Age and Sex in the Northeast (Region)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the regions.
Scope: population of the United States, the Northeast, and other regions
Northeast
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-41,290,1051.29M2.301%2.30%1,136,6061.14M2.027%2.03%1,450,0911.45M2.586%2.59%1,993,2661.99M3.555%3.56%1,540,4431.54M2.748%2.75%1,225,8761.23M2.186%2.19%1,982,0181.98M3.535%3.54%1,467,2211.47M2.617%2.62%3,973,6833.97M7.088%7.09%4,185,4524.19M7.465%7.47%3,917,0723.92M6.987%6.99%3,590,0043.59M6.403%6.40%3,388,1093.39M6.043%6.04%3,649,0023.65M6.508%6.51%3,845,0763.85M6.858%6.86%2,272,7432.27M4.054%4.05%800,844801k1.428%1.43%820,993821k1.464%1.46%1,571,8941.57M2.804%2.80%2,131,3112.13M3.801%3.80%3,386,9703.39M6.041%6.04%3,265,7903.27M5.825%5.82%3,181,2003.18M5.674%5.67%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and the Northeast
Female Male
United States
Northeast
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.183203%-0.061484%-0.177049%-0.048590%-0.244687%0.24%0.183203%0.177049%0.183203%0.18%8,636,3878.64M15.404%15.4%-0.662721%-0.038346%-0.639439%-0.027509%-0.701067%0.70%0.662721%0.639439%0.662721%0.66%19,115,45019.1M34.095%34.1%-0.650769%-0.662794%-0.650769%0.65%0.650769%0.001984%0.662794%0.011473%0.652753%0.65%13,154,93013.2M23.463%23.5%-0.703554%-0.690098%-0.703554%0.70%0.703554%0.016992%0.690098%0.036916%0.720546%0.72%3,193,7313.19M5.696%5.70%-0.579395%-0.627873%-0.579395%0.58%0.579395%0.026849%0.627873%0.028032%0.606243%0.61%11,965,27112.0M21.341%21.3%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and the Northeast
Female Male
United States
Northeast
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.046814%-0.050187%-0.040405%-0.038024%-0.097002%0.10%0.046814%0.040405%0.046814%0.05%1,290,1051.29M2.301%2.30%-0.161963%-0.081528%-0.151220%-0.063891%-0.243491%0.24%0.161963%0.151220%0.161963%0.16%1,136,6061.14M2.027%2.03%-0.224034%-0.069213%-0.220748%-0.056595%-0.293248%0.29%0.224034%0.220748%0.224034%0.22%1,450,0911.45M2.586%2.59%-0.321792%-0.067461%-0.319204%-0.054701%-0.389254%0.39%0.321792%0.319204%0.321792%0.32%1,993,2661.99M3.555%3.56%-0.426999%-0.061858%-0.421958%-0.052156%-0.488856%0.49%0.426999%0.421958%0.426999%0.43%1,540,4431.54M2.748%2.75%-0.513166%-0.066916%-0.502773%-0.054229%-0.580082%0.58%0.513166%0.502773%0.513166%0.51%1,225,8761.23M2.186%2.19%-0.560009%-0.058371%-0.541468%-0.051993%-0.618380%0.62%0.560009%0.541468%0.560009%0.56%1,982,0181.98M3.535%3.54%-0.627992%-0.052498%-0.599140%-0.045449%-0.680490%0.68%0.627992%0.599140%0.627992%0.63%1,467,2211.47M2.617%2.62%-0.687147%-0.043215%-0.647813%-0.041116%-0.730361%0.73%0.687147%0.647813%0.687147%0.69%3,973,6833.97M7.088%7.09%-0.727200%-0.038650%-0.688902%-0.025961%-0.765851%0.77%0.727200%0.688902%0.727200%0.73%4,185,4524.19M7.465%7.47%-0.683065%-0.031183%-0.655595%-0.013619%-0.714248%0.71%0.683065%0.655595%0.683065%0.68%3,917,0723.92M6.987%6.99%-0.628990%-0.022660%-0.640349%-0.007471%-0.651650%0.65%0.628990%0.640349%0.628990%0.63%3,590,0043.59M6.403%6