Counties in Arkansas by population under 18

Sevier County had the highest population under 18 of 75 counties in 2018, at 28.2%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 16.6%. The median was 22.6% and the figure for Arkansas was 23.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.2Sevier County
Lowest16.6Lincoln County
Median22.675 counties
Arkansas23.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Arkansas County: 22.2 %Ashley County: 22.8 %Baxter County: 17.5 %Benton County: 27.1 %Boone County: 22.3 %Bradley County: 24.9 %Calhoun County: 19.8 %Carroll County: 21.8 %Chicot County: 22 %Clark County: 18.9 %Clay County: 22 %Cleburne County: 19.1 %Cleveland County: 22 %Columbia County: 21 %Conway County: 23 %Craighead County: 25 %Crawford County: 24.9 %Crittenden County: 26.6 %Cross County: 24.3 %Dallas County: 21.9 %Desha County: 24.7 %Drew County: 22.5 %Faulkner County: 23.6 %Franklin County: 24.4 %Fulton County: 21.7 %Garland County: 20.6 %Grant County: 23.2 %Greene County: 24.8 %Hempstead County: 25.5 %Hot Spring County: 21.1 %Howard County: 25.7 %Independence County: 24.4 %Izard County: 17.8 %Jackson County: 19.7 %Jefferson County: 21.4 %Johnson County: 24.9 %Lafayette County: 19.6 %Lawrence County: 22.2 %Lee County: 18.6 %Lincoln County: 16.6 %Little River County: 21.9 %Logan County: 22.8 %Lonoke County: 26.2 %Madison County: 23.5 %Marion County: 17.7 %Miller County: 23.7 %Mississippi County: 25.9 %Monroe County: 20.8 %Montgomery County: 19.3 %Nevada County: 22.8 %Newton County: 18.5 %Ouachita County: 22.2 %Perry County: 22.6 %Phillips County: 25.7 %Pike County: 22.1 %Poinsett County: 23.9 %Polk County: 22.8 %Pope County: 22.9 %Prairie County: 21.1 %Pulaski County: 22.8 %Randolph County: 23.5 %St. Francis County: 20.7 %Saline County: 24 %Scott County: 23.4 %Searcy County: 20.2 %Sebastian County: 24 %Sevier County: 28.2 %Sharp County: 20.5 %Stone County: 20 %Union County: 23.7 %Van Buren County: 19.8 %Washington County: 24.2 %White County: 23.3 %Woodruff County: 21.2 %Yell County: 24.9 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Sevier County: 28.2 %Sevier County28.2Benton County: 27.1 %Benton County27.1Crittenden County: 26.6 %Crittenden County26.6Lonoke County: 26.2 %Lonoke County26.2Mississippi County: 25.9 %Mississippi County25.9Howard County: 25.7 %Howard County25.7Phillips County: 25.7 %Phillips County25.7Hempstead County: 25.5 %Hempstead County25.5Craighead County: 25 %Craighead County25Bradley County: 24.9 %Bradley County24.9Johnson County: 24.9 %Johnson County24.9Yell County: 24.9 %Yell County24.9Crawford County: 24.9 %Crawford County24.9Greene County: 24.8 %Greene County24.8Desha County: 24.7 %Desha County24.7Independence County: 24.4 %Independence County24.4Franklin County: 24.4 %Franklin County24.4Cross County: 24.3 %Cross County24.3Washington County: 24.2 %Washington County24.2Saline County: 24 %Saline County24Sebastian County: 24 %Sebastian County24Poinsett County: 23.9 %Poinsett County23.9Miller County: 23.7 %Miller County23.7Union County: 23.7 %Union County23.7Faulkner County: 23.6 %Faulkner County23.6Madison County: 23.5 %Madison County23.5Randolph County: 23.5 %Randolph County23.5Scott County: 23.4 %Scott County23.4White County: 23.3 %White County23.3Grant County: 23.2 %Grant County23.2Conway County: 23 %Conway County23Pope County: 22.9 %Pope County22.9Ashley County: 22.8 %Ashley County22.8Logan County: 22.8 %Logan County22.8Nevada County: 22.8 %Nevada County22.8Polk County: 22.8 %Polk County22.8Pulaski County: 22.8 %Pulaski County22.8Perry County: 22.6 %Perry County22.6Drew County: 22.5 %Drew County22.5Boone County: 22.3 %Boone County22.3Sevier County: 28.2 %Sevier County28.2Benton County: 27.1 %Benton County27.1Crittenden County: 26.6 %Crittenden County26.6Lonoke County: 26.2 %Lonoke County26.2Mississippi County: 