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Population under 18 in McDowell County

Population under 18 in McDowell County was 18.4% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 71st highest of 100 counties in 2025.

202518.4%
Change on 2024-0.2 pts
Rank71st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high21.72010
Series low18.42025

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Population under 18 in McDowell County, 2010 to 2025

18192021222010201320162019202220252010: 21.7 %2011: 21.5 %2012: 21.3 %2013: 21 %2014: 20.8 %2015: 20.7 %2016: 20.6 %2017: 20.3 %2018: 20.1 %2019: 19.8 %2020: 19.8 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 19.2 %2023: 18.9 %2024: 18.6 %2025: 18.4 %18192021222010201620252010: 21.7 %2011: 21.5 %2012: 21.3 %2013: 21 %2014: 20.8 %2015: 20.7 %2016: 20.6 %2017: 20.3 %2018: 20.1 %2019: 19.8 %2020: 19.8 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 19.2 %2023: 18.9 %2024: 18.6 %2025: 18.4 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-25.
All 16 values
Period%
202518.4
202418.6
202318.9
202219.2
202119.6
202019.8
201919.8
201820.1
201720.3
201620.6
201520.7
201420.8
201321
201221.3
201121.5
201021.7

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
McDowell County18.4
North Carolina21.1
United States21.1

McDowell County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 21.1 %Alexander County: 19.1 %Alleghany County: 16.9 %Anson County: 21 %Ashe County: 15.9 %Avery County: 14.7 %Beaufort County: 18.5 %Bertie County: 15.8 %Bladen County: 21.5 %Brunswick County: 13.6 %Buncombe County: 16.9 %Burke County: 19.1 %Cabarrus County: 24.2 %Caldwell County: 19.5 %Camden County: 22.5 %Carteret County: 16.1 %Caswell County: 18.3 %Catawba County: 20.4 %Chatham County: 18.3 %Cherokee County: 16.4 %Chowan County: 18.6 %Clay County: 15.2 %Cleveland County: 21.9 %Columbus County: 21.2 %Craven County: 20.2 %Cumberland County: 24.7 %Currituck County: 21.6 %Dare County: 16.6 %Davidson County: 21.2 %Davie County: 19.8 %Duplin County: 25 %Durham County: 19.2 %Edgecombe County: 22.3 %Forsyth County: 21.5 %Franklin County: 21.8 %Gaston County: 21.8 %Gates County: 19 %Graham County: 19.7 %Granville County: 19.7 %Greene County: 18.7 %Guilford County: 21.2 %Halifax County: 20.2 %Harnett County: 25.1 %Haywood County: 16.7 %Henderson County: 17.4 %Hertford County: 19.3 %Hoke County: 26.7 %Hyde County: 14.5 %Iredell County: 21.4 %Jackson County: 15.8 %Johnston County: 23.8 %Jones County: 19.1 %Lee County: 22.7 %Lenoir County: 22.4 %Lincoln County: 20.3 %McDowell County: 18.4 %Macon County: 17 %Madison County: 16.4 %Martin County: 20.2 %Mecklenburg County: 22.1 %Mitchell County: 17.3 %Montgomery County: 20.2 %Moore County: 21.7 %Nash County: 21.2 %New Hanover County: 16.8 %Northampton County: 18.2 %Onslow County: 23.8 %Orange County: 17.8 %Pamlico County: 13.7 %Pasquotank County: 20.1 %Pender County: 22.4 %Perquimans County: 17.9 %Person County: 20.5 %Pitt County: 21 %Polk County: 15.4 %Randolph County: 21.5 %Richmond County: 23.1 %Robeson County: 26.4 %Rockingham County: 19.8 %Rowan County: 20.9 %Rutherford County: 19.7 %Sampson County: 24.8 %Scotland County: 22.6 %Stanly County: 21.3 %Stokes County: 18.6 %Surry County: 20.9 %Swain County: 21.8 %Transylvania County: 16 %Tyrrell County: 18.5 %Union County: 24.6 %Vance County: 23.2 %Wake County: 22 %Warren County: 17.2 %Washington County: 19.4 %Watauga County: 11 %Wayne County: 23.8 %Wilkes County: 19.5 %Wilson County: 21.8 %Yadkin County: 20.7 %Yancey County: 17.1 %
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Population under 18, 2025, %. McDowell County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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.

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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, McDowell County, 2010 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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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, McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-north-carolina.

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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, McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the population under 18 in McDowell County?

Population under 18 in McDowell County was 18.4% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 71st highest of 100 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 McDowell County?

21.7% in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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