Grandparents raising grandchildren by state

Name: Grandparents raising grandchildren by state (United States)
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
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Grandparents who live with their own grandchildren under 18, the shares of them who are responsible for those grandchildren and who have been responsible for 5 years or more, and, of grandparents responsible, the share who are women. Percentages are as published in the ACS data profile.

Reference period: 2025
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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Grandparents living with grandchildren, 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Grandparents living with grandchildren. Highest: California (1.02M); lowest: District of Columbia (5,443). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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United States	6,663,003	30	1,995,947	15.2	64.5
Alabama	114,904	46.5	53,472	25.8	65.9
Alaska	14,323	49.1	7,026	30	58.2
Arizona	159,079	32.4	51,524	14.8	62.5
Arkansas	60,837	44.4	27,039	22.4	68.4
California	1,016,048	19.6	198,715	9.5	63.8
Colorado	89,212	30.3	27,054	14	62.4
Connecticut	54,885	24.3	13,320	13.8	65.9
Delaware	26,082	29.9	7,811	14.1	58.4
District of Columbia	5,443	29	1,581	9.5	73.6
Florida	453,321	24.4	110,753	11.9	66
Georgia	262,279	33.6	88,086	17.4	67.5
Hawaii	48,457	20.6	10,003	13.7	59.2
Idaho	34,575	24.9	8,606	9.2	58.2
Illinois	220,824	27.5	60,706	12.4	64.5
Indiana	125,231	34.9	43,661	18.3	64.5
Iowa	33,776	38.4	12,959	15	62.5
Kansas	49,550	41.7	20,669	18.7	62.8
Kentucky	95,609	43.4	41,539	26.9	64.4
Louisiana	90,130	46.6	41,999	21.6	67.6
Maine	20,130	30.4	6,115	13.2	61.4
Maryland	136,531	31.2	42,649	14.4	69.1
Massachusetts	120,961	22.5	27,179	12.1	66.4
Michigan	157,618	28.3	44,665	13.4	64.2
Minnesota	64,746	25.5	16,510	13.4	60.2
Mississippi	79,969	47	37,581	22.3	67.4
Missouri	95,891	38.8	37,248	20.6	59.7
Montana	18,265	38.5	7,032	23.3	59
Nebraska	25,398	26.4	6,711	11.4	63.5
Nevada	82,402	24.3	20,049	13.1	64.1
New Hampshire	28,668	19.4	5,548	9.6	66.4
New Jersey	187,530	20.7	38,799	10.4	61
New Mexico	53,719	38.4	20,623	22.8	65.1
New York	366,341	23	84,281	12.6	69.1
North Carolina	201,584	34.7	70,000	17.4	64
North Dakota	7,708	66.6	5,135	44.6	57.7
Ohio	190,615	38.2	72,804	20.4	64.8
Oklahoma	83,624	42.4	35,457	21.9	61.9
Oregon	65,140	29.7	19,347	12.8	57.2
Pennsylvania	209,976	35.8	75,104	18.9	64.7
Rhode Island	17,841	20.9	3,731	13.7	71.6
South Carolina	115,077	44.4	51,137	22.8	66.2
South Dakota	13,326	64.4	8,577	35.9	70.7
Tennessee	147,281	40.9	60,184	23.6	62.6
Texas	736,922	32.4	238,711	15.6	64.6
Utah	68,129	19	12,948	7.8	55.7
Vermont	7,671	32.4	2,488	22.8	62.9
Virginia	162,250	30.4	49,256	17.3	61.5
Washington	142,035	23.1	32,881	12.2	65.2
West Virginia	31,220	42.2	13,165	29.5	61
Wisconsin	61,937	32.5	20,102	16.5	65.8
Wyoming	7,933	42.9	3,407	16.8	57.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table DP02: Selected Social Characteristics. Reference period: 2025.

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Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Dataset: ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP02
Table: Grandparents raising grandchildren by state
Data last updated: 2026-11-04
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Grandparents raising grandchildren by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP02. Retrieved 2026-11-04 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-grandparents/