Counties in Arkansas by population under 18

Sevier County had the highest population under 18 of 75 counties in 2016, at 28.3%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 16.9%. The median was 22.5% and the figure for Arkansas was 23.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.3Sevier County
Lowest16.9Lincoln County
Median22.575 counties
Arkansas23.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 22.4 %Ashley County: 23.3 %Baxter County: 17.5 %Benton County: 27.4 %Boone County: 22.4 %Bradley County: 24.5 %Calhoun County: 19 %Carroll County: 22.2 %Chicot County: 22.7 %Clark County: 19.1 %Clay County: 22.3 %Cleburne County: 19.2 %Cleveland County: 22.8 %Columbia County: 21.2 %Conway County: 23.1 %Craighead County: 24.9 %Crawford County: 25 %Crittenden County: 27.3 %Cross County: 24.7 %Dallas County: 21.8 %Desha County: 25.1 %Drew County: 22.5 %Faulkner County: 24 %Franklin County: 24.3 %Fulton County: 21.3 %Garland County: 20.7 %Grant County: 23.5 %Greene County: 25.1 %Hempstead County: 25.7 %Hot Spring County: 21.1 %Howard County: 25.5 %Independence County: 24 %Izard County: 17.9 %Jackson County: 19.9 %Jefferson County: 22.1 %Johnson County: 24.9 %Lafayette County: 20.2 %Lawrence County: 22.3 %Lee County: 19 %Lincoln County: 16.9 %Little River County: 21.9 %Logan County: 23.3 %Lonoke County: 26.4 %Madison County: 23.8 %Marion County: 17.5 %Miller County: 24 %Mississippi County: 26.3 %Monroe County: 20.6 %Montgomery County: 19.4 %Nevada County: 22.5 %Newton County: 19.6 %Ouachita County: 22.4 %Perry County: 22 %Phillips County: 25.9 %Pike County: 22.5 %Poinsett County: 23.8 %Polk County: 23.4 %Pope County: 22.9 %Prairie County: 21.3 %Pulaski County: 23.1 %Randolph County: 22.5 %St. Francis County: 21.4 %Saline County: 24.2 %Scott County: 23.5 %Searcy County: 20.3 %Sebastian County: 24.3 %Sevier County: 28.3 %Sharp County: 20.8 %Stone County: 20.2 %Union County: 23.7 %Van Buren County: 20 %Washington County: 24.7 %White County: 23.8 %Woodruff County: 20.8 %Yell County: 25.1 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Sevier County: 28.3 %Sevier County28.3Benton County: 27.4 %Benton County27.4Crittenden County: 27.3 %Crittenden County27.3Lonoke County: 26.4 %Lonoke County26.4Mississippi County: 26.3 %Mississippi County26.3Phillips County: 25.9 %Phillips County25.9Hempstead County: 25.7 %Hempstead County25.7Howard County: 25.5 %Howard County25.5Yell County: 25.1 %Yell County25.1Desha County: 25.1 %Desha County25.1Greene County: 25.1 %Greene County25.1Crawford County: 25 %Crawford County25Craighead County: 24.9 %Craighead County24.9Johnson County: 24.9 %Johnson County24.9Cross County: 24.7 %Cross County24.7Washington County: 24.7 %Washington County24.7Bradley County: 24.5 %Bradley County24.5Sebastian County: 24.3 %Sebastian County24.3Franklin County: 24.3 %Franklin County24.3Saline County: 24.2 %Saline County24.2Independence County: 24 %Independence County24Miller County: 24 %Miller County24Faulkner County: 24 %Faulkner County24Poinsett County: 23.8 %Poinsett County23.8White County: 23.8 %White County23.8Madison County: 23.8 %Madison County23.8Union County: 23.7 %Union County23.7Grant County: 23.5 %Grant County23.5Scott County: 23.5 %Scott County23.5Polk County: 23.4 %Polk County23.4Ashley County: 23.3 %Ashley County23.3Logan County: 23.3 %Logan County23.3Pulaski County: 23.1 %Pulaski County23.1Conway County: 23.1 %Conway County23.1Pope County: 22.9 %Pope County22.9Cleveland County: 22.8 %Cleveland County22.8Chicot County: 22.7 %Chicot County22.7Pike County: 22.5 %Pike County22.5Nevada County: 22.5 %Nevada County22.5Randolph County: 22.5 %Randolph County22.5Sevier County: 28.3 %Sevier County28.3Benton County: 27.4 %Benton County27.4Crittenden County: 27.3 %Crittenden County27.3Lonoke County: 26.4 %Lonoke County26.4Mississippi County: 26.3 %Mississippi County26.3Phillips County: 25.9 %Phillips County25.9Hempstead County: 25.7 %Hempstead County25.7Howard County: 25.5 %Howard County25.5Yell County: 25.1 %Yell County25.1Desha County: 25.1 %Desha County25.1Greene County: 25.1 %Greene County25.1Crawford County: 25 %Crawford County25Craighead County: 24.9 %Craighead County24.9Johnson County: 24.9 %Johnson County24.9Cross County: 24.7 %Cross County24.7Washington