.40%-0.596828%-0.014963%-0.626779%-0.004019%-0.611791%0.61%0.596828%0.626779%0.596828%0.60%3,388,1093.39M6.043%6.04%-0.648367%-0.004952%-0.669173%-0.653319%0.65%0.648367%0.669173%0.005514%0.648367%0.65%3,649,0023.65M6.508%6.51%-0.680086%-0.680581%-0.680086%0.68%0.680086%0.011458%0.680581%0.019624%0.691544%0.69%3,845,0763.85M6.858%6.86%-0.662619%-0.675846%-0.662619%0.66%0.662619%0.025997%0.675846%0.033642%0.688617%0.69%2,272,7432.27M4.054%4.05%-0.704767%-0.709599%-0.704767%0.70%0.704767%0.018867%0.709599%0.039633%0.723634%0.72%800,844801k1.428%1.43%-0.723111%-0.721323%-0.723111%0.72%0.723111%0.018116%0.721323%0.040945%0.741228%0.74%820,993821k1.464%1.46%-0.693169%-0.664734%-0.693169%0.69%0.693169%0.015493%0.664734%0.033543%0.708661%0.71%1,571,8941.57M2.804%2.80%-0.617864%-0.642594%-0.617864%0.62%0.617864%0.031421%0.642594%0.030383%0.649285%0.65%2,131,3112.13M3.801%3.80%-0.590766%-0.635182%-0.590766%0.59%0.590766%0.026681%0.635182%0.027016%0.617447%0.62%3,386,9703.39M6.041%6.04%-0.569592%-0.629799%-0.569592%0.57%0.569592%0.025802%0.629799%0.027976%0.595394%0.60%3,265,7903.27M5.825%5.82%-0.554745%-0.609806%-0.554745%0.55%0.554745%0.025320%0.609806%0.027693%0.580065%0.58%3,181,2003.18M5.674%5.67%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of the United States and the Northeast
More Females More Males
United States
Northeast
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-107.204429%-94.107784%-107.204429%107.2%0.4830.4867.448%67.4%32.552%32.6%-50.337202%-42.250155%-50.337202%50.3%0.6650.6760.054%60.1%39.946%39.9%-30.894077%-25.637895%-30.894077%30.9%0.7640.7656.690%56.7%43.310%43.3%-20.964309%-17.136703%-20.964309%21.0%0.8270.8354.744%54.7%45.256%45.3%-14.486633%-12.360556%-14.486633%14.5%0.8730.8753.377%53.4%46.623%46.6%-13.039844%-10.786056%-13.039844%13.0%0.8850.8853.060%53.1%46.940%46.9%-10.423178%-9.602216%-10.423178%10.4%0.9060.9152.477%52.5%47.523%47.5%-8.359688%-7.585728%-8.359688%8.4%0.9230.9252.006%52.0%47.994%48.0%-6.288994%-6.346862%-6.288994%6.3%0.9410.9451.524%51.5%48.476%48.5%-5.314949%-3.768485%-5.314949%5.3%0.9500.9551.294%51.3%48.706%48.7%-4.565214%-2.077397%-4.565214%4.6%0.9560.9651.116%51.1%48.884%48.9%-3.602570%-1.166734%-3.602570%3.6%0.9650.9750.885%50.9%49.115%49.1%-2.507050%-0.641232%-2.507050%2.5%0.9760.9850.619%50.6%49.381%49.4%-0.763771%-0.763771%0.8%0.824044%0.9920.9950.190%50.2%49.810%49.8%1.684782%2.883352%1.684782%1.7%1.0171.0249.582%49.6%50.418%50.4%3.923435%4.977745%3.923435%3.9%1.0391.0449.038%49.0%50.962%51.0%2.677073%5.585264%2.677073%2.7%1.0271.0349.340%49.3%50.660%50.7%2.505316%5.676433%2.505316%2.5%1.0251.0349.381%49.4%50.619%50.6%2.235028%5.046055%2.235028%2.2%1.0221.0249.447%49.4%50.553%50.6%5.085395%4.728170%5.085395%5.1%1.0511.0548.760%48.8%51.240%51.2%4.516306%4.253238%4.516306%4.5%1.0451.0548.896%48.9%51.104%51.1%4.529883%4.441989%4.529883%4.5%1.0451.0548.893%48.9%51.107%51.1%4.564176%4.541243%4.564176%4.6%1.0461.0548.884%48.9%51.116%51.1%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by State in the Northeast

