Age Majority by State
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.
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|- | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | State | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Majority Age |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Alabama | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Alaska | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Arizona | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Arkansas | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | California | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Colorado | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Connecticut | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Delaware | align="center" width="16.6%" | 19 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | District of Columbia | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Florida | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Georgia | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Hawaii | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Idaho | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Illinois | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Indiana | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Iowa | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Kansas | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Kentucky | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Louisiana | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Maine | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Maryland | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Massachusetts | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Michigan | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Minnesota | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Missouri | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Mississippi | align="center" width="16.6%" | 21 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Montana | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Nebraska | align="center" width="16.6%" | 19 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | New Hampshire | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | New Mexico | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Nevada | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | New Jersey | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | New York | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | North Carolina | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | North Dakota | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Ohio | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Oklahoma | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Oregon | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Pennsylvania | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Rhode Island | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | South Carolina | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | South Dakota | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Tennessee | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Texas | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Utah | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Vermont | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Virginia | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Washington | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | West Virginia | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Wisconsin | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 or graduation from high school |- | align="center" width="16.6%" | Wyoming | align="center" width="16.6%" | 18 |}