Ranking of US Cities and Places By Number of Children (0-17yrs) in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on July 9, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US cities and places, New York city, NY had the highest number of children (0-17yrs) (1.82M), followed by Los Angeles city, CA (792.85K), and Houston city, TX (564.14K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities, and the table below shows the top 200 cities and places.
You can see similar info for other age cohorts.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Number of Children (0-17yrs) in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Children (0-17yrs) Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York city, NY | 1822381 |
| 2 | Los Angeles city, CA | 792851 |
| 3 | Houston city, TX | 564137 |
| 4 | Chicago city, IL | 559031 |
| 5 | Phoenix city, AZ | 403101 |
| 6 | San Antonio city, TX | 352859 |
| 7 | Philadelphia city, PA | 348548 |
| 8 | Dallas city, TX | 321984 |
| 9 | San Diego city, CA | 270985 |
| 10 | Fort Worth city, TX | 247637 |
| 11 | San Jose city, CA | 221541 |
| 12 | Indianapolis city (balance), IN | 218354 |
| 13 | Jacksonville city, FL | 215221 |
| 14 | Columbus city, OH | 201061 |
| 15 | Charlotte city, NC | 200825 |
| 16 | Austin city, TX | 183837 |
| 17 | El Paso city, TX | 176455 |
| 18 | Oklahoma City city, OK | 171135 |
| 19 | Detroit city, MI | 160711 |
| 20 | Memphis city, TN | 158231 |
| 21 | Fresno city, CA | 151912 |
| 22 | Milwaukee city, WI | 151849 |
| 23 | Las Vegas city, NV | 149043 |
| 24 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 141635 |
| 25 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 141600 |
| 26 | Denver city, CO | 135998 |
| 27 | Washington city, DC | 125022 |
| 28 | Albuquerque city, NM | 122341 |
| 29 | Baltimore city, MD | 121556 |
| 30 | Omaha city, NE | 121280 |
| 31 | Bakersfield city, CA | 119880 |
| 32 | Mesa city, AZ | 118501 |
| 33 | San Francisco city, CA | 118194 |
| 34 | Sacramento city, CA | 116500 |
| 35 | Kansas City city, MO | 114659 |
| 36 | Portland city, OR | 111565 |
| 37 | Tucson city, AZ | 111522 |
| 38 | Colorado Springs city, CO | 107642 |
| 39 | Boston city, MA | 105850 |
| 40 | Seattle city, WA | 105335 |
| 41 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 101764 |
| 42 | Arlington city, TX | 101455 |
| 43 | Tulsa city, OK | 100515 |
| 44 | Long Beach city, CA | 99653 |
| 45 | Wichita city, KS | 98888 |
| 46 | Raleigh city, NC | 94647 |
| 47 | Aurora city, CO | 94446 |
| 48 | Stockton city, CA | 88068 |
| 49 | Oakland city, CA | 85944 |
| 50 | Atlanta city, GA | 85744 |
| 51 | Minneapolis city, MN | 83889 |
| 52 | Laredo city, TX | 83050 |
| 53 | Cleveland city, OH | 81632 |
| 54 | Tampa city, FL | 81541 |
| 55 | Anaheim city, CA | 81516 |
| 56 | Santa Ana city, CA | 78465 |
| 57 | Corpus Christi city, TX | 78165 |
| 58 | Gilbert town, AZ | 77322 |
| 59 | New Orleans city, LA | 76886 |
| 60 | St. Paul city, MN | 76569 |
| 61 | Riverside city, CA | 76436 |
| 62 | Newark city, NJ | 75816 |
| 63 | Miami city, FL | 74372 |
| 64 | North Las Vegas city, NV | 72086 |
| 65 | Anchorage municipality, AK | 71004 |
| 66 | Irving city, TX | 68876 |
| 67 | Chula Vista city, CA | 67857 |
| 68 | Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY | 67469 |
| 69 | Henderson city, NV | 67045 |
| 70 | Irvine city, CA | 66340 |
| 71 | Cincinnati city, OH | 66107 |
| 72 | Greensboro city, NC | 65856 |
| 73 | Chandler city, AZ | 65757 |
| 74 | Garland city, TX | 65228 |
| 75 | Lincoln city, NE | 64906 |
| 76 | Fort Wayne city, IN | 64734 |
| 77 | Orlando city, FL | 64218 |
| 78 | Glendale city, AZ | 64135 |
| 79 | Plano city, TX | 63364 |
| 80 | Toledo city, OH | 63295 |
| 81 | San Bernardino city, CA | 62671 |
| 82 | Buffalo city, NY | 62038 |
| 83 | Chesapeake city, VA | 60335 |
| 84 | Urban Honolulu CDP, HI | 60163 |
| 85 | Fontana city, CA | 59982 |
| 86 | Jersey City city, NJ | 59805 |
| 87 | Lubbock city, TX | 59421 |
| 88 | Santa Clarita city, CA | 59222 |
| 89 | Moreno Valley city, CA | 58209 |
| 90 | Durham city, NC | 57949 |
