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Counties in Georgia by population under 18

Long County had the highest population under 18 of 159 counties in 2016, at 30.3%. Towns County had the lowest, at 13.1%. The median was 23.2% and the figure for Georgia was 24.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.3Long County
Lowest13.1Towns County
Median23.2159 counties
Georgia24.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 24.9 %Atkinson County: 27.2 %Bacon County: 25.8 %Baker County: 20.2 %Baldwin County: 19.3 %Banks County: 23.7 %Barrow County: 26.5 %Bartow County: 24.5 %Ben Hill County: 24.6 %Berrien County: 24.9 %Bibb County: 24.2 %Bleckley County: 22.9 %Brantley County: 24.5 %Brooks County: 22 %Bryan County: 28.9 %Bulloch County: 20.6 %Burke County: 25.1 %Butts County: 20.6 %Calhoun County: 17.4 %Camden County: 24.1 %Candler County: 24.9 %Carroll County: 24.2 %Catoosa County: 23.6 %Charlton County: 19.6 %Chatham County: 21.8 %Chattahoochee County: 22.4 %Chattooga County: 22.2 %Cherokee County: 25.6 %Clarke County: 17.7 %Clay County: 22.1 %Clayton County: 27.4 %Clinch County: 26.1 %Cobb County: 24.2 %Coffee County: 24.9 %Colquitt County: 26.7 %Columbia County: 26.5 %Cook County: 25.8 %Coweta County: 25.4 %Crawford County: 21.5 %Crisp County: 23.9 %Dade County: 20 %Dawson County: 20.6 %Decatur County: 24.1 %DeKalb County: 23.2 %Dodge County: 21.1 %Dooly County: 19.4 %Dougherty County: 24.1 %Douglas County: 26 %Early County: 24.4 %Echols County: 26.4 %Effingham County: 27.1 %Elbert County: 21.6 %Emanuel County: 24.5 %Evans County: 25.8 %Fannin County: 17.4 %Fayette County: 23.5 %Floyd County: 23.4 %Forsyth County: 29.3 %Franklin County: 21.8 %Fulton County: 22.4 %Gilmer County: 20.1 %Glascock County: 23.9 %Glynn County: 22.7 %Gordon County: 25.5 %Grady County: 24.6 %Greene County: 19.3 %Gwinnett County: 27.2 %Habersham County: 22.7 %Hall County: 26 %Hancock County: 15.6 %Haralson County: 23.9 %Harris County: 22.7 %Hart County: 21.4 %Heard County: 23.5 %Henry County: 26.5 %Houston County: 25.8 %Irwin County: 22.5 %Jackson County: 25.8 %Jasper County: 24.4 %Jeff Davis County: 27.4 %Jefferson County: 22.9 %Jenkins County: 20.5 %Johnson County: 18.3 %Jones County: 24.6 %Lamar County: 21 %Lanier County: 26.4 %Laurens County: 24.5 %Lee County: 26.2 %Liberty County: 27.3 %Lincoln County: 19.6 %Long County: 30.3 %Lowndes County: 24.3 %Lumpkin County: 18.4 %McDuffie County: 24.7 %McIntosh County: 18.9 %Macon County: 19.4 %Madison County: 23.2 %Marion County: 22.8 %Meriwether County: 21.2 %Miller County: 22 %Mitchell County: 22.8 %Monroe County: 21.5 %Montgomery County: 22 %Morgan County: 22.9 %Murray County: 25.2 %Muscogee County: 24.4 %Newton County: 26 %Oconee County: 27.6 %Oglethorpe County: 22.1 %Paulding County: 27.5 %Peach County: 21.7 %Pickens County: 20.4 %Pierce County: 25 %Pike County: 24.3 %Polk County: 25.4 %Pulaski County: 19.4 %Putnam County: 20.3 %Quitman County: 17.8 %Rabun County: 19.2 %Randolph County: 22.1 %Richmond County: 23 %Rockdale County: 24.9 %Schley County: 27.4 %Screven County: 