RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest households, New York counties

New York counties ranked by average household size (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 2.30. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Allegany County, NY, up 32 places to #14.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZEVS 2010

01Rockland County, NYNY357,3973.22+7%

02▲1Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9392.99+1%

03▲1Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0902.930%

04▲3Richmond County, NYNY501,2902.85+3%

05▲1Orange County, NYNY417,6692.840%

06▼1Queens County, NYNY2,358,1822.72−3%

07▲1Putnam County, NYNY99,0282.68−1%

08▲2Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7432.61−1%

09▲4Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632.56−4%

10▼1Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3322.53−9%

11▲9Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.46+1%

12▼1Yates County, NYNY24,5472.44−2%

13▲3Dutchess County, NYNY300,7082.40−7%

14▲32Allegany County, NYNY46,8002.39+2%

15▲7Oswego County, NYNY118,5692.39−6%

16▲2Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862.39−2%

17Greene County, NYNY47,2382.38−2%

18▼3Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.36−5%

19▲4Washington County, NYNY59,3532.36−2%

20▲6Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242.35−2%

21▼7Madison County, NYNY67,1202.34−7%

22▲29Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.34+1%

23▼2Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.32−8%

24▲21St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4882.32−1%

25▼13Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812.32−8%

26▲9Steuben County, NYNY91,8552.32−3%

27▲17Tioga County, NYNY47,4532.32−7%

28▲12Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.31−6%

29▲7Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.30−5%

30▲4Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.30−7%

31▼2Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.30−8%

32▲10Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3902.29−4%

33▲24Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.29−8%

34▲20Orleans County, NYNY39,8252.29−10%

35▼2Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.28−7%

36▼11Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.28−5%

37▲18Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.28−7%

38▼14Herkimer County, NYNY59,2192.27−6%

39▲9Broome County, NYNY195,7362.26−4%

40▼9Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.26−3%

41▲9Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.26−3%

42▲11Erie County, NYNY946,7412.26−4%

43▼11Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.26−9%

44▼14Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.26−8%

45▼18Ulster County, NYNY183,3302.26−7%

46▼27Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.24−13%

47▲2Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.24−7%

48▼5Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.24−7%

49▼8Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.23−5%

50▼11Fulton County, NYNY52,2162.23−3%

51▼14Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.23−6%

52▼14Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412.22−9%

53▲3Albany County, NYNY321,2252.21−4%

54▼2Columbia County, NYNY60,1682.21−4%

55▲3Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.20−6%

56▼28Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.18−7%

57▼10Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.16−11%

58▲2Warren County, NYNY65,0202.13−5%

59▲2Essex County, NYNY36,4382.12−5%

60▼1Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472.06−9%

61▼59Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.00−1%

62New York County, NYNY1,664,8622.00−4%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES