[When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. Because of rounded data, states may have identical values shown, but different ranks. Cautionary note]
| State | Percent | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 24.3 | (X) |
| Alabama | 24.1 | 22 |
| Alaska | 26.2 | 6 |
| Arizona | 26.3 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 24.6 | 18 |
| California | 25.5 | 9 |
| Colorado | 24.4 | 19 |
| Connecticut | 23.2 | 37 |
| Delaware | 23.6 | 31 |
| District of Columbia | 18.9 | (X) |
| Florida | 21.8 | 46 |
| Georgia | 26.3 | 4 |
| Hawaii | 22.1 | 44 |
| Idaho | 27.1 | 3 |
| Illinois | 24.6 | 17 |
| Indiana | 24.9 | 15 |
| Iowa | 23.7 | 30 |
| Kansas | 25.0 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 23.6 | 32 |
| Louisiana | 25.1 | 11 |
| Maine | 20.9 | 49 |
| Maryland | 23.8 | 26 |
| Massachusetts | 22.0 | 45 |
| Michigan | 23.9 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 24.0 | 24 |
| Mississippi | 26.1 | 7 |
| Missouri | 24.0 | 23 |
| Montana | 22.8 | 39 |
| Nebraska | 25.1 | 12 |
| Nevada | 25.7 | 8 |
| New Hampshire | 22.3 | 42 |
| New Jersey | 23.6 | 33 |
| New Mexico | 25.3 | 10 |
| New York | 22.6 | 40 |
| North Carolina | 24.3 | 20 |
| North Dakota | 22.3 | 41 |
| Ohio | 23.8 | 29 |
| Oklahoma | 24.9 | 14 |
| Oregon | 22.9 | 38 |
| Pennsylvania | 22.2 | 43 |
| Rhode Island | 21.7 | 47 |
| South Carolina | 23.8 | 26 |
| South Dakota | 24.7 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 23.8 | 28 |
| Texas | 27.6 | 2 |
| Utah | 31.0 | 1 |
| Vermont | 20.8 | 50 |
| Virginia | 23.5 | 35 |
| Washington | 23.5 | 34 |
| West Virginia | 21.3 | 48 |
| Wisconsin | 23.4 | 36 |
| Wyoming | 24.1 | 21 |
Symbol
X Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
"Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for
the United States, States and Puerto Rico:
July 1, 2008 (SC-EST2008-01)"; published 14 May 2009;
http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/SC-EST2008-01.html.
See Table 16, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2010.
For more information:
Population Estimates
