Feb 4, 2026
age of consent in the US
The legal age of sexual consent is set by states and territories and therefore varies: most states set it between 16 and 18 years old, with the lowest statutory age commonly cited as 16 and the highes...
Federal Statutes on Age of Consent
Federal statutes apply in certain circumstances like interstate cases, online sexual exploitation, trafficking, or where federal jurisdiction is invoked, but do not universally replace state ages of consent.