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Published annually, State Rankings features comprehensive state statistics across key measures in education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government finance, and so much more. The editors compile useful statistics that otherwise take an enormous amount of time to research, making it a favorite resource on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world. Overall state rankings are provided as well as a complete list of all sources used to compile the tables. The rankings have been updated using specific methodology explained in the introduction with the most current available data at publication. Explanatory notes on the source and data are also included to provide context to each statistical table. State Rankings compares every state and Washington, D.C. in the following areas: • Agriculture • Population • Economy • Environment • Government finance • Crime • Education • Geography • Social welfare • Defense
Households and Housing
Households and Housing
Households in 2017
National Total = 120,062,818 Households*
ALPHA ORDER | RANK ORDER | ||||||
RANK | STATE | HOUSEHOLDS | % of USA | RANK | STATE | HOUSEHOLDS | % of USA |
24 | Alabama | 1,841,665 | 1.5% | 1 | California | 13,005,097 | 10.8% |
49 | Alaska | 250,741 | 0.2% | 2 | Texas | 9,623,874 | 8.0% |
17 | Arizona | 2,552,972 | 2.1% | 3 | Florida | 7,689,964 | 6.4% |
31 | Arkansas | 1,153,082 | 1.0% | 4 | New York | 7,304,332 | 6.1% |
1 | California | 13,005,097 | 10.8% | 5 | Pennsylvania | 5,008,751 | 4.2% |
22 | Colorado | 2,139,207 | 1.8% | 6 | Illinois | 4,808,672 | 4.0% |
29 | Connecticut | 1,356,762 | 1.1% | 7 | Ohio | 4,667,192 | 3.9% |
45 | Delaware | 357,937 | 0.3% | 8 | North Carolina | 3,955,069 | 3.3% |
3 | Florida | 7,689,964 | 6.4% | 9 | Michigan | 3,930,017 | 3.3% |
10 | Georgia | 3,745,074 | 3.1% | 10 | Georgia | 3,745,074 | 3.1% |
42 | Hawaii | 458,078 | 0.4% | 11 | New Jersey | 3,218,798 | 2.7% |
39 | Idaho | 625,135 | 0.5% | 12 | Virginia | 3,120,880 | 2.6% |
6 | Illinois | 4,808,672 | 4.0% | 13 | Washington | 2,840,377 | 2.4% |
16 | Indiana | 2,557,299 | 2.1% | 14 | Massachusetts | 2,604,954 | 2.2% |
30 | Iowa | 1,257,505 | 1.0% | 15 | Tennessee | 2,588,655 | 2.2% |
32 | Kansas | 1,128,983 | 0.9% | 16 | Indiana | 2,557,299 | 2.1% |
26 | Kentucky | 1,725,034 | 1.4% | 17 | Arizona | 2,552,972 | 2.1% |
25 | Louisiana | 1,737,123 | 1.4% | 18 | Missouri | 2,385,135 | 2.0% |
40 | Maine | 540,959 | 0.5% | 19 | Wisconsin | 2,350,293 | 2.0% |
20 | Maryland | 2,207,343 | 1.8% | 20 | Maryland | 2,207,343 | 1.8% |
14 | Massachusetts | 2,604,954 | 2.2% | 21 | Minnesota | 2,162,211 | 1.8% |
9 | Michigan | 3,930,017 | 3.3% | 22 | Colorado | 2,139,207 | 1.8% |
21 | Minnesota | 2,162,211 | 1.8% | 23 | South Carolina | 1,905,100 | 1.6% |
34 | Mississippi | 1,091,980 | 0.9% | 24 | Alabama | 1,841,665 | 1.5% |
18 | Missouri | 2,385,135 | 2.0% | 25 | Louisiana | 1,737,123 | 1.4% |
43 | Montana | 423,091 | 0.4% | 26 | Kentucky | 1,725,034 | 1.4% |
37 | Nebraska | 754,490 | 0.6% | 27 | Oregon | 1,603,635 | 1.3% |
33 | Nevada | 1,094,613 | 0.9% | 28 | Oklahoma | 1,470,364 | 1.2% |
41 | New Hampshire | 528,700 | 0.4% | 29 | Connecticut | 1,356,762 | 1.1% |
11 | New Jersey | 3,218,798 | 2.7% | 30 | Iowa | 1,257,505 | 1.0% |
36 | New Mexico | 767,705 | 0.6% | 31 | Arkansas | 1,153,082 | 1.0% |
4 | New York | 7,304,332 | 6.1% | 32 | Kansas | 1,128,983 | 0.9% |
8 | North Carolina | 3,955,069 | 3.3% | 33 | Nevada | 1,094,613 | 0.9% |
47 | North Dakota | 316,306 | 0.3% | 34 | Mississippi | 1,091,980 | 0.9% |
7 | Ohio | 4,667,192 | 3.9% | 35 | Utah | 975,448 | 0.8% |
28 | Oklahoma | 1,470,364 | 1.2% | 36 | New Mexico | 767,705 | 0.6% |
27 | Oregon | 1,603,635 | 1.3% | 37 | Nebraska | 754,490 | 0.6% |
5 | Pennsylvania | 5,008,751 | 4.2% | 38 | West Virginia | 715,308 | 0.6% |
44 | Rhode Island | 408,748 | 0.3% | 39 | Idaho | 625,135 | 0.5% |
23 | South Carolina | 1,905,100 | 1.6% | 40 | Maine | 540,959 | 0.5% |
46 | South Dakota | 344,260 | 0.3% | 41 | New Hampshire | 528,700 | 0.4% |
15 | Tennessee | 2,588,655 | 2.2% | 42 | Hawaii | 458,078 | 0.4% |
2 | Texas | 9,623,874 | 8.0% | 43 | Montana | 423,091 | 0.4% |
35 | Utah | 975,448 | 0.8% | 44 | Rhode Island | 408,748 | 0.3% |
48 | Vermont | 256,629 | 0.2% | 45 | Delaware | 357,937 | 0.3% |
12 | Virginia | 3,120,880 | 2.6% | 46 | South Dakota | 344,260 | 0.3% |
13 | Washington | 2,840,377 | 2.4% | 47 | North Dakota | 316,306 | 0.3% |
38 | West Virginia | 715,308 | 0.6% | 48 | Vermont | 256,629 | 0.2% |
19 | Wisconsin | 2,350,293 | 2.0% | 49 | Alaska | 250,741 | 0.2% |
50 | Wyoming | 225,796 | 0.2% | 50 | Wyoming | 225,796 | 0.2% |
District of Columbia | 281,475 | 0.2% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census “2017 American Community Survey-Table CP02” (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)
*A household includes all persons who occupy a housing unit. A household consists of a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements.