22.7 %Seminole County: 21.2 %Spalding County: 23.4 %Stephens County: 21.4 %Stewart County: 14.4 %Sumter County: 23.3 %Talbot County: 18 %Taliaferro County: 19.5 %Tattnall County: 22 %Taylor County: 21.3 %Telfair County: 19 %Terrell County: 22.8 %Thomas County: 24 %Tift County: 24.8 %Toombs County: 26.2 %Towns County: 13.1 %Treutlen County: 24 %Troup County: 25 %Turner County: 23.1 %Twiggs County: 18.8 %Union County: 16.4 %Upson County: 21.8 %Walker County: 22.4 %Walton County: 25.5 %Ware County: 23.3 %Warren County: 21.1 %Washington County: 22.3 %Wayne County: 24.2 %Webster County: 22.1 %Wheeler County: 17 %White County: 20.5 %Whitfield County: 27 %Wilcox County: 18.4 %Wilkes County: 21 %Wilkinson County: 22.3 %Worth County: 22.4 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Long County: 30.3 %Long County30.3Forsyth County: 29.3 %Forsyth County29.3Bryan County: 28.9 %Bryan County28.9Oconee County: 27.6 %Oconee County27.6Paulding County: 27.5 %Paulding County27.5Jeff Davis County: 27.4 %Jeff Davis County27.4Schley County: 27.4 %Schley County27.4Clayton County: 27.4 %Clayton County27.4Liberty County: 27.3 %Liberty County27.3Atkinson County: 27.2 %Atkinson County27.2Gwinnett County: 27.2 %Gwinnett County27.2Effingham County: 27.1 %Effingham County27.1Whitfield County: 27 %Whitfield County27Colquitt County: 26.7 %Colquitt County26.7Columbia County: 26.5 %Columbia County26.5Henry County: 26.5 %Henry County26.5Barrow County: 26.5 %Barrow County26.5Lanier County: 26.4 %Lanier County26.4Echols County: 26.4 %Echols County26.4Lee County: 26.2 %Lee County26.2Toombs County: 26.2 %Toombs County26.2Clinch County: 26.1 %Clinch County26.1Douglas County: 26 %Douglas County26Newton County: 26 %Newton County26Hall County: 26 %Hall County26Cook County: 25.8 %Cook County25.8Bacon County: 25.8 %Bacon County25.8Evans County: 25.8 %Evans County25.8Jackson County: 25.8 %Jackson County25.8Houston County: 25.8 %Houston County25.8Cherokee County: 25.6 %Cherokee County25.6Walton County: 25.5 %Walton County25.5Gordon County: 25.5 %Gordon County25.5Polk County: 25.4 %Polk County25.4Coweta County: 25.4 %Coweta County25.4Murray County: 25.2 %Murray County25.2Burke County: 25.1 %Burke County25.1Troup County: 25 %Troup County25Pierce County: 25 %Pierce County25Candler County: 24.9 %Candler County24.9Long County: 30.3 %Long County30.3Forsyth County: 29.3 %Forsyth County29.3Bryan County: 28.9 %Bryan County28.9Oconee County: 27.6 %Oconee County27.6Paulding County: 27.5 %Paulding County27.5Jeff Davis County: 27.4 %Jeff Davis County27.4Schley County: 27.4 %Schley County27.4Clayton County: 27.4 %Clayton County27.4Liberty County: 27.3 %Liberty County27.3Atkinson County: 27.2 %Atkinson County27.2Gwinnett County: 27.2 %Gwinnett County27.2Effingham County: 27.1 %Effingham County27.1Whitfield County: 27 %Whitfield County27Colquitt County: 26.7 %Colquitt County26.7Columbia County: 26.5 %Columbia County26.5Henry County: 26.5 %Henry County26.5Barrow County: 26.5 %Barrow County26.5Lanier County: 26.4 %Lanier County26.4Echols County: 26.4 %Echols County26.4Lee County: 