US Census Data

Largest households in Nebraska

Nebraska counties and cities ranked by average household size.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Nebraska by average household size — which have the largest average household size, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Thurston County leads at 3.32.

Among cities & places, Center leads at 4.70.

Counties

#NameAvg household size
1Thurston County3.32
2Arthur County2.93
3Dakota County2.90
4Colfax County2.87
5Keya Paha County2.87
6Saline County2.70
7Hamilton County2.66
8Sarpy County2.66
9Dawson County2.64
10Sioux County2.62
11Logan County2.61
12Howard County2.58
13Banner County2.55
14Saunders County2.55
15Knox County2.54
16Cass County2.53
17Platte County2.53
18Hall County2.52
19Pierce County2.52
20Stanton County2.52
21Polk County2.49
22Chase County2.48
23Washington County2.48
24Otoe County2.47
25Harlan County2.46
26Johnson County2.46
27Seward County2.46
28Buffalo County2.45
29Dixon County2.45
30Holt County2.45
31Douglas County2.44
32Gosper County2.44
33Madison County2.44
34Dodge County2.43
35Kearney County2.43
36Clay County2.42
37Cherry County2.41
38Perkins County2.41
39Cedar County2.40
40York County2.40
41Boone County2.39
42Hayes County2.39
43Nance County2.39
44McPherson County2.36
45Cuming County2.35
46Lancaster County2.35
47Merrick County2.35
48Butler County2.34
49Custer County2.34
50Morrill County2.34
51Box Butte County2.33
52Pawnee County2.33
53Scotts Bluff County2.33
54Antelope County2.32
55Frontier County2.32
56Greeley County2.32
57Nemaha County2.32
58Red Willow County2.32
59Adams County2.31
60Burt County2.31
61Garfield County2.31
62Sheridan County2.31
63Thayer County2.31
64Gage County2.30
65Grant County2.29
66Lincoln County2.29
67Phelps County2.29
68Hitchcock County2.28
69Loup County2.27
70Fillmore County2.26
71Jefferson County2.26
72Sherman County2.26
73Deuel County2.25
74Furnas County2.25
75Brown County2.24
76Wayne County2.24
77Rock County2.21
78Valley County2.21
79Dundy County2.20
80Nuckolls County2.20
81Webster County2.20
82Wheeler County2.19
83Dawes County2.18
84Franklin County2.17
85Cheyenne County2.15
86Richardson County2.15
87Boyd County2.14
88Kimball County2.14
89Keith County2.07
90Blaine County2.01
91Thomas County1.97
92Garden County1.92
93Hooker County1.79

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameAvg household size
1Center4.70
2Macy4.70
3Anoka4.67
4Walthill4.56
5Huntley4.19
6Lakeview3.91
7Dakota City3.77
8Wann3.75
9Cheney3.70
10Duncan3.63
11Concord3.61
12Winnebago3.55
13Santee3.48
14Jackson3.47
15McLean3.46
16Riverdale3.46
17Saronville3.45
18Kilgore3.41
19Rosalie3.41
20Overland3.37
21Burchard3.29
22Schuyler3.26
23Glenwood3.22
24Carleton3.21
25Fontanelle3.21
26La Platte3.18
27Phillips3.16
28Rockville3.16
29Liberty3.13
30Memphis3.11
31St. Libory3.11
32Berwyn3.09
33Greenwood3.08
34Lexington3.08
35Hickman3.05
36St. Helena3.05
37Carroll3.04
38Ceresco3.04
39Glenvil3.04
40Giltner3.03
41Smithfield3.03
42Octavia3.02
43Offutt AFB3.00
44Madrid2.98
45Woodland Hills2.98
46Benedict2.97
47South Sioux City2.96
48Malmo2.95
49Trumbull2.95
50Sumner2.94
51Madison2.92
52Newman Grove2.92
53Nickerson2.92
54Bristow2.90
55Stockville2.89
56Crofton2.88
57Waverly2.88
58Battle Creek2.87
59Beaver Lake2.87
60Crete2.87
61Inglewood2.87
62North Bend2.87
63Fordyce2.85
64Otoe2.85
65Wakefield2.84
66Ayr2.83
67Gretna2.83
68Hooper2.83
69Parks2.83
70Weeping Water2.83
71Wood River2.83
72Elm Creek2.82
73Marquette2.82
74Platte Center2.82
75Talmage2.82
76Miller2.81
77Shelby2.80
78Funk2.79
79Steinauer2.79
80Douglas2.78
81Hallam2.78
82Bushnell2.77
83Yutan2.77
84Arnold2.76
85Cortland2.75
86Hardy2.75
87Roseland2.74
88Shelton2.74
89Halsey2.73
90Surprise2.73
91Wilber2.73
92Imperial2.72
93Snyder2.72
94Thayer2.72
95Arlington2.71
96Merna2.71
97Palmyra2.71
98Amherst2.70
99Wellfleet2.70
100Bartley2.69

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