Age and Sex in the South (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 South, and other regions
South
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-42,059,0192.06M1.719%1.72%2,150,2262.15M1.796%1.80%3,038,6233.04M2.537%2.54%4,259,2554.26M3.557%3.56%3,300,0713.30M2.756%2.76%2,543,3652.54M2.124%2.12%4,026,1374.03M3.362%3.36%2,896,8792.90M2.419%2.42%7,815,1327.82M6.526%6.53%8,293,8738.29M6.926%6.93%7,913,2277.91M6.608%6.61%7,838,7287.84M6.546%6.55%7,602,2287.60M6.348%6.35%8,022,4968.02M6.699%6.70%8,220,1458.22M6.864%6.86%4,921,9414.92M4.110%4.11%1,741,3851.74M1.454%1.45%1,780,6531.78M1.487%1.49%3,232,5973.23M2.699%2.70%4,724,7764.72M3.945%3.95%7,876,6887.88M6.577%6.58%7,869,8937.87M6.572%6.57%7,628,3867.63M6.370%6.37%
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 South
Female Male
United States
South
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.177150%-0.048153%-0.177049%-0.048590%-0.225303%0.23%0.177150%0.177049%0.177150%0.18%17,350,55917.4M14.488%14.5%-0.629465%-0.036507%-0.639439%-0.027509%-0.665971%0.67%0.629465%0.639439%0.629465%0.63%38,783,97638.8M32.386%32.4%-0.666918%-0.662794%-0.666918%0.67%0.666918%0.000677%0.662794%0.011473%0.667595%0.67%28,766,81028.8M24.021%24.0%-0.684674%-0.690098%-0.684674%0.68%0.684674%0.040737%0.690098%0.036916%0.725412%0.73%6,754,6356.75M5.640%5.64%-0.638448%-0.627873%-0.638448%0.64%0.638448%0.026672%0.627873%0.028032%0.665120%0.67%28,099,74328.1M23.464%23.5%
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 South
Female Male
United States
South
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.036637%-0.034186%-0.040405%-0.038024%-0.070823%0.07%0.036637%0.040405%0.036637%0.04%2,059,0192.06M1.719%1.72%-0.148162%-0.062778%-0.151220%-0.063891%-0.210940%0.21%0.148162%0.151220%0.148162%0.15%2,150,2262.15M1.796%1.80%-0.224991%-0.057488%-0.220748%-0.056595%-0.282479%0.28%0.224991%0.220748%0.224991%0.22%3,038,6233.04M2.537%2.54%-0.326596%-0.058132%-0.319204%-0.054701%-0.384728%0.38%0.326596%0.319204%0.326596%0.33%4,259,2554.26M3.557%3.56%-0.431073%-0.056411%-0.421958%-0.052156%-0.487483%0.49%0.431073%0.421958%0.431073%0.43%3,300,0713.30M2.756%2.76%-0.499618%-0.062660%-0.502773%-0.054229%-0.562279%0.56%0.499618%0.502773%0.499618%0.50%2,543,3652.54M2.124%2.12%-0.527693%-0.065266%-0.541468%-0.051993%-0.592959%0.59%0.527693%0.541468%0.527693%0.53%4,026,1374.03M3.362%3.36%-0.575112%-0.059271%-0.599140%-0.045449%-0.634383%0.63%0.575112%0.599140%0.575112%0.58%2,896,8792.90M2.419%2.42%-0.627513%-0.050152%-0.647813%-0.041116%-0.677665%0.68%0.627513%0.647813%0.627513%0.63%7,815,1327.82M6.526%6.53%-0.675951%-0.033229%-0.688902%-0.025961%-0.709180%0.71%0.675951%0.688902%0.675951%0.68%8,293,8738.29M6.926%6.93%-0.650131%-0.021299%-0.655595%-0.013619%-0.671430%0.67%0.650131%0.655595%0.650131%0.65%7,913,2277.91M6.608%6.61%-0.647067%-0.014986%-0.640349%-0.007471%-0.662053%0.66%0.647067%0.640349%0.647067%0.65%7,838,7287.84M6.546%6.55%-0.627362%-0.014898%-