U.S. cities with the largest percentage of one-person households 2019

This graph shows the top 25 cities in the United States with a household number of 100,000 or more that had the highest percentage of one-person households in 2019 In 2019, about 46.81 percent of all households in New Orleans, Louisiana were one-person households.

Cities with the largest percentages of single-person households in the United States in 2019

Characteristic	Percentage of households
St. Louis city, Missouri	47.5
New Orleans city, Louisiana	46.81
Washington city, District of Columbia	44.75
Cleveland city, Ohio	44.34
Atlanta city, Georgia	44.06
Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania	43.65
Detroit city, Michigan	42.05
Cincinnati city, Ohio	41.65
Minneapolis city, Minnesota	40.78
Baltimore city, Maryland	40.63
Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana	40.15
St. Petersburg city, Florida	39.05
Memphis city, Tennessee	39.03
Chicago city, Illinois	38.51
Buffalo city, New York	38.32
Denver city, Colorado	38.23
Arlington CDP, Virginia	37.92
Scottsdale city, Arizona	37.9
Toledo city, Ohio	37.82
Seattle city, Washington	37.8
Kansas City city, Missouri	37.55
Milwaukee city, Wisconsin	37.41
Tucson city, Arizona	37.34
Boston city, Massachusetts	36.65
Dallas city, Texas	36.63

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September 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

Only cities with more than 100,000 households are included. 2019 ACS data showed 80 places in the United States with 100,000 or more households. The top 25 for single-person households are shown here.

According to the definition by the U.S. Census Bureau a household "includes all of the people who occupy a housing unit. One person in each household is designated as the “householder.” In most cases, this is the person, or one of the people, in whose name the home is owned, being bought, or rented."

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