Largest households in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania counties and cities ranked by average household size.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Pennsylvania 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, Monroe County leads at 2.72.

Among cities & places, Nittany leads at 5.26.

Counties

#	Name	Avg household size
1	Monroe County	2.72
2	Chester County	2.60
3	Juniata County	2.59
4	Berks County	2.57
5	Bucks County	2.57
6	Lancaster County	2.57
7	Delaware County	2.56
8	Lehigh County	2.55
9	Snyder County	2.53
10	Montgomery County	2.52
11	Adams County	2.50
12	Lebanon County	2.50
13	Northampton County	2.50
14	Perry County	2.50
15	York County	2.50
16	Pike County	2.47
17	Franklin County	2.46
18	Mifflin County	2.45
19	Huntingdon County	2.43
20	Susquehanna County	2.43
21	Bradford County	2.42
22	Indiana County	2.41
23	Tioga County	2.41
24	Clarion County	2.39
25	Cumberland County	2.39
26	Bedford County	2.38
27	Jefferson County	2.38
28	Butler County	2.37
29	Carbon County	2.37
30	Potter County	2.37
31	Schuylkill County	2.37
32	Somerset County	2.37
33	Clinton County	2.36
34	Columbia County	2.36
35	Crawford County	2.36
36	Luzerne County	2.36
37	Union County	2.36
38	Wayne County	2.36
39	Dauphin County	2.35
40	Fulton County	2.35
41	Lackawanna County	2.35
42	Blair County	2.33
43	Centre County	2.33
44	Erie County	2.33
45	Lycoming County	2.33
46	Washington County	2.33
47	Wyoming County	2.33
48	Clearfield County	2.32
49	Northumberland County	2.32
50	Lawrence County	2.31
51	McKean County	2.31
52	Warren County	2.31
53	Armstrong County	2.30
54	Philadelphia County	2.29
55	Venango County	2.29
56	Beaver County	2.28
57	Greene County	2.27
58	Cambria County	2.26
59	Forest County	2.26
60	Elk County	2.25
61	Montour County	2.25
62	Mercer County	2.24
63	Westmoreland County	2.24
64	Fayette County	2.23
65	Allegheny County	2.20
66	Sullivan County	2.17
67	Cameron County	1.98

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Avg household size
1	Nittany	5.26
2	Olivia	5.21
3	Westland	5.14
4	Barrville	4.98
5	Sickles Corner	4.62
6	Potters Mills	4.56
7	Kirkwood	4.45
8	Cambridge	4.39
9	Refton	4.36
10	Schubert	4.22
11	Roots	4.19
12	New Morgan	4.18
13	Kutztown University	4.17
14	Troxelville	4.12
15	Shellytown	4.09
16	Culp	4.00
17	Dixonville	3.98
18	Landingville	3.98
19	Edenborn	3.96
20	Bird-in-Hand	3.94
21	Defiance	3.94
22	Morris Run	3.92
23	Wopsononock	3.89
24	North Washington	3.87
25	Hereford	3.86
26	Ickesburg	3.86
27	York Springs	3.80
28	Mohrsville	3.73
29	Sierra View	3.73
30	Shelltown	3.70
31	Timblin	3.67
32	Wood	3.60
33	Cashtown	3.56
34	Vicksburg	3.54
35	Friendsville	3.53
36	Paradise	3.52
37	Yarnell	3.52
38	Beavertown	3.50
39	Georgetown	3.49
40	Bunola	3.48
41	Port Trevorton	3.48
42	Buckhorn	3.47
43	Stevens	3.47
44	Bethel	3.45
45	Monument	3.44
46	Pinecroft	3.44
47	Westwood	3.43
48	Oberlin	3.42
49	Hyde Park	3.39
50	Timber Hills	3.39
51	Jennerstown	3.38
52	Atglen	3.33
53	Georgetown	3.33
54	Mount Cobb	3.33
55	Heckscherville	3.32
56	Grill	3.31
57	Lakeside	3.31
58	Allensville	3.30
59	Brodheadsville	3.29
60	Churchville	3.26
61	Wilmore	3.26
62	Carlisle Barracks	3.25
63	Glenmoore	3.25
64	Manns Choice	3.25
65	West Hazleton	3.25
66	Blooming Glen	3.24
67	Cross Creek	3.24
68	Meshoppen	3.24
69	Mifflin	3.24
70	Pomeroy	3.24
71	Rohrerstown	3.24
72	Boyers	3.23
73	Churchtown	3.23
74	East Marianna	3.23
75	Smoketown	3.23
76	Woodside	3.23
77	Allport	3.22
78	Penn Estates	3.22
79	Briar Creek	3.21
80	Fisherville	3.20
81	Villanova	3.20
82	Bobtown	3.19
83	Kylertown	3.19
84	Intercourse	3.18
85	Knoxville	3.18
86	Robeson Extension	3.18
87	Lake Wallenpaupack Estates	3.17
88	Wakefield	3.17
89	Breinigsville	3.16
90	Pen Mar	3.16
91	Penn	3.16
92	Renningers	3.16
93	Tatamy	3.16
94	Ivyland	3.15
95	Laurelton	3.15
96	Schoeneck	3.15
97	Woodbury	3.15
98	Aspers	3.14
99	Colwyn	3.14
100	Muir	3.14

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