| Q: |
Within States, how do juvenile populations vary by race? |
| A: |
In 2011, more than 2 in 5 juveniles in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas were Hispanic. |
Juvenile (0-17) population proportions by race/ethnicity and State, 2011
| State |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
| White |
Black |
American
Indian |
Asian |
United States |
55% |
15% |
1% |
5% |
24% |
Alabama |
60 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Alaska |
58 |
6 |
21 |
8 |
8 |
Arizona |
43 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
43 |
Arkansas |
67 |
20 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
California |
29 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
52 |
Colorado |
59 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
31 |
Connecticut |
62 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
Delaware |
55 |
27 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
District of Columbia |
21 |
64 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
Florida |
47 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
28 |
Georgia |
48 |
35 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
Hawaii |
21 |
3 |
0 |
60 |
15 |
Idaho |
78 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
Illinois |
54 |
17 |
0 |
5 |
24 |
Indiana |
75 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
Iowa |
83 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
Kansas |
70 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
Kentucky |
83 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Louisiana |
54 |
39 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Maine |
92 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Maryland |
48 |
34 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
Massachusetts |
69 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
Michigan |
70 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
Minnesota |
75 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
Mississippi |
50 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Missouri |
76 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Montana |
82 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
Nebraska |
74 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
Nevada |
42 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
40 |
New Hampshire |
89 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
New Jersey |
52 |
15 |
0 |
9 |
23 |
New Mexico |
27 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
59 |
New York |
52 |
17 |
0 |
7 |
23 |
North Carolina |
57 |
25 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
North Dakota |
83 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
Ohio |
76 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Oklahoma |
60 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
Oregon |
69 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
Pennsylvania |
72 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
Rhode Island |
66 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
South Carolina |
57 |
33 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
South Dakota |
77 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
5 |
Tennessee |
69 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Texas |
35 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
49 |
Utah |
77 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
Vermont |
93 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Virginia |
59 |
23 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
Washington |
64 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
20 |
West Virginia |
92 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Wisconsin |
75 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
Wyoming |
80 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
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Detail may not total 100% due to rounding.
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- In 2011, at least 9 of every 10 juveniles in Maine, Vermont, and West Virginia were non-Hispanic and white.
- In contrast, New Mexico's juvenile population was 59% Hispanic. Other states with large Hispanic juvenile populations include California (52%), Texas (49%), Arizona (43%), Nevada (40%), and Colorado (31%). In 2011, nearly three quarters of all Hispanic juveniles lived in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Arizona, New Jersey, and Colorado.
- The states with the greatest proportions of black juveniles in their populations in 2011 were Mississippi (44%), Louisiana (39%), Georgia (35%), Maryland (34%), South Carolina (33%), and Alabama (31%). Black youth accounted for 64% of the juvenile population in the District of Columbia.
- In 2011, 5 states had juvenile populations with at least 10% American Indians or Alaska Natives. These states were Alaska (21%), South Dakota (14%), Oklahoma (13%), New Mexico (10%), and Montana (10%).
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/population/qa01103.asp?qaDate=2011.
Released on December 17, 2012. Data Source: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A. and Kang, W. (2012). Easy Access to Juvenile Populations. Available on-line at: http://ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezapop/. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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