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Child Population
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hildren constitute almost one in four of the people living in the United States. More than 25 percent of them are infants, toddlers or preschoolers. Almost 45 percent are children of color, and by 2019 the majority of children will be racial or ethnic minorities. There are almost twice as many children as seniors, but by 2050 that gap will close: 23.1 percent of the population will be children and 20.2 percent will be seniors. • Of the 74.5 million children in America: 41.2 million (55.3%) are White, non-Hispanic; 16.8 million (22.5%) are Hispanic; 11.3 million (15.1%) are Black; 3.5 million (4.7%) are Asian/Pacific Islander; and 951,000 (1.3%) are American Indian/Alaska Native. • The number of Hispanic children has increased every year since 1980, rising from 5.3 million in 1980 to 17 million in 2009, while the number of White children has decreased every year since 1994. The number of Black children has remained steady at around 10 to 11 million over the past two decades • The majority of children in the District of Columbia and nine states – Hawaii, New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, Maryland and Georgia – are racial or ethnic minorities. • More than one in four children are under five and more than one in five are teenagers ages 14-17. • Vermont has the lowest proportion of children (20.3%); Utah has the highest (31.2%).
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Since 1979 the number of White children has decreased by 13 percent, while the number of Hispanic children has increased by over 200 percent.
Trends in Child Population, by Race/Ethnicity, 1979-2009 50
White
Total number in millions
40
30
20 Hispanic* Black 10 Asian 0 1979
1984
1989
Year
All Children (in 1,000s)
White (in 1,000s)
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
63,375 62,914 62,449 62,345 62,334 62,447 62,876 62,948 63,294 63,747 64,144 65,049 65,918 68,440 69,292 70,020 70,566 70,650 71,069 71,338 71,685 71,741 72,021 72,696 72,999 73,241 73,285 73,727 73,996 74,068 74,579
46,967 46,578 45,950 45,531 44,830 44,886 44,752 44,664 44,461 44,438 44,492 44,797 45,236 45,590 46,096 46,668 45,689 45,605 45,491 45,355 44,272 44,244 44,095 43,614 43,150 42,978 42,523 42,212 41,979 41,309 40,917
1994
1999
Black (in 1,000s) 9,307 9,368 9,374 9,400 9,417 9,480 9,545 9,629 9,730 9,865 10,012 10,162 10,350 10,956 11,127 11,211 11,369 11,338 11,367 11,317 11,488 11,480 11,556 11,275 11,367 11,244 11,136 11,315 11,302 11,172 11,282
2004
Asian (in 1,000s) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,937 1,970 1,983 2,126 2,056 2,218 2,061 1,739 2,900 2,924 3,096 3,137 3,212 3,294 3,215 2,683 2,759 2,854 2,871 2,956 2,980 3,052 3,311
2009
Hispanic* (in 1,000s) 5,483 5,276 5,369 5,527 6,066 6,068 6,475 6,646 6,792 7,003 7,186 7,457 7,648 9,081 9,462 9,822 10,213 10,511 10,802 11,152 12,188 12,399 12,763 13,210 13,730 14,173 14,654 15,147 15,647 16,370 16,965
* Persons of Hispanic orgin can be of any race. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplements, Table 3. Poverty Status of People, by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 2009 Available at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/people.html.
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Where the Majority of Minority Children Live, 2009 The majority of Black children live in eight states Number of Black children in each state
New York Florida Texas Georgia California Illinois North Carolina Maryland Total number of Black children in these states Total number of Black children in the United States
898,042 877,281 863,664 845,665 647,685 556,475 548,973 444,146 5,681,931 11,280,366
The majority of Hispanic children live in three states Number of Hispanic children in each state
California Texas Florida Total number of Hispanic children in these states Total number of Hispanic children in the United States
4,736,730 3,247,131 1,070,805 9,054,666 16,750,075
The majority of American Indian/Alaska Native children live in seven states Number of American Indian/ Alaska Native children in each state
California Arizona Oklahoma New Mexico Texas Washington Alaska Total number of American Indian/Alaska Native children in these states Total number of American Indian/Alaska Native children in U.S.
118,870 110,265 91,125 61,935 54,410 38,090 34,021 508,716 951,329
The majority of Asian/Pacific Islander children live in four states Number of Asian/ Pacific Islander children in each state
California New York Texas New Jersey Total number of Asian/Pacific Islander children in these states Total number of Asian/Pacific Islander children in the U.S.
1,057,691 323,362 242,013 172,367 1,795,433 3,480,257
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Annual State Resident Population Estimates for 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone Groups and One Group with Two or more Race Groups) by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009,” at <http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/files/SC-EST2009-alldata6-ALL.csv>. Calculations by Children’s Defense Fund.
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The racial and ethnic makeup of the child population differs across states where minority children make up the majority of the child population.
States Where a Majority of Children Are Racial or Ethnic Minorities, 2009 Total number of children
Hawaii District of Columbia New Mexico California Texas Arizona Nevada Florida Maryland Georgia
Minority children Number Percent of total
290,361 114,036 510,238 9,435,682 6,895,969 1,732,019 681,033 4,057,773 1,351,935 2,583,792
235,892 90,706 366,851 6,660,035 4,413,691 1,005,608 391,414 2,093,499 680,554 1,295,640
81.2% 79.5 71.9 70.6 64.0 58.1 57.5 51.6 50.3 50.1
White, non-Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic
American Indian/Alask Native
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Twenty states and the District of Columbia have a minority child population of 40 percent or more. A majority of all minority children live in California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.
Child Population, by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2009 White Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming United States
Black
One Race Only American Indian/ Alaska Native
Asian/ Pacific Islander
743,933 113,522 1,417,786 533,912 7,186,489 1,057,381 640,945 140,953 32,399 2,921,938 1,580,862 73,551 384,282 2,387,454 1,336,015 643,170 598,030 874,599 647,841 251,518 782,615 1,160,358 1,790,452 1,036,460 407,922 1,152,184 184,603 391,842 528,927 266,740 1,462,469 400,361 3,037,550 1,579,219 121,780 2,171,421 660,757 749,758 2,210,248 188,004 680,162 158,936 1,116,422 5,567,405 786,444 118,460 1,259,179 1,240,076 354,680 1,094,555 118,272
342,322 9,985 96,390 137,298 647,685 66,997 103,817 51,501 74,129 877,281 845,665 13,724 7,615 556,475 181,052 31,058 54,418 98,717 425,858 6,650 444,146 138,706 401,986 89,815 333,446 203,097 3,449 28,475 63,692 7,161 345,066 21,657 898,042 548,973 2,871 405,986 90,643 25,589 397,320 20,111 352,136 4,153 309,559 863,664 16,904 2,233 414,029 78,341 19,283 117,931 3,265
5,510 34,021 110,265 7,855 118,870 18,149 4,188 928 441 26,291 11,065 2,256 8,360 12,618 5,224 5,035 8,588 2,911 7,804 2,238 5,584 5,471 16,175 23,759 4,974 8,075 21,972 8,066 12,519 1,029 8,390 61,935 28,052 32,693 13,805 7,666 91,125 17,140 9,157 2,436 5,623 27,906 5,905 54,410 14,277 457 7,196 38,090 844 18,936 5,045
13,403 10,620 48,239 10,427 1,057,691 38,037 34,208 6,960 3,467 110,514 79,834 115,424 5,821 139,586 25,448 14,567 17,759 13,008 17,694 3,944 72,111 83,834 66,969 66,476 7,404 26,123 2,163 9,840 40,407 7,341 172,367 9,274 323,362 55,206 1,498 49,252 16,304 37,898 85,476 8,064 16,947 2,344 24,708 242,013 24,008 2,075 97,838 116,461 2,829 41,598 1,416
56,344,841
11,280,366
951,329
3,480,257
* Persons of Hispanic origin can be of any race. ** Includes all children except White, non-Hispanic children. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Annual State Resident Population Estimates for 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone Groups and One Group with Two or more Race Groups) by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009,” at <http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/files/SC-EST2009-alldata6-ALL.csv>. Calculations by Children’s Defense Fund.
