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Counties in Georgia by population under 18

Long County had the highest population under 18 of 159 counties in 2017, at 30.2%. Towns County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 23% and the figure for Georgia was 24%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.2Long County
Lowest13Towns County
Median23159 counties
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Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 24.7 %Atkinson County: 27 %Bacon County: 26.1 %Baker County: 20.8 %Baldwin County: 19.2 %Banks County: 23.3 %Barrow County: 26.1 %Bartow County: 24.2 %Ben Hill County: 24.4 %Berrien County: 24.6 %Bibb County: 24 %Bleckley County: 23.1 %Brantley County: 24.5 %Brooks County: 22.2 %Bryan County: 28.8 %Bulloch County: 20.8 %Burke County: 25 %Butts County: 20.3 %Calhoun County: 17.1 %Camden County: 24 %Candler County: 24.4 %Carroll County: 24.1 %Catoosa County: 23.4 %Charlton County: 19.9 %Chatham County: 21.4 %Chattahoochee County: 22.6 %Chattooga County: 22.4 %Cherokee County: 25.2 %Clarke County: 17.7 %Clay County: 22.2 %Clayton County: 27 %Clinch County: 26 %Cobb County: 23.9 %Coffee County: 24.9 %Colquitt County: 26.5 %Columbia County: 26.6 %Cook County: 25.3 %Coweta County: 25 %Crawford County: 21.5 %Crisp County: 23.3 %Dade County: 20 %Dawson County: 20.5 %Decatur County: 23.9 %DeKalb County: 22.9 %Dodge County: 21.3 %Dooly County: 19.3 %Dougherty County: 23.9 %Douglas County: 25.7 %Early County: 24.3 %Echols County: 26.4 %Effingham County: 26.9 %Elbert County: 21.5 %Emanuel County: 24.3 %Evans County: 25.4 %Fannin County: 17.2 %Fayette County: 23.5 %Floyd County: 23.1 %Forsyth County: 28.9 %Franklin County: 21.8 %Fulton County: 21.9 %Gilmer County: 19.6 %Glascock County: 23.7 %Glynn County: 22.2 %Gordon County: 25 %Grady County: 24.4 %Greene County: 19.4 %Gwinnett County: 26.9 %Habersham County: 22.6 %Hall County: 25.6 %Hancock County: 15 %Haralson County: 23.8 %Harris County: 22.5 %Hart County: 21.5 %Heard County: 23.6 %Henry County: 26 %Houston County: 25.7 %Irwin County: 22.2 %Jackson County: 25.9 %Jasper County: 24.2 %Jeff Davis County: 27.3 %Jefferson County: 22.7 %Jenkins County: 20 %Johnson County: 18.5 %Jones County: 24.2 %Lamar County: 21.4 %Lanier County: 26.3 %Laurens County: 24.3 %Lee County: 26 %Liberty County: 26.8 %Lincoln County: 19.3 %Long County: 30.2 %Lowndes County: 24.5 %Lumpkin County: 18 %McDuffie County: 24.3 %McIntosh County: 18.2 %Macon County: 18.9 %Madison County: 23.3 %Marion County: 22.9 %Meriwether County: 20.8 %Miller County: 21.9 %Mitchell County: 22.4 %Monroe County: 21.6 %Montgomery County: 21.8 %Morgan County: 23 %Murray County: 25.1 %Muscogee County: 24.3 %Newton County: 25.6 %Oconee County: 27.7 %Oglethorpe County: 21.7 %Paulding County: 27.2 %Peach County: 21.3 %Pickens County: 20.5 %Pierce County: 25.2 %Pike County: 24.1 %Polk County: 25.2 %Pulaski County: 19.3 %Putnam County: 20.1 %Quitman County: 17.7 %Rabun County: 18.9 %Randolph County: 21.7 %Richmond County: 22.7 %Rockdale County: 24.6 %Schley County: 27.3 %Screven County: 22.8 %Seminole County: 21.1 %Spalding County: 23.1 %Stephens County: 21.2 %Stewart County: 14.3 %Sumter County: 22.6 %Talbot County: 17.2 %Taliaferro County: 19.1 %Tattnall County: 22.2 %Taylor County: 21.7 %Telfair County: 18.4 %Terrell County: 22.4 %Thomas County: 23.9 %Tift County: 24.7 %Toombs County: 25.6 %Towns County: 13 %Treutlen County: 23.7 %Troup County: 24.7 %Turner County: 22.5 %Twiggs County: 18.8 %Union County: 16.4 %Upson County: 21.7 %Walker County: 22.4 %Walton County: 25.2 %Ware County: 23.2 %Warren County: 20.9 %Washington County: 22.1 %Wayne County: 24.1 %Webster County: 21.4 %Wheeler County: 17 %White County: 20.1 %Whitfield County: 26.6 %Wilcox County: 18 %Wilkes County: 20.5 %Wilkinson County: 22.1 %Worth County: 21.8 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Long County: 30.2 %Long County30.2Forsyth