0.626779%-0.004019%-0.642260%0.64%0.627362%0.626779%0.627362%0.63%7,602,2287.60M6.348%6.35%-0.667309%-0.005192%-0.669173%-0.672501%0.67%0.667309%0.669173%0.005514%0.667309%0.67%8,022,4968.02M6.699%6.70%-0.682732%-0.680581%-0.682732%0.68%0.682732%0.007354%0.680581%0.019624%0.690086%0.69%8,220,1458.22M6.864%6.86%-0.672353%-0.675846%-0.672353%0.67%0.672353%0.025289%0.675846%0.033642%0.697642%0.70%4,921,9414.92M4.110%4.11%-0.704426%-0.709599%-0.704426%0.70%0.704426%0.045263%0.709599%0.039633%0.749689%0.75%1,741,3851.74M1.454%1.45%-0.721606%-0.721323%-0.721606%0.72%0.721606%0.043693%0.721323%0.040945%0.765299%0.77%1,780,6531.78M1.487%1.49%-0.656333%-0.664734%-0.656333%0.66%0.656333%0.036997%0.664734%0.033543%0.693330%0.69%3,232,5973.23M2.699%2.70%-0.643635%-0.642594%-0.643635%0.64%0.643635%0.027845%0.642594%0.030383%0.671480%0.67%4,724,7764.72M3.945%3.95%-0.644817%-0.635182%-0.644817%0.64%0.644817%0.025824%0.635182%0.027016%0.670642%0.67%7,876,6887.88M6.577%6.58%-0.643718%-0.629799%-0.643718%0.64%0.643718%0.026889%0.629799%0.027976%0.670607%0.67%7,869,8937.87M6.572%6.57%-0.623697%-0.609806%-0.623697%0.62%0.623697%0.026597%0.609806%0.027693%0.650294%0.65%7,628,3867.63M6.370%6.37%
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 South
More Females More Males
United States
South
50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-93.311728%-94.107784%-93.311728%93.3%0.5170.5265.907%65.9%34.093%34.1%-42.371292%-42.250155%-42.371292%42.4%0.7020.7058.741%58.7%41.259%41.3%-25.550995%-25.637895%-25.550995%25.6%0.7960.8055.664%55.7%44.336%44.3%-17.799310%-17.136703%-17.799310%17.8%0.8490.8554.086%54.1%45.914%45.9%-13.086111%-12.360556%-13.086111%13.1%0.8840.8853.071%53.1%46.929%46.9%-12.541669%-10.786056%-12.541669%12.5%0.8890.8952.950%53.0%47.050%47.0%-12.368151%-9.602216%-12.368151%12.4%0.8900.8952.912%52.9%47.088%47.1%-10.306005%-7.585728%-10.306005%10.3%0.9070.9152.450%52.5%47.550%47.5%-7.992195%-6.346862%-7.992195%8.0%0.9260.9351.921%51.9%48.079%48.1%-4.915857%-3.768485%-4.915857%4.9%0.9530.9551.199%51.2%48.801%48.8%-3.276033%-2.077397%-3.276033%3.3%0.9680.9750.806%50.8%49.194%49.2%-2.315965%-1.166734%-2.315965%2.3%0.9770.9850.572%50.6%49.428%49.4%-2.374650%-0.641232%-2.374650%2.4%0.9770.9850.587%50.6%49.413%49.4%-0.778086%-0.778086%0.8%0.824044%0.9920.9950.194%50.2%49.806%49.8%1.077163%2.883352%1.077163%1.1%1.0111.0149.732%49.7%50.268%50.3%3.761266%4.977745%3.761266%3.8%1.0381.0449.077%49.1%50.923%50.9%6.425515%5.585264%6.425515%6.4%1.0641.0648.444%48.4%51.556%51.6%6.054985%5.676433%6.054985%6.1%1.0611.0648.531%48.5%51.469%51.5%5.636857%5.046055%5.636857%5.6%1.0561.0648.629%48.6%51.371%51.4%4.326213%4.728170%4.326213%4.3%1.0431.0448.941%48.9%51.059%51.1%4.004891%4.253238%4.004891%4.0%1.0401.0449.018%49.0%50.982%51.0%4.177179%4.441989%4.177179%4.2%1.0421.0448.977%49.0%51.023%51.0%4.264434%4.541243%4.264434%4.3%1.0431.0448.956%49.0%51.044%51.0%
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 South