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Child Population, by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2009 Two or more races
Hispanic*
White, non-Hispanic
Minority**
23,696 15,398 59,339 20,476 424,947 47,199 24,827 6,651 3,600 121,749 66,366 85,406 13,112 81,244 41,626 19,325 26,156 25,088 24,189 6,826 47,479 44,633 74,310 44,287 13,996 41,859 7,641 13,418 35,488 6,800 57,556 17,011 137,077 61,876 4,017 80,016 60,020 42,426 72,931 8,210 25,864 6,277 36,658 168,477 27,191 3,050 68,940 96,624 8,813 37,230 4,027
64,429 16,884 754,363 70,989 4,736,730 366,807 144,500 25,003 13,960 1,070,805 324,493 43,508 68,682 705,192 137,909 55,999 104,019 45,929 50,029 6,657 141,459 194,727 156,510 94,442 27,028 79,096 11,494 63,824 263,782 13,357 442,088 282,203 960,678 296,159 5,660 123,160 120,670 172,970 241,633 45,268 81,034 10,340 107,483 3,247,131 141,968 2,805 197,128 276,821 7,724 118,032 16,514
686,160 101,659 726,411 469,489 2,775,647 722,595 517,308 119,154 23,330 1,964,274 1,288,152 54,469 321,846 1,725,779 1,210,504 592,652 503,900 834,795 605,720 245,790 671,381 1,008,858 1,653,490 959,815 384,539 1,082,699 175,365 335,145 289,619 255,194 1,088,513 143,387 2,289,156 1,311,809 117,280 2,069,513 559,073 593,483 2,019,005 150,003 612,761 151,378 1,026,363 2,482,278 656,034 115,986 1,088,469 1,003,810 347,750 989,835 103,785
442,704 81,887 1,005,608 240,479 6,660,035 505,168 290,677 87,839 90,706 2,093,499 1,295,640 235,892 97,344 1,451,598 378,861 120,503 201,051 179,528 517,666 25,386 680,554 424,144 696,402 300,982 383,203 348,639 44,463 116,496 391,414 33,877 957,335 366,851 2,134,927 966,158 26,691 644,828 359,776 279,328 756,127 76,822 467,971 48,238 466,889 4,413,691 212,790 10,289 758,713 565,782 38,699 320,415 28,240
2,491,422
16,750,075
41,225,410
33,322,805
Minority children as a percent of all children 39.2% 44.6 58.1 33.9 70.6 41.1 36.0 42.4 79.5 51.6 50.1 81.2 23.2 45.7 23.8 16.9 28.5 17.7 46.1 9.4 50.3 29.6 29.6 23.9 49.9 24.4 20.2 25.8 57.5 11.7 46.8 71.9 48.3 42.4 18.5 23.8 39.2 32.0 27.2 33.9 43.3 24.2 31.3 64.0 24.5 8.1 41.1 36.0 10.0 24.5 21.4 44.7
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming United States
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The percentage of children by race varies greatly across states. The highest percentage of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islanders, American Indian/Alaska Native and White, non-Hispanic children are in the District of Columbia, New Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska and Vermon respectively.
