Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Age under 18
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age Under 18)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22.0 | 73,517,834 | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 16.1 | 521,389 | 52 |
| Vermont | 17.9 | 115,986 | 51 |
| Maine | 18.1 | 250,540 | 50 |
| New Hampshire | 18.2 | 254,480 | 49 |
| District of Columbia | 18.7 | 127,314 | 48 |
| Rhode Island | 18.8 | 207,425 | 47 |
| Massachusetts | 19.4 | 1,364,181 | 46 |
| Florida | 19.5 | 4,374,830 | 45 |
| Oregon | 19.9 | 847,022 | 44 |
| West Virginia | 20.0 | 355,999 | 43 |
| Connecticut | 20.2 | 731,586 | 42 |
| Pennsylvania | 20.4 | 2,661,340 | 41 |
| New York | 20.5 | 4,065,312 | 40 |
| Delaware | 20.7 | 211,672 | 38 |
| Hawaii | 20.7 | 298,609 | 38 |
| Colorado | 21.0 | 1,231,527 | 36 |
| Montana | 21.0 | 234,707 | 36 |
| Michigan | 21.2 | 2,140,484 | 35 |
| South Carolina | 21.4 | 1,135,421 | 32 |
| Washington | 21.4 | 1,671,227 | 32 |
| Wisconsin | 21.4 | 1,264,546 | 32 |
| Arizona | 21.6 | 1,594,376 | 31 |
| Nevada | 21.7 | 692,459 | 28 |
| New Mexico | 21.7 | 461,141 | 28 |
| Virginia | 21.7 | 1,890,833 | 28 |
| Illinois | 21.8 | 2,773,339 | 25 |
| New Jersey | 21.8 | 2,037,645 | 25 |
| North Carolina | 21.8 | 2,334,920 | 25 |
| California | 22.0 | 8,632,796 | 23 |
| Ohio | 22.0 | 2,600,150 | 23 |
| Alabama | 22.2 | 1,130,725 | 20 |
| Maryland | 22.2 | 1,376,500 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 22.2 | 1,566,969 | 20 |
| Missouri | 22.3 | 1,382,679 | 19 |
| Wyoming | 22.5 | 131,267 | 18 |
| Kentucky | 22.6 | 1,024,976 | 17 |
| Iowa | 22.9 | 735,015 | 15 |
| Minnesota | 22.9 | 1,312,190 | 15 |
| Arkansas | 23.1 | 705,010 | 14 |
| Georgia | 23.2 | 2,541,498 | 13 |
| Indiana | 23.3 | 1,594,421 | 11 |
| Mississippi | 23.3 | 686,805 | 11 |
| Louisiana | 23.5 | 1,082,850 | 9 |
| North Dakota | 23.5 | 184,461 | 9 |
| Kansas | 23.8 | 700,229 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 24.0 | 964,881 | 7 |
| Alaska | 24.1 | 177,179 | 5 |
| Idaho | 24.1 | 466,183 | 5 |
| South Dakota | 24.2 | 219,743 | 4 |
| Nebraska | 24.5 | 484,749 | 3 |
| Texas | 25.0 | 7,544,648 | 2 |
| Utah | 27.8 | 942,989 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 4:12 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age under 18, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.