Children Age Cohorts by State#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
17.4%19.2%21.0%22.8%24.6%26.5%

College Age Cohorts by State#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
5.07%5.47%5.86%6.25%6.64%7.03%

20s Age Cohorts by State#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
9.6%11.2%12.7%14.2%15.7%17.2%

30s Age Cohorts by State#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
11.9%13.2%14.5%15.8%17.1%18.5%

40s Age Cohorts by State#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
12.11%12.47%12.83%13.19%13.55%13.91%

50s Age Cohorts by State#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
11.3%12.0%12.6%13.3%13.9%14.6%

60s Age Cohorts by State#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
8.6%9.6%10.5%11.4%12.3%13.2%

70s Age Cohorts by State#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
4.7%5.4%6.1%6.8%7.4%8.2%

80+ Age Cohorts by State#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
2.66%3.16%3.65%4.13%4.62%5.12%
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Age Cohorts by Place in the South

There are 9,692 places in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Children by Place#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the South, selected places in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoFort WorthGarlandEl PasoAmarilloIrvingArlingtonOklahoma CitySan AntonioDallasHoustonMemphisCorpus ChristiShreveportTulsaColumbusCharlotteChesapeakeWinston-SalemPlanoFayettevilleLittle RockAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MontgomerySouthLubbockJacksonvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisvilleVirginia BeachVirginia BchDurhamMobileGreensboroTampaRaleighOrlandoNashville-DavidsonAustinHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteBaltimoreBaton RougeBirminghamNew OrleansNorfolkAtlantaRichmondSt. PetersburgMiamiHialeahWashingtonArlington33.975309%33.975309%34.0%85,50685.5k128.577574%28.577574%28.6%233,173233k228.267110%28.267110%28.3%66,37466.4k327.481425%27.481425%27.5%186,340186k427.161006%27.161006%27.2%53,66253.7k527.090292%27.090292%27.1%62,85362.9k626.113118%26.113118%26.1%100,248100k725.770022%25.770022%25.8%159,778160k825.703473%25.703473%25.7%369,965370k925.650464%25.650464%25.7%327,924328k1025.319180%25.319180%25.3%567,297567k1125.310548%25.310548%25.3%166,001166k1225.160131%25.160131%25.2%80,52580.5k1324.830917%24.830917%24.8%49,30749.3k1424.623036%24.623036%24.6%98,46998.5k1524.614209%24.614209%24.6%49,30349.3k1624.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k1724.525074%24.525074%24.5%57,19157.2k1824.230314%24.230314%24.2%57,78357.8k1924.125365%24.125365%24.1%67,33167.3k2024.122846%24.122846%24.1%49,13149.1k2123.713823%23.713823%23.7%46,86846.9k2223.682312%23.682312%23.7%46,60346.6k2323.648478%23.648478%23.6%47,70347.7k2423.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.453316%23.453316%23.5%57,34557.3k2523.157634%23.157634%23.2%198,372198k2623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.928906%22.928906%22.9%140,227140k2722.855339%22.855339%22.9%102,788103k2822.466943%22.466943%22.5%56,56356.6k2922.338256%22.338256%22.3%43,27343.3k3022.119450%22.119450%22.1%62,41662.4k3121.979545%21.979545%22.0%79,45179.5k3221.865242%21.865242%21.9%96,49796.5k3321.667945%21.667945%21.7%57,05357.1k3421.537938%21.537938%21.5%138,655139k3521.399702%21.399702%21.4%194,262194k3621.288756%21.288756%21.3%40,23040.2k3721.168174%21.168174%21.2%65,94565.9k3821.123671%21.123671%21.1%131,178131k3920.867185%20.867185%20.9%47,72247.7k4020.614902%20.614902%20.6%43,79143.8k4120.554317%20.554317%20.6%78,70778.7k4220.225945%20.225945%20.2%49,70049.7k4318.722638%18.722638%18.7%85,44685.4k4418.213062%18.213062%18.2%39,48139.5k4518.176548%18.176548%18.2%46,09346.1k4617.996773%17.996773%18.0%77,85877.9k4717.486186%17.486186%17.5%41,20241.2k4817.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k4917.049254%17.049254%17.0%38,54738.5k50
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the South (371 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Children by Metro Area#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the South, selected metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LuciePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth Port33.733735%33.733735%33.7%279,428279k128.414368%28.414368%28.4%237,849238k227.086434%27.086434%27.1%1,755,9031.76M326.806756%26.806756%26.8%1,864,9791.86M426.081621%26.081621%26.1%131,358131k525.891324%25.891324%25.9%603,875604k625.542909%25.542909%25.5%342,617343k725.432170%25.432170%25.4%1,427,4511.43M825.210802%25.210802%25.2%112,718113k925.115933%25.115933%25.1%243,776244k1025.107420%25.107420%25.1%312,266312k1125.107274%25.107274%25.1%121,530122k1224.936597%24.936597%24.9%333,421333k1324.887432%24.887432%24.9%143,873144k1424.624090%24.624090%24.6%586,337586k1524.494921%24.494921%24.5%109,058109k1624.241293%24.241293%24.2%470,915471k1724.102571%24.102571%24.1%517,340517k1823.991196%23.991196%24.0%174,505175k1923.894251%23.894251%23.9%197,048197k2023.777190%23.777190%23.8%139,088139k2123.747639%23.747639%23.7%426,168426k2223.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.326111%23.326111%23.3%266,223266k2323.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M2423.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.063133%23.063133%23.1%292,798293k2523.021163%23.021163%23.0%150,694151k2622.857932%22.857932%22.9%197,050197k2722.848865%22.848865%22.8%325,390325k2822.705354%22.705354%22.7%144,790145k2922.695132%22.695132%22.7%169,374169k3022.615531%22.615531%22.6%282,750283k3122.608577%22.608577%22.6%180,995181k3222.558078%22.558078%22.6%386,742387k3322.460391%22.460391%22.5%522,992523k3422.420912%22.420912%22.4%163,285163k3522.339175%22.339175%22.3%1,351,0111.35M3622.306454%22.306454%22.3%110,460110k3722.259125%22.259125%22.3%618,998619k3822.229482%22.229482%22.2%279,682280k3921.650365%21.650365%21.7%117,891118k4021.519314%21.519314%21.5%101,889102k4121.317333%21.317333%21.3%115,625116k4221.061449%21.061449%21.1%180,520181k4320.689680%20.689680%20.7%1,226,2681.23M4420.503915%20.503915%20.5%600,296600k4519.493965%19.493965%19.5%87,08587.1k4618.762652%18.762652%18.8%105,199105k4718.611686%18.611686%18.6%126,740127k4818.066294%18.066294%18.1%110,877111k4917.070834%17.070834%17.1%128,274128k50
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, the South, and the United States.