Percent of the Child Population, by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2009 Ranking of the Percentage of Children in Each Race/Ethnicity from Highest to Lowest White, non-Hispanic Percent Rank Alabama 60.8% 29 Alaska 55.4 36 Arizona 41.9 46 Arkansas 66.1 25 California 29.4 48 Colorado 58.9 31 Connecticut 64.0 27 Delaware 57.6 33 District of Columbia 20.5 50 Florida 48.4 44 Georgia 49.9 42 Hawaii 18.8 51 Idaho 76.8 10 Illinois 54.3 37 Indiana 76.2 11 Iowa 83.1 5 Kansas 71.5 20 Kentucky 82.3 6 Louisiana 53.9 38 Maine 90.6 2 Maryland 49.7 43 Massachusetts 70.4 21 Michigan 70.4 21 Minnesota 76.1 13 Mississippi 50.1 41 Missouri 75.6 15 Montana 79.8 8 Nebraska 74.2 18 Nevada 42.5 45 New Hampshire 88.3 4 New Jersey 53.2 39 New Mexico 28.1 49 New York 51.7 40 North Carolina 57.6 33 North Dakota 81.5 7 Ohio 76.2 11 Oklahoma 60.8 29 Oregon 68.0 24 Pennsylvania 72.8 19 Rhode Island 66.1 25 South Carolina 56.7 35 South Dakota 75.8 14 Tennessee 68.7 23 Texas 36.0 47 Utah 75.5 16 Vermont 91.9 1 Virginia 58.9 31 Washington 64.0 27 West Virginia 90.0 3 Wisconsin 75.5 16 Wyoming 78.6 9 United States
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Black Percent Rank 30.3% 7 5.4 36 5.6 34 19.3 14 6.9 32 5.5 35 12.8 21 24.9 8 65.0 1 21.6 11 32.7 5 4.7 39 1.8 49 17.5 15 11.4 23 4.4 40 7.7 30 9.7 25 37.9 3 2.5 44 32.9 4 9.7 25 17.1 16 7.1 31 43.4 2 14.2 20 1.6 50 6.3 33 9.4 27 2.5 43 16.9 17 4.2 41 20.3 13 24.1 9 2.0 47 15.0 18 9.9 24 2.9 42 14.3 19 8.9 29 32.6 6 2.1 46 20.7 12 12.5 22 1.9 48 1.8 49 22.4 10 5.0 37 5.0 37 9.0 28 2.5 44 15.1
American Indian Alaska Native Percent Rank 0.5% 33 18.5 1 6.4 7 1.1 21 1.3 19 1.5 16 0.5 33 0.4 36 0.4 36 0.6 29 0.4 36 0.8 23 2.0 10 0.4 36 0.3 47 0.7 26 1.2 20 0.3 47 0.7 26 0.8 23 0.4 36 0.4 36 0.7 26 1.9 12 0.6 29 0.6 29 10.0 4 1.8 13 1.8 13 0.4 36 0.4 36 12.1 3 0.6 29 1.4 17 9.6 6 0.3 47 9.9 5 2.0 10 0.3 47 1.1 21 0.5 33 14.0 2 0.4 36 0.8 23 1.6 15 0.4 36 0.4 36 2.4 9 0.2 17 1.4 8 3.8 51 1.3
Asian, Pacific Islander Percent Rank 1.2% 45 5.8 8 2.8 23 1.5 41 11.2 2 3.1 19 4.2 14 3.4 17 3.0 22 2.7 26 3.1 19 39.8 1 1.4 43 4.4 12 1.6 37 2.0 31 2.5 27 1.3 44 1.6 37 1.5 41 5.3 9 5.9 6 2.8 23 5.3 9 1.0 48 1.8 32 1.0 48 2.2 30 5.9 6 2.5 27 8.4 3 1.8 32 7.3 5 2.4 29 1.0 48 1.8 32 1.8 32 4.3 13 3.1 19 3.6 15 1.6 37 1.2 45 1.7 36 3.5 16 2.8 23 1.6 37 5.3 9 7.4 4 0.7 51 3.2 18 1.1 47 4.7
Hispanic* Percent Rank 5.7% 39 9.2 30 43.6 4 10.0 29 50.2 2 29.9 6 17.9 13 12.1 26 12.2 25 26.4 7 12.6 23 15.0 17 16.4 15 22.2 8 8.7 32 7.9 34 14.8 18 4.5 44 4.5 44 2.5 49 10.5 28 13.6 20 6.7 38 7.5 35 3.5 48 5.5 40 5.2 41 14.1 19 38.7 5 4.6 43 21.6 10 55.3 1 21.7 9 13.0 22 3.9 47 4.5 44 13.1 21 19.8 12 8.7 32 20.0 11 7.5 35 5.2 41 7.2 37 47.1 3 16.3 16 2.2 50 10.7 27 17.6 14 2.0 51 9.0 31 12.5 24 22.5
* Persons of Hispanic origin can be of any race. Note: The state rankings on this page refer to the percentage of children by race and ethnicity in each state. States with the highest percentage are ranked 1st and states with the smallest percentage are ranked 51st. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2009,” at http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/SC-EST2009-01.html; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Annual State Resident Population Estimates for 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone Groups and One Group with Two or more Race Groups) by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009,” at <http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/files/SC-EST2009-alldata6-ALL.csv>. Calculations by Children’s Defense Fund.