25.9 %Mississippi County25.9Howard County: 25.7 %Howard County25.7Phillips County: 25.7 %Phillips County25.7Hempstead County: 25.5 %Hempstead County25.5Craighead County: 25 %Craighead County25Bradley County: 24.9 %Bradley County24.9Johnson County: 24.9 %Johnson County24.9Yell County: 24.9 %Yell County24.9Crawford County: 24.9 %Crawford County24.9Greene County: 24.8 %Greene County24.8Desha County: 24.7 %Desha County24.7Independence County: 24.4 %Independence County24.4Franklin County: 24.4 %Franklin County24.4Cross County: 24.3 %Cross County24.3Washington County: 24.2 %Washington County24.2Saline County: 24 %Saline County24Sebastian County: 24 %Sebastian County24Poinsett County: 23.9 %Poinsett County23.9Miller County: 23.7 %Miller County23.7Union County: 23.7 %Union County23.7Faulkner County: 23.6 %Faulkner County23.6Madison County: 23.5 %Madison County23.5Randolph County: 23.5 %Randolph County23.5Scott County: 23.4 %Scott County23.4White County: 23.3 %White County23.3Grant County: 23.2 %Grant County23.2Conway County: 23 %Conway County23Pope County: 22.9 %Pope County22.9Ashley County: 22.8 %Ashley County22.8Logan County: 22.8 %Logan County22.8Nevada County: 22.8 %Nevada County22.8Polk County: 22.8 %Polk County22.8Pulaski County: 22.8 %Pulaski County22.8Perry County: 22.6 %Perry County22.6Drew County: 22.5 %Drew County22.5Boone County: 22.3 %Boone County22.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Sevier County28.2-0.2 pts
2Benton County27.1-0.2 pts
3Crittenden County26.6-0.2 pts
4Lonoke County26.2-0.2 pts
5Mississippi County25.9-0.2 pts
6Howard County25.7-0.2 pts
7Phillips County25.7-0.3 pts
8Hempstead County25.5-0.1 pts
9Craighead County25+0.1 pts
10Bradley County24.9+0.1 pts
11Johnson County24.9-0.2 pts
12Yell County24.9-0.4 pts
13Crawford County24.9-0.1 pts
14Greene County24.8-0 pts
15Desha County24.7-0.3 pts
16Independence County24.4+0.1 pts
17Franklin County24.4-0.1 pts
18Cross County24.3-0.2 pts
19Washington County24.2-0.2 pts
20Saline County24-0.1 pts
21Sebastian County24-0.3 pts
22Poinsett County23.9-0 pts
23Miller County23.7-0.3 pts
24Union County23.70 pts
25Faulkner County23.6-0.2 pts
26Madison County23.5-0.3 pts
27Randolph County23.5+0.6 pts
28Scott County23.4+0.1 pts
29White County23.3-0.4 pts
30Grant County23.20 pts
31Conway County230 pts
32Pope County22.9+0.1 pts
33Ashley County22.8-0.3 pts
34Logan County22.8-0.2 pts
35Nevada County22.8-0 pts
36Polk County22.8-0.4 pts
37Pulaski County22.8-0.2 pts
38Perry County22.6+0.2 pts
39Drew County22.5-0 pts
40Boone County22.3-0 pts
41Ouachita County22.2-0.2 pts
42Arkansas County22.2-0.2 pts
43Lawrence County22.2+0.1 pts
44Pike County22.1-0.1 pts
45Clay County22-0.2 pts
46Cleveland County22-0.5 pts
47Chicot County220 pts
48Dallas County21.9+0.3 pts
49Little River County21.9-0.1 pts
50Carroll County21.8-0.4 pts
51Fulton County21.7+0.5 pts
52Jefferson County21.4-0.4 pts
53Woodruff County21.2+0.1 pts
54Prairie County21.1-0.2 pts
55Hot Spring County21.1-0 pts
56Columbia County210 pts
57Monroe County20.8-0 pts
58St. Francis County20.7-0.5 pts
59Garland County20.6-0.1 pts
60Sharp County20.5-0.1 pts
61Searcy County20.2-0.2 pts
62Stone County20-0 pts
63Calhoun County19.8+0.3 pts
64Van Buren County19.80 pts
65Jackson County19.7-0.3 pts
66Lafayette County19.6-0.3 pts
67Montgomery County19.3-0.2 pts
68Cleburne County19.1-0.2 pts
69Clark County18.9-0.1 pts
70Lee County18.6-0.1 pts
71Newton County18.5-0.4 pts
72Izard County17.8-0.3 pts
73Marion County17.7+0.3 pts
74Baxter County17.50 pts
75Lincoln County16.60 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (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, 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Sevier County, with 28.2% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 16.6% in 2018.

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