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| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Majority Age''' | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Alabama | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Alaska | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Arizona | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Arkansas | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | California | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Colorado | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Connecticut | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Delaware | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 19 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | District of Columbia | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Florida | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Georgia | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Hawaii | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Idaho | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Illinois | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Indiana | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Iowa | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Kansas | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Kentucky | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Louisiana | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Maine | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Maryland | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Massachusetts | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Michigan | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Minnesota | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Missouri | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Mississippi | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 21 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Montana | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Nebraska | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 19 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | New Hampshire | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | New Mexico | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Nevada | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | New Jersey | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | New York | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | North Carolina | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | North Dakota | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Ohio | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Oklahoma | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Oregon | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Pennsylvania | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Rhode Island | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | South Carolina | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | South Dakota | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Tennessee | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Texas | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Utah | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Vermont | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Virginia | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Washington | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | West Virginia | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Wisconsin | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school | |||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | Wyoming | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 | |||
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Revision as of 09:33, 20 October 2010
Age of Majority by State - 2009[edit | edit source]
The age of majority is determined by each state. Factors influenced by the age of majority: voting rights, age;to marriage, own property, joining the army, a judge may declare a minor emancipated, he or she may receive majority at the same time.
The age of majority may have varied historically.
| State | Majority Age |
| Alabama | 18 |
| Alaska | 18 |
| Arizona | 18 |
| Arkansas | 18 or graduation from high school |
| California | 18 |
| Colorado | 18 |
| Connecticut | 18 |
| Delaware | 19 |
| District of Columbia | 18 |
| Florida | 18 |
| Georgia | 18 |
| Hawaii | 18 |
| Idaho | 18 |
| Illinois | 18 |
| Indiana | 18 |
| Iowa | 18 |
| Kansas | 18 |
| Kentucky | 18 |
| Louisiana | 18 |
| Maine | 18 |
| Maryland | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 18 |
| Michigan | 18 |
| Minnesota | 18 |
| Missouri | 18 |
| Mississippi | 21 |
| Montana | 18 |
| Nebraska | 19 |
| New Hampshire | 18 |
| New Mexico | 18 |
| Nevada | 18 or graduation from high school |
| New Jersey | 18 |
| New York | 18 |
| North Carolina | 18 |
| North Dakota | 18 |
| Ohio | 18 or graduation from high school |
| Oklahoma | 18 |
| Oregon | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 18 |
| South Carolina | 18 |
| South Dakota | 18 |
| Tennessee | 18 or graduation from high school |
| Texas | 18 |
| Utah | 18 or graduation from high school |
| Vermont | 18 |
| Virginia | 18 or graduation from high school |
| Washington | 18 |
| West Virginia | 18 |
| Wisconsin | 18 or graduation from high school |
| Wyoming | 18 |