Counties in Colorado by population under 18

Yuma County had the highest population under 18 of 64 counties in 2021, at 27%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 9%. The median was 19.2% and the figure for Colorado was 21.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest27Yuma County
Median19.264 counties
Colorado21.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 25 %Alamosa County: 23.8 %Arapahoe County: 23.1 %Archuleta County: 17.9 %Baca County: 21.8 %Bent County: 17.1 %Boulder County: 18.4 %Broomfield County: 21 %Chaffee County: 15.4 %Cheyenne County: 24.8 %Clear Creek County: 13.8 %Conejos County: 27 %Costilla County: 18.8 %Crowley County: 11 %Custer County: 14.8 %Delta County: 19.9 %Denver County: 18.8 %Dolores County: 16 %Douglas County: 24.6 %Eagle County: 21.4 %Elbert County: 21.6 %El Paso County: 23.3 %Fremont County: 15.9 %Garfield County: 24.5 %Gilpin County: 14.8 %Grand County: 16 %Gunnison County: 16.6 %Hinsdale County: 15.1 %Huerfano County: 15.5 %Jackson County: 17.6 %Jefferson County: 19 %Kiowa County: 23.6 %Kit Carson County: 24.9 %Lake County: 21.2 %La Plata County: 18.3 %Larimer County: 18.9 %Las Animas County: 17.5 %Lincoln County: 20.3 %Logan County: 19.2 %Mesa County: 20.7 %Mineral County: 9 %Moffat County: 24.2 %Montezuma County: 20.9 %Montrose County: 20.6 %Morgan County: 26.2 %Otero County: 23.3 %Ouray County: 13.7 %Park County: 15.4 %Phillips County: 25.3 %Pitkin County: 16.5 %Prowers County: 25.5 %Pueblo County: 22.1 %Rio Blanco County: 24.5 %Rio Grande County: 21.5 %Routt County: 18.7 %Saguache County: 19.1 %San Juan County: 14.1 %San Miguel County: 18.9 %Sedgwick County: 19.2 %Summit County: 16.2 %Teller County: 16.6 %Washington County: 22.7 %Weld County: 26.2 %Yuma County: 27 %
  • Under 16
  • 16 to 18
  • 18 to 19
  • 19 to 22
  • 22 to 24
  • 24 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Yuma County: 27 %Yuma County27Conejos County: 27 %Conejos County27Morgan County: 26.2 %Morgan County26.2Weld County: 26.2 %Weld County26.2Prowers County: 25.5 %Prowers County25.5Phillips County: 25.3 %Phillips County25.3Adams County: 25 %Adams County25Kit Carson County: 24.9 %Kit Carson County24.9Cheyenne County: 24.8 %Cheyenne County24.8Douglas County: 24.6 %Douglas County24.6Garfield County: 24.5 %Garfield County24.5Rio Blanco County: 24.5 %Rio Blanco County24.5Moffat County: 24.2 %Moffat County24.2Alamosa County: 23.8 %Alamosa County23.8Kiowa County: 23.6 %Kiowa County23.6El Paso County: 23.3 %El Paso County23.3Otero County: 23.3 %Otero County23.3Arapahoe County: 23.1 %Arapahoe County23.1Washington County: 22.7 %Washington County22.7Pueblo County: 22.1 %Pueblo County22.1Baca County: 21.8 %Baca County21.8Elbert County: 21.6 %Elbert County21.6Rio Grande County: 21.5 %Rio Grande County21.5Eagle County: 21.4 %Eagle County21.4Lake County: 21.2 %Lake County21.2Broomfield County: 21 %Broomfield County21Montezuma County: 20.9 %Montezuma County20.9Mesa County: 20.7 %Mesa County20.7Montrose County: 20.6 %Montrose County20.6Lincoln County: 20.3 %Lincoln County20.3Delta County: 19.9 %Delta County19.9Logan County: 19.2 %Logan County19.2Sedgwick County: 19.2 %Sedgwick County19.2Saguache County: 19.1 %Saguache County19.1Jefferson County: 19 %Jefferson County19Larimer County: 18.9 %Larimer County18.9San Miguel County: 18.9 %San Miguel County18.9Denver County: 18.8 %Denver County18.8Costilla County: 18.8 %Costilla County18.8Routt County: 18.7 %Routt County18.7Yuma County: 27 %Yuma County27Conejos County: 27 %Conejos County27Morgan County: 26.2 %Morgan County26.2Weld County: 26.2 %Weld County26.2Prowers County: 25.5 %Prowers County25.5Phillips County: 25.3 %Phillips County25.3Adams County: 25 %Adams County25Kit Carson County: 24.9 %Kit Carson County24.9Cheyenne County: 24.8 %Cheyenne County24.8Douglas County: 24.6 %Douglas County24.6Garfield County: 24.5 %Garfield County24.5Rio Blanco County: 24.5 %Rio Blanco County24.5Moffat County: 24.2 %Moffat County24.2Alamosa County: 23.8 %Alamosa County23.8Kiowa County: 