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US counties by housing units

Los Angeles County had the highest housing units of 3144 counties in 2023, at 3.62 million. Loving County had the lowest, at 47. The median was 12,374 and the figure for the United States was 142.33 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,624,084Los Angeles County
Lowest47Loving County
Median12,3743144 counties
United States142,332,876History

Map of counties, 2023

count, 2023. 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, 2023

Los Angeles County: 3,624,084 countLos Angeles County3,624,084Cook County: 2,270,349 countCook County2,270,349Harris County: 1,884,607 countHarris County1,884,607Maricopa County: 1,850,862 countMaricopa County1,850,862San Diego County: 1,240,607 countSan Diego County1,240,607Orange County: 1,138,473 countOrange County1,138,473Kings County: 1,090,187 countKings County1,090,187Miami-Dade County: 1,085,414 countMiami-Dade County1,085,414Dallas County: 1,053,471 countDallas County1,053,471King County: 988,330 countKing County988,330Clark County: 935,960 countClark County935,960New York County: 918,806 countNew York County918,806Queens County: 903,598 countQueens County903,598Broward County: 863,128 countBroward County863,128Riverside County: 860,042 countRiverside County860,042Tarrant County: 827,874 countTarrant County827,874Bexar County: 807,160 countBexar County807,160Wayne County: 796,119 countWayne County796,119Philadelphia County: 739,725 countPhiladelphia County739,725San Bernardino County: 738,535 countSan Bernardino County738,535Palm Beach County: 713,855 countPalm Beach County713,855Santa Clara County: 694,209 countSanta Clara County694,209Middlesex County: 660,814 countMiddlesex County660,814Alameda County: 630,726 countAlameda County630,726Hillsborough County: 618,220 countHillsborough County618,220Cuyahoga County: 615,513 countCuyahoga County615,513Allegheny County: 604,558 countAllegheny County604,558Travis County: 594,638 countTravis County594,638Sacramento County: 593,616 countSacramento County593,616Franklin County: 588,892 countFranklin County588,892Suffolk County: 579,790 countSuffolk County579,790Orange County: 576,450 countOrange County576,450Hennepin County: 564,441 countHennepin County564,441Oakland County: 557,978 countOakland County557,978Bronx County: 553,231 countBronx County553,231Pinellas County: 518,180 countPinellas County518,180Fulton County: 500,404 countFulton County500,404Mecklenburg County: 491,721 countMecklenburg County491,721Wake County: 481,999 countWake County481,999Nassau County: 477,860 countNassau County477,860Los Angeles County: 3,624,084 countLos Angeles County3,624,084Cook County: 2,270,349 countCook County2,270,349Harris County: 1,884,607 countHarris County1,884,607Maricopa County: 1,850,862 countMaricopa County1,850,862San Diego County: 1,240,607 countSan Diego County1,240,607Orange County: 1,138,473 countOrange County1,138,473Kings County: 1,090,187 countKings County1,090,187Miami-Dade County: 1,085,414 countMiami-Dade County1,085,414Dallas County: 1,053,471 countDallas County1,053,471King County: 988,330 countKing County988,330Clark County: 935,960 countClark County935,960New York County: 918,806 countNew York County918,806Queens County: 903,598 countQueens County903,598Broward County: 863,128 countBroward County863,128Riverside County: 860,042 countRiverside County860,042Tarrant County: 827,874 countTarrant County827,874Bexar County: 807,160 countBexar County807,160Wayne County: 796,119 countWayne County796,119Philadelphia County: 739,725 countPhiladelphia County739,725San Bernardino County: 738,535 countSan Bernardino County738,535Palm Beach County: 713,855 countPalm Beach County713,855Santa Clara County: 694,209 countSanta Clara County694,209Middlesex County: 660,814 countMiddlesex County660,814Alameda County: 630,726 countAlameda County630,726Hillsborough County: 618,220 countHillsborough County618,220Cuyahoga County: 615,513 countCuyahoga County615,513Allegheny County: 604,558 countAllegheny County604,558Travis County: 594,638 countTravis County594,638Sacramento County: 593,616 countSacramento County593,616Franklin County: 588,892 countFranklin County588,892Suffolk County: 579,790 countSuffolk County579,790Orange County: 576,450 countOrange County576,450Hennepin County: 564,441 countHennepin County564,441Oakland County: 557,978 countOakland County557,978Bronx County: 553,231 countBronx County553,231Pinellas County: 518,180 countPinellas County518,180Fulton County: 500,404 countFulton County500,404Mecklenburg County: 491,721 countMecklenburg County491,721Wake County: 481,999 countWake County481,999Nassau County: 477,860 countNassau County477,860