County: 24.7 %Washington County24.7Bradley County: 24.5 %Bradley County24.5Sebastian County: 24.3 %Sebastian County24.3Franklin County: 24.3 %Franklin County24.3Saline County: 24.2 %Saline County24.2Independence County: 24 %Independence County24Miller County: 24 %Miller County24Faulkner County: 24 %Faulkner County24Poinsett County: 23.8 %Poinsett County23.8White County: 23.8 %White County23.8Madison County: 23.8 %Madison County23.8Union County: 23.7 %Union County23.7Grant County: 23.5 %Grant County23.5Scott County: 23.5 %Scott County23.5Polk County: 23.4 %Polk County23.4Ashley County: 23.3 %Ashley County23.3Logan County: 23.3 %Logan County23.3Pulaski County: 23.1 %Pulaski County23.1Conway County: 23.1 %Conway County23.1Pope County: 22.9 %Pope County22.9Cleveland County: 22.8 %Cleveland County22.8Chicot County: 22.7 %Chicot County22.7Pike County: 22.5 %Pike County22.5Nevada County: 22.5 %Nevada County22.5Randolph County: 22.5 %Randolph County22.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Sevier County28.3-0.4 pts
2Benton County27.4-0.2 pts
3Crittenden County27.30 pts
4Lonoke County26.4-0.2 pts
5Mississippi County26.3-0.3 pts
6Phillips County25.9-0.3 pts
7Hempstead County25.7-0.1 pts
8Howard County25.50 pts
9Yell County25.1-0.1 pts
10Desha County25.1-0 pts
11Greene County25.10 pts
12Crawford County25-0.1 pts
13Craighead County24.90 pts
13Johnson County24.9-0 pts
15Cross County24.70 pts
16Washington County24.7-0.2 pts
17Bradley County24.5+0.5 pts
18Sebastian County24.3-0.1 pts
19Franklin County24.30 pts
20Saline County24.2-0.2 pts
21Independence County24-0 pts
22Miller County24-0 pts
23Faulkner County24-0.1 pts
24Poinsett County23.8+0.3 pts
25White County23.8-0 pts
26Madison County23.8+0.3 pts
27Union County23.7+0.1 pts
28Grant County23.5-0.2 pts
29Scott County23.5-0.7 pts
30Polk County23.4-0.2 pts
31Ashley County23.3-0.1 pts
32Logan County23.3+0.1 pts
33Pulaski County23.1-0.2 pts
34Conway County23.1-0.1 pts
35Pope County22.9+0.1 pts
36Cleveland County22.8+0.1 pts
37Chicot County22.7+0.1 pts
38Pike County22.5-0 pts
39Nevada County22.5-0.2 pts
40Randolph County22.5+0.1 pts
41Drew County22.5-0.1 pts
42Boone County22.40 pts
43Arkansas County22.4-0.2 pts
44Ouachita County22.4-0.1 pts
45Lawrence County22.30 pts
46Clay County22.3-0.1 pts
47Carroll County22.2-0.2 pts
48Jefferson County22.1-0.3 pts
49Perry County22+0.1 pts
50Little River County21.9-0.1 pts
51Dallas County21.8-0.5 pts
52St. Francis County21.4-0.4 pts
53Prairie County21.3+0.5 pts
54Fulton County21.3+0.4 pts
55Columbia County21.2-0.3 pts
56Hot Spring County21.1-0.3 pts
57Woodruff County20.8-0.1 pts
58Sharp County20.8+0.1 pts
59Garland County20.7-0.1 pts
60Monroe County20.6-0.4 pts
61Searcy County20.3-0 pts
62Stone County20.2+0.1 pts
63Lafayette County20.2-0.1 pts
64Van Buren County20+0.1 pts
65Jackson County19.9+0.1 pts
66Newton County19.6+0.1 pts
67Montgomery County19.4-0.3 pts
68Cleburne County19.2-0.5 pts
69Clark County19.1-0.1 pts
70Lee County19-0.5 pts
71Calhoun County19+0.2 pts
72Izard County17.9-0.2 pts
73Marion County17.5+0.3 pts
74Baxter County17.5-0.2 pts
75Lincoln County16.9-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

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 (Counties in Arkansas by population under 18, 2016) [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, Counties in Arkansas by population under 18, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2016. 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. Counties in Arkansas by population under 18, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2016.

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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, Counties in Arkansas by population under 18, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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: Counties in Arkansas by population under 18, 2016}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2016. 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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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Sevier County, with 28.3% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 16.9% in 2016.

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