Population under 18 in Lancaster County
Population under 18 in Lancaster County was 22.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 46 counties in 2025.
Population under 18 in Lancaster County, 2010 to 2025
All 16 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.1 |
| 2024 | 22.1 |
| 2023 | 22.1 |
| 2022 | 22.1 |
| 2021 | 22.1 |
| 2020 | 22.2 |
| 2019 | 22.3 |
| 2018 | 22.3 |
| 2017 | 22.5 |
| 2016 | 22.6 |
| 2015 | 22.4 |
| 2014 | 22.4 |
| 2013 | 22.4 |
| 2012 | 22.7 |
| 2011 | 22.9 |
| 2010 | 23.1 |
Compared with South Carolina and United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Lancaster County | 22.1 |
| South Carolina | 20.6 |
| United States | 21.1 |
Rankings
Definition
Residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.
Uses the US age of majority. Not comparable with population_0_14_share, which stops at 14.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Population under 18, Lancaster County, 2010 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Population under 18, Lancaster County, 2010 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-under-18/lancaster-county-south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Population under 18, Lancaster County, 2010 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-under-18/lancaster-county-south-carolina.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Population under 18, Lancaster County, 2010 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population-under-18/lancaster-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_population_under_18_lancaster_2025,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties: Population under 18, Lancaster County, 2010 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-under-18/lancaster-county-south-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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Questions
What is the population under 18 in Lancaster County?
Population under 18 in Lancaster County was 22.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 46 counties in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest population under 18 in Lancaster County?
23.1% in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.
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