26.2 %Lee County26.2Toombs County: 26.2 %Toombs County26.2Clinch County: 26.1 %Clinch County26.1Douglas County: 26 %Douglas County26Newton County: 26 %Newton County26Hall County: 26 %Hall County26Cook County: 25.8 %Cook County25.8Bacon County: 25.8 %Bacon County25.8Evans County: 25.8 %Evans County25.8Jackson County: 25.8 %Jackson County25.8Houston County: 25.8 %Houston County25.8Cherokee County: 25.6 %Cherokee County25.6Walton County: 25.5 %Walton County25.5Gordon County: 25.5 %Gordon County25.5Polk County: 25.4 %Polk County25.4Coweta County: 25.4 %Coweta County25.4Murray County: 25.2 %Murray County25.2Burke County: 25.1 %Burke County25.1Troup County: 25 %Troup County25Pierce County: 25 %Pierce County25Candler County: 24.9 %Candler County24.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Long County30.3+0.2 pts
2Forsyth County29.3-0.3 pts
3Bryan County28.9+0.1 pts
4Oconee County27.6+0.1 pts
5Paulding County27.5-0.4 pts
6Jeff Davis County27.4-0.3 pts
7Schley County27.4-0.7 pts
8Clayton County27.4-0.2 pts
9Liberty County27.3-0.2 pts
10Atkinson County27.2-0.2 pts
11Gwinnett County27.2-0.3 pts
12Effingham County27.1-0.1 pts
13Whitfield County27-0.2 pts
14Colquitt County26.70 pts
15Columbia County26.5-0.1 pts
16Henry County26.5-0.3 pts
17Barrow County26.5-0.4 pts
18Lanier County26.4+0.7 pts
19Echols County26.4-1 pts
20Lee County26.2-0.4 pts
21Toombs County26.2-0.3 pts
22Clinch County26.1-0 pts
23Douglas County26-0.4 pts
24Newton County26-0.4 pts
25Hall County26-0.3 pts
26Cook County25.8-0.1 pts
27Bacon County25.8+0.1 pts
28Evans County25.8-0 pts
29Jackson County25.8-0 pts
30Houston County25.80 pts
31Cherokee County25.6-0.4 pts
32Walton County25.5-0.2 pts
33Gordon County25.5-0.1 pts
34Polk County25.4-0.3 pts
35Coweta County25.4-0.3 pts
36Murray County25.2-0.3 pts
37Burke County25.1-0 pts
38Troup County25-0.2 pts
39Pierce County25-0.1 pts
40Candler County24.9-0.3 pts
41Appling County24.9+0.1 pts
42Berrien County24.9+0.4 pts
43Coffee County24.90 pts
44Rockdale County24.9-0.4 pts
45Tift County24.8-0.2 pts
46McDuffie County24.7-0.2 pts
47Grady County24.6-0.2 pts
48Ben Hill County24.6-0.4 pts
49Jones County24.6-0.1 pts
50Emanuel County24.5-0.2 pts
51Brantley County24.5-0.4 pts
52Bartow County24.5-0.3 pts
53Laurens County24.5-0 pts
54Muscogee County24.4-0.1 pts
55Early County24.4-0.4 pts
56Jasper County24.4+0.1 pts
57Pike County24.3-0.6 pts
58Lowndes County24.30 pts
59Carroll County24.20 pts
60Wayne County24.2-0.7 pts
61Cobb County24.2-0.3 pts
62Bibb County24.2-0.3 pts
63Camden County24.1+0.1 pts
64Dougherty County24.1-0.2 pts
65Decatur County24.1+0.2 pts
66Treutlen County24+0.3 pts
67Thomas County24-0 pts
68Crisp County23.9-0.2 pts
69Glascock County23.9-0.2 pts
70Haralson County23.9-0.2 pts
71Banks County23.7-0.3 pts
72Catoosa County23.6-0.2 pts
73Heard County23.5-0.3 pts
74Fayette County23.5-0.3 pts
75Floyd County23.40 pts
76Spalding County23.4-0.4 pts
77Ware County23.3+0.1 pts
78Sumter County23.3-0.3 pts
79Madison County23.2-0.2 pts
80DeKalb County23.2-0.2 pts
81Turner County23.1+0.1 pts
82Richmond County23-0.2 pts