Children Age Cohorts by State#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
19.4%20.1%20.7%21.3%21.9%22.6%

College Age Cohorts by State#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
5.06%5.42%5.77%6.11%6.46%6.82%

20s Age Cohorts by State#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
9.2%9.7%10.2%10.7%11.2%11.8%

30s Age Cohorts by State#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
11.10%11.53%11.95%12.38%12.80%13.23%

40s Age Cohorts by State#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
12.77%13.03%13.29%13.55%13.81%14.08%

50s Age Cohorts by State#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
13.98%14.48%14.96%15.45%15.93%16.42%

60s Age Cohorts by State#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
10.6%11.2%11.8%12.3%12.9%13.6%

70s Age Cohorts by State#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
5.87%6.17%6.47%6.77%7.06%7.37%

80+ Age Cohorts by State#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
3.95%4.13%4.31%4.49%4.66%4.84%
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Map of Age Cohorts by County in the Northeast

Children Age Cohorts by County#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
3.8%8.6%13.4%18.2%22.9%27.8%

College Age Cohorts by County#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
2.9%6.4%9.8%13.2%16.6%20.1%

20s Age Cohorts by County#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
6.5%9.0%11.4%13.8%16.2%18.7%

30s Age Cohorts by County#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
7.0%9.6%12.3%14.9%17.6%20.2%

40s Age Cohorts by County#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
9.4%10.6%11.8%13.0%14.2%15.4%

50s Age Cohorts by County#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
11.1%12.9%14.7%16.5%18.3%20.1%

60s Age Cohorts by County#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
8.2%10.1%12.0%14.0%15.9%17.9%

70s Age Cohorts by County#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
4.4%6.0%7.7%9.3%11.0%12.7%

