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Rankings · Place
Share of residents under 18.
This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.
How much of the population is school age or younger. Read beside the share over 65: a county at the national median age can be families and retirees in equal measure, or neither, and the median alone cannot tell you which. This is the number that says whether a place feels like a family town.
Utah has the highest published children in this comparison, at 27.8%. The next states shown are Texas (25.0%) and Nebraska (24.5%).
The table orders 51 states by share of residents under 18. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. How much of the population is school age or younger. Read beside the share over 65: a county at the national median age can be families and retirees in equal measure, or neither, and the median alone cannot tell you which. This is the number that says whether a place feels like a family town.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/children" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Share of residents under 18 by state"></iframe>Source: U.S. Census Bureau. · How this is built