Counties in Colorado by population under 18

Yuma County had the highest population under 18 of 64 counties in 2020, at 26.9%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 8.9%. The median was 19.6% and the figure for Colorado was 21.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.9Yuma County
Median19.664 counties
Colorado21.9History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 25.7 %Alamosa County: 23.8 %Arapahoe County: 23.5 %Archuleta County: 18.4 %Baca County: 21.4 %Bent County: 16.1 %Boulder County: 18.7 %Broomfield County: 21.6 %Chaffee County: 15.4 %Cheyenne County: 24.5 %Clear Creek County: 14.6 %Conejos County: 26.7 %Costilla County: 18.8 %Crowley County: 11 %Custer County: 14.6 %Delta County: 20 %Denver County: 19.1 %Dolores County: 16.6 %Douglas County: 25.5 %Eagle County: 22.2 %Elbert County: 21.6 %El Paso County: 23.6 %Fremont County: 15.9 %Garfield County: 25.2 %Gilpin County: 15.4 %Grand County: 16.4 %Gunnison County: 16.8 %Hinsdale County: 15.2 %Huerfano County: 15.9 %Jackson County: 18.1 %Jefferson County: 19.5 %Kiowa County: 23.4 %Kit Carson County: 25.3 %Lake County: 21.2 %La Plata County: 18.7 %Larimer County: 19.4 %Las Animas County: 17.4 %Lincoln County: 20.3 %Logan County: 19.2 %Mesa County: 21.1 %Mineral County: 8.9 %Moffat County: 24.6 %Montezuma County: 21 %Montrose County: 21.3 %Morgan County: 26.6 %Otero County: 23.3 %Ouray County: 14 %Park County: 15.9 %Phillips County: 25.1 %Pitkin County: 16.7 %Prowers County: 25.6 %Pueblo County: 22.4 %Rio Blanco County: 25.3 %Rio Grande County: 22.1 %Routt County: 19 %Saguache County: 19.5 %San Juan County: 14.2 %San Miguel County: 19.3 %Sedgwick County: 19.8 %Summit County: 16.6 %Teller County: 17 %Washington County: 22.6 %Weld County: 26.5 %Yuma County: 26.9 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Yuma County: 26.9 %Yuma County26.9Conejos County: 26.7 %Conejos County26.7Morgan County: 26.6 %Morgan County26.6Weld County: 26.5 %Weld County26.5Adams County: 25.7 %Adams County25.7Prowers County: 25.6 %Prowers County25.6Douglas County: 25.5 %Douglas County25.5Rio Blanco County: 25.3 %Rio Blanco County25.3Kit Carson County: 25.3 %Kit Carson County25.3Garfield County: 25.2 %Garfield County25.2Phillips County: 25.1 %Phillips County25.1Moffat County: 24.6 %Moffat County24.6Cheyenne County: 24.5 %Cheyenne County24.5Alamosa County: 23.8 %Alamosa County23.8El Paso County: 23.6 %El Paso County23.6Arapahoe County: 23.5 %Arapahoe County23.5Kiowa County: 23.4 %Kiowa County23.4Otero County: 23.3 %Otero County23.3Washington County: 22.6 %Washington County22.6Pueblo County: 22.4 %Pueblo County22.4Eagle County: 22.2 %Eagle County22.2Rio Grande County: 22.1 %Rio Grande County22.1Broomfield County: 21.6 %Broomfield County21.6Elbert County: 21.6 %Elbert County21.6Baca County: 21.4 %Baca County21.4Montrose County: 21.3 %Montrose County21.3Lake County: 21.2 %Lake County21.2Mesa County: 21.1 %Mesa County21.1Montezuma County: 21 %Montezuma County21Lincoln County: 20.3 %Lincoln County20.3Delta County: 20 %Delta County20Sedgwick County: 19.8 %Sedgwick County19.8Saguache County: 19.5 %Saguache County19.5Jefferson County: 19.5 %Jefferson County19.5Larimer County: 19.4 %Larimer County19.4San Miguel County: 19.3 %San Miguel County19.3Logan County: 19.2 %Logan County19.2Denver County: 19.1 %Denver County19.1Routt County: 19 %Routt County19Costilla County: 18.8 %Costilla County18.8Yuma County: 26.9 %Yuma County26.9Conejos County: 26.7 %Conejos County26.7Morgan County: 26.6 %Morgan County26.6Weld County: 26.5 %Weld County26.5Adams County: 25.7 %Adams County25.7Prowers County: 25.6 %Prowers County25.6Douglas County: 25.5 %Douglas County25.5Rio Blanco County: 25.3 %Rio Blanco County25.3Kit Carson County: 25.3 %Kit Carson County25.3Garfield County: 25.2 %Garfield County25.2Phillips County: 25.1 %Phillips County25.1Moffat County: 24.6 %Moffat County24.6Cheyenne County: 24.5 %Cheyenne County24.5Alamosa County: 23.8 %Alamosa County23.8El Paso County: 23.6 %El Paso County23.6Arapahoe County: 23.5 %Arapahoe County23.5Kiowa County: 23.4 %Kiowa County23.4Otero County: 23.3 %Otero County23.3Washington County: 22.6 %Washington County22.6Pueblo County: 22.4 %Pueblo County22.4Eagle County: 22.2 %Eagle County22.2Rio Grande County: 22.1 %Rio Grande County22.1Broomfield County: 21.6 %Broomfield County21.6Elbert County: 21.6 %Elbert County21.6Baca County: 21.4 %Baca County21.4Montrose County: 21.3 %Montrose County21.3Lake County: 21.2 %Lake County21.2Mesa County: 21.1 %Mesa County21.1Montezuma County: 21 %Montezuma County21Lincoln County: 20.3 %Lincoln County20.3Delta County: 20 %Delta County20Sedgwick County: 19.8 %Sedgwick County19.8Saguache County: 19.5 %Saguache County19.5Jefferson County: 19.5 %Jefferson County19.5Larimer County: 19.4 %Larimer County19.4San Miguel County: 19.3 %San Miguel County19.3Logan County: 19.2 %Logan County19.2Denver County: 19.1 %Denver County19.1Routt County: 19 %Routt County19Costilla County: 18.8 %Costilla County18.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Yuma County26.9+0.4 pts
2Conejos County26.7+0.3 pts
3Morgan County26.6+0.1 pts
4Weld County26.5-0.1 pts
5Adams County25.7-0.4 pts
6Prowers County25.6+0.6 pts
7Douglas County25.5-0.6 pts
8Rio Blanco County25.3+0.3 pts
9Kit Carson County25.3+0.3 pts
10Garfield County25.20 pts
11Phillips County25.1+0.6 pts
12Moffat County24.6-0.1 pts
13Cheyenne County24.5+0.6 pts
14Alamosa County23.8+0.3 pts
15El Paso County23.6-0.1 pts
16Arapahoe County23.5-0.2 pts
17Kiowa County23.4-0.9 pts
18Otero County23.3-0.4 pts
19Washington County22.6+0.1 pts
20Pueblo County22.4+0.2 pts
21Eagle County22.2-0.3 pts
22Rio Grande County22.1-0.5 pts
23Broomfield County21.6-0.6 pts
24Elbert County21.6-0.2 pts
25Baca County21.4-0.2 pts
26Montrose County21.3-0.2 pts
27Lake County21.2+0.4 pts
28Mesa County21.1-0.1 pts
29Montezuma County21-0.2 pts
30Lincoln County20.3-0.4 pts
31Delta County20+0.2 pts
32Sedgwick County19.8-0.2 pts
33Saguache County19.5-1.5 pts
34Jefferson County19.5-0.3 pts
35Larimer County19.4-0.3 pts
36San Miguel County19.3-0.2 pts
37Logan County19.2+0.5 pts
38Denver County19.1+0.1 pts
39Routt County19-0.4 pts
40Costilla County18.8+0.5 pts
41Boulder County18.7-0.5 pts
42La Plata County18.7-0.2 pts
43Archuleta County18.40 pts
44Jackson County18.1+1.8 pts
45Las Animas County17.4+0.2 pts
46Teller County17+0.1 pts
47Gunnison County16.8-0.4 pts
48Pitkin County16.7-0 pts
49Summit County16.6-0.2 pts
50Dolores County16.6-2 pts
51Grand County16.4-0.7 pts
52Bent County16.1+0.1 pts
53Fremont County15.9+0.1 pts
54Park County15.90 pts
55Huerfano County15.9-0 pts
56Chaffee County15.40 pts
57Gilpin County15.4-0.5 pts
58Hinsdale County15.2-1.9 pts
59Custer County14.6-0.3 pts
60Clear Creek County14.6-0.7 pts
61San Juan County14.2-1.1 pts
62Ouray County14-0.7 pts
63Crowley County11+0.6 pts
64Mineral County8.9-4.6 pts

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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 Colorado by population under 18, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Yuma County, with 26.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mineral County, with 8.9% in 2020.

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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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