80+ Age Cohorts by County#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
2.7%3.7%4.7%5.7%6.7%7.8%
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Age Cohorts by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Children by Place#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected places in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%10%20%30%Count#CamdenReadingLawrenceElizabethPatersonAllentownSpringfieldBrocktonWaterburyLynnNewarkTrentonHartfordBridgeportRochesterNew BritainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieBuffaloLowellPawtucketProvidenceNew BedfordNewtonPhiladelphiaNew HavenYonkersSyracuseToms RiverCliftonNortheastStamfordNew RochelleNew YorkDanburyJersey CityScrantonNashuaNorwalkWorcesterFall RiverManchesterCranstonBethlehemWarwickCheektowagaAlbanyBostonQuincyPittsburghSomervilleCambridge31.803171%31.803171%31.8%24,17224.2k130.290447%30.290447%30.3%26,62526.6k227.026482%27.026482%27.0%21,44221.4k326.762312%26.762312%26.8%34,26734.3k426.662083%26.662083%26.7%39,16539.2k526.446198%26.446198%26.4%31,63631.6k626.129449%26.129449%26.1%40,23740.2k725.817135%25.817135%25.8%24,47824.5k825.747406%25.747406%25.7%28,11928.1k925.631557%25.631557%25.6%23,60023.6k1025.159653%25.159653%25.2%70,48270.5k1125.102000%25.102000%25.1%21,22621.2k1224.752252%24.752252%24.8%30,77230.8k1324.312688%24.312688%24.3%35,74535.7k1423.700967%23.700967%23.7%49,84149.8k1523.192821%23.192821%23.2%16,90216.9k1623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.973931%22.973931%23.0%23,01023.0k1722.850777%22.850777%22.9%59,18159.2k1822.776711%22.776711%22.8%25,02525.0k1922.658953%22.658953%22.7%16,17616.2k2022.652375%22.652375%22.7%40,51440.5k2122.523898%22.523898%22.5%21,39521.4k2222.483780%22.483780%22.5%19,85719.9k2322.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k2421.994555%21.994555%22.0%28,68228.7k2521.819001%21.819001%21.8%43,57843.6k2621.745757%21.745757%21.7%31,39031.4k2721.613563%21.613563%21.6%19,13619.1k2821.357124%21.357124%21.4%18,27718.3k2921.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.302096%21.302096%21.3%27,14127.1k3021.222210%21.222210%21.2%16,82916.8k3121.199117%21.199117%21.2%1,793,8611.79M3221.120515%21.120515%21.1%17,71817.7k3320.860563%20.860563%20.9%54,58554.6k3420.705682%20.705682%20.7%15,81515.8k3520.549044%20.549044%20.5%17,93517.9k3620.469692%20.469692%20.5%17,99918.0k3720.346587%20.346587%20.3%37,37237.4k3820.232391%20.232391%20.2%17,98718.0k3919.906378%19.906378%19.9%21,94321.9k4019.478994%19.478994%19.5%15,75515.8k4118.989482%18.989482%19.0%14,26314.3k4217.958989%17.958989%18.0%14,70514.7k4317.480214%17.480214%17.5%13,05313.1k4416.704089%16.704089%16.7%16,44116.4k4516.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k4616.259414%16.259414%16.3%15,17815.2k4715.845466%15.845466%15.8%48,37748.4k4812.050511%12.050511%12.1%9,5814911.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k50
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Northeast (91 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Children by Metro Area#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Watertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgNortheastUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownState College Metro AreaState College24.752895%24.752895%24.8%29,20029.2k124.110034%24.110034%24.1%128,533129k223.773629%23.773629%23.8%37,02637.0k323.577077%23.577077%23.6%222,006222k423.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.035414%23.035414%23.0%31,54731.5k522.903812%22.903812%22.9%94,84494.8k622.902028%22.902028%22.9%34,97335.0k722.476873%22.476873%22.5%99,03499.0k822.339175%22.339175%22.3%1,351,0111.35M922.134761%22.134761%22.1%60,65560.7k1022.084105%22.084105%22.1%4,423,7654.42M1121.959783%21.959783%22.0%61,29761.3k1221.874527%21.874527%21.9%203,579204k1321.741251%21.741251%21.7%80,68280.7k1421.714393%21.714393%21.7%87,93287.9k1521.700532%21.700532%21.7%143,365143k1621.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k1721.545756%21.545756%21.5%120,968121k1821.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.313964%21.313964%21.3%63,17863.2k1921.311445%21.311445%21.3%230,638231k2021.177435%21.177435%21.2%35,39335.4k2121.104715%21.104715%21.1%181,685182k2220.990885%20.990885%21.0%254,373254k2320.914169%20.914169%20.9%27,55427.6k2420.697964%20.697964%20.7%235,026235k2520.685549%20.685549%20.7%114,292114k2620.685193%20.685193%20.7%130,132130k2720.658847%20.658847%20.7%26,01326.0k2820.621943%20.621943%20.6%23,98624.0k2920.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k3020.499528%20.499528%20.5%329,911330k3120.322965%20.322965%20.3%178,698179k3220.307463%20.307463%20.3%55,24355.2k3320.142088%20.142088%20.1%49,75749.8k3420.049419%20.049419%20.0%29,61629.6k3519.924268%19.924268%19.9%24,09924.1k3619.876656%19.876656%19.9%111,289111k3719.734358%19.734358%19.7%42,64242.6k3819.703020%19.703020%19.7%103,219103k3919.621589%19.621589%19.6%28,55028.6k4019.486770%19.486770%19.5%36,07836.1k4119.367856%19.367856%19.4%24,67024.7k4219.363156%19.363156%19.4%455,988456k4319.348587%19.348587%19.3%26,65526.7k4418.700728%18.700728%18.7%28,60828.6k4518.613335%18.613335%18.6%33,59833.6k4618.362626%18.362626%18.4%39,84839.8k4717.955399%17.955399%18.0%23,08423.1k4815.949009%15.949009%15.9%34,24334.2k4915.358278%15.358278%15.4%24,44724.4k50
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States.

