Counties in Colorado by population under 18

Conejos County had the highest population under 18 of 64 counties in 2018, at 27.1%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 10.9%. The median was 20.2% and the figure for Colorado was 22.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.1Conejos County
Lowest10.9Crowley County
Median20.264 counties
Colorado22.5History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 26.6 %Alamosa County: 24 %Arapahoe County: 23.9 %Archuleta County: 18.7 %Baca County: 21.9 %Bent County: 15.5 %Boulder County: 19.4 %Broomfield County: 23.1 %Chaffee County: 15.4 %Cheyenne County: 24.3 %Clear Creek County: 15.5 %Conejos County: 27.1 %Costilla County: 18.2 %Crowley County: 10.9 %Custer County: 14.8 %Delta County: 20.2 %Denver County: 19.5 %Dolores County: 19 %Douglas County: 26.8 %Eagle County: 22.7 %Elbert County: 22.1 %El Paso County: 24.1 %Fremont County: 16 %Garfield County: 25.3 %Gilpin County: 16.5 %Grand County: 17 %Gunnison County: 17.6 %Hinsdale County: 18 %Huerfano County: 16.3 %Jackson County: 16.2 %Jefferson County: 20 %Kiowa County: 23.1 %Kit Carson County: 25.2 %Lake County: 20.9 %La Plata County: 19.2 %Larimer County: 20 %Las Animas County: 18.1 %Lincoln County: 20.4 %Logan County: 18.6 %Mesa County: 21.6 %Mineral County: 14.8 %Moffat County: 25.5 %Montezuma County: 21.7 %Montrose County: 21.8 %Morgan County: 26.5 %Otero County: 23.7 %Ouray County: 15 %Park County: 15.8 %Phillips County: 24.7 %Pitkin County: 16.8 %Prowers County: 25.3 %Pueblo County: 22.4 %Rio Blanco County: 24.9 %Rio Grande County: 22.9 %Routt County: 19.6 %Saguache County: 21.3 %San Juan County: 13.9 %San Miguel County: 19.6 %Sedgwick County: 20.2 %Summit County: 17 %Teller County: 17 %Washington County: 22.7 %Weld County: 26.7 %Yuma County: 26.5 %
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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

