Counties in Arkansas by population under 18

Sevier County had the highest population under 18 of 75 counties in 2022, at 28%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for Arkansas was 23.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28Sevier County
Lowest15.6Lincoln County
Median22.475 counties
Arkansas23.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 22.7 %Ashley County: 22.4 %Baxter County: 17.7 %Benton County: 26.1 %Boone County: 22.2 %Bradley County: 25 %Calhoun County: 19.5 %Carroll County: 21.9 %Chicot County: 21.3 %Clark County: 20.1 %Clay County: 21.9 %Cleburne County: 18.6 %Cleveland County: 21.5 %Columbia County: 21.8 %Conway County: 22.7 %Craighead County: 25.2 %Crawford County: 24.6 %Crittenden County: 26.3 %Cross County: 24.1 %Dallas County: 20.9 %Desha County: 24.2 %Drew County: 23 %Faulkner County: 22.9 %Franklin County: 23.6 %Fulton County: 22.3 %Garland County: 20.1 %Grant County: 22.8 %Greene County: 24.3 %Hempstead County: 24.8 %Hot Spring County: 20.6 %Howard County: 25.4 %Independence County: 23.9 %Izard County: 17.7 %Jackson County: 20.1 %Jefferson County: 21 %Johnson County: 24.4 %Lafayette County: 19.2 %Lawrence County: 22 %Lee County: 18.3 %Lincoln County: 15.6 %Little River County: 21.9 %Logan County: 22.9 %Lonoke County: 25.1 %Madison County: 23.9 %Marion County: 18.2 %Miller County: 23.7 %Mississippi County: 25.7 %Monroe County: 22.2 %Montgomery County: 19.2 %Nevada County: 22.2 %Newton County: 17.5 %Ouachita County: 21.9 %Perry County: 21.4 %Phillips County: 25.8 %Pike County: 22.8 %Poinsett County: 23.9 %Polk County: 22 %Pope County: 23 %Prairie County: 21.3 %Pulaski County: 22.5 %Randolph County: 24.6 %St. Francis County: 20.8 %Saline County: 23.6 %Scott County: 23.3 %Searcy County: 20.1 %Sebastian County: 23.7 %Sevier County: 28 %Sharp County: 20.5 %Stone County: 20.4 %Union County: 23.2 %Van Buren County: 19.3 %Washington County: 23.1 %White County: 23.3 %Woodruff County: 21.4 %Yell County: 24.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Sevier County: 28 %Sevier County28Crittenden County: 26.3 %Crittenden County26.3Benton County: 26.1 %Benton County26.1Phillips County: 25.8 %Phillips County25.8Mississippi County: 25.7 %Mississippi County25.7Howard County: 25.4 %Howard County25.4Craighead County: 25.2 %Craighead County25.2Lonoke County: 25.1 %Lonoke County25.1Bradley County: 25 %Bradley County25Hempstead County: 24.8 %Hempstead County24.8Randolph County: 24.6 %Randolph County24.6Crawford County: 24.6 %Crawford County24.6Johnson County: 24.4 %Johnson County24.4Greene County: 24.3 %Greene County24.3Yell County: 24.2 %Yell County24.2Desha County: 24.2 %Desha County24.2Cross County: 24.1 %Cross County24.1Independence County: 23.9 %Independence County23.9Madison County: 23.9 %Madison County23.9Poinsett County: 23.9 %Poinsett County23.9Sebastian County: 23.7 %Sebastian County23.7Miller County: 23.7 %Miller County23.7Saline County: 23.6 %Saline County23.6Franklin County: 23.6 %Franklin County23.6Scott County: 23.3 %Scott County23.3White County: 23.3 %White County23.3Union County: 23.2 %Union County23.2Washington County: 23.1 %Washington County23.1Drew County: 23 %Drew County23Pope County: 23 %Pope County23Faulkner County: 22.9 %Faulkner County22.9Logan County: 22.9 %Logan County22.9Pike County: 22.8 %Pike County22.8Grant County: 22.8 %Grant County22.8Arkansas County: 22.7 %Arkansas County22.7Conway County: 22.7 %Conway County22.7Pulaski County: 22.5 %Pulaski County22.5Ashley County: 22.4 %Ashley County22.4Fulton County: 22.3 %Fulton County22.3Nevada County: 22.2 %Nevada County22.2Sevier County: 28 %Sevier County28Crittenden County: 26.3 %Crittenden County26.3Benton County: 26.1 %Benton County26.1Phillips County: 25.8 %Phillips County25.8Mississippi