For raw chicken wings, you can usually expect about 4–5 whole wings or 8–12 cut pieces (drumettes/flats) per pound, depending on their size.

Quick Scoop: How many wings in a pound?

  • Whole wings (drum + flat + tip attached): about 4–5 wings per pound.
  • “Buffalo” or “party” wings (drumettes and flats separated): about 10–12 pieces per pound for average-size wings.
  • Small party wings: can go up to roughly 16–20 wings per pound when the wings are on the smaller side.
  • Breaded wings: slightly fewer per pound, around 4 whole breaded wings or 6–8 breaded wing pieces per pound because the breading adds weight.

In practical terms, many restaurants and home cooks treat “about 8–10 wings ≈ 1 pound” as a handy rule of thumb, adjusting up or down depending on whether the wings are especially small or jumbo-sized.

Handy reference table (HTML)

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Wing type</th>
      <th>Typical count per pound</th>
      <th>Notes</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Whole wings (drum + flat + tip)</td>
      <td>4–5 per lb</td>
      <td>Common grocery-pack size; each whole wing ≈ 3.5 oz. [web:1][web:3][web:7][web:10]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Buffalo / party wings (drums + flats, separated)</td>
      <td>10–12 pieces per lb</td>
      <td>1 whole wing becomes 2 pieces; average retail bags land in this range. [web:3][web:5][web:7]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Small party wings</td>
      <td>16–20 per lb</td>
      <td>Smaller wings mean more pieces per pound; often noted in wing calculators. [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Breaded whole wings</td>
      <td>≈4 per lb</td>
      <td>Breading adds weight, so you get fewer wings per pound. [web:1]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Breaded wing pieces</td>
      <td>≈6–8 per lb</td>
      <td>Varies with thickness of breading and size of the wings. [web:1]</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

If you’re planning a meal, many hosts assume about 4–6 buffalo wings (or 2–3 whole wings) as a light appetizer, and closer to 10–12 pieces per person if wings are a main part of the meal.

TL;DR: For most everyday shopping, figuring roughly 8–10 wings per pound will keep you in the right ballpark, then adjust a bit if the wings look very small or very large.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.