Largest households in New York

New York counties and cities ranked by average household size.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New York 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, Rockland County leads at 3.22.

Among cities & places, Fallsburg leads at 7.19.

Counties

#	Name	Avg household size
1	Rockland County	3.22
2	Nassau County	3.00
3	Suffolk County	2.92
4	Orange County	2.86
5	Richmond County	2.86
6	Queens County	2.77
7	Putnam County	2.72
8	Westchester County	2.62
9	Bronx County	2.57
10	Kings County	2.57
11	Yates County	2.57
12	Montgomery County	2.51
13	Allegany County	2.48
14	Sullivan County	2.47
15	Greene County	2.46
16	Dutchess County	2.43
17	Madison County	2.42
18	Lewis County	2.40
19	Oswego County	2.40
20	Otsego County	2.40
21	Washington County	2.40
22	Jefferson County	2.38
23	Schuyler County	2.36
24	Steuben County	2.35
25	Tioga County	2.35
26	Saratoga County	2.34
27	Livingston County	2.33
28	Schenectady County	2.33
29	St. Lawrence County	2.33
30	Wayne County	2.33
31	Chenango County	2.32
32	Hamilton County	2.32
33	Rensselaer County	2.32
34	Cattaraugus County	2.31
35	Herkimer County	2.31
36	Oneida County	2.31
37	Onondaga County	2.31
38	Orleans County	2.31
39	Schoharie County	2.31
40	Ulster County	2.31
41	Monroe County	2.30
42	Cayuga County	2.29
43	Genesee County	2.29
44	Wyoming County	2.29
45	Broome County	2.28
46	Cortland County	2.28
47	Seneca County	2.28
48	Chemung County	2.27
49	Columbia County	2.27
50	Fulton County	2.27
51	Ontario County	2.27
52	Chautauqua County	2.26
53	Erie County	2.26
54	Niagara County	2.26
55	Albany County	2.24
56	Delaware County	2.24
57	Franklin County	2.24
58	Clinton County	2.19
59	Essex County	2.18
60	Warren County	2.15
61	Tompkins County	2.04
62	New York County	2.01

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Avg household size
1	Fallsburg	7.19
2	Monsey	5.38
3	New Square	5.38
4	Kiryas Joel	5.25
5	Loch Sheldrake	5.17
6	Bloomingburg	4.84
7	Kaser	4.77
8	North Bay Shore	4.53
9	Coopers Plains	4.50
10	SUNY Oswego	4.49
11	Roosevelt	4.37
12	Kauneonga Lake	4.32
13	Hillcrest	4.28
14	New Cassel	4.27
15	Tannersville	4.19
16	Hewlett Neck	4.01
17	Inwood	3.92
18	Central Islip	3.86
19	Hamilton College	3.86
20	Pomona	3.85
21	Lakeview	3.80
22	Saddle Rock	3.80
23	Wesley Hills	3.80
24	Baywood	3.74
25	Chestnut Ridge	3.73
26	Wassaic	3.72
27	New Hempstead	3.70
28	West Point	3.68
29	North Amityville	3.67
30	Elmont	3.65
31	Airmont	3.64
32	Hermon	3.63
33	Spring Valley	3.63
34	Woodmere	3.59
35	Kings Point	3.57
36	Northampton	3.56
37	Hewlett Bay Park	3.55
38	Pamelia Center	3.55
39	Cementon	3.51
40	North Bellport	3.51
41	Mooers	3.50
42	Washington Heights	3.50
43	Saddle Rock Estates	3.48
44	South Edmeston	3.48
45	Mastic	3.47
46	Wheatley Heights	3.47
47	Gordon Heights	3.44
48	Uniondale	3.43
49	West Hempstead	3.42
50	Rushford	3.41
51	Lake Success	3.40
52	Wells Bridge	3.40
53	Munsey Park	3.39
54	Lawrence	3.38
55	Cherry Valley	3.37
56	Great Neck Estates	3.37
57	East Shoreham	3.36
58	Salt Point	3.36
59	Farmingville	3.35
60	Richburg	3.35
61	Argyle	3.34
62	Hempstead	3.33
63	Chelsea Cove	3.32
64	Copiague	3.32
65	Ellisburg	3.32
66	Mongaup Valley	3.32
67	West Haverstraw	3.32
68	Brewster Heights	3.31
69	Gardiner	3.31
70	Great Neck	3.31
71	North Valley Stream	3.31
72	Roslyn Harbor	3.31
73	Springfield Center	3.30
74	Viola	3.30
75	Great Bend	3.29
76	Plandome Manor	3.29
77	South Blooming Grove	3.29
78	Pelham	3.28
79	Roslyn Estates	3.28
80	Scarsdale	3.28
81	Valley Stream	3.28
82	Village of the Branch	3.28
83	Garden City Park	3.27
84	Monroe	3.27
85	Plandome	3.27
86	East Williston	3.26
87	Hicksville	3.26
88	Manhasset Hills	3.26
89	Rochester Institute of Technology	3.25
90	Shirley	3.25
91	Centereach	3.24
92	Houghton	3.24
93	Jericho	3.24
94	Middleville	3.24
95	Rodman	3.24
96	Upper Red Hook	3.24
97	Montrose	3.23
98	East Avon	3.22
99	South Valley Stream	3.22
100	Witherbee	3.22

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