Cities with the Highest Percent Grandparents Taking Care of Children Under 18

Top 100 Results Sorted from Highest to Lowest by City where Population is greater than 50,000

Rank	City	Percent Grandparents Taking Care of Children Under 18
1	Daytona Beach, Florida	69.0%
2	Greenville, South Carolina	66.9%
3	Monroe, Louisiana	65.9%
4	Anderson, Indiana	62.4%
5	Longview, Texas	62.2%
6	Denton, Texas	62.0%
7	Fargo, North Dakota	61.8%
8	North Little Rock, Arkansas	61.6%
9	Fayetteville, Arkansas	61.2%
10	Kettering, Ohio	60.8%
11	Little Rock, Arkansas	60.8%
12	Lawton, Oklahoma	60.7%
13	Odessa, Texas	60.6%
14	Jacksonville, North Carolina	60.5%
15	Pompano Beach, Florida	60.5%
16	Champaign, Illinois	60.2%
17	Gulfport, Mississippi	60.2%
18	Albany, Georgia	59.9%
19	Abilene, Texas	59.8%
20	Lawrence, Kansas	59.6%
21	Jackson, Mississippi	59.1%
22	Greenville, North Carolina	59.1%
23	Pueblo, Colorado	59.0%
24	Dayton, Ohio	58.8%
25	Muncie, Indiana	58.7%
26	Athens, Georgia	58.5%
27	Gainesville, Florida	58.4%
28	Lubbock, Texas	58.3%
29	College Station, Texas	58.2%
30	Dothan, Alabama	57.8%
31	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	57.7%
32	St. Joseph, Missouri	57.5%
33	Tulsa, Oklahoma	57.2%
34	Decatur, Alabama	57.2%
35	Galveston, Texas	57.1%
36	Biloxi, Mississippi	57.1%
37	Lake Charles, Louisiana	56.9%
38	Owensboro, Kentucky	56.9%
39	Midland, Texas	56.9%
40	Peoria, Illinois	56.7%
41	Youngstown, Ohio	56.7%
42	Lakeland, Florida	56.7%
43	Elkhart, Indiana	56.5%
44	Cheyenne, Wyoming	56.5%
45	Birmingham, Alabama	56.0%
46	Gastonia, North Carolina	56.0%
47	West Palm Beach, Florida	56.0%
48	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	55.9%
49	Wichita Falls, Texas	55.8%
50	Shreveport, Louisiana	55.8%
51	Wichita, Kansas	55.5%
52	Tallahassee, Florida	55.5%
53	Savannah, Georgia	55.3%
54	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	55.2%
55	Jonesboro, Arkansas	55.1%
56	New Haven, Connecticut	54.9%
57	Akron, Ohio	54.7%
58	New Orleans, Louisiana	54.7%
59	Augusta, Georgia	54.6%
60	Mobile, Alabama	54.4%
61	Rapid City, South Dakota	54.4%
62	Middletown, Ohio	54.4%
63	Hamilton, Ohio	54.3%
64	Lynchburg, Virginia	54.2%
65	Lafayette, Louisiana	54.1%
66	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	53.9%
67	Macon, Georgia	53.9%
68	Wilmington, North Carolina	53.9%
69	Port Arthur, Texas	53.9%
70	Rochester, New York	53.8%
71	Indianapolis, Indiana	53.8%
72	Amarillo, Texas	53.8%
73	Fayetteville, North Carolina	53.6%
74	Greeley, Colorado	53.6%
75	Montgomery, Alabama	53.4%
76	Lexington, Kentucky	53.4%
77	Louisville, Kentucky	53.3%
78	Racine, Wisconsin	53.2%
79	Flint, Michigan	53.2%
80	South Bend, Indiana	53.1%
81	Melbourne, Florida	53.1%
82	Portsmouth, Virginia	53.0%
83	Midwest City, Oklahoma	53.0%
84	Buffalo, New York	53.0%
85	Springfield, Illinois	52.9%
86	Apple Valley, California	52.8%
87	Tyler, Texas	52.8%
88	Syracuse, New York	52.7%
89	Waco, Texas	52.7%
90	Fort Wayne, Indiana	52.6%
91	Cincinnati, Ohio	52.6%
92	Temple, Texas	52.6%
93	Palm Bay, Florida	52.5%
94	Elyria, Ohio	52.4%
95	Victoria, Texas	52.4%
96	Huntsville, Alabama	52.2%
97	Corpus Christi, Texas	52.2%
98	Baltimore, Maryland	52.2%
99	Killeen, Texas	52.1%
100	Evansville, Indiana	52.1%

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Cities with the Highest Percent Grandparents Taking Care of Children Under 18

Top 100 Results Sorted from Highest to Lowest by City where Population is greater than 50,000

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