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Children under 15 in Florida

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 21, 2026

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · Florida · United States · section.levels.world
−1.1 pp section.change_since
Florida United States section.levels.world

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

section.compare Children under 15 · percent
Florida
15.7%
section.levels.world
24.4% · 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Florida · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 15.7% · 2024
First value 19.4% · 1990
Highest 19.6% · 1994
Lowest 15.7% · 2024
Data points 35

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2024

YearFloridaChange United Statessection.levels.world
2024 15.7% −0.1 pp 17.6% 24.7%
2023 15.9% −0.2 pp 17.8% 25.0%
2022 16.0% −0.1 pp 18.0% 25.3%
2021 16.1% −0.2 pp 18.3% 25.6%
2020 16.4% +0.3 pp 18.5% 25.8%
2019 16.1% −0.4 pp 18.5% 26.0%
2018 16.5% −0.0 pp 18.6% 26.2%
2017 16.6% −0.1 pp 18.8% 26.4%
2016 16.6% −0.1 pp 18.9% 26.5%
2015 16.7% −0.1 pp 19.0% 26.6%
2014 16.9% −0.1 pp 19.2% 26.8%
2013 17.0% −0.1 pp 19.3% 26.9%
2012 17.1% −0.1 pp 19.5% 27.0%
2011 17.3% −0.1 pp 19.6% 27.1%
2010 17.4% −0.1 pp 19.8% 27.3%
2009 17.6% −0.2 pp 19.9% 27.5%
2008 17.7% −0.2 pp 20.0% 27.6%
2007 17.9% −0.1 pp 20.1% 27.9%
2006 18.0% −0.2 pp 20.3% 28.1%
2005 18.2% −0.2 pp 20.5% 28.5%
2004 18.4% −0.2 pp 20.7% 28.8%
2003 18.6% −0.2 pp 20.9% 29.2%
2002 18.7% −0.1 pp 21.1% 29.6%
2001 18.8% −0.1 pp 21.2% 30.0%
2000 18.9% −0.2 pp 21.4% 30.4%
1999 19.1% −0.1 pp 21.5% 30.8%
1998 19.2% −0.1 pp 21.6% 31.1%
1997 19.3% −0.1 pp 21.7% 31.5%
1996 19.4% −0.1 pp 21.8% 31.8%
1995 19.6% −0.1 pp 21.9% 32.1%
1994 19.6% +0.0 pp 22.0% 32.3%
1993 19.6% +0.2 pp 22.0% 32.5%
1992 19.4% +0.1 pp 21.9% 32.7%
1991 19.3% −0.1 pp 21.8% 32.9%
1990 19.4% 21.7% 33.0%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryChildren under 15
1 Utah 25.4%
2 Texas 21.9%
3 Idaho 21.6%
4 Alaska 21.2%
5 South Dakota 20.9%
6 Nebraska 20.8%
7 Kansas 20.5%
8 Oklahoma 20.5%
9 Georgia 20.1%
10 Wyoming 20.0%
11 Mississippi 19.9%
12 Louisiana 19.8%
13 North Dakota 19.8%
14 New Mexico 19.6%
15 Indiana 19.6%
16 Arkansas 19.6%
17 Arizona 19.5%
18 Minnesota 19.5%
19 Iowa 19.4%
20 California 19.3%
21 Nevada 19.2%
22 Colorado 19.0%
23 Kentucky 18.9%
24 Illinois 18.8%
25 Missouri 18.8%
26 Tennessee 18.7%
27 Washington 18.7%
28 North Carolina 18.6%
29 Alabama 18.6%
30 Maryland 18.6%
31 Ohio 18.5%
32 Virginia 18.4%
33 Wisconsin 18.4%
34 South Carolina 18.3%
35 New Jersey 18.3%
36 Montana 18.3%
37 Hawaii 18.2%
38 Michigan 18.0%
39 Delaware 17.8%
40 Oregon 17.6%
41 New York 17.5%
42 Pennsylvania 17.2%
43 Connecticut 17.0%
44 West Virginia 16.9%
45 Florida 16.6%
46 Massachusetts 16.5%
47 Rhode Island 16.2%
48 New Hampshire 15.9%
49 Maine 15.6%
50 District of Columbia 15.4%
51 Vermont 15.4%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2016

section.what

The share of residents who are children.

section.how

Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.