Counties in California by population under 18

Tulare County had the highest population under 18 of 58 counties in 2014, at 31.5%. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 13.2%. The median was 21.9% and the figure for California was 23.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.5Tulare County
Median21.958 counties
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Map of counties, 2014

Alameda County: 21.6 %Alpine County: 17.4 %Amador County: 15.6 %Butte County: 20.4 %Calaveras County: 17.9 %Colusa County: 28.3 %Contra Costa County: 23.7 %Del Norte County: 21.2 %El Dorado County: 21.3 %Fresno County: 28.7 %Glenn County: 26.6 %Humboldt County: 19.8 %Imperial County: 28 %Inyo County: 20.5 %Kern County: 29.3 %Kings County: 27.4 %Lake County: 20.1 %Lassen County: 16.6 %Los Angeles County: 22.6 %Madera County: 27.9 %Marin County: 20.8 %Mariposa County: 16.7 %Mendocino County: 21.6 %Merced County: 30 %Modoc County: 20 %Mono County: 20.4 %Monterey County: 26.4 %Napa County: 21.9 %Nevada County: 18.1 %Orange County: 22.8 %Placer County: 23.3 %Plumas County: 16.9 %Riverside County: 26.5 %Sacramento County: 24.4 %San Benito County: 26.8 %San Bernardino County: 27.1 %San Diego County: 22.3 %San Francisco County: 13.2 %San Joaquin County: 27.8 %San Luis Obispo County: 18.4 %San Mateo County: 21.6 %Santa Barbara County: 22.4 %Santa Clara County: 23 %Santa Cruz County: 20.2 %Shasta County: 21.6 %Sierra County: 15.9 %Siskiyou County: 19.9 %Solano County: 22.9 %Sonoma County: 20.8 %Stanislaus County: 27.1 %Sutter County: 26.2 %Tehama County: 24.1 %Trinity County: 16.4 %Tulare County: 31.5 %Tuolumne County: 16.8 %Ventura County: 24.2 %Yolo County: 21.9 %Yuba County: 27.5 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Tulare County: 31.5 %Tulare County31.5Merced County: 30 %Merced County30Kern County: 29.3 %Kern County29.3Fresno County: 28.7 %Fresno County28.7Colusa County: 28.3 %Colusa County28.3Imperial County: 28 %Imperial County28Madera County: 27.9 %Madera County27.9San Joaquin County: 27.8 %San Joaquin County27.8Yuba County: 27.5 %Yuba County27.5Kings County: 27.4 %Kings County27.4Stanislaus County: 27.1 %Stanislaus County27.1San Bernardino County: 27.1 %San Bernardino County27.1San Benito County: 26.8 %San Benito County26.8Glenn County: 26.6 %Glenn County26.6Riverside County: 26.5 %Riverside County26.5Monterey County: 26.4 %Monterey County26.4Sutter County: 26.2 %Sutter County26.2Sacramento County: 24.4 %Sacramento County24.4Ventura County: 24.2 %Ventura County24.2Tehama County: 24.1 %Tehama County24.1Contra Costa County: 23.7 %Contra Costa County23.7Placer County: 23.3 %Placer County23.3Santa Clara County: 23 %Santa Clara County23Solano County: 22.9 %Solano County22.9Orange County: 22.8 %Orange County22.8Los Angeles County: 22.6 %Los Angeles County22.6Santa Barbara County: 22.4 %Santa Barbara County22.4San Diego County: 22.3 %San Diego County22.3Yolo County: 21.9 %Yolo County21.9Napa County: 21.9 %Napa County21.9Mendocino County: 21.6 %Mendocino County21.6San Mateo County: 21.6 %San Mateo County21.6Shasta County: 21.6 %Shasta County21.6Alameda County: 21.6 %Alameda County21.6El Dorado County: 21.3 %El Dorado County21.3Del Norte County: 21.2 %Del Norte County21.2Sonoma County: 20.8 %Sonoma County20.8Marin County: 20.8 %Marin County20.8Inyo County: 20.5 %Inyo County20.5Mono County: 20.4 %Mono County20.4Butte County: 20.4 %Butte County20.4Santa Cruz County: 20.2 %Santa Cruz County20.2Lake County: 20.1 %Lake County20.1Modoc County: 20 %Modoc County20Siskiyou County: 19.9 %Siskiyou County19.9Humboldt County: 19.8 %Humboldt County19.8San Luis Obispo County: 18.4 %San Luis Obispo County18.4Nevada County: 18.1 %Nevada County18.1Calaveras County: 17.9 %Calaveras County17.9Alpine County: 17.4 %Alpine County17.4Plumas County: 16.9 %Plumas County16.9Tuolumne County: 16.8 %Tuolumne County16.8Mariposa County: 16.7 %Mariposa County16.7Lassen County: 16.6 %Lassen County16.6Trinity County: 16.4 %Trinity County16.4Sierra County: 15.9 %Sierra County15.9Amador County: 15.6 %Amador County15.6San Francisco County: 13.2 %San Francisco County13.2Tulare County: 31.5 %Tulare County31.5Merced County: 30 %Merced County30Kern County: 29.3 %Kern County29.3Fresno County: 28.7 %Fresno County28.7Colusa County: 28.3 %Colusa County28.3Imperial County: 28 %Imperial County28Madera County: 27.9 %Madera County27.9San Joaquin County: 27.8 %San Joaquin County27.8Yuba County: 27.5 %Yuba County27.5Kings County: 27.4 %Kings County27.4Stanislaus County: 27.1 %Stanislaus County27.1San Bernardino County: 27.1 %San Bernardino County27.1San Benito County: 26.8 %San Benito County26.8Glenn County: 26.6 %Glenn County26.6Riverside County: 26.5 %Riverside County26.5Monterey County: 26.4 %Monterey County26.4Sutter County: 26.2 %Sutter County26.2Sacramento County: 24.4 %Sacramento County24.4Ventura County: 24.2 %Ventura County24.2Tehama County: 24.1 %Tehama County24.1Contra Costa County: 23.7 %Contra Costa County23.7Placer County: 23.3 %Placer County23.3Santa Clara County: 23 %Santa Clara County23Solano County: 22.9 %Solano County22.9Orange County: 22.8 %Orange County22.8Los Angeles County: 22.6 %Los Angeles County22.6Santa Barbara County: 22.4 %Santa Barbara County22.4San Diego County: 22.3 %San Diego County22.3Yolo County: 21.9 %Yolo County21.9Napa County: 21.9 %Napa County21.9Mendocino County: 21.6 %Mendocino County21.6San Mateo County: 21.6 %San Mateo County21.6Shasta County: 21.6 %Shasta County21.6Alameda County: 21.6 %Alameda County21.6El Dorado County: 21.3 %El Dorado County21.3Del Norte County: 21.2 %Del Norte County21.2Sonoma County: 20.8 %Sonoma County20.8Marin County: 20.8 %Marin County20.8Inyo County: 20.5 %Inyo County20.5Mono County: 20.4 %Mono County20.4Butte County: 20.4 %Butte County20.4Santa Cruz County: 20.2 %Santa Cruz County20.2Lake County: 20.1 %Lake County20.1Modoc County: 20 %Modoc County20Siskiyou County: 19.9 %Siskiyou County19.9Humboldt County: 19.8 %Humboldt County19.8San Luis Obispo County: 18.4 %San Luis Obispo County18.4Nevada County: 18.1 %Nevada County18.1Calaveras County: 17.9 %Calaveras County17.9Alpine County: 17.4 %Alpine County17.4Plumas County: 16.9 %Plumas County16.9Tuolumne County: 16.8 %Tuolumne County16.8Mariposa County: 16.7 %Mariposa County16.7Lassen County: 16.6 %Lassen County16.6Trinity County: 16.4 %Trinity County16.4Sierra County: 15.9 %Sierra County15.9Amador County: 15.6 %Amador County15.6San Francisco County: 13.2 %San Francisco County13.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Tulare County31.5-0.2 pts
2Merced County30-0.3 pts
3Kern County29.3-0.2 pts
4Fresno County28.7-0.2 pts
5Colusa County28.3-0.2 pts
6Imperial County28-0.2 pts
7Madera County27.9-0.3 pts
8San Joaquin County27.8-0.3 pts
9Yuba County27.5-0.4 pts
10Kings County27.4-0 pts
11Stanislaus County27.1-0.3 pts
12San Bernardino County27.1-0.4 pts
13San Benito County26.8-0.5 pts
14Glenn County26.6-0.2 pts
15Riverside County26.5-0.3 pts
16Monterey County26.4-0.1 pts
17Sutter County26.2-0.2 pts
18Sacramento County24.4-0.2 pts
19Ventura County24.2-0.3 pts
20Tehama County24.1+0.1 pts
21Contra Costa County23.7-0.2 pts
22Placer County23.3-0.3 pts
23Santa Clara County23-0.3 pts
24Solano County22.9-0.3 pts
25Orange County22.8-0.4 pts
26Los Angeles County22.6-0.4 pts
27Santa Barbara County22.4-0.1 pts
28San Diego County22.3-0.3 pts
29Yolo County21.9-0.1 pts
30Napa County21.9-0.3 pts
31Mendocino County21.6-0 pts
32San Mateo County21.6-0.2 pts
33Shasta County21.6-0.1 pts
34Alameda County21.6-0.3 pts
35El Dorado County21.3-0.2 pts
36Del Norte County21.2+0.1 pts
37Sonoma County20.8-0.3 pts
38Marin County20.80 pts
39Inyo County20.5-0.4 pts
40Mono County20.40 pts
41Butte County20.4-0.1 pts
42Santa Cruz County20.2-0.3 pts
43Lake County20.1-0 pts
44Modoc County20-0.4 pts
45Siskiyou County19.9-0.2 pts
46Humboldt County19.80 pts
47San Luis Obispo County18.4-0.1 pts
48Nevada County18.1-0.1 pts
49Calaveras County17.9-0.3 pts
50Alpine County17.4-2.5 pts
51Plumas County16.9-0.3 pts
52Tuolumne County16.8-0.2 pts
53Mariposa County16.7-0.5 pts
54Lassen County16.6-0.6 pts
55Trinity County16.4-0.6 pts
56Sierra County15.9-0.3 pts
57Amador County15.6-0.1 pts
58San Francisco County13.2-0.1 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 California by population under 18, 2014) [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 California by population under 18, 2014. 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/california-counties?period=2014. 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 California by population under 18, 2014. 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/california-counties?period=2014.

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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 California by population under 18, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/california-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Tulare County, with 31.5% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Francisco County, with 13.2% in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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