Counties in Florida by population under 18

Hendry County had the highest population under 18 of 67 counties in 2015, at 26.8%. Sumter County had the lowest, at 7.3%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Florida was 20.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.8Hendry County
Lowest7.3Sumter County
Median20.167 counties
Florida20.3History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 18.2 %Baker County: 24.3 %Bay County: 21.5 %Bradford County: 19.9 %Brevard County: 18.7 %Broward County: 21.4 %Calhoun County: 21 %Charlotte County: 13.1 %Citrus County: 14.9 %Clay County: 24.6 %Collier County: 18 %Columbia County: 21.8 %DeSoto County: 21 %Dixie County: 18.4 %Duval County: 22.2 %Escambia County: 20.4 %Flagler County: 17.8 %Franklin County: 16.1 %Gadsden County: 21.8 %Gilchrist County: 20.9 %Glades County: 17.6 %Gulf County: 14.7 %Hamilton County: 19.2 %Hardee County: 26.5 %Hendry County: 26.8 %Hernando County: 18.7 %Highlands County: 17.9 %Hillsborough County: 22.8 %Holmes County: 20.1 %Indian River County: 17.5 %Jackson County: 18.8 %Jefferson County: 17.6 %Lafayette County: 18.8 %Lake County: 19.6 %Lee County: 18.5 %Leon County: 19.2 %Levy County: 20.1 %Liberty County: 19.9 %Madison County: 20.2 %Manatee County: 19.6 %Marion County: 18.5 %Martin County: 17.1 %Miami-Dade County: 20.3 %Monroe County: 14.7 %Nassau County: 20.5 %Okaloosa County: 22.1 %Okeechobee County: 22.4 %Orange County: 22.8 %Osceola County: 24.7 %Palm Beach County: 19.6 %Pasco County: 20.6 %Pinellas County: 16.8 %Polk County: 22.6 %Putnam County: 21.2 %St. Johns County: 22.9 %St. Lucie County: 20.8 %Santa Rosa County: 22.8 %Sarasota County: 14.7 %Seminole County: 21.7 %Sumter County: 7.3 %Suwannee County: 21.4 %Taylor County: 19.2 %Union County: 18.5 %Volusia County: 17.9 %Wakulla County: 21 %Walton County: 20.4 %Washington County: 20.2 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Hendry County: 26.8 %Hendry County26.8Hardee County: 26.5 %Hardee County26.5Osceola County: 24.7 %Osceola County24.7Clay County: 24.6 %Clay County24.6Baker County: 24.3 %Baker County24.3St. Johns County: 22.9 %St. Johns County22.9Hillsborough County: 22.8 %Hillsborough County22.8Santa Rosa County: 22.8 %Santa Rosa County22.8Orange County: 22.8 %Orange County22.8Polk County: 22.6 %Polk County22.6Okeechobee County: 22.4 %Okeechobee County22.4Duval County: 22.2 %Duval County22.2Okaloosa County: 22.1 %Okaloosa County22.1Gadsden County: 21.8 %Gadsden County21.8Columbia County: 21.8 %Columbia County21.8Seminole County: 21.7 %Seminole County21.7Bay County: 21.5 %Bay County21.5Suwannee County: 21.4 %Suwannee County21.4Broward County: 21.4 %Broward County21.4Putnam County: 21.2 %Putnam County21.2DeSoto County: 21 %DeSoto County21Calhoun County: 21 %Calhoun County21Wakulla County: 21 %Wakulla County21Gilchrist County: 20.9 %Gilchrist County20.9St. Lucie County: 20.8 %St. Lucie County20.8Pasco County: 20.6 %Pasco County20.6Nassau County: 20.5 %Nassau County20.5Walton County: 20.4 %Walton County20.4Escambia County: 20.4 %Escambia County20.4Miami-Dade County: 20.3 %Miami-Dade County20.3Madison County: 20.2 %Madison County20.2Washington County: 20.2 %Washington County20.2Levy County: 20.1 %Levy County20.1Holmes County: 20.1 %Holmes County20.1Liberty County: 19.9 %Liberty County19.9Bradford County: 19.9 %Bradford County19.9Lake County: 19.6 %Lake County19.6Palm Beach County: 19.6 %Palm Beach County19.6Manatee County: 19.6 %Manatee County19.6Taylor County: 19.2 %Taylor County19.2Hendry County: 26.8 %Hendry County26.8Hardee County: 26.5 %Hardee County26.5Osceola County: 24.7 %Osceola County24.7Clay County: 24.6 %Clay County24.6Baker County: 24.3 %Baker