Counties in Florida by population under 18

Hendry County had the highest population under 18 of 67 counties in 2014, at 27.3%. Sumter County had the lowest, at 7.5%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Florida was 20.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.3Hendry County
Lowest7.5Sumter County
Median20.167 counties
Florida20.4History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 18.2 %Baker County: 24.7 %Bay County: 21.5 %Bradford County: 20.1 %Brevard County: 18.7 %Broward County: 21.5 %Calhoun County: 20.9 %Charlotte County: 13.3 %Citrus County: 15 %Clay County: 24.8 %Collier County: 18.3 %Columbia County: 21.8 %DeSoto County: 21.3 %Dixie County: 18.7 %Duval County: 22.4 %Escambia County: 20.5 %Flagler County: 18.1 %Franklin County: 16.2 %Gadsden County: 22 %Gilchrist County: 20.6 %Glades County: 17.9 %Gulf County: 14.8 %Hamilton County: 19.4 %Hardee County: 26.7 %Hendry County: 27.3 %Hernando County: 18.8 %Highlands County: 18 %Hillsborough County: 23 %Holmes County: 20.4 %Indian River County: 17.8 %Jackson County: 18.8 %Jefferson County: 17.5 %Lafayette County: 19.4 %Lake County: 19.7 %Lee County: 18.7 %Leon County: 19.2 %Levy County: 20.3 %Liberty County: 19.4 %Madison County: 20.2 %Manatee County: 19.7 %Marion County: 18.5 %Martin County: 17.1 %Miami-Dade County: 20.4 %Monroe County: 14.8 %Nassau County: 20.6 %Okaloosa County: 22.3 %Okeechobee County: 22.7 %Orange County: 22.9 %Osceola County: 24.9 %Palm Beach County: 19.7 %Pasco County: 20.6 %Pinellas County: 17 %Polk County: 22.7 %Putnam County: 21.4 %St. Johns County: 22.8 %St. Lucie County: 21.1 %Santa Rosa County: 23 %Sarasota County: 14.8 %Seminole County: 21.8 %Sumter County: 7.5 %Suwannee County: 21.5 %Taylor County: 19.2 %Union County: 18.6 %Volusia County: 18 %Wakulla County: 20.8 %Walton County: 20.3 %Washington County: 20.1 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Hendry County: 27.3 %Hendry County27.3Hardee County: 26.7 %Hardee County26.7Osceola County: 24.9 %Osceola County24.9Clay County: 24.8 %Clay County24.8Baker County: 24.7 %Baker County24.7Santa Rosa County: 23 %Santa Rosa County23Hillsborough County: 23 %Hillsborough County23Orange County: 22.9 %Orange County22.9St. Johns County: 22.8 %St. Johns County22.8Okeechobee County: 22.7 %Okeechobee County22.7Polk County: 22.7 %Polk County22.7Duval County: 22.4 %Duval County22.4Okaloosa County: 22.3 %Okaloosa County22.3Gadsden County: 22 %Gadsden County22Columbia County: 21.8 %Columbia County21.8Seminole County: 21.8 %Seminole County21.8Broward County: 21.5 %Broward County21.5Bay County: 21.5 %Bay County21.5Suwannee County: 21.5 %Suwannee County21.5Putnam County: 21.4 %Putnam County21.4DeSoto County: 21.3 %DeSoto County21.3St. Lucie County: 21.1 %St. Lucie County21.1Calhoun County: 20.9 %Calhoun County20.9Wakulla County: 20.8 %Wakulla County20.8Gilchrist County: 20.6 %Gilchrist County20.6Pasco County: 20.6 %Pasco County20.6Nassau County: 20.6 %Nassau County20.6Escambia County: 20.5 %Escambia County20.5Miami-Dade County: 20.4 %Miami-Dade County20.4Holmes County: 20.4 %Holmes County20.4Walton County: 20.3 %Walton County20.3Levy County: 20.3 %Levy County20.3Madison County: 20.2 %Madison County20.2Washington County: 20.1 %Washington County20.1Bradford County: 20.1 %Bradford County20.1Manatee County: 19.7 %Manatee County19.7Palm Beach County: 19.7 %Palm Beach County19.7Lake County: 19.7 %Lake County19.7Lafayette County: 19.4 %Lafayette County19.4Liberty County: 19.4 %Liberty County19.4Hendry County: 27.3 %Hendry County27.3Hardee County: 26.7 %Hardee County26.7Osceola County: 24.9 %Osceola County24.9Clay County: 24.8 %Clay County24.8Baker County: 24.7 %Baker County24.7Santa Rosa County: 23 %Santa Rosa County23Hillsborough County: 23 %Hillsborough County23Orange County: 22.9 %Orange County22.9St. Johns County: 