Sunday, November 10, 2013

Age of Consent in the US

Average age of consent in the US:  16.6


By Age:

* 16 (30): Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia

* 17 (9): Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Wyoming

* 18 (12): Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin[47]


By State:
Alabama:  16
Alaska:  16
Arizona:  18
Arkansas:  16
California:  18
Colorado:  17
Connecticut:  16
Delaware:  18
District of Columbia:  16
Florida:  18
Georgia:  16
Hawaii:  16
Idaho:  18
Illinois:  17
Indiana:  16
Iowa:  16
Kansas:  16
Kentucky:  16
Louisiana:  17
Maine:  16
Maryland:  16
Massachusetts:  16
Michigan:  16
Minnesota:  16
Mississippi:  16
Missouri:  17
Montana:  16
Nebraska:  17
Nevada:  16
New Hampshire:  16
New Jersey:  16
New Mexico:  17
New York:  17
North Carolina:  16
North Dakota:  18
Ohio:  16
Oklahoma:  16
Oregon:  18
Pennsylvania:  18
Rhode Island:  16
South Carolina:  16
South Dakota:  16
Tennessee:  18
Texas:  17
Utah:  18
Vermont:  16
Virginia:  18
Washington:  16
West Virginia:  16
Wisconsin:  18
Wyoming:  17