In 2020, the Pew Research Center conducted a study that found more than 50% of young adults in the U.S. were living with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression.

And that trend hasn’t slowed down, according to a newer study. 

Ahead of the mid-May Mother’s Day rush, trucking industry website Truckinfo.com analyzed data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve to find how many young adults would only have to step out of their bedroom to wish their mother a happy Mother’s Day.

The study revealed that the number of young adults who live with their parents has continued to increase. And Florida ranked in the top 10 states where the most young adults are still living at home.

Here’s where Florida ranked on this list and why.

What percentage of 25-34 year-olds live with parents?

“Both men and women between the ages of 25 and 34 are twice as likely to live with their parents than in 1967,” the study said. 

“While there was a steady increase until the early 2010s, the figure has grown significantly in recent years.” 

According to the study, around 32.1% of adults between the ages of 25 and 34 live at home with their parents. Florida’s state average is a little higher, at 34.8%, ranking the Sunshine State tenth in Truckinginfo.com’s list of states where the most young adults still live with their parents.

Which state has the largest percentage of adults still living with their parents?

New Jersey emerged as the state with the largest percentage of young adults living at home. California placed in second and Connecticut in third. Florida ranked at the bottom, in 10th place.

“Compared to the national average, adult children in coastal cities and the south are much more likely to live with their parents,” the study said. 

“Conversely, states in the Midwest and Mountain West are more likely to live with their spouses than the rest of the country”

Here are the rankings, with the percentage of adults between 25 and 34 living with their parents in each state:

1. New Jersey, 43.3%
2. California, 38.6%
3. Connecticut, 38.6%
4. New Hampshire, 37.4%
5. New York, 37.0%
6. Delaware, 36.9%
7. Maryland, 36.1%
8. Rhode Island, 35.9%
9. Mississippi, 35.8%
10. Florida, 34.8%

The study also found that high housing costs have the biggest influence on why so many young adults are living at home for longer.

“Even for men gainfully employed, many struggle to afford a home. Since 1984, the home-price-to-income ratio in the U.S. has nearly doubled,” the study said. “Meaning homes are twice as expensive today than in 1984.”

A record-breaking heat wave has most of South Florida wilting — and wondering when it will end.

There’s no major cooldown ahead just yet, but temperatures will drop a touch on Monday, said George Rizzuto, a meteorologist at the Miami office of the National Weather Service.

Monday’s heat index will hit around 100 degrees, down from Sunday’s “feels-like” temps of 105 to 110 degrees.

“It will still be hot, but not as oppressively hot as it has been this weekend,” Rizzuto said. “For Tuesday and Wednesday you can expect indices in the upper 90s.”

Next Saturday, the heat index will rise back up to 100 degrees, according to the forecast.

“Not too much of a break in the heat,” Rizzuto said.

Hot and humid conditions continued Sunday, with temperatures hitting to the low- to mid-90s and the peak heat index ranging from 105 to 110 degrees.

Both Broward and Miami-Dade counties were under a heat advisory until 6 p.m. Sunday.

The maximum heat index forecast for Sunday afternoon was 105 degrees in Fort Lauderdale; 106 degrees in West Palm Beach; and 109 degrees in Miami and Homestead.

The heat index is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature.

“If you’re spending any time outside (Sunday), it is imperative that you are hydrating nearly constantly and take breaks from the direct sun,” the National Weather Service warned on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Saturday’s blistering heat was a record-breaker.

“West Palm Beach set a new record with a temp of 97,” Rizzuto said. “Their old record was 94, set in 1922. It beat it by 3 degrees. Fort Lauderdale tied their maximum temperature record of 96. That was set back in 2008.”

The region’s nightly lows did not drop much below 80 degrees Friday night into Saturday morning, Rizzuto said.

So now we have new records for minimum lows.

The new record low for West Palm Beach is now 80 degrees. That beat an old record of 78 degrees set back in 2003.

Fort Lauderdale set a new record low of 80 degrees. The previous record low was 77 degrees, set in 2015.

Miami set a new minimum low of 81 degrees. The old record of 79 degrees was set back in 1935.

Strong to severe storms were possible Sunday afternoon, according to meteorologists in Miami.

“Primary hazards will be large hail and damaging wind gusts but a tornado or two can’t be ruled out,” the National Weather Service’s Miami office said in its Sunday advisory.

Showers and thunderstorms might roll into Broward’s eastern metro areas late afternoon Sunday and into the evening, Rizzuto said.

But Palm Beach County’s eastern metro areas and Lake Okeechobee region are at a higher risk for thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening.

“I can’t rule out a strong cell for Miami-Dade County and its eastern metro areas,” Rizzuto said.

An isolated tornado might also be in the cards, he added.

“We can’t rule out hail either,” Rizzuto said. “The hail risk is more maximized toward northern Palm Beach County and the Lake Okeechobee area. We have a low pressure system pushing toward the east. That could allow raindrops to stay frozen in the upper atmosphere. But sometimes the hail melts before it gets to the ground.”

Susannah Bryan can be reached at sbryan@sunsentinel.com. Follow me on X @Susannah_Bryan