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Dishwasher Ownership Statistics: U.S. and International Data

Explore dishwasher ownership statistics across U.S. homes, historical surveys, household groups, usage, appliance age and international comparisons.

November 12, 2026 6 min read discountelectrics.com Editorial Team

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Dishwasher ownership statistics: U.S. and historical ownership

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that 99.47 million primary occupied housing units in the 50 states and District of Columbia had a dishwasher in 2024. The table covered 132.54 million such homes overall. These are counts in millions, not a published ownership percentage. The EIA’s scope excludes vacant and seasonal units, second homes, military housing and group quarters. Source: EIA, Table HC3.1

Historical surveys show rising reported ownership in several other settings, though their years and populations differ. In the UK series, dishwasher ownership was 21% in 1998, 38% in 2011 and 44% in 2017. The respective survey bases were 2,619, 2,616 and 2,632 households. These figures describe historical survey estimates, not a current rate. Source: UK Energy Follow-Up Survey 2017, section 4.1.3 and Figure 4.3

Survey populationEarlier estimateLater estimate
UK households21% (1998)44% (2017)
Irish households45.6% (2004)65.4% (2019)

Ireland’s household measure increased from 45.6% in 2004 to 65.4% in 2019. These country-specific historical observations provide context, but the different surveys and periods do not establish a directly comparable present-day ranking. Source: Ireland CSO, Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2004–2019

Dishwasher ownership statistics by housing type and tenure

EIA’s 2024 count data show dishwashers across several U.S. housing types. The largest listed count was in single-family detached homes, at 67.11 million. Apartment counts differ by building type, and each figure represents homes with a dishwasher—not the share of homes in that housing category.

U.S. housing type, 2024Homes with a dishwasher (millions)
Single-family detached67.11
Single-family attached6.67
Apartment, 2–4 unit building5.09
Apartment, 5 or more unit building17.39
Mobile home3.22

Source: EIA, Table HC3.1

The EIA’s tenure table groups single-family and mobile homes together, separately from apartments. In the first group, 73.24 million owner-occupied homes and 26.24 million renter-occupied homes had a dishwasher in 2024. For apartments, the corresponding counts were 3.75 million owner-occupied and 18.73 million renter-occupied homes. “Rent” includes households occupying their primary home without paying rent. These are counts, so they do not show the probability of having a dishwasher for an owner or renter. Source: EIA, Table HC3.2

Dishwasher ownership statistics by household size and income

In 2024, the EIA estimated 30.15 million one-person U.S. homes had a dishwasher. The count was 34.89 million for two-person homes, 14.54 million for three-person homes, 11.38 million for four-person homes and 8.52 million for homes with five or more people. Two-person households had the largest count among these listed size groups. That observation concerns the number of homes, not ownership prevalence within each group. Source: EIA, Table HC3.4

The income table likewise reports counts of homes with dishwashers by annual household-income band. In 2024, 20.75 million homes in the $30,000–$59,999 band had one, 23.83 million in the $60,000–$99,999 band, and 29.37 million in the $100,000–$199,999 band. The count for households earning $200,000 or more was 13.81 million. The dataset does not provide the income-group totals alongside these selected counts here, so they should not be interpreted as rates or as a measure of how income affects ownership. Source: EIA, Table HC3.5

Dishwasher ownership statistics by climate region and home size

EIA’s 2024 climate-region counts were 30.90 million homes in the Very cold/Cold region, 30.91 million in Mixed-humid, 12.09 million in Mixed-dry/Hot-dry, 19.92 million in Hot-humid and 5.64 million in Marine. The two largest listed counts are nearly identical, but these are absolute counts across regions with different numbers of occupied homes; they do not indicate that households in those climates are more likely to own a dishwasher. Source: EIA, Table HC3.6

Counts by home size range from 16.92 million homes under 1,000 square feet to 18.45 million homes at 3,000 square feet or more. The intermediate categories were 21.82 million homes of 1,000–1,499 square feet, 18.10 million of 1,500–1,999 square feet, 14.84 million of 2,000–2,499 square feet and 9.34 million of 2,500–2,999 square feet. The 1,000–1,499-square-foot category has the highest count among these bands; it is not an ownership rate by floor area. Source: EIA, Table HC3.9

Dishwasher ownership statistics: use frequency and nonuse

The EIA reports use frequency as estimated housing-unit counts. In 2024, 19.17 million U.S. homes reported using a dishwasher zero times per week. Other reported frequencies were 14.93 million homes once per week, 31.30 million two to three times per week, 20.42 million four to six times per week, and 13.65 million seven or more times per week. The largest count was in the two-to-three-times-per-week category. The published measure is a count of housing units, not a percentage limited to homes that own a dishwasher. Source: EIA, Table HC3.4

A 2025 MyVoice survey in Japan asked a different question of respondents whose households had a dishwasher: 32.4% said their household used it about once per day. The online monitor survey had 9,159 respondents and ran February 1–7, 2025. This use result has a dishwasher-household base, unlike the EIA’s frequency counts, so the two should not be treated as directly comparable measures. Source: MyVoice, dishwasher survey, question 2

Dishwasher ownership statistics: appliance age profile

The EIA’s 2024 appliance-age profile gives estimated numbers of U.S. homes in each age band. The largest listed group had dishwashers 5 to 9 years old, at 34.21 million homes. There were 15.07 million homes with a dishwasher less than 2 years old, 22.87 million with one 2 to 4 years old, and 15.63 million with one 10 to 14 years old. Source: EIA, Table HC3.4

Older age bands included 6.46 million homes with a dishwasher 15 to 19 years old and 5.24 million with one 20 or more years old. These are housing-unit estimates, not the percentage distribution among dishwashers sold or among only homes reporting ownership. The age bands describe the stock captured in the 2024 survey; they do not predict replacement timing. Source: EIA, Table HC3.4

International dishwasher ownership comparisons

MyVoice’s Japan survey reported 23.4% of respondents had a built-in dishwasher in their household, while 7.3% reported a countertop or tabletop model. The question was asked of all respondents, and the results refer to respondent households. The survey’s online monitor and February 1–7, 2025 field period matter when interpreting these figures; they are not a census count of Japanese homes. The survey separately asked about use among households with a dishwasher, yielding the 32.4% daily-use response described above. Source: MyVoice, dishwasher survey, question 1 and survey details

For England, the 2011 Energy Follow-Up Survey estimated 8,893 thousand households with a dishwasher. Its household ownership estimate was 40.6%, with a 95% confidence interval of 38.5%–42.7%; the base was all households in the interview survey, n=2,616. The count and percentage both describe England’s housing stock in 2011, not the United Kingdom as a whole or a current rate. Read alongside the historical UK series and Ireland’s 2004 and 2019 results, these figures offer dated national snapshots with distinct survey scopes. Source: England Energy Follow-Up Survey 2011, Table 10

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