County: 28.9 %Forsyth County28.9Bryan County: 28.8 %Bryan County28.8Oconee County: 27.7 %Oconee County27.7Schley County: 27.3 %Schley County27.3Jeff Davis County: 27.3 %Jeff Davis County27.3Paulding County: 27.2 %Paulding County27.2Clayton County: 27 %Clayton County27Atkinson County: 27 %Atkinson County27Effingham County: 26.9 %Effingham County26.9Gwinnett County: 26.9 %Gwinnett County26.9Liberty County: 26.8 %Liberty County26.8Whitfield County: 26.6 %Whitfield County26.6Columbia County: 26.6 %Columbia County26.6Colquitt County: 26.5 %Colquitt County26.5Echols County: 26.4 %Echols County26.4Lanier County: 26.3 %Lanier County26.3Barrow County: 26.1 %Barrow County26.1Bacon County: 26.1 %Bacon County26.1Clinch County: 26 %Clinch County26Henry County: 26 %Henry County26Lee County: 26 %Lee County26Jackson County: 25.9 %Jackson County25.9Douglas County: 25.7 %Douglas County25.7Houston County: 25.7 %Houston County25.7Toombs County: 25.6 %Toombs County25.6Newton County: 25.6 %Newton County25.6Hall County: 25.6 %Hall County25.6Evans County: 25.4 %Evans County25.4Cook County: 25.3 %Cook County25.3Cherokee County: 25.2 %Cherokee County25.2Pierce County: 25.2 %Pierce County25.2Walton County: 25.2 %Walton County25.2Polk County: 25.2 %Polk County25.2Murray County: 25.1 %Murray County25.1Coweta County: 25 %Coweta County25Gordon County: 25 %Gordon County25Burke County: 25 %Burke County25Coffee County: 24.9 %Coffee County24.9Appling County: 24.7 %Appling County24.7Long County: 30.2 %Long County30.2Forsyth County: 28.9 %Forsyth County28.9Bryan County: 28.8 %Bryan County28.8Oconee County: 27.7 %Oconee County27.7Schley County: 27.3 %Schley County27.3Jeff Davis County: 27.3 %Jeff Davis County27.3Paulding County: 27.2 %Paulding County27.2Clayton County: 27 %Clayton County27Atkinson County: 27 %Atkinson County27Effingham County: 26.9 %Effingham County26.9Gwinnett County: 26.9 %Gwinnett County26.9Liberty County: 26.8 %Liberty County26.8Whitfield County: 26.6 %Whitfield County26.6Columbia County: 26.6 %Columbia County26.6Colquitt County: 26.5 %Colquitt County26.5Echols County: 26.4 %Echols County26.4Lanier County: 26.3 %Lanier County26.3Barrow County: 26.1 %Barrow County26.1Bacon County: 26.1 %Bacon County26.1Clinch County: 26 %Clinch County26Henry County: 26 %Henry County26Lee County: 26 %Lee County26Jackson County: 25.9 %Jackson County25.9Douglas County: 25.7 %Douglas County25.7Houston County: 25.7 %Houston County25.7Toombs County: 25.6 %Toombs County25.6Newton County: 25.6 %Newton County25.6Hall County: 25.6 %Hall County25.6Evans County: 25.4 %Evans County25.4Cook County: 25.3 %Cook County25.3Cherokee County: 25.2 %Cherokee County25.2Pierce County: 25.2 %Pierce County25.2Walton County: 25.2 %Walton County25.2Polk County: 25.2 %Polk County25.2Murray County: 25.1 %Murray County25.1Coweta County: 25 %Coweta County25Gordon County: 25 %Gordon County25Burke County: 25 %Burke County25Coffee County: 24.9 %Coffee County24.9Appling County: 24.7 %Appling County24.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Long County30.2-0.1 pts
2Forsyth County28.9-0.4 pts
3Bryan County28.8-0.1 pts
4Oconee County27.7+0.1 pts
5Schley County27.3-0.1 pts
6Jeff Davis County27.3-0.1 pts
7Paulding County27.2-0.3 pts
8Clayton County27-0.3 pts
9Atkinson County27-0.2 pts
10Effingham County26.9-0.1 pts
11Gwinnett County26.9-0.3 pts
12Liberty County26.8-0.5 pts
13Whitfield County26.6-0.3 pts
14Columbia County26.60 pts
15Colquitt County26.5-0.2 pts
16Echols County26.40 pts
17Lanier County26.3-0.1 pts
18Barrow County26.1-0.4 pts
19Bacon County26.1+0.2 pts
20Clinch County26-0.1 pts
21Henry County26-0.4 pts
22Lee County26-0.2 pts
23Jackson County25.9+0.1 pts
24Douglas County25.7-0.3 pts
25Houston County25.7-0.1 pts
26Toombs County25.6-0.6 pts
27Newton County25.6-0.4 pts
28Hall County25.6-0.4 pts
29Evans County25.4-0.4 pts
30Cook County25.3-0.5 pts
31Cherokee County25.2-0.4 pts
32Pierce County25.2+0.2 pts
33Walton County25.2-0.3 pts
