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Percentage of single-person households in the U.S. 2017, by state
Percentage of single-person households in the U.S. 2017, by state
Percentage of single-person households in the U.S. in 2017, by state
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This graph shows the percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2017, by state. In 2017, about 24 percent of Californian households were single-person households. In 2017, there were an estimated 35.25 million single-person households in the U.S. The number of single-person households has increased gradually since 1960. However, there were more than 82 million family households in 2017.
Percentage of single-person households in the U.S. in 2017, by state
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| Percentage of single-person households | |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 45.2 |
| Rhode Island | 32.3 |
| New Mexico | 32 |
| North Dakota | 31.7 |
| South Dakota | 31.5 |
| Vermont | 31 |
| Louisiana | 30.7 |
| Maine | 30.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 30.4 |
| Montana | 30.4 |
| Ohio | 30.3 |
| Mississippi | 30 |
| West Virginia | 29.9 |
| Alabama | 29.9 |
| New York | 29.7 |
| Illinois | 29.7 |
| Michigan | 29.6 |
| Wisconsin | 29.5 |
| Missouri | 29.5 |
| Iowa | 29.2 |
| Nebraska | 29.2 |
| Arkansas | 29.1 |
| Connecticut | 29 |
| Kansas | 29 |
| South Carolina | 28.9 |
| Indiana | 28.9 |
| Florida | 28.8 |
| North Carolina | 28.6 |
| Kentucky | 28.6 |
| Massachusetts | 28.6 |
| Wyoming | 28.5 |
| Oklahoma | 28.5 |
| Minnesota | 28.4 |
| Tennessee | 28.3 |
| Nevada | 28.1 |
| Arizona | 27.8 |
| Oregon | 27.7 |
| Delaware | 27.7 |
| Idaho | 27.5 |
| Maryland | 27.4 |
| Colorado | 27.1 |
| Georgia | 26.7 |
| Virginia | 26.6 |
| Washington | 26.5 |
| New Hampshire | 26.2 |
| New Jersey | 25.4 |
| Alaska | 25.3 |
| Texas | 25 |
| Hawaii | 24.4 |
| California | 24 |
| Utah | 19.6 |
| Percentage of single-person households | |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 45.2 |
| Rhode Island | 32.3 |
| New Mexico | 32 |
| North Dakota | 31.7 |
| South Dakota | 31.5 |
| Vermont | 31 |
| Louisiana | 30.7 |
| Maine | 30.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 30.4 |
| Montana | 30.4 |
| Ohio | 30.3 |
| Mississippi | 30 |
| West Virginia | 29.9 |
| Alabama | 29.9 |
| New York | 29.7 |
| Illinois | 29.7 |
| Michigan | 29.6 |
| Wisconsin | 29.5 |
| Missouri | 29.5 |
| Iowa | 29.2 |
| Nebraska | 29.2 |
| Arkansas | 29.1 |
| Connecticut | 29 |
| Kansas | 29 |
| South Carolina | 28.9 |
| Indiana | 28.9 |
| Florida | 28.8 |
| North Carolina | 28.6 |
| Kentucky | 28.6 |
| Massachusetts | 28.6 |
| Wyoming | 28.5 |
| Oklahoma | 28.5 |
| Minnesota | 28.4 |
| Tennessee | 28.3 |
| Nevada | 28.1 |
| Arizona | 27.8 |
| Oregon | 27.7 |
| Delaware | 27.7 |
| Idaho | 27.5 |
| Maryland | 27.4 |
| Colorado | 27.1 |
| Georgia | 26.7 |
| Virginia | 26.6 |
| Washington | 26.5 |
| New Hampshire | 26.2 |
| New Jersey | 25.4 |
| Alaska | 25.3 |
| Texas | 25 |
| Hawaii | 24.4 |
| California | 24 |
| Utah | 19.6 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This graph shows the percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2017, by state. In 2017, about 24 percent of Californian households were single-person households. In 2017, there were an estimated 35.25 million single-person households in the U.S. The number of single-person households has increased gradually since 1960. However, there were more than 82 million family households in 2017.
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- 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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- 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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