Children by State#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasGeorgiaOklahomaMississippiLouisianaArkansasSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaMarylandSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaDelawareWest VirginiaFloridaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.26.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M124.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M224.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k324.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k423.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M523.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k623.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M722.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M822.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M922.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M1022.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M1122.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M1222.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M1321.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k1420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k1520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M1617.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 17 by %

Age Cohorts by County in the South

There are 1,422 counties in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 443,630.

Children by County#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the South, selected counties in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%Count#Hidalgo CountyHidalgoEl Paso CountyEl PasoFort Bend CountyFort BendPrince William CountyPrince WilliamGwinnett CountyGwinnettHarris CountyHarrisCollin CountyCollinTarrant CountyTarrantWilliamson CountyWilliamsonDallas CountyDallasMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBexar CountyBexarDenton CountyDentonOklahoma CountyOklahomaTulsa CountyTulsaShelby CountyShelbyWake CountyWakeCobb CountyCobbMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgFairfax CountyFairfaxDeKalb CountyDeKalbMontgomery CountyMontgomeryGreenville CountyGreenvilleSouthHillsborough CountyHillsboroughJefferson CountyJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTravis CountyTravisFulton CountyFultonDuval CountyDuvalVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeOrange CountyOrangeGuilford CountyGuilfordPolk CountyPolkPrince George's CountyPrince George'sJefferson CountyJeffersonAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelNew Castle CountyNew CastleBaltimore CountyBaltimoreBroward CountyBrowardDavidson CountyDavidsonKnox CountyKnoxBaltimore CityBaltimoreMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePasco CountyPascoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachBrevard CountyBrevardLee CountyLeeVolusia CountyVolusiaDistrict of ColumbiaPinellas CountyPinellas33.733735%33.733735%33.7%279,428279k128.428056%28.428056%28.4%236,974237k228.072441%28.072441%28.1%191,947192k328.010504%28.010504%28.0%124,263124k427.916298%27.916298%27.9%244,056244k527.228891%27.228891%27.2%1,207,3991.21M627.225019%27.225019%27.2%241,386241k727.104397%27.104397%27.1%527,866528k827.085580%27.085580%27.1%132,887133k926.929187%26.929187%26.9%676,745677k1026.810498%26.810498%26.8%139,106139k1126.219361%26.219361%26.2%487,339487k1226.124296%26.124296%26.1%197,147197k1325.631033%25.631033%25.6%196,000196k1425.518598%25.518598%25.5%160,722161k1525.504008%25.504008%25.5%238,970239k1624.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k1724.664053%24.664053%24.7%179,650180k1824.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k1923.983328%23.983328%24.0%271,704272k2023.780014%23.780014%23.8%172,144172k2123.549379%23.549379%23.5%241,704242k2223.547101%23.547101%23.5%113,542114k2323.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.197227%23.197227%23.2%306,913307k2423.134414%23.134414%23.1%152,478152k2523.