Conejos County: 27.1 %Conejos County27.1Douglas County: 26.8 %Douglas County26.8Weld County: 26.7 %Weld County26.7Adams County: 26.6 %Adams County26.6Morgan County: 26.5 %Morgan County26.5Yuma County: 26.5 %Yuma County26.5Moffat County: 25.5 %Moffat County25.5Garfield County: 25.3 %Garfield County25.3Prowers County: 25.3 %Prowers County25.3Kit Carson County: 25.2 %Kit Carson County25.2Rio Blanco County: 24.9 %Rio Blanco County24.9Phillips County: 24.7 %Phillips County24.7Cheyenne County: 24.3 %Cheyenne County24.3El Paso County: 24.1 %El Paso County24.1Alamosa County: 24 %Alamosa County24Arapahoe County: 23.9 %Arapahoe County23.9Otero County: 23.7 %Otero County23.7Broomfield County: 23.1 %Broomfield County23.1Kiowa County: 23.1 %Kiowa County23.1Rio Grande County: 22.9 %Rio Grande County22.9Eagle County: 22.7 %Eagle County22.7Washington County: 22.7 %Washington County22.7Pueblo County: 22.4 %Pueblo County22.4Elbert County: 22.1 %Elbert County22.1Baca County: 21.9 %Baca County21.9Montrose County: 21.8 %Montrose County21.8Montezuma County: 21.7 %Montezuma County21.7Mesa County: 21.6 %Mesa County21.6Saguache County: 21.3 %Saguache County21.3Lake County: 20.9 %Lake County20.9Lincoln County: 20.4 %Lincoln County20.4Sedgwick County: 20.2 %Sedgwick County20.2Delta County: 20.2 %Delta County20.2Jefferson County: 20 %Jefferson County20Larimer County: 20 %Larimer County20San Miguel County: 19.6 %San Miguel County19.6Routt County: 19.6 %Routt County19.6Denver County: 19.5 %Denver County19.5Boulder County: 19.4 %Boulder County19.4La Plata County: 19.2 %La Plata County19.2Conejos County: 27.1 %Conejos County27.1Douglas County: 26.8 %Douglas County26.8Weld County: 26.7 %Weld County26.7Adams County: 26.6 %Adams County26.6Morgan County: 26.5 %Morgan County26.5Yuma County: 26.5 %Yuma County26.5Moffat County: 25.5 %Moffat County25.5Garfield County: 25.3 %Garfield County25.3Prowers County: 25.3 %Prowers County25.3Kit Carson County: 25.2 %Kit Carson County25.2Rio Blanco County: 24.9 %Rio Blanco County24.9Phillips County: 24.7 %Phillips County24.7Cheyenne County: 24.3 %Cheyenne County24.3El Paso County: 24.1 %El Paso County24.1Alamosa County: 24 %Alamosa County24Arapahoe County: 23.9 %Arapahoe County23.9Otero County: 23.7 %Otero County23.7Broomfield County: 23.1 %Broomfield County23.1Kiowa County: 23.1 %Kiowa County23.1Rio Grande County: 22.9 %Rio Grande County22.9Eagle County: 22.7 %Eagle County22.7Washington County: 22.7 %Washington County22.7Pueblo County: 22.4 %Pueblo County22.4Elbert County: 22.1 %Elbert County22.1Baca County: 21.9 %Baca County21.9Montrose County: 21.8 %Montrose County21.8Montezuma County: 21.7 %Montezuma County21.7Mesa County: 21.6 %Mesa County21.6Saguache County: 21.3 %Saguache County21.3Lake County: 20.9 %Lake County20.9Lincoln County: 20.4 %Lincoln County20.4Sedgwick County: 20.2 %Sedgwick County20.2Delta County: 20.2 %Delta County20.2Jefferson County: 20 %Jefferson County20Larimer County: 20 %Larimer County20San Miguel County: 19.6 %San Miguel County19.6Routt County: 19.6 %Routt County19.6Denver County: 19.5 %Denver County19.5Boulder County: 19.4 %Boulder County19.4La Plata County: 19.2 %La Plata County19.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Conejos County27.1-0.4 pts
2Douglas County26.8-0.7 pts
3Weld County26.7-0.2 pts
4Adams County26.6-0.4 pts
5Morgan County26.5-0.1 pts
6Yuma County26.5+0.6 pts
7Moffat County25.5-0.1 pts
8Garfield County25.3-0.2 pts
9Prowers County25.3-0.3 pts
10Kit Carson County25.2-0.1 pts
11Rio Blanco County24.90 pts
12Phillips County24.7+0.4 pts
13Cheyenne County24.3-0.5 pts
14El Paso County24.1-0.2 pts
15Alamosa County24+0.1 pts
16Arapahoe County23.9-0.3 pts
17Otero County23.7+0.2 pts
18Broomfield County23.1-0.5 pts
18Kiowa County23.1+0.3 pts
20Rio Grande County22.9-0.5 pts
21Eagle County22.7-0.3 pts
22Washington County22.7-0.4 pts
23Pueblo County22.4-0.3 pts
24Elbert County22.10 pts
25Baca County21.9+0.8 pts
26Montrose County21.8-0.4 pts
27Montezuma County21.7-0.3 pts
28Mesa County21.6-0.2 pts
29Saguache County21.30 pts
30Lake County20.9-0.8 pts
31Lincoln County20.4-0 pts
32Sedgwick County20.2+0.2 pts
33Delta County20.20 pts
34Jefferson County20-0.3 pts
35Larimer County20-0.2 pts
36San Miguel County19.60 pts
37Routt County19.6-0.1 pts
38Denver County19.5-0.4 pts
39Boulder County19.4-0.3 pts
40La Plata County19.2-0.2 pts
41Dolores County19+0.3 pts
42Archuleta County18.7-0.2 pts
43Logan County18.6-0.3 pts
44Costilla County18.2-0.1 pts
45Las Animas County18.1-0.2 pts
46Hinsdale County18-0.4 pts
47Gunnison County17.6+0.1 pts
48Teller County17-0.5 pts
49Summit County17-0 pts
50Grand County17-0.5 pts
51Pitkin County16.8-0.2 pts
52Gilpin County16.5-0.6 pts
53Huerfano County16.3+0.4 pts
54Jackson County16.2-0.1 pts
55Fremont County16-0.2 pts
56Park County15.8-0.2 pts
57Clear Creek County15.5-0.6 pts
58Bent County15.5-0.2 pts
59Chaffee County15.4+0.1 pts
60Ouray County15-0.6 pts
61Custer County14.8-0.7 pts
62Mineral County14.8+1.4 pts
63San Juan County13.9+0.6 pts
64Crowley County10.9-0.4 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.

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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Conejos County, with 27.1% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Crowley County, with 10.9% in 2018.

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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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