Compiled by: Men's Health Network Research Department P. O. Box 75972 Washington, D.C. 20013 202-543-MHN-1 (6461) KidsFirst@menshealthnetwork.org www.menshealthnetwork.org ST-F1. Average Number of Children Per Family and Per Family With Children, by State: 1990 Census Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: December 11, 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Own children under 18 | Families |---------------------------------- | With own | |Average Average per | children | | per family with State Total | under 18 | Total | family children ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States 64,517,947 30,877,675 57,461,020 0.89 1.86 Alabama 1,103,835 552,402 935,089 0.85 1.69 Alaska 132,837 81,573 159,125 1.20 1.95 Arizona 940,106 445,642 880,381 0.94 1.98 Arkansas 651,555 305,906 557,454 0.86 1.82 California 7,139,394 3,544,780 6,818,899 0.96 1.92 Colorado 854,214 434,251 802,116 0.94 1.85 Connecticut 864,493 385,272 692,896 0.80 1.80 Delaware 175,867 81,608 146,643 0.83 1.80 District of Columbia 122,087 49,440 84,598 0.69 1.71 Florida 3,511,825 1,417,399 2,527,892 0.72 1.78 Georgia 1,713,072 855,039 1,526,155 0.89 1.78 Hawaii 263,456 125,284 236,257 0.90 1.89 Idaho 263,194 136,800 291,749 1.11 2.13 Illinois 2,924,880 1,404,758 2,669,689 0.91 1.90 Indiana 1,480,351 723,151 1,339,888 0.91 1.85 Iowa 740,819 353,603 682,157 0.92 1.93 Kansas 658,600 324,419 621,683 0.94 1.92 Kentucky 1,015,998 498,286 873,916 0.86 1.75 Louisiana 1,089,882 565,236 1,075,953 0.99 1.90 Maine 328,685 161,143 289,452 0.88 1.80 Maryland 1,245,814 585,907 1,026,261 0.82 1.75 Massachusetts 1,514,746 689,104 1,258,429 0.83 1.83 Michigan 2,439,171 1,192,327 2,256,095 0.92 1.89 Minnesota 1,130,683 572,060 1,114,779 0.99 1.95 Mississippi 674,378 340,705 643,495 0.95 1.89 Missouri 1,368,334 651,342 1,204,543 0.88 1.85 Montana 211,666 106,442 207,927 0.98 1.95 Nebraska 415,427 206,935 407,918 0.98 1.97 Nevada 307,400 143,798 266,250 0.87 1.85 New Hampshire 292,601 145,794 262,446 0.90 1.80 New Jersey 2,021,346 902,588 1,625,762 0.80 1.80 New Mexico 391,487 206,733 401,577 1.03 1.94 New York 4,489,312 2,064,459 3,806,821 0.85 1.84 North Carolina 1,812,053 835,795 1,433,052 0.79 1.71 North Dakota 166,270 85,175 169,004 1.02 1.98 Ohio 2,895,223 1,383,269 2,575,168 0.89 1.86 Oklahoma 855,321 415,691 764,987 0.89 1.84 Oregon 750,844 353,611 665,512 0.89 1.88 Pennsylvania 3,155,989 1,387,111 2,549,092 0.81 1.84 Rhode Island 258,886 116,767 210,156 0.81 1.80 South Carolina 928,206 446,758 800,030 0.86 1.79 South Dakota 180,306 91,690 186,686 1.04 2.04 Tennessee 1,348,019 628,098 1,087,456 0.81 1.73 Texas 4,343,878 2,266,899 4,316,686 0.99 1.90 Utah 410,862 242,869 598,039 1.46 2.46 Vermont 144,895 73,926 134,925 0.93 1.83 Virginia 1,629,490 778,181 1,356,283 0.83 1.74 Washington 1,264,934 623,028 1,168,168 0.92 1.87 West Virginia 500,259 234,088 408,638 0.82 1.75 Wisconsin 1,275,172 625,633 1,214,643 0.95 1.94 Wyoming 119,825 64,900 128,200 1.07 1.98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population, 1990 CP-1-1, "General Population Characteristics," United States, table 263. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION contact: Fertility and Family Branch 301-457-2465