83Morgan County22.9-0 pts
84Jefferson County22.9-0.1 pts
85Bleckley County22.9-0.5 pts
86Terrell County22.8-0.3 pts
87Marion County22.8+0.2 pts
88Mitchell County22.8-0.5 pts
89Habersham County22.7+0.1 pts
90Harris County22.7-0.2 pts
91Screven County22.7-0.4 pts
92Glynn County22.7-0.3 pts
93Irwin County22.5-0.6 pts
94Walker County22.4-0 pts
95Chattahoochee County22.4-0.6 pts
96Worth County22.4+0.1 pts
97Fulton County22.4-0.3 pts
98Washington County22.3+0.3 pts
99Wilkinson County22.30 pts
100Chattooga County22.2-0.4 pts
101Randolph County22.1-0 pts
102Webster County22.1-0.4 pts
103Oglethorpe County22.1-0.1 pts
104Clay County22.1-0.1 pts
105Tattnall County22+0.2 pts
106Montgomery County22-0.1 pts
107Brooks County22+0.4 pts
108Miller County22+0.4 pts
109Upson County21.8-0.2 pts
110Franklin County21.8-0.1 pts
111Chatham County21.8-0.2 pts
112Peach County21.7-0.4 pts
113Elbert County21.6-0.1 pts
114Crawford County21.5-0.2 pts
115Monroe County21.5+0.1 pts
116Hart County21.4+0.1 pts
117Stephens County21.4-0 pts
118Taylor County21.3-0.3 pts
119Seminole County21.2-0.3 pts
120Meriwether County21.2-0.5 pts
121Dodge County21.1-0.3 pts
122Warren County21.1-0.5 pts
123Wilkes County21-0.5 pts
124Lamar County21-0.2 pts
125Dawson County20.6-0.4 pts
126Butts County20.6-0.2 pts
127Bulloch County20.6-0 pts
128White County20.5-0.7 pts
129Jenkins County20.5-0.6 pts
130Pickens County20.4-0.2 pts
131Putnam County20.3-0.2 pts
132Baker County20.2-0.5 pts
133Gilmer County20.1-0.5 pts
134Dade County20+0.4 pts
135Lincoln County19.6+0.4 pts
136Charlton County19.6+0.6 pts
137Taliaferro County19.5+1.2 pts
138Macon County19.4-0 pts
139Dooly County19.4-0.4 pts
140Pulaski County19.4-0.1 pts
141Greene County19.3-0.1 pts
142Baldwin County19.3-0.1 pts
143Rabun County19.2-0 pts
144Telfair County19+0.2 pts
145McIntosh County18.9-0.4 pts
146Twiggs County18.8+0.2 pts
147Wilcox County18.4+0.3 pts
148Lumpkin County18.4-0.2 pts
149Johnson County18.3-0.4 pts
150Talbot County18-0.4 pts
151Quitman County17.8+0.8 pts
152Clarke County17.7+0.2 pts
153Calhoun County17.4-0.3 pts
154Fannin County17.4-0.3 pts
155Wheeler County17+0.3 pts
156Union County16.40 pts
157Hancock County15.6-0 pts
158Stewart County14.4-0.4 pts
159Towns County13.1-0.1 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 Georgia by population under 18, 2016) [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 Georgia by population under 18, 2016. 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/georgia-counties?period=2016. 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 Georgia by population under 18, 2016. 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/georgia-counties?period=2016.

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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 Georgia by population under 18, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/georgia-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Long County, with 30.3% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Towns County, with 13.1% in 2016.

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