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Where are the biggest households? 🏠

1Guess
Which states have the biggest average household? Tap them most-to-least.

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I bet… Texas — everything's bigger there, right?
2Answer
The real order is…
    Utah has America's biggest households, at about 2.88 people per home.
    📚 Background Utah has the biggest households in America — and on this site's kids quiz it also has the biggest share of people under 18. The two numbers fit together, though neither one explains the other. The smallest households are up in Maine, at about 2.2 people. (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023)
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    I bet… Texas — everything's bigger there, right?
    3Compare
    Average household size (people, ACS 2023)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)2.49 people
    Utah #1 2.88 people
    Highest: Utah (2.88 people); lowest: Maine (2.2 people).

    Note: a household is everyone living in one home — not always one family.

    Geography is destiny!
    4Recap
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    : 2023 (ACS 1-year estimates)
    U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2023 1-year profile DP02_0016E (average household size) (2026-08-02) — Official published survey estimates (the committed raw file is the API response, unchanged).
    ↳ On data.census.gov, open profile table “DP02” for 2023 and read DP02_0016E (average household size) by state.