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More than one in four of the nearly 75 million children in the U.S. are infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Child Population, by Age, 2009
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming United States
Total under age 18
Under age 5
Ages 5–13
1,128,864 183,546 1,732,019 709,968 9,435,682 1,227,763 807,985 206,993 114,036 4,057,773 2,583,792 290,361 419,190 3,177,377 1,589,365 713,155 704,951 1,014,323 1,123,386 271,176 1,351,935 1,433,002 2,349,892 1,260,797 767,742 1,431,338 219,828 451,641 681,033 289,071 2,045,848 510,238 4,424,083 2,277,967 143,971 2,714,341 918,849 872,811 2,775,132 226,825 1,080,732 199,616 1,493,252 6,895,969 868,824 126,275 1,847,182 1,569,592 386,449 1,310,250 132,025
315,210 54,463 518,431 204,785 2,753,801 364,481 210,470 59,726 37,144 1,166,005 751,215 88,987 124,936 893,952 445,604 203,997 205,385 288,022 319,438 70,762 380,606 385,851 616,055 363,975 222,503 403,529 62,438 134,717 203,570 74,689 555,282 151,988 1,223,080 664,837 43,401 739,526 271,861 247,909 746,813 60,139 311,013 59,640 425,565 2,073,513 273,723 32,474 533,143 450,617 105,976 364,068 40,341
556,545 87,907 850,544 349,123 4,550,926 602,724 403,054 100,564 52,236 1,976,173 1,276,639 138,261 205,040 1,564,930 785,517 346,415 345,088 497,321 551,492 132,660 659,124 707,679 1,163,651 612,477 373,193 699,837 105,683 218,270 333,530 142,544 1,017,592 247,417 2,156,475 1,121,554 67,465 1,339,903 447,801 428,202 1,356,459 111,425 527,103 95,458 732,782 3,397,334 426,672 61,364 903,530 765,222 190,651 640,645 62,881
257,109 41,176 363,044 156,060 2,130,955 260,558 194,461 46,703 24,656 915,595 555,938 63,113 89,214 718,495 358,244 162,743 154,478 228,980 252,456 67,754 312,205 339,472 570,186 284,345 172,046 327,972 51,707 98,654 143,933 71,838 472,974 110,833 1,044,528 491,576 33,105 634,912 199,187 196,700 671,860 55,261 242,616 44,518 334,905 1,425,122 168,429 32,437 410,509 353,753 89,822 305,537 28,803
813,654 129,083 1,213,588 505,183 6,681,881 863,282 597,515 147,267 76,892 2,891,768 1,832,577 201,374 294,254 2,283,425 1,143,761 509,158 499,566 726,301 803,948 200,414 971,329 1,047,151 1,733,837 896,822 545,239 1,027,809 157,390 316,924 477,463 214,382 1,490,566 358,250 3,201,003 1,613,130 100,570 1,974,815 646,988 624,902 2,028,319 166,686 769,719 139,976 1,067,687 4,822,456 595,101 93,801 1,314,039 1,118,975 280,473 946,182 91,684
74,548,215
21,299,656
36,487,082
16,761,477
53,248,559
Ages 14–17
Ages 5–17
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2009,” at http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/SC-EST2009-01.html. Calculations by Children’s Defense Fund.
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By 2050 the number of children will increase by more than one-third and the number of seniors will more than double.
