🍖 How Much Ham per Person Calculator
Enter your guest count and ham type to find out exactly how much ham you should buy.
How much ham to buy
Because bone-in ham includes weight that isn’t edible meat, the standard guidance is about 0.75 pounds of bone-in ham per person, versus about 0.5 pounds per person for boneless ham. This calculator multiplies your guest count by the appropriate per-person figure.
If you’d like leftovers, we add a 30% buffer on top of the base amount. These are general holiday-meal planning figures meant to give you a reliable shopping estimate, not an exact serving-size prescription.
Last reviewed August 2026