22.8 %St. Johns County22.8Okeechobee County: 22.7 %Okeechobee County22.7Polk County: 22.7 %Polk County22.7Duval County: 22.4 %Duval County22.4Okaloosa County: 22.3 %Okaloosa County22.3Gadsden County: 22 %Gadsden County22Columbia County: 21.8 %Columbia County21.8Seminole County: 21.8 %Seminole County21.8Broward County: 21.5 %Broward County21.5Bay County: 21.5 %Bay County21.5Suwannee County: 21.5 %Suwannee County21.5Putnam County: 21.4 %Putnam County21.4DeSoto County: 21.3 %DeSoto County21.3St. Lucie County: 21.1 %St. Lucie County21.1Calhoun County: 20.9 %Calhoun County20.9Wakulla County: 20.8 %Wakulla County20.8Gilchrist County: 20.6 %Gilchrist County20.6Pasco County: 20.6 %Pasco County20.6Nassau County: 20.6 %Nassau County20.6Escambia County: 20.5 %Escambia County20.5Miami-Dade County: 20.4 %Miami-Dade County20.4Holmes County: 20.4 %Holmes County20.4Walton County: 20.3 %Walton County20.3Levy County: 20.3 %Levy County20.3Madison County: 20.2 %Madison County20.2Washington County: 20.1 %Washington County20.1Bradford County: 20.1 %Bradford County20.1Manatee County: 19.7 %Manatee County19.7Palm Beach County: 19.7 %Palm Beach County19.7Lake County: 19.7 %Lake County19.7Lafayette County: 19.4 %Lafayette County19.4Liberty County: 19.4 %Liberty County19.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hendry County27.3-0.3 pts
2Hardee County26.7-0.3 pts
3Osceola County24.9-0.3 pts
4Clay County24.8-0.2 pts
5Baker County24.7-0.2 pts
6Santa Rosa County23-0 pts
7Hillsborough County23-0.2 pts
8Orange County22.9-0.1 pts
9St. Johns County22.8-0 pts
10Okeechobee County22.7-0.2 pts
11Polk County22.7-0.1 pts
12Duval County22.4-0.2 pts
13Okaloosa County22.3-0 pts
14Gadsden County22-0.6 pts
15Columbia County21.8+0.2 pts
16Seminole County21.8-0.2 pts
17Broward County21.5-0.1 pts
18Bay County21.5-0 pts
19Suwannee County21.5-0 pts
20Putnam County21.4-0.3 pts
21DeSoto County21.3-0.3 pts
22St. Lucie County21.1-0.3 pts
23Calhoun County20.9-0.3 pts
24Wakulla County20.8-0.2 pts
25Gilchrist County20.6-0.1 pts
26Pasco County20.6-0.1 pts
27Nassau County20.6-0.4 pts
28Escambia County20.5-0.2 pts
29Miami-Dade County20.4-0.2 pts
30Holmes County20.40 pts
31Walton County20.3-0.1 pts
32Levy County20.3-0.1 pts
33Madison County20.2-0.4 pts
34Washington County20.1-0.5 pts
35Bradford County20.1-0.2 pts
36Manatee County19.7-0.3 pts
37Palm Beach County19.7-0.1 pts
38Lake County19.7-0.2 pts
39Lafayette County19.4-0.5 pts
40Liberty County19.4-1.1 pts
41Hamilton County19.4+0.5 pts
42Taylor County19.2+0.2 pts
43Leon County19.2-0 pts
44Hernando County18.8-0.2 pts
44Jackson County18.8-0 pts
46Lee County18.7-0.2 pts
47Brevard County18.7-0.2 pts
48Dixie County18.7-0.1 pts
49Union County18.60 pts
50Marion County18.5-0.1 pts
51Collier County18.3-0.2 pts
52Alachua County18.2+0.1 pts
53Flagler County18.1-0.5 pts
54Highlands County18-0.1 pts
55Volusia County18-0.1 pts
56Glades County17.9-0.1 pts
57Indian River County17.8-0.3 pts
58Jefferson County17.5-0.2 pts
59Martin County17.1-0.2 pts
60Pinellas County17-0.2 pts
61Franklin County16.2-0.2 pts
62Citrus County15-0.1 pts
63Sarasota County14.8-0.3 pts
64Monroe County14.8+0.1 pts
65Gulf County14.8-0.1 pts
66Charlotte County13.3-0.2 pts
67Sumter County7.5-0.3 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 Florida 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 Florida 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/florida-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 Florida 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/florida-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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Hendry County, with 27.3% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Sumter County, with 7.5% 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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