One state has the biggest share of children, the biggest households and the smallest share of people 65 and over โ all at once. Same state, three different quizzes.
Utah has the largest share of people under 18 of any state โ more than 1 in 4. Across the whole country it's closer to 1 in 5.
Basis: ACS 2023 share of population under 18, by state (this site's kids quiz)
Utah also has America's biggest households โ the most people in a typical home.
Basis: ACS 2023 average household size, by state (this site's household-size quiz)
And Utah has the smallest share of people 65 and over. Biggest share of kids, biggest households, smallest share of people 65+ โ the same state tops all three.
Basis: ACS 2023 share of population 65 and over, by state (this site's grandparents quiz)
Three facts that fit together are a clue, not an explanation. More children per home makes households bigger, and it makes the share of older people smaller even if the number of older people isn't unusual. But why Utah families look like this is a question these numbers can't answer โ you'd need history and culture, not just a table.
โป A hypothesis is an idea that isn't proven yet.
๐ Sources for the rankings mentioned in this note (links to the original data and retrieval dates) are on each quiz page below.