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Los Angeles County3,624,084+0.7%
2Cook County2,270,349+0.4%
3Harris County1,884,607+1.8%
4Maricopa County1,850,862+1.6%
5San Diego County1,240,607+0.8%
6Orange County1,138,473+0.7%
7Kings County1,090,187+1%
8Miami-Dade County1,085,414+0.9%
9Dallas County1,053,471+1.2%
10King County988,330+1.6%
11Clark County935,960+1.4%
12New York County918,806+0.6%
13Queens County903,598+0.8%
14Broward County863,128+0.4%
15Riverside County860,042+1%
16Tarrant County827,874+1.9%
17Bexar County807,160+1.8%
18Wayne County796,119+0.5%
19Philadelphia County739,725+1.2%
20San Bernardino County738,535+0.7%
21Palm Beach County713,855+0.8%
22Santa Clara County694,209+0.9%
23Middlesex County660,814+0.3%
24Alameda County630,726+1.3%
25Hillsborough County618,220+2%
26Cuyahoga County615,513-0.1%
27Allegheny County604,558+0.3%
28Travis County594,638+4%
29Sacramento County593,616+0.8%
30Franklin County588,892+1.1%
31Suffolk County579,790+0.1%
32Orange County576,450+2%
33Hennepin County564,441+1.3%
34Oakland County557,978+0.5%
35Bronx County553,231+1%
36Pinellas County518,180+0.4%
37Fulton County500,404+1.4%
38Mecklenburg County491,721+2.2%
39Wake County481,999+3.3%
40Nassau County477,860+0.2%
41Pima County475,378+0.9%
42Duval County445,946+2%
43St. Louis County445,472+0.1%
44Salt Lake County440,166+2.2%
45Erie County439,987+0.3%
46Marion County439,034+0.5%
47Lee County430,243+2.5%
48Fairfax County428,352+0.3%
49Contra Costa County426,585+0.6%
50Milwaukee County423,8380%
51Collin County421,938+3.7%
52Capitol Planning Region415,269+0.3%
53San Francisco County411,542+0.8%
54Montgomery County405,127+0.4%
55Shelby County403,144+0.5%
56Westchester County391,861+0.7%
57Hamilton County380,414+0.2%
58Honolulu County372,329+0.7%
59Macomb County371,723+0.5%
60Bergen County368,535+0.4%
61Multnomah County367,704+1.1%
62DuPage County366,099+0.2%
63Pierce County365,748+1.4%
64Denton County364,120+3.6%
65Prince George's County362,440+0.9%
66Jefferson County357,923+0.5%
67Oklahoma County356,997+1%
68District of Columbia356,101+1.6%
69Suffolk County353,930+1%
70Worcester County353,405+0.5%
71Denver County352,593+2.3%
72Baltimore County350,296+0.2%
73Montgomery County348,696+0.6%
74Davidson County345,026+3.4%
75Fresno County342,003+0.8%
76Monroe County337,688+0.4%
77Gwinnett County336,078+1.5%
78Essex County335,550+0.4%
79Jackson County333,385+0.8%
80Polk County329,750+3%
81DeKalb County328,614+0.8%
82Essex County328,460+0.5%
83Snohomish County327,893+1.4%
84El Paso County320,812+1%
85Hudson County317,032+1.6%
86Middlesex County316,633+0.6%
87Cobb County311,556+0.8%
88Jefferson County309,542+0.4%
89Kern County304,481+0.9%
90Hidalgo County302,173+2%
91Bernalillo County301,278+0.5%
92El Paso County296,753+2.4%
93Tulsa County295,318+0.8%
94Ocean County295,201+0.4%
95Ventura County294,651+0.4%
96Brevard County294,461+1.4%
97Fort Bend County293,694+4%
98Baltimore city293,6310%
99Norfolk County293,420+0.7%
100San Mateo County285,558+0.5%
101Volusia County277,851+1.5%
102Providence County277,117+0.3%
103Lake County270,083+0.2%
104Monmouth County269,728+0.4%
105Kent County267,071+0.8%
106Arapahoe County265,980+1.3%
107Pasco County265,118+2.3%
108Sarasota County260,272+2.2%
109San Joaquin County256,826+1.8%
110Bucks County256,416+0.3%
111Johnson County255,320+1.3%
112Dane County254,880+1.8%
113Montgomery County253,801+4.6%
114Will County252,684+0.7%
115Montgomery County252,475+0.2%
116Williamson County251,600+4.8%
117Jefferson County251,183+1%
118Western Connecticut Planning Region250,108+0.5%
119Douglas County248,692+1.2%
120Summit County247,239+0.2%
