Demographics Table
State![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (Age Under 18)![]() |
Rank within US (of 52 states) ![]() |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 22.8 | 73,553,240 | N/A |
Utah | 30.2 | 919,049 | 1 |
Texas | 26.2 | 7,292,686 | 2 |
Idaho | 26.0 | 439,176 | 3 |
Alaska | 25.2 | 186,138 | 4 |
Nebraska | 24.8 | 472,518 | 5 |
South Dakota | 24.7 | 213,066 | 6 |
Kansas | 24.6 | 715,545 | 7 |
Oklahoma | 24.5 | 958,706 | 8 |
Georgia | 24.3 | 2,501,295 | 9 |
Mississippi | 24.1 | 720,308 | 10 |
Louisiana | 23.8 | 1,108,474 | 11 |
Indiana | 23.7 | 1,574,293 | 12 |
Wyoming | 23.7 | 137,719 | 13 |
New Mexico | 23.6 | 494,164 | 14 |
Arkansas | 23.6 | 705,943 | 15 |
Arizona | 23.5 | 1,633,783 | 16 |
Minnesota | 23.4 | 1,291,607 | 17 |
Iowa | 23.3 | 730,032 | 18 |
California | 23.2 | 9,073,655 | 19 |
North Dakota | 23.1 | 173,718 | 20 |
Nevada | 23.1 | 674,476 | 21 |
Illinois | 22.8 | 2,926,561 | 22 |
Kentucky | 22.8 | 1,012,019 | 23 |
Colorado | 22.8 | 1,259,819 | 24 |
Missouri | 22.7 | 1,385,063 | 25 |
Alabama | 22.6 | 1,098,793 | 26 |
North Carolina | 22.6 | 2,292,616 | 27 |
Tennessee | 22.6 | 1,501,394 | 28 |
Ohio | 22.5 | 2,618,168 | 29 |
Maryland | 22.4 | 1,344,177 | 30 |
Washington | 22.4 | 1,632,875 | 31 |
Wisconsin | 22.3 | 1,288,943 | 32 |
New Jersey | 22.2 | 1,973,402 | 33 |
Virginia | 22.2 | 1,867,427 | 34 |
South Carolina | 22.1 | 1,096,251 | 35 |
Michigan | 22.1 | 2,196,098 | 36 |
Montana | 21.8 | 227,592 | 37 |
Hawaii | 21.6 | 306,501 | 38 |
Delaware | 21.4 | 203,426 | 39 |
Oregon | 21.3 | 868,178 | 40 |
New York | 21.1 | 4,141,633 | 41 |
Connecticut | 21.0 | 752,625 | 42 |
Pennsylvania | 20.9 | 2,675,330 | 43 |
West Virginia | 20.4 | 373,373 | 44 |
Puerto Rico | 20.3 | 687,945 | 45 |
Massachusetts | 20.2 | 1,379,897 | 46 |
Florida | 20.1 | 4,148,552 | 47 |
Rhode Island | 19.8 | 208,869 | 48 |
New Hampshire | 19.5 | 262,563 | 49 |
Maine | 19.1 | 254,661 | 50 |
Vermont | 18.9 | 118,346 | 51 |
District of Columbia | 17.8 | 121,737 | 52 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/18/2021 4:34 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age under 18, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/18/2021 4:34 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age under 18, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.