Where are the biggest households?
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Answer
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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) (opens in a new tab)
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Average household size (people, ACS 2023)
Highest: Utah (2.88 people); lowest: Maine (2.2 people).
Note: a household is everyone living in one home — not always one family.
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| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | 2.88 people |
| #2 | Hawaii | 2.82 people |
| #3 | California | 2.78 people |
| #4 | Texas | 2.66 people |
| #5 | Idaho | 2.61 people |
| #6 | Georgia | 2.6 people |
| #7 | Nevada | 2.58 people |
| #7 | New Jersey | 2.58 people |
| #9 | Alaska | 2.54 people |
| #9 | Maryland | 2.54 people |
| #11 | Arizona | 2.5 people |
| #12 | Virginia | 2.49 people |
| #13 | Oklahoma | 2.48 people |
| #14 | Florida | 2.47 people |
| #14 | Washington | 2.47 people |
| #16 | Delaware | 2.45 people |
| #17 | Connecticut | 2.44 people |
| #17 | Mississippi | 2.44 people |
| #19 | Indiana | 2.43 people |
| #19 | Louisiana | 2.43 people |
| #19 | New York | 2.43 people |
| #22 | Alabama | 2.42 people |
| #22 | Arkansas | 2.42 people |
| #22 | Illinois | 2.42 people |
| #22 | New Mexico | 2.42 people |
| #22 | Tennessee | 2.42 people |
| #27 | Massachusetts | 2.41 people |
| #28 | Kansas | 2.4 people |
| #28 | North Carolina | 2.4 people |
| #28 | South Carolina | 2.4 people |
| #31 | Michigan | 2.39 people |
| #31 | Minnesota | 2.39 people |
| #31 | New Hampshire | 2.39 people |
| #34 | Kentucky | 2.38 people |
| #35 | Colorado | 2.37 people |
| #35 | Nebraska | 2.37 people |
| #35 | Rhode Island | 2.37 people |
| #38 | Missouri | 2.36 people |
| #38 | Oregon | 2.36 people |
| #40 | Pennsylvania | 2.35 people |
| #41 | Ohio | 2.34 people |
| #41 | South Dakota | 2.34 people |
| #43 | Iowa | 2.33 people |
| #43 | Montana | 2.33 people |
| #45 | West Virginia | 2.31 people |
| #45 | Wisconsin | 2.31 people |
| #47 | Wyoming | 2.3 people |
| #48 | North Dakota | 2.23 people |
| #48 | Vermont | 2.23 people |
| #50 | Maine | 2.2 people |
| 🇺🇸 USA (national figure) | 2.49 people |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
Sources
Data as of: 2023 (ACS 1-year estimates)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2023 1-year profile DP02_0016E (average household size) (opens in a new tab) (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.