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.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Ranking of US States By Number of Children (0-17yrs) in 2021
California
8.99M
Texas
7.45M
Florida
4.26M
New York
4.22M
Illinois
2.89M
Pennsylvania
2.70M
Ohio
2.63M
Georgia
2.53M
North Carolina
2.30M
Michigan
2.19M
Ranking of US States By Number of Children (0-17yrs) in 2021
Rank
State
Children (0-17yrs) Pop.
1 California 8,992,432
2 Texas 7,446,176
3 Florida 4,261,313
4 New York 4,217,396
5 Illinois 2,887,351
6 Pennsylvania 2,704,482
7 Ohio 2,629,989
8 Georgia 2,532,197
9 North Carolina 2,302,315
10 Michigan 2,188,856
11 New Jersey 2,040,442
12 Virginia 1,892,752
13 Washington 1,680,460
14 Arizona 1,614,435
15 Indiana 1,592,087
16 Tennessee 1,534,243
17 Missouri 1,392,375
18 Massachusetts 1,389,724
19 Maryland 1,373,149
20 Minnesota 1,323,569
21 Wisconsin 1,292,944
22 Colorado 1,262,735
23 Alabama 1,122,381
24 South Carolina 1,109,803
25 Louisiana 1,101,083
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