Population of Children and Seniors, 1960–2050 Children
Seniors
Total, all ages (in 1,000s)
Number (in 1,000s)
1960
180,676
64,561
35.7%
16,659
9.2%
1970
204,879
69,702
34.0
20,085
9.8
1980
227,738
63,683
28.0
25,713
11.3
1990
248,718
63,923
25.7
31,080
12.5
2000
281,422
72,294
25.7
34,992
12.4
2009
307,007
74,548
24.3
39,571
12.9
2020
341,387
81,685
23.9
54,804
16.1
2030
373,504
87,815
23.5
72,092
19.3
2040
405,655
93,986
23.2
81,238
20.0
2050
439,010
101,574
23.1
88,547
20.2
Percent of population
Number (in 1,000s)
Percent of population
Actual population
Projected population
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, various years, and “Projections of the Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States: 2010 to 2050,” at http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2011/tables/11s0008.pdf Calculations by Children's Defense Fund.
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In every state at least one in five residents is a child. In 11 states there are at least twice as many children as seniors.
Population, 2009: Children and Seniors Children
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming United States
Total, all ages
Number
4,708,708 698,473 6,595,778 2,889,450 36,961,664 5,024,748 3,518,288 885,122 599,657 18,537,969 9,829,211 1,295,178 1,545,801 12,910,409 6,423,113 3,007,856 2,818,747 4,314,113 4,492,076 1,318,301 5,699,478 6,593,587 9,969,727 5,266,214 2,951,996 5,987,580 974,989 1,796,619 2,643,085 1,324,575 8,707,739 2,009,671 19,541,453 9,380,884 646,844 11,542,645 3,687,050 3,825,657 12,604,767 1,053,209 4,561,242 812,383 6,296,254 24,782,302 2,784,572 621,760 7,882,590 6,664,195 1,819,777 5,654,774 544,270
1,128,864 183,546 1,732,019 709,968 9,435,682 1,227,763 807,985 206,993 114,036 4,057,773 2,583,792 290,361 419,190 3,177,377 1,589,365 713,155 704,951 1,014,323 1,123,386 271,176 1,351,935 1,433,002 2,349,892 1,260,797 767,742 1,431,338 219,828 451,641 681,033 289,071 2,045,848 510,238 4,424,083 2,277,967 143,971 2,714,341 918,849 872,811 2,775,132 226,825 1,080,732 199,616 1,493,252 6,895,969 868,824 126,275 1,847,182 1,569,592 386,449 1,310,250 132,025
307,006,550
74,548,215
Seniors
Percent of population 24.0% 26.3 26.3 24.6 25.5 24.4 23.0 23.4 19.0 21.9 26.3 22.4 27.1 24.6 24.7 23.7 25.0 23.5 25.0 20.6 23.7 21.7 23.6 23.9 26.0 23.9 22.5 25.1 25.8 21.8 23.5 25.4 22.6 24.3 22.3 23.5 24.9 22.8 22.0 21.5 23.7 24.6 23.7 27.8 31.2 20.3 23.4 23.6 21.2 23.2 24.3 24.3
Number 651,049 52,849 866,734 413,681 4,148,055 533,580 488,055 126,693 70,184 3,195,841 1,014,814 188,180 187,418 1,594,473 828,591 444,294 367,546 570,336 554,296 205,617 694,796 894,514 1,339,772 671,055 376,913 822,425 141,903 240,630 306,843 179,247 1,173,024 261,342 2,619,755 1,192,025 94,870 1,605,316 495,962 516,862 1,946,266 150,596 623,223 117,732 840,953 2,539,215 251,159 89,911 960,090 806,202 287,557 761,279 66,867 39,570,590
Percent of population 13.8% 7.6 13.1 14.3 11.2 10.6 13.9 14.3 11.7 17.2 10.3 14.5 12.1 12.4 12.9 14.8 13.0 13.2 12.3 15.6 12.2 13.6 13.4 12.7 12.8 13.7 14.6 13.4 11.6 13.5 13.5 13.0 13.4 12.7 14.7 13.9 13.5 13.5 15.4 14.3 13.7 14.5 13.4 10.2 9.0 14.5 12.2 12.1 15.8 13.5 12.3 12.9
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2009 (SC-EST2009-01) at http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/SC-EST2009-01.html. Calculation by Children’s Defense Fund.
State of America’s Children® 2011
A-11