Children by State#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected states in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%5%10%15%20%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyConnecticutNew YorkNortheastPennsylvaniaMassachusettsRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermont23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M121.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k221.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M321.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M420.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M520.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k620.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k719.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k819.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k9
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 9 by %

Age Cohorts by County in the Northeast

There are 217 counties in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 322,642.

Children by County#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected counties in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Rockland CountyRocklandOrange CountyOrangeBronx CountyBronxPassaic CountyPassaicLancaster CountyLancasterEssex CountyEssexUnion CountyUnionFairfield CountyFairfieldChester CountyChesterOcean CountyOceanKings CountyKingsCamden CountyCamdenSomerset CountySomersetUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestchester CountyWestchesterBerks CountyBerksLehigh CountyLehighPlymouth CountyPlymouthYork CountyYorkHampden CountyHampdenDelaware CountyDelawareRichmond CountyRichmondSuffolk CountySuffolkMorris CountyMorrisMonmouth CountyMonmouthPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaNassau CountyNassauMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWorcester CountyWorcesterEssex CountyEssexMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOnondaga CountyOnondagaBergen CountyBergenMercer CountyMercerHartford CountyHartfordHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBurlington CountyBurlingtonNorfolk CountyNorfolkMonroe CountyMonroeBucks CountyBucksNortheastBristol CountyBristolNew Haven CountyNew HavenProvidence CountyProvidenceErie CountyErieHudson CountyHudsonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexQueens CountyQueensAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandSuffolk CountySuffolkNew York CountyNew York27.703151%27.703151%27.7%89,38289.4k126.007197%26.007197%26.0%97,85097.9k225.573137%25.573137%25.6%367,431367k324.331236%24.331236%24.3%123,409123k424.110034%24.110034%24.1%128,533129k524.091140%24.091140%24.1%190,943191k623.832380%23.832380%23.8%131,182131k723.577077%23.577077%23.6%222,006222k823.548517%23.548517%23.5%120,575121k923.530195%23.530195%23.5%137,926138k1023.337305%23.337305%23.3%608,369608k1123.296325%23.296325%23.3%119,078119k1223.242163%23.242163%23.2%77,09177.1k1323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.943185%22.943185%22.9%222,372222k1422.903812%22.903812%22.9%94,84494.8k1522.870075%22.870075%22.9%82,05682.1k1622.503982%22.503982%22.5%114,018114k1722.476873%22.476873%22.5%99,03499.0k1822.460433%22.460433%22.5%105,131105k1922.451789%22.451789%22.5%126,250126k2022.358469%22.358469%22.4%105,828106k2122.324565%22.324565%22.3%334,451334k2222.301416%22.301416%22.3%111,109111k2322.286513%22.286513%22.3%139,855140k2422.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k2522.141419%22.141419%22.1%300,415300k2622.127854%22.127854%22.1%184,071184k2722.039629%22.039629%22.0%179,312179k2822.027342%22.027342%22.0%169,470169k2922.013149%22.013149%22.0%179,600180k3021.914112%21.914112%21.9%102,569103k3121.766185%21.766185%21.8%202,493202k3221.741251%21.741251%21.7%80,68280.7k3321.724374%21.724374%21.7%194,585195k3421.714393%21.714393%21.7%87,93287.9k3521.709281%21.709281%21.7%97,74397.7k3621.676664%21.676664%21.7%149,833150k3721.485086%21.485086%21.5%160,974161k3821.420747%21.420747%21.4%134,141134k3921.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.177109%21.177109%21.2%117,505118k4021.104715%21.104715%21.1%181,685182k4121.053499%21.053499%21.1%132,920133k4220.748941%20.748941%20.7%191,332191k4320.589626%20.589626%20.6%137,647138k4420.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k4520.470812%20.470812%20.5%472,878473k4619.092867%19.092867%19.1%234,911235k4718.890747%18.890747%18.9%67,88967.9k4817.231044%17.231044%17.2%132,286132k4914.639548%14.639548%14.6%239,355239k50
Count number of children
# rank of county out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the Northeast to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Children by Region#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%5%10%15%20%Count#WestSouthMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast23.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M123.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M223.217458%23.217458%23.2%15,712,75815.7M323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M21.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M4
Count number of children
# rank of region out of 4 by %

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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