23.6 %Kiowa County23.6El Paso County: 23.3 %El Paso County23.3Otero County: 23.3 %Otero County23.3Arapahoe County: 23.1 %Arapahoe County23.1Washington County: 22.7 %Washington County22.7Pueblo County: 22.1 %Pueblo County22.1Baca County: 21.8 %Baca County21.8Elbert County: 21.6 %Elbert County21.6Rio Grande County: 21.5 %Rio Grande County21.5Eagle County: 21.4 %Eagle County21.4Lake County: 21.2 %Lake County21.2Broomfield County: 21 %Broomfield County21Montezuma County: 20.9 %Montezuma County20.9Mesa County: 20.7 %Mesa County20.7Montrose County: 20.6 %Montrose County20.6Lincoln County: 20.3 %Lincoln County20.3Delta County: 19.9 %Delta County19.9Logan County: 19.2 %Logan County19.2Sedgwick County: 19.2 %Sedgwick County19.2Saguache County: 19.1 %Saguache County19.1Jefferson County: 19 %Jefferson County19Larimer County: 18.9 %Larimer County18.9San Miguel County: 18.9 %San Miguel County18.9Denver County: 18.8 %Denver County18.8Costilla County: 18.8 %Costilla County18.8Routt County: 18.7 %Routt County18.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Yuma County27+0.1 pts
2Conejos County27+0.3 pts
3Morgan County26.2-0.3 pts
4Weld County26.2-0.3 pts
5Prowers County25.5-0.1 pts
6Phillips County25.3+0.2 pts
7Adams County25-0.7 pts
8Kit Carson County24.9-0.4 pts
9Cheyenne County24.8+0.3 pts
10Douglas County24.6-0.9 pts
11Garfield County24.5-0.6 pts
12Rio Blanco County24.5-0.8 pts
13Moffat County24.2-0.4 pts
14Alamosa County23.8-0 pts
15Kiowa County23.6+0.2 pts
16El Paso County23.3-0.2 pts
17Otero County23.3-0 pts
18Arapahoe County23.1-0.4 pts
19Washington County22.7+0.1 pts
20Pueblo County22.1-0.3 pts
21Baca County21.8+0.3 pts
22Elbert County21.60 pts
23Rio Grande County21.5-0.6 pts
24Eagle County21.4-0.8 pts
25Lake County21.2-0.1 pts
26Broomfield County21-0.6 pts
27Montezuma County20.9-0.1 pts
28Mesa County20.7-0.3 pts
29Montrose County20.6-0.6 pts
30Lincoln County20.30 pts
31Delta County19.9-0.1 pts
32Logan County19.20 pts
33Sedgwick County19.2-0.6 pts
34Saguache County19.1-0.4 pts
35Jefferson County19-0.5 pts
36Larimer County18.9-0.5 pts
37San Miguel County18.9-0.4 pts
38Denver County18.8-0.3 pts
39Costilla County18.8-0 pts
40Routt County18.7-0.3 pts
41Boulder County18.4-0.3 pts
42La Plata County18.3-0.4 pts
43Archuleta County17.9-0.4 pts
44Jackson County17.6-0.5 pts
45Las Animas County17.50 pts
46Bent County17.1+1 pts
47Teller County16.6-0.3 pts
48Gunnison County16.6-0.3 pts
49Pitkin County16.5-0.2 pts
50Summit County16.2-0.4 pts
51Grand County16-0.4 pts
52Dolores County16-0.6 pts
53Fremont County15.90 pts
54Huerfano County15.5-0.3 pts
55Chaffee County15.4-0 pts
56Park County15.4-0.5 pts
57Hinsdale County15.1-0.1 pts
58Custer County14.8+0.2 pts
59Gilpin County14.8-0.6 pts
60San Juan County14.1-0.2 pts
61Clear Creek County13.8-0.8 pts
62Ouray County13.7-0.3 pts
63Crowley County110 pts
64Mineral County9+0.2 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

MLA 9

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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_colorado_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 Colorado by population under 18, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/colorado-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2021
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/colorado-counties?period=2021
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/colorado-counties?period=2021.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Colorado by population under 18 using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"population_0_17_share","level":"province","within":"Colorado","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=population_0_17_share&level=province&within=Colorado&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest population under 18?

Yuma County, with 27% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Mineral County, with 9% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

Population under 18: other rankings

Counties in Colorado: more rankings