State rankings
Age of Consent by State
California has the highest Legal Age of Consent (18), followed by Florida (18) and Virginia (18). Vermont has the lowest (16).
51 of 51 states
Legal Age of Consent
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
16
Middle half 16 – 17.5
Average
16.65
51 states
Highest
18
California
Lowest
16
Vermont
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Legal Age of Consent
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 18 | — |
| 1 |  Florida | 18 | / |
| 1 |  Virginia | 18 | 3 |
| 1 |  Arizona | 18 | — |
| 1 |  Tennessee | 18 | 4 |
| 1 |  Wisconsin | 18 | — |
| 1 |  Kentucky | 18 | — |
| 1 |  Oregon | 18 | 3 |
| 1 |  Oklahoma | 18 | 4 |
| 1 |  Utah | 18 | 10 |
| 1 |  Idaho | 18 | — |
| 1 |  Delaware | 18 | 4 |
| 1 |  North Dakota | 18 | 3 |
| 14 |  Texas | 17 | — |
| 14 |  New York | 17 | — |
| 14 |  Illinois | 17 | — |
| 14 |  Missouri | 17 | 4 |
| 14 |  Colorado | 17 | 4 |
| 14 |  Louisiana | 17 | 3 |
| 14 |  Wyoming | 17 | 3 |
| 21 |  Pennsylvania | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Ohio | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Georgia | 16 | — |
| 21 |  North Carolina | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Michigan | 16 | — |
| 21 |  New Jersey | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Washington | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Massachusetts | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Indiana | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Maryland | 16 | / |
| 21 |  Minnesota | 16 | 2 |
| 21 |  South Carolina | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Alabama | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Connecticut | 16 | 3 |
| 21 |  Nevada | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Iowa | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Arkansas | 16 | 3 |
| 21 |  Kansas | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Mississippi | 16 | 3 |
| 21 |  New Mexico | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Nebraska | 16 | — |
| 21 |  West Virginia | 16 | 3 |
| 21 |  Hawaii | 16 | 5 |
| 21 |  New Hampshire | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Maine | 16 | 5 |
| 21 |  Montana | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Rhode Island | 16 | 2 |
| 21 |  South Dakota | 16 | — |
| 21 |  Alaska | 16 | — |
| 21 |  District of Columbia | 16 | 4 |
| 21 |  Vermont | 16 | — |
What correlates with Legal Age of Consent?
Pearson r against 2,096 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Legal Age of Consent tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Legal Age of Consent tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Legal Age of Consent?
- California has the highest Legal Age of Consent, at 18, followed by Florida (18) and Virginia (18).
- Which state has the lowest Legal Age of Consent?
- Vermont has the lowest Legal Age of Consent, at 16.
- What is the median Legal Age of Consent across US states?
- The median is 16 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this age of consent by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Age of consent in the United States - Wiki; Statutory Rape: The Age of Consent - Legal Match.