121South Central Connecticut Planning Region247,217+0.4%
122Bristol County244,166+0.4%
123Washington County240,409+1.2%
124Guilford County235,833+1.1%
125New Castle County235,057+0.6%
126Anne Arundel County234,843+0.7%
127Collier County234,732+2.1%
128Greenville County233,254+2.3%
129Ramsey County231,606+1%
130Delaware County229,390+0.2%
131Spokane County228,156+1.4%
132Sedgwick County225,795+0.8%
133Lancaster County217,863+0.6%
134Plymouth County216,654+0.8%
135Lake County216,330+0.5%
136Polk County215,016+1.7%
137Knox County214,606+1.2%
138Manatee County214,510+3%
139Washoe County213,392+2.4%
140Camden County213,188+0.3%
141Horry County211,686+2.4%
142Onondaga County211,683+0.2%
143Union County211,269+0.6%
144Chester County210,730+1%
145Sonoma County206,319+0.5%
146Charleston County206,299+1.8%
147East Baton Rouge Parish205,518+0.6%
148Ada County205,068+3.3%
149Utah County203,308+4.1%
150Clark County201,114+2.3%
151Lucas County200,764+0.1%
152Morris County198,611+0.5%
153Hampden County197,210+0.1%
154Seminole County197,167+1.2%
155Orleans Parish194,758+0.4%
156Jefferson Parish194,109+0.2%
157Pulaski County192,085+0.7%
158Naugatuck Valley Planning Region191,984+0.2%
159Adams County191,765+2.1%
160Virginia Beach city190,734+0.4%
161Kane County189,918+0.6%
162York County188,608+0.6%
163Burlington County185,617+0.4%
164Passaic County185,439+0.3%
165Mobile County185,413+0.3%
166Richland County185,196+1.4%
167Stanislaus County184,240+0.5%
168Richmond County184,074+0.3%
169Genesee County183,729-0%
170Marion County183,453+2.4%
171Lake County182,666+2.6%
172Pinal County179,861+2.5%
173Hillsborough County176,753+0.6%
174Dakota County176,447+1.3%
175Placer County176,233+1.8%
176Madison County174,709+2%
177St. Louis city173,920+0.1%
178Waukesha County173,567+0.8%
179Forsyth County173,220+1.3%
180Clackamas County172,599+1.1%
181Berks County171,147+0.3%
182Westmoreland County168,406+0.1%
183Lane County168,316+0.9%
184Stark County167,525+0.3%
185Barnstable County165,661+0.4%
186Hamilton County165,605+1.3%
187St. Charles County164,594+1.6%
188Allen County164,456+1%
189Osceola County164,195+4.6%
190Solano County163,455+0.6%
191Larimer County161,882+1.8%
192Prince William County160,256+1%
193Santa Barbara County159,766+0.6%
194Galveston County159,379+1.6%
195Washtenaw County158,115+0.6%
196Cameron County157,565+1.3%
197St. Lucie County154,930+3.2%
198Butler County154,777+0.5%
199Nueces County153,109+0.8%
200Tulare County152,542+0.9%
201Bell County151,858+2.1%
202Cumberland County151,519+1.1%
203Luzerne County151,012+0.1%
204Mercer County150,600+0.4%
205Lehigh County150,547+0.4%
206Durham County149,150+2.5%
207Orange County148,460+0.9%
208Sussex County147,904+2.6%
209Fayette County147,720+0.9%
210Escambia County147,678+1.1%
211Albany County146,959+0.6%
212Brazoria County146,587+2.5%
213Loudoun County144,804+1.8%
214Monterey County144,659+0.6%
215Cumberland County143,184+0.3%
216Henrico County142,964+1.1%
217Boulder County142,809+1.3%
218Chesterfield County142,572+2.1%
219Spartanburg County141,086+2.2%
220Douglas County140,542+2.9%
221Hamilton County140,389+2.9%
222Anoka County140,246+1.2%
223Lancaster County138,232+1.5%
224Greene County137,930+0.8%
225Rockingham County136,681+0.8%
226Lubbock County136,468+2%
227Chatham County135,983+1.3%
228Leon County135,906+1.3%
229Lorain County135,584+0.7%
230Rutherford County135,336+2.7%
231Somerset County132,831+0.6%
232Buncombe County132,191+1.6%
233Atlantic County132,102+0.2%
234Lexington County130,874+1.6%
235Marion County130,600+1.2%
236Northampton County128,612+0.7%
237Baldwin County128,518+2.7%
238Dauphin County127,259+0.5%
239St. Johns County127,144+5.1%
240Ingham County125,812+0.3%
241Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region125,728+0.3%
242Alachua County125,702+1.6%
243Greater Bridgeport Planning Region125,678+0.2%
244Weld County125,033+3.9%
245Winnebago County124,959-0.1%
246San Luis Obispo County124,871+0.7%
247Howard County124,489+0.9%
248Yavapai County124,032+1.8%
249Thurston County123,333+1.4%
250Cleveland County123,193+1.1%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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