Counties in Florida by population under 18, 2025

Hendry County had the highest population under 18 of 67 counties in 2025, at 24.9%. Sumter County had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 19.2% and the figure for Florida was 18.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.9Hendry County
Lowest7.6Sumter County
Median19.267 counties
Florida18.9History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Hendry County: 24.9 %Hendry County24.9Hardee County: 24.7 %Hardee County24.7Baker County: 24.3 %Baker County24.3Osceola County: 22.7 %Osceola County22.7Okeechobee County: 22.5 %Okeechobee County22.5Clay County: 22.5 %Clay County22.5Okaloosa County: 22.2 %Okaloosa County22.2Polk County: 21.7 %Polk County21.7St. Johns County: 21.6 %St. Johns County21.6Taylor County: 21.5 %Taylor County21.5Santa Rosa County: 21.4 %Santa Rosa County21.4Gilchrist County: 21.3 %Gilchrist County21.3Duval County: 21.2 %Duval County21.2Columbia County: 21.2 %Columbia County21.2Walton County: 21.1 %Walton County21.1Gadsden County: 21 %Gadsden County21Hillsborough County: 20.9 %Hillsborough County20.9Bay County: 20.7 %Bay County20.7Bradford County: 20.7 %Bradford County20.7Orange County: 20.7 %Orange County20.7Putnam County: 20.4 %Putnam County20.4Wakulla County: 20.3 %Wakulla County20.3Suwannee County: 20.1 %Suwannee County20.1Holmes County: 20 %Holmes County20Seminole County: 19.9 %Seminole County19.9Pasco County: 19.9 %Pasco County19.9Escambia County: 19.8 %Escambia County19.8Broward County: 19.8 %Broward County19.8St. Lucie County: 19.5 %St. Lucie County19.5Washington County: 19.5 %Washington County19.5Calhoun County: 19.5 %Calhoun County19.5Hamilton County: 19.3 %Hamilton County19.3DeSoto County: 19.3 %DeSoto County19.3Levy County: 19.2 %Levy County19.2Miami-Dade County: 19.2 %Miami-Dade County19.2Union County: 19.1 %Union County19.1Jackson County: 19 %Jackson County19Madison County: 18.8 %Madison County18.8Nassau County: 18.8 %Nassau County18.8Palm Beach County: 18.5 %Palm Beach County18.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Hendry County24.9-0.3 pts
2Hardee County24.7-0.3 pts
3Baker County24.3-0.3 pts
4Osceola County22.7-0.3 pts
5Okeechobee County22.5-0.3 pts
6Clay County22.5-0.4 pts
7Okaloosa County22.2-0.1 pts
8Polk County21.7-0.2 pts
9St. Johns County21.6-0.4 pts
10Taylor County21.5+0.3 pts
11Santa Rosa County21.4-0.4 pts
12Gilchrist County21.3-0.1 pts
13Duval County21.2-0.1 pts
14Columbia County21.2-0.3 pts
15Walton County21.1+0.1 pts
16Gadsden County21-0 pts
17Hillsborough County20.9-0.3 pts
18Bay County20.7-0.2 pts
19Bradford County20.7-0 pts
20Orange County20.7-0.3 pts
21Putnam County20.4-0.2 pts
22Wakulla County20.3-0.1 pts
23Suwannee County20.1-0.4 pts
24Holmes County20-0 pts
25Seminole County19.9-0.4 pts
26Pasco County19.9-0.2 pts
27Escambia County19.8-0.1 pts
28Broward County19.8-0.3 pts
29St. Lucie County19.5-0.2 pts
30Washington County19.5-0 pts
31Calhoun County19.5-0.5 pts
32Hamilton County19.3+0.1 pts
33DeSoto County19.3-0.3 pts
34Levy County19.2-0.2 pts
35Miami-Dade County19.2-0.2 pts
36Union County19.1-0.7 pts
37Jackson County19+0.2 pts
38Madison County18.8-0.9 pts
39Nassau County18.8-0.4 pts
40Palm Beach County18.5-0.3 pts
41Liberty County18.4-0.6 pts
42Hernando County18.3-0.2 pts
43Leon County18.1-0.2 pts
44Marion County18-0.1 pts
45Lake County18-0.4 pts
46Brevard County17.5-0.2 pts
47Alachua County17.5-0 pts
48Dixie County17.4-0.2 pts
49Lee County17.3-0.1 pts
50Lafayette County17.1-0.1 pts
51Manatee County17.1-0.3 pts
52Volusia County16.9-0.2 pts
53Highlands County16.7-0.2 pts
54Jefferson County16.2-0.1 pts
55Collier County16.1-0.2 pts
56Martin County15.9-0.1 pts
57Flagler County15.2-0.3 pts
58Gulf County15.1+0.1 pts
59Indian River County15-0.1 pts
60Monroe County14.5-0.2 pts
61Pinellas County14.3-0.3 pts
62Citrus County14.2-0.2 pts
63Franklin County13.9-0.2 pts
64Sarasota County13.8-0.1 pts
65Glades County13.5-0.6 pts
66Charlotte County120 pts
67Sumter County7.6+0.2 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.

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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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 Florida by population under 18, 2025. 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/florida-counties. 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 Florida by population under 18, 2025. 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/florida-counties.

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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 Florida by population under 18, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hendry County, with 24.9% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sumter County, with 7.6% in 2025.

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