34Polk County25.2-0.3 pts
35Murray County25.1-0.1 pts
36Coweta County25-0.3 pts
37Gordon County25-0.5 pts
38Burke County25-0.2 pts
39Coffee County24.90 pts
40Appling County24.7-0.2 pts
41Troup County24.7-0.3 pts
42Tift County24.7-0.1 pts
43Rockdale County24.6-0.2 pts
44Berrien County24.6-0.3 pts
45Brantley County24.50 pts
46Lowndes County24.5+0.1 pts
47Ben Hill County24.4-0.2 pts
48Grady County24.4-0.3 pts
49Candler County24.4-0.6 pts
50Laurens County24.3-0.1 pts
51Early County24.3-0.1 pts
52Muscogee County24.3-0.1 pts
53McDuffie County24.3-0.4 pts
54Emanuel County24.3-0.2 pts
55Bartow County24.2-0.2 pts
56Jasper County24.2-0.1 pts
57Jones County24.2-0.4 pts
58Wayne County24.1-0.1 pts
59Carroll County24.1-0.2 pts
60Pike County24.1-0.3 pts
61Camden County24-0.1 pts
62Bibb County24-0.2 pts
63Thomas County23.9-0.1 pts
64Cobb County23.9-0.3 pts
65Dougherty County23.9-0.2 pts
66Decatur County23.9-0.2 pts
67Haralson County23.8-0.1 pts
68Treutlen County23.7-0.3 pts
69Glascock County23.7-0.3 pts
70Heard County23.6+0.1 pts
71Fayette County23.5-0 pts
72Catoosa County23.4-0.2 pts
73Crisp County23.3-0.6 pts
74Madison County23.3+0.1 pts
75Banks County23.3-0.4 pts
76Ware County23.2-0.1 pts
77Bleckley County23.1+0.3 pts
78Floyd County23.1-0.2 pts
79Spalding County23.1-0.3 pts
80Morgan County23+0.1 pts
81Marion County22.9+0.2 pts
82DeKalb County22.9-0.2 pts
83Screven County22.8+0.1 pts
84Richmond County22.7-0.2 pts
85Jefferson County22.7-0.1 pts
86Chattahoochee County22.6+0.2 pts
87Habersham County22.6-0.1 pts
88Sumter County22.6-0.7 pts
89Turner County22.5-0.6 pts
90Harris County22.5-0.2 pts
91Mitchell County22.4-0.3 pts
92Chattooga County22.4+0.2 pts
92Terrell County22.4-0.5 pts
94Walker County22.4-0.1 pts
95Brooks County22.2+0.2 pts
96Clay County22.2+0.2 pts
97Glynn County22.2-0.4 pts
98Tattnall County22.2+0.2 pts
99Irwin County22.2-0.3 pts
100Wilkinson County22.1-0.2 pts
101Washington County22.1-0.2 pts
102Fulton County21.9-0.4 pts
103Miller County21.9-0.1 pts
104Montgomery County21.8-0.2 pts
105Franklin County21.80 pts
106Worth County21.8-0.6 pts
107Taylor County21.7+0.5 pts
108Randolph County21.7-0.4 pts
109Upson County21.7-0.1 pts
110Oglethorpe County21.7-0.4 pts
111Monroe County21.6+0.1 pts
112Elbert County21.5-0.1 pts
113Hart County21.5+0.1 pts
114Crawford County21.5-0.1 pts
115Webster County21.4-0.7 pts
116Chatham County21.4-0.4 pts
117Lamar County21.4+0.3 pts
118Dodge County21.3+0.2 pts
119Peach County21.3-0.4 pts
120Stephens County21.2-0.2 pts
121Seminole County21.1-0.1 pts
122Warren County20.9-0.2 pts
123Baker County20.8+0.7 pts
124Meriwether County20.8-0.4 pts
125Bulloch County20.8+0.2 pts
126Dawson County20.5-0.1 pts
127Pickens County20.5+0.1 pts
128Wilkes County20.5-0.6 pts
129Butts County20.3-0.2 pts
130Putnam County20.1-0.3 pts
131White County20.1-0.4 pts
132Jenkins County20-0.5 pts
133Dade County20-0 pts
134Charlton County19.9+0.3 pts
135Gilmer County19.6-0.5 pts
136Greene County19.40 pts
137Pulaski County19.3-0.1 pts
138Lincoln County19.3-0.4 pts
139Dooly County19.3-0.1 pts
140Baldwin County19.2-0.1 pts
141Taliaferro County19.1-0.4 pts
142Macon County18.9-0.5 pts
143Rabun County18.9-0.3 pts
144Twiggs County18.80 pts
145Johnson County18.5+0.2 pts
146Telfair County18.4-0.5 pts
147McIntosh County18.2-0.7 pts
148Lumpkin County18-0.3 pts
149Wilcox County18-0.4 pts
150Clarke County17.70 pts
151Quitman County17.7-0.1 pts
152Talbot County17.2-0.7 pts
153Fannin County17.2-0.2 pts
154Calhoun County17.1-0.4 pts
155Wheeler County17-0 pts
156Union County16.4-0 pts
157Hancock County15-0.6 pts
158Stewart County14.3-0.1 pts
159Towns County13-0.1 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.

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 Georgia by population under 18, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Long County, with 30.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Towns County, with 13% in 2017.

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