County24.3St. Johns County: 22.9 %St. Johns County22.9Hillsborough County: 22.8 %Hillsborough County22.8Santa Rosa County: 22.8 %Santa Rosa County22.8Orange County: 22.8 %Orange County22.8Polk County: 22.6 %Polk County22.6Okeechobee County: 22.4 %Okeechobee County22.4Duval County: 22.2 %Duval County22.2Okaloosa County: 22.1 %Okaloosa County22.1Gadsden County: 21.8 %Gadsden County21.8Columbia County: 21.8 %Columbia County21.8Seminole County: 21.7 %Seminole County21.7Bay County: 21.5 %Bay County21.5Suwannee County: 21.4 %Suwannee County21.4Broward County: 21.4 %Broward County21.4Putnam County: 21.2 %Putnam County21.2DeSoto County: 21 %DeSoto County21Calhoun County: 21 %Calhoun County21Wakulla County: 21 %Wakulla County21Gilchrist County: 20.9 %Gilchrist County20.9St. Lucie County: 20.8 %St. Lucie County20.8Pasco County: 20.6 %Pasco County20.6Nassau County: 20.5 %Nassau County20.5Walton County: 20.4 %Walton County20.4Escambia County: 20.4 %Escambia County20.4Miami-Dade County: 20.3 %Miami-Dade County20.3Madison County: 20.2 %Madison County20.2Washington County: 20.2 %Washington County20.2Levy County: 20.1 %Levy County20.1Holmes County: 20.1 %Holmes County20.1Liberty County: 19.9 %Liberty County19.9Bradford County: 19.9 %Bradford County19.9Lake County: 19.6 %Lake County19.6Palm Beach County: 19.6 %Palm Beach County19.6Manatee County: 19.6 %Manatee County19.6Taylor County: 19.2 %Taylor County19.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hendry County26.8-0.5 pts
2Hardee County26.5-0.3 pts
3Osceola County24.7-0.3 pts
4Clay County24.6-0.2 pts
5Baker County24.3-0.4 pts
6St. Johns County22.9+0.1 pts
7Hillsborough County22.8-0.1 pts
7Santa Rosa County22.8-0.2 pts
9Orange County22.8-0.1 pts
10Polk County22.6-0.1 pts
11Okeechobee County22.4-0.3 pts
12Duval County22.2-0.2 pts
13Okaloosa County22.1-0.1 pts
14Gadsden County21.8-0.2 pts
15Columbia County21.8-0 pts
16Seminole County21.7-0.1 pts
17Bay County21.50 pts
18Suwannee County21.4-0.1 pts
19Broward County21.4-0.2 pts
20Putnam County21.2-0.2 pts
21DeSoto County21-0.3 pts
22Calhoun County210 pts
23Wakulla County21+0.2 pts
24Gilchrist County20.9+0.3 pts
25St. Lucie County20.8-0.3 pts
26Pasco County20.60 pts
27Nassau County20.5-0.1 pts
28Walton County20.4+0.1 pts
29Escambia County20.4-0.1 pts
30Miami-Dade County20.3-0.1 pts
31Madison County20.2-0 pts
32Washington County20.20 pts
33Levy County20.1-0.1 pts
34Holmes County20.1-0.3 pts
35Liberty County19.9+0.5 pts
36Bradford County19.9-0.2 pts
37Lake County19.6-0.1 pts
38Palm Beach County19.6-0.1 pts
39Manatee County19.6-0.2 pts
40Taylor County19.20 pts
41Leon County19.20 pts
42Hamilton County19.2-0.2 pts
43Lafayette County18.8-0.6 pts
44Jackson County18.8-0 pts
45Hernando County18.7-0.2 pts
46Brevard County18.7-0.1 pts
47Lee County18.5-0.2 pts
48Union County18.5-0.1 pts
49Marion County18.5-0.1 pts
50Dixie County18.4-0.3 pts
51Alachua County18.20 pts
52Collier County18-0.3 pts
53Volusia County17.9-0.1 pts
54Highlands County17.9-0.1 pts
55Flagler County17.8-0.4 pts
56Jefferson County17.6+0.1 pts
57Glades County17.6-0.3 pts
58Indian River County17.5-0.3 pts
59Martin County17.1-0 pts
60Pinellas County16.8-0.2 pts
61Franklin County16.1-0.2 pts
62Citrus County14.9-0.2 pts
63Monroe County14.7-0.1 pts
64Gulf County14.7-0 pts
65Sarasota County14.7-0.2 pts
66Charlotte County13.1-0.2 pts
67Sumter County7.3-0.3 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Hendry County, with 26.8% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Sumter County, with 7.3% in 2015.

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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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