Ranking of US States By Number of Children (0-17yrs) in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on July 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of children (0-17yrs) (8.99M), followed by Texas (7.45M), and Florida (4.26M).
The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.
You can see similar info for other age cohorts.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of US States By Number of Children (0-17yrs) in 2021
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| Rank | State | Children (0-17yrs) Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 8992432 |
| 2 | Texas | 7446176 |
| 3 | Florida | 4261313 |
| 4 | New York | 4217396 |
| 5 | Illinois | 2887351 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2704482 |
| 7 | Ohio | 2629989 |
| 8 | Georgia | 2532197 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 2302315 |
| 10 | Michigan | 2188856 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 2040442 |
| 12 | Virginia | 1892752 |
| 13 | Washington | 1680460 |
| 14 | Arizona | 1614435 |
| 15 | Indiana | 1592087 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 1534243 |
| 17 | Missouri | 1392375 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 1389724 |
| 19 | Maryland | 1373149 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 1323569 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 1292944 |
| 22 | Colorado | 1262735 |
| 23 | Alabama | 1122381 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 1109803 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 1101083 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 1021909 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 961070 |
| 28 | Utah | 946063 |
| 29 | Oregon | 873486 |
| 30 | Connecticut | 744491 |
| 31 | Iowa | 742175 |
| 32 | Kansas | 714151 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 706054 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 705785 |
| 35 | Nevada | 694030 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 485910 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 485326 |
| 38 | Idaho | 458830 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 366495 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 311020 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 260615 |
| 42 | Maine | 254585 |
| 43 | Montana | 232815 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 218698 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 212663 |
| 46 | Delaware | 207645 |
| 47 | North Dakota | 184458 |
| 48 | Alaska | 182734 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 134467 |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 125022 |
| 51 | Vermont | 118889 |