| 91 | Winston-Salem city, NC | 57788 |
| 92 | St. Louis city, MO | 57487 |
| 93 | Modesto city, CA | 57266 |
| 94 | Frisco city, TX | 56789 |
| 95 | Grand Prairie city, TX | 55532 |
| 96 | Sunrise Manor CDP, NV | 55064 |
| 97 | Fremont city, CA | 54909 |
| 98 | Brownsville city, TX | 54525 |
| 99 | Oxnard city, CA | 54418 |
| 100 | Amarillo city, TX | 54356 |
| 101 | Reno city, NV | 54234 |
| 102 | McKinney city, TX | 54121 |
| 103 | Enterprise CDP, NV | 52844 |
| 104 | Des Moines city, IA | 51084 |
| 105 | Aurora city, IL | 51018 |
| 106 | Columbus city, GA | 50973 |
| 107 | Salinas city, CA | 50154 |
| 108 | Palmdale city, CA | 49890 |
| 109 | Fayetteville city, NC | 49625 |
| 110 | Lancaster city, CA | 48744 |
| 111 | Montgomery city, AL | 48482 |
| 112 | Baton Rouge city, LA | 48164 |
| 113 | Little Rock city, AR | 48110 |
| 114 | Spokane city, WA | 47516 |
| 115 | Sioux Falls city, SD | 47491 |
| 116 | Norfolk city, VA | 46862 |
| 117 | Elk Grove city, CA | 46822 |
| 118 | Rochester city, NY | 46309 |
| 119 | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA | 46307 |
| 120 | Boise City city, ID | 46211 |
| 121 | Shreveport city, LA | 45734 |
| 122 | Pasadena city, TX | 45126 |
| 123 | Tacoma city, WA | 44942 |
| 124 | Killeen city, TX | 44905 |
| 125 | Clarksville city, TN | 44791 |
| 126 | Ontario city, CA | 44714 |
| 127 | Pittsburgh city, PA | 44678 |
| 128 | Yonkers city, NY | 44578 |
| 129 | Overland Park city, KS | 44345 |
| 130 | St. Petersburg city, FL | 44150 |
| 131 | Grand Rapids city, MI | 43938 |
| 132 | Port St. Lucie city, FL | 43720 |
| 133 | Paterson city, NJ | 43717 |
| 134 | Madison city, WI | 43690 |
| 135 | Cary town, NC | 43670 |
| 136 | West Valley City city, UT | 43664 |
| 137 | Peoria city, AZ | 43615 |
| 138 | Kansas City city, KS | 43397 |
| 139 | Newport News city, VA | 43302 |
| 140 | Spring Valley CDP, NV | 42915 |
| 141 | Arlington CDP, VA | 42903 |
| 142 | Mesquite city, TX | 42731 |
| 143 | Salem city, OR | 42080 |
| 144 | Huntsville city, AL | 41598 |
| 145 | Vancouver city, WA | 41569 |
| 146 | McAllen city, TX | 41146 |
| 147 | Joliet city, IL | 41098 |
| 148 | Akron city, OH | 40914 |
| 149 | Visalia city, CA | 40811 |
| 150 | Rancho Cucamonga city, CA | 40697 |
| 151 | Victorville city, CA | 40669 |
| 152 | Corona city, CA | 40526 |
| 153 | Mobile city, AL | 40436 |
| 154 | Providence city, RI | 40203 |
| 155 | Worcester city, MA | 39998 |
| 156 | Birmingham city, AL | 39320 |
| 157 | Richmond city, VA | 39193 |
| 158 | Springfield city, MA | 38811 |
| 159 | Olathe city, KS | 38801 |
| 160 | Thornton city, CO | 38514 |
| 161 | Jackson city, MS | 38413 |
| 162 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | 38310 |
| 163 | Salt Lake City city, UT | 38304 |
| 164 | Hialeah city, FL | 38163 |
| 165 | Santa Rosa city, CA | 37785 |
| 166 | Oceanside city, CA | 37731 |
| 167 | Naperville city, IL | 37564 |
| 168 | Pomona city, CA | 37459 |
| 169 | Garden Grove city, CA | 37268 |
| 170 | Rockford city, IL | 37247 |
| 171 | Huntington Beach city, CA | 37068 |
| 172 | Midland city, TX | 36694 |
| 173 | Paradise CDP, NV | 36496 |
| 174 | Escondido city, CA | 36431 |
| 175 | Chattanooga city, TN | 36259 |
| 176 | Knoxville city, TN | 36022 |
| 177 | Scottsdale city, AZ | 35765 |
| 178 | Pearland city, TX | 35460 |
| 179 | Elizabeth city, NJ | 35337 |
| 180 | Glendale city, CA | 35248 |
| 181 | Lehigh Acres CDP, FL | 35245 |
| 182 | Murfreesboro city, TN | 35009 |
| 183 | Pembroke Pines city, FL | 34873 |
| 184 | Clovis city, CA | 34866 |
| 185 | Surprise city, AZ | 34688 |
| 186 | Lakewood CDP, NJ | 34681 |
| 187 | Coral Springs city, FL | 34533 |
| 188 | Hayward city, CA | 34292 |
| 189 | Roseville city, CA | 34198 |
| 190 | Santa Maria city, CA | 34157 |
| 191 | West Jordan city, UT | 34144 |
| 192 | Bridgeport city, CT | 34078 |
| 193 | Cape Coral city, FL | 33643 |
| 194 | Kent city, WA | 33599 |
| 195 | Odessa city, TX | 33416 |
| 196 | Tallahassee city, FL | 33320 |
| 197 | Fullerton city, CA | 33068 |
| 198 | Sunnyvale city, CA | 32463 |
| 199 | Waco city, TX | 32457 |
| 200 | Fort Lauderdale city, FL | 32272 |