County123,968+0.8%
244Alachua County123,751+1.6%
245Howard County123,428+1%
246Dutchess County122,129+0.4%
247Cleveland County121,845+1.2%
248Yavapai County121,829+1.7%
249Thurston County121,682+1.3%
250St. Johns County120,920+4.7%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. 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 B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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