Age on Census Date by Race/Ethnicity

Age on Census Date by Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2023

Age	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	American Indian	Asian	More than one race
Total	29,314	8,646	13,470	5,636	550	258	754
12 & younger	394	195	139	38	4	2	16
13	1,106	395	501	145	18	5	42
14	2,863	977	1,228	490	46	23	99
15	5,160	1,675	2,295	913	108	33	136
16	7,411	2,078	3,502	1,425	148	73	185
17	7,918	2,228	3,750	1,509	160	76	195
18 to 20	4,462	1,098	2,055	1,116	66	46	81

Note: U.S. total includes 1,380 youth in private facilities for whom State of offense was not reported and 1 youth who committed their offense in a U.S. Territory but was being held in a U.S. mainland facility. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information about unknown state of offense.

Note: The "Hispanic" category includes persons of Latin American or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. These persons are not included in the other race/ethnicity categories. American Indian includes Alaksa Native; Asian includes Pacific Islander.

Suggested citation: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, T.J., and Kang, W. (2025) "Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement." Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/

Data source: Author's analysis of OJJDP's Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 [machine-readable data files].

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