Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Age under 18
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 73,213,705.
- Rank within US : N/A
Utah
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 935,997.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52
Texas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 7,396,128.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52
Idaho
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 454,779.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52
Nebraska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 480,435.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52
Alaska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 179,338.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52
South Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 216,612.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52
Oklahoma
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 950,444.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Kansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 701,412.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52
North Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 182,733.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Georgia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,512,545.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52
Mississippi
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 691,076.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52
Louisiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,082,577.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Indiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,577,461.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52
Arkansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 697,268.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52
Minnesota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,307,084.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52
Iowa
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 730,318.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Wyoming
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.9 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 132,353.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52
Kentucky
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,011,480.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52
New Mexico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 473,478.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52
Missouri
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,374,475.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52
California
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 8,774,570.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52
Arizona
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,593,463.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52
Nevada
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 689,692.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52
Illinois
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,820,477.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52
Alabama
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,110,642.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52
Maryland
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,360,294.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52
Tennessee
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,526,480.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
Ohio
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,593,322.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52
North Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,283,888.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52
New Jersey
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,015,561.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52
Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,876,826.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52
Washington
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,662,997.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52
Wisconsin
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,269,141.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
Colorado
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,241,310.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52
South Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,103,927.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52
Michigan
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,149,464.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
Montana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 231,347.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52
Hawaii
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 305,319.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Delaware
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 206,702.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
New York
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,128,443.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52
Connecticut
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 742,877.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52
Pennsylvania
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 2,664,562.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52
Oregon
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 855,978.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52
West Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 359,784.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52
Florida
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 4,235,429.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52
Massachusetts
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 1,367,016.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52
Rhode Island
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.0 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 208,324.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52
New Hampshire
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 256,188.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52
District of Columbia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.5 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 124,056.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52
Maine
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 250,816.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52
Vermont
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 116,817.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52
Puerto Rico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
- People (Age Under 18) : The number of people (age under 18) is 566,176.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/16/2025 4:04 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.