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.030006%23.030006%23.0%264,425264k2622.934276%22.934276%22.9%228,599229k2722.868164%22.868164%22.9%206,017206k2822.855339%22.855339%22.9%102,788103k2922.769723%22.769723%22.8%101,402101k3022.760229%22.760229%22.8%285,881286k3122.752557%22.752557%22.8%116,451116k3222.705354%22.705354%22.7%144,790145k3322.694730%22.694730%22.7%203,729204k3422.683106%22.683106%22.7%172,329172k3522.654211%22.654211%22.7%126,804127k3622.173852%22.173852%22.2%122,399122k3721.632718%21.632718%21.6%178,614179k3821.598472%21.598472%21.6%402,548403k3921.551165%21.551165%21.6%143,937144k4021.389268%21.389268%21.4%95,85995.9k4121.123671%21.123671%21.1%131,178131k4220.604500%20.604500%20.6%548,990549k4320.502345%20.502345%20.5%100,115100k4419.641010%19.641010%19.6%274,730275k4518.762652%18.762652%18.8%105,199105k4618.611686%18.611686%18.6%126,740127k4718.041292%18.041292%18.0%92,15692.2k4817.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k4917.024676%17.024676%17.0%159,955160k50
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 South to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Children by Region#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South
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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Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
State Equivalent:
District of Columbia
Major Metro Areas:
Amarillo Area, Asheville Area, Athens Area, Atlanta Area, Augusta Area, Austin Area, Baltimore Area, Baton Rouge Area, Beaumont Area, Birmingham Area, Brownsville Area, Cape Coral Area, Charleston Area, Charleston Area, Charlotte Area, Charlottesville Area, Chattanooga Area, Cincinnati Area, Clarksville Area, College Station Area, Columbia Area, Columbus Area, Corpus Christi Area, Crestview Area, Dallas Area, Daphne Area, Deltona Area, Durham Area, El Paso Area, Evansville Area, Fayetteville Area, Fayetteville Area, Florence Area, Fort Smith Area, Gainesville Area, Gainesville Area, Greensboro Area, Greenville Area, Gulfport Area, Hagerstown Area, Hickory Area, Hilton Head Island Area, Houma Area, Houston Area, Huntington Area, Huntsville Area, Jackson Area, Jacksonville Area, Johnson City Area, Killeen Area, Kingsport Area, Knoxville Area, Lafayette Area, Lake Charles Area, Lakeland Area, Laredo Area, Lexington Area, Little Rock Area, Longview Area, Louisville Area, Lubbock Area, Lynchburg Area, Macon Area, McAllen Area, Memphis Area, Miami Area, Mobile Area, Montgomery Area, Myrtle Beach Area, Naples Area, Nashville Area, New Orleans Area, North Port Area, Ocala Area, Oklahoma City Area, Orlando Area, Palm Bay Area, Panama City Area, Pensacola Area, Philadelphia Area, Port St. Lucie Area, Raleigh Area, Richmond Area, Roanoke Area, Salisbury Area, San Antonio Area, Savannah Area, Shreveport Area, Spartanburg Area, Tallahassee Area, Tampa Area, Tulsa Area, Tuscaloosa Area, Tyler Area, Virginia Beach Area, Waco Area, Warner Robins Area, Washington Area, Wilmington Area, Winston Area
Major Cities:
Baltimore, Virginia Beach
Major Counties:
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Bexar, Brevard, Broward, Cobb, Collin, Dallas, Davidson, DeKalb, Denton, District of Columbia, Duval, El Paso, Fairfax, Fort Bend, Fulton, Greenville, Guilford, Gwinnett, Harris, Hidalgo, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jefferson, Knox, Lee, Mecklenburg, Miami-Dade, Montgomery, Montgomery, New Castle, Oklahoma, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Prince George's, Prince William, Shelby, Tarrant, Travis, Tulsa, Volusia, Wake, Williamson
Major Parish:
East Baton Rouge
Major Cities:
Amarillo, Arlington, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chesapeake, Columbus, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Durham, El Paso, Fayetteville, Fort Worth, Garland, Greensboro, Hialeah, Houston, Huntsville, Irving, Jacksonville, Laredo, Little Rock, Lubbock, Memphis, Miami, Mobile, Montgomery, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Plano, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, Shreveport, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tulsa, Virginia Beach, Washington, Winston-Salem
Major Places:
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Louisville, Nashville-Davidson
Major Unincorporated Place:
Arlington
Major Urban County:
Lexington-Fayette
Neighboring Regions:
Midwest, Northeast, West