Persons per Household in 2017
National Rate = 2.65 Persons per Household*
ALPHA ORDER | RANK ORDER | ||||
RANK | STATE | PERSONS | RANK | STATE | PERSONS |
21 | Alabama | 2.58 | 1 | Utah | 3.13 |
5 | Alaska | 2.84 | 2 | Hawaii | 3.02 |
10 | Arizona | 2.69 | 3 | California | 2.98 |
27 | Arkansas | 2.53 | 4 | Texas | 2.88 |
3 | California | 2.98 | 5 | Alaska | 2.84 |
22 | Colorado | 2.57 | 6 | New Jersey | 2.74 |
24 | Connecticut | 2.56 | 7 | Georgia | 2.72 |
17 | Delaware | 2.62 | 8 | Idaho | 2.70 |
12 | Florida | 2.67 | 8 | Nevada | 2.70 |
7 | Georgia | 2.72 | 10 | Arizona | 2.69 |
2 | Hawaii | 3.02 | 11 | Maryland | 2.68 |
8 | Idaho | 2.70 | 12 | Florida | 2.67 |
19 | Illinois | 2.60 | 13 | New Mexico | 2.66 |
27 | Indiana | 2.53 | 14 | Mississippi | 2.65 |
45 | Iowa | 2.42 | 15 | New York | 2.64 |
33 | Kansas | 2.51 | 15 | Virginia | 2.64 |
33 | Kentucky | 2.51 | 17 | Delaware | 2.62 |
17 | Louisiana | 2.62 | 17 | Louisiana | 2.62 |
47 | Maine | 2.40 | 19 | Illinois | 2.60 |
11 | Maryland | 2.68 | 19 | Oklahoma | 2.60 |
26 | Massachusetts | 2.54 | 21 | Alabama | 2.58 |
38 | Michigan | 2.48 | 22 | Colorado | 2.57 |
32 | Minnesota | 2.52 | 22 | South Carolina | 2.57 |
14 | Mississippi | 2.65 | 24 | Connecticut | 2.56 |
36 | Missouri | 2.49 | 24 | Washington | 2.56 |
46 | Montana | 2.41 | 26 | Massachusetts | 2.54 |
38 | Nebraska | 2.48 | 27 | Arkansas | 2.53 |
8 | Nevada | 2.70 | 27 | Indiana | 2.53 |
42 | New Hampshire | 2.46 | 27 | North Carolina | 2.53 |
6 | New Jersey | 2.74 | 27 | Oregon | 2.53 |
13 | New Mexico | 2.66 | 27 | Tennessee | 2.53 |
15 | New York | 2.64 | 32 | Minnesota | 2.52 |
27 | North Carolina | 2.53 | 33 | Kansas | 2.51 |
50 | North Dakota | 2.31 | 33 | Kentucky | 2.51 |
43 | Ohio | 2.43 | 35 | Wyoming | 2.50 |
19 | Oklahoma | 2.60 | 36 | Missouri | 2.49 |
27 | Oregon | 2.53 | 36 | Rhode Island | 2.49 |
40 | Pennsylvania | 2.47 | 38 | Michigan | 2.48 |
36 | Rhode Island | 2.49 | 38 | Nebraska | 2.48 |
22 | South Carolina | 2.57 | 40 | Pennsylvania | 2.47 |
43 | South Dakota | 2.43 | 40 | West Virginia | 2.47 |
27 | Tennessee | 2.53 | 42 | New Hampshire | 2.46 |
4 | Texas | 2.88 | 43 | Ohio | 2.43 |
1 | Utah | 3.13 | 43 | South Dakota | 2.43 |
49 | Vermont | 2.33 | 45 | Iowa | 2.42 |
15 | Virginia | 2.64 | 46 | Montana | 2.41 |
24 | Washington | 2.56 | 47 | Maine | 2.40 |
40 | West Virginia | 2.47 | 47 | Wisconsin | 2.40 |
47 | Wisconsin | 2.40 | 49 | Vermont | 2.33 |
35 | Wyoming | 2.50 | 50 | North Dakota | 2.31 |
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