County: 25.7 %Mississippi County25.7Howard County: 25.4 %Howard County25.4Craighead County: 25.2 %Craighead County25.2Lonoke County: 25.1 %Lonoke County25.1Bradley County: 25 %Bradley County25Hempstead County: 24.8 %Hempstead County24.8Randolph County: 24.6 %Randolph County24.6Crawford County: 24.6 %Crawford County24.6Johnson County: 24.4 %Johnson County24.4Greene County: 24.3 %Greene County24.3Yell County: 24.2 %Yell County24.2Desha County: 24.2 %Desha County24.2Cross County: 24.1 %Cross County24.1Independence County: 23.9 %Independence County23.9Madison County: 23.9 %Madison County23.9Poinsett County: 23.9 %Poinsett County23.9Sebastian County: 23.7 %Sebastian County23.7Miller County: 23.7 %Miller County23.7Saline County: 23.6 %Saline County23.6Franklin County: 23.6 %Franklin County23.6Scott County: 23.3 %Scott County23.3White County: 23.3 %White County23.3Union County: 23.2 %Union County23.2Washington County: 23.1 %Washington County23.1Drew County: 23 %Drew County23Pope County: 23 %Pope County23Faulkner County: 22.9 %Faulkner County22.9Logan County: 22.9 %Logan County22.9Pike County: 22.8 %Pike County22.8Grant County: 22.8 %Grant County22.8Arkansas County: 22.7 %Arkansas County22.7Conway County: 22.7 %Conway County22.7Pulaski County: 22.5 %Pulaski County22.5Ashley County: 22.4 %Ashley County22.4Fulton County: 22.3 %Fulton County22.3Nevada County: 22.2 %Nevada County22.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sevier County28+0.1 pts
2Crittenden County26.3-0.4 pts
3Benton County26.1-0.2 pts
4Phillips County25.8-0.3 pts
5Mississippi County25.7-0.1 pts
6Howard County25.4-0.2 pts
7Craighead County25.20 pts
8Lonoke County25.1-0.2 pts
9Bradley County25-0.1 pts
10Hempstead County24.8-0.1 pts
11Randolph County24.6+0.2 pts
12Crawford County24.6+0.1 pts
13Johnson County24.4-0.2 pts
14Greene County24.3-0.2 pts
15Yell County24.2-0.1 pts
16Desha County24.20 pts
17Cross County24.1-0.1 pts
18Independence County23.9+0.1 pts
19Madison County23.9+0.4 pts
20Poinsett County23.9+0.2 pts
21Sebastian County23.7-0.1 pts
22Miller County23.7-0.1 pts
23Saline County23.6-0 pts
24Franklin County23.6-0.1 pts
25Scott County23.3-0.1 pts
26White County23.3-0 pts
27Union County23.2-0 pts
28Washington County23.1-0.2 pts
29Drew County23-0.1 pts
30Pope County23-0.1 pts
31Faulkner County22.9-0.1 pts
32Logan County22.9-0.2 pts
33Pike County22.8+0.2 pts
34Grant County22.8-0.2 pts
35Arkansas County22.7-0.1 pts
36Conway County22.7-0.1 pts
37Pulaski County22.5-0.1 pts
38Ashley County22.4-0.2 pts
39Fulton County22.3+0.2 pts
40Nevada County22.20 pts
41Boone County22.2-0 pts
42Monroe County22.2+0.3 pts
43Polk County22-0.4 pts
44Lawrence County22-0.2 pts
45Carroll County21.9-0.1 pts
46Ouachita County21.9-0 pts
47Little River County21.9-0.4 pts
48Clay County21.9-0.2 pts
49Columbia County21.8-0.1 pts
50Cleveland County21.5+0.4 pts
51Woodruff County21.4+0.3 pts
52Perry County21.4-0.1 pts
53Prairie County21.3+0.2 pts
54Chicot County21.3-0.1 pts
55Jefferson County21-0.1 pts
56Dallas County20.9-0.6 pts
57St. Francis County20.8-0.1 pts
58Hot Spring County20.6-0.3 pts
59Sharp County20.5-0.1 pts
60Stone County20.4+0.1 pts
61Clark County20.1+0.5 pts
62Searcy County20.1+0.5 pts
63Garland County20.1-0.2 pts
64Jackson County20.1+0.2 pts
65Calhoun County19.5-0.2 pts
66Van Buren County19.3+0.3 pts
67Lafayette County19.2+0.1 pts
68Montgomery County19.2-0.4 pts
69Cleburne County18.6-0.3 pts
70Lee County18.3+0.3 pts
71Marion County18.2+0.3 pts
72Baxter County17.7-0 pts
73Izard County17.70 pts
74Newton County17.5-0.4 pts
75Lincoln County15.6-0.1 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Sevier County, with 28% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 15.6% in 2022.

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