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Florida: children under 18
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
19.5%
−0.1 pp
since 2023
First value · 2013
21.0%
since 2014
−1.3 pp
vs United States
−2.4 pp
United States: 22.0% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Florida · United States
−1.3 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Florida
19.5%
United States
22.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Florida · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
19.5% · 2024
First value
21.0% · 2013
Highest
21.0% · 2013
Lowest
19.5% · 2024
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Florida | Change | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 19.5% | −0.1 pp | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 19.6% | +0.1 pp | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 19.6% | −0.4 pp | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 20.0% | +0.1 pp | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 19.9% | −0.1 pp | — |
| 2019estimate | 20.0% | −0.1 pp | — |
| 2018estimate | 20.1% | −0.1 pp | — |
| 2017estimate | 20.3% | −0.1 pp | — |
| 2016estimate | 20.4% | −0.2 pp | — |
| 2015estimate | 20.6% | −0.2 pp | — |
| 2014estimate | 20.8% | −0.2 pp | — |
| 2013estimate | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Florida in numbers
Population
23M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
169
2025
Median age
42.6
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024
Residents 65 and over
21.3%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Net domestic migration
22,517
2025