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Population under 18 in Ritchie County

Population under 18 in Ritchie County was 19.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 55 counties in 2025.

202519.1%
Change on 2024-0.2 pts
Rank30th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high21.12010
Series low19.12025

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Population under 18 in Ritchie County, 2010 to 2025

1919.52020.52121.52010201320162019202220252010: 21.1 %2011: 20.8 %2012: 20.7 %2013: 20.3 %2014: 20 %2015: 19.8 %2016: 19.6 %2017: 19.4 %2018: 19.6 %2019: 19.2 %2020: 19.7 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 19.5 %2023: 19.4 %2024: 19.3 %2025: 19.1 %192021222010201620252010: 21.1 %2011: 20.8 %2012: 20.7 %2013: 20.3 %2014: 20 %2015: 19.8 %2016: 19.6 %2017: 19.4 %2018: 19.6 %2019: 19.2 %2020: 19.7 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 19.5 %2023: 19.4 %2024: 19.3 %2025: 19.1 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-25.
All 16 values
Period%
202519.1
202419.3
202319.4
202219.5
202119.6
202019.7
201919.2
201819.6
201719.4
201619.6
201519.8
201420
201320.3
201220.7
201120.8
201021.1

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2025
Ritchie County19.1
West Virginia19.5
United States21.1

Ritchie County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 20.5 %Berkeley County: 22.8 %Boone County: 20 %Braxton County: 17.9 %Brooke County: 16.2 %Cabell County: 19 %Calhoun County: 19.6 %Clay County: 21.3 %Doddridge County: 16.9 %Fayette County: 19.9 %Gilmer County: 15.2 %Grant County: 19.6 %Greenbrier County: 18.6 %Hampshire County: 18.8 %Hancock County: 17.5 %Hardy County: 19.4 %Harrison County: 20.6 %Jackson County: 21.5 %Jefferson County: 20.3 %Kanawha County: 18.9 %Lewis County: 20.4 %Lincoln County: 21.1 %Logan County: 20.2 %McDowell County: 17.7 %Marion County: 19.3 %Marshall County: 18.4 %Mason County: 20.4 %Mercer County: 20.7 %Mineral County: 20.3 %Mingo County: 21.5 %Monongalia County: 16 %Monroe County: 20.3 %Morgan County: 16.9 %Nicholas County: 19 %Ohio County: 18.2 %Pendleton County: 17.6 %Pleasants County: 17.9 %Pocahontas County: 17.6 %Preston County: 18.1 %Putnam County: 20.4 %Raleigh County: 20.3 %Randolph County: 18.2 %Ritchie County: 19.1 %Roane County: 18.4 %Summers County: 16.5 %Taylor County: 18.8 %Tucker County: 17 %Tyler County: 20.4 %Upshur County: 20 %Wayne County: 20.5 %Webster County: 18.6 %Wetzel County: 20.9 %Wirt County: 20.4 %Wood County: 20 %Wyoming County: 19.8 %
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 19
  • 19 to 20
  • 20 and over
Population under 18, 2025, %. Ritchie 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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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.

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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, Ritchie 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, Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia. 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, Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia.

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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, Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia. 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.},
}
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What is the population under 18 in Ritchie County?

Population under 18 in Ritchie County was 19.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 55 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 Ritchie County?

21.1% in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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