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Counties in Georgia by population under 18

Long County had the highest population under 18 of 159 counties in 2022, at 31.3%. Towns County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for Georgia was 23%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.3Long County
Lowest12.7Towns County
Median22.4159 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 24.2 %Atkinson County: 25.2 %Bacon County: 25.4 %Baker County: 20.2 %Baldwin County: 18.3 %Banks County: 22.5 %Barrow County: 25.1 %Bartow County: 22.8 %Ben Hill County: 23.9 %Berrien County: 24.2 %Bibb County: 23.6 %Bleckley County: 21.3 %Brantley County: 24 %Brooks County: 20.9 %Bryan County: 28.2 %Bulloch County: 20.5 %Burke County: 22.6 %Butts County: 20.1 %Calhoun County: 15.1 %Camden County: 24 %Candler County: 26 %Carroll County: 24 %Catoosa County: 21.9 %Charlton County: 18.5 %Chatham County: 20.2 %Chattahoochee County: 24.5 %Chattooga County: 22.1 %Cherokee County: 22.6 %Clarke County: 16.4 %Clay County: 21.1 %Clayton County: 25.2 %Clinch County: 25.1 %Cobb County: 22.3 %Coffee County: 24.8 %Colquitt County: 25.3 %Columbia County: 25.6 %Cook County: 25.1 %Coweta County: 23.2 %Crawford County: 20.2 %Crisp County: 23.6 %Dade County: 19.6 %Dawson County: 20.1 %Decatur County: 23.1 %DeKalb County: 22 %Dodge County: 20.3 %Dooly County: 17.4 %Dougherty County: 23.8 %Douglas County: 24.9 %Early County: 22.5 %Echols County: 24.9 %Effingham County: 26.7 %Elbert County: 21.9 %Emanuel County: 24 %Evans County: 23.6 %Fannin County: 15.5 %Fayette County: 22.5 %Floyd County: 22.5 %Forsyth County: 26.4 %Franklin County: 22 %Fulton County: 20.6 %Gilmer County: 18.4 %Glascock County: 21.4 %Glynn County: 21 %Gordon County: 23.6 %Grady County: 23.5 %Greene County: 17.3 %Gwinnett County: 25.3 %Habersham County: 21.9 %Hall County: 23.7 %Hancock County: 13.6 %Haralson County: 24.1 %Harris County: 22.4 %Hart County: 20.4 %Heard County: 23.6 %Henry County: 25.1 %Houston County: 25 %Irwin County: 22.5 %Jackson County: 25.3 %Jasper County: 23.3 %Jeff Davis County: 25.6 %Jefferson County: 21.7 %Jenkins County: 19.3 %Johnson County: 18 %Jones County: 23.1 %Lamar County: 22.1 %Lanier County: 24.8 %Laurens County: 23.9 %Lee County: 24.7 %Liberty County: 26.9 %Lincoln County: 19.2 %Long County: 31.3 %Lowndes County: 24.9 %Lumpkin County: 17.2 %McDuffie County: 22.9 %McIntosh County: 17.4 %Macon County: 18.3 %Madison County: 23.4 %Marion County: 22.3 %Meriwether County: 20 %Miller County: 20.3 %Mitchell County: 21.6 %Monroe County: 21.3 %Montgomery County: 20.7 %Morgan County: 22.1 %Murray County: 23.9 %Muscogee County: 24.1 %Newton County: 24.6 %Oconee County: 26.8 %Oglethorpe County: 21.5 %Paulding County: 25.8 %Peach County: 21.5 %Pickens County: 18.4 %Pierce County: 24.7 %Pike County: 24.4 %Polk County: 24.9 %Pulaski County: 18.7 %Putnam County: 18.8 %Quitman County: 16.3 %Rabun County: 17.6 %Randolph County: 21.9 %Richmond County: 22.4 %Rockdale County: 23.4 %Schley County: 26.5 %Screven County: 22.7 %Seminole County: 19.6 %Spalding County: 22.4 %Stephens County: 21.3 %Stewart County: 15.1 %Sumter County: 21.3 %Talbot County: 16.5 %Taliaferro County: 18.4 %Tattnall County: 21.3 %Taylor County: 20.9 %Telfair County: 18.1 %Terrell County: 20.3 %Thomas County: 23.3 %Tift County: 24.4 %Toombs County: 25.8 %Towns County: 12.7 %Treutlen County: 21.9 %Troup County: 24.3 %Turner County: 22.4 %Twiggs County: 16.7 %Union County: 15.3 %Upson County: 21.7 %Walker County: 21.7 %Walton County: 23.9 %Ware County: 24.1 %Warren County: 20.2 %Washington County: 21.1 %Wayne County: 23.7 %Webster County: 19.5 %Wheeler County: 16.5 %White County: 19.7 %Whitfield County: 25.1 %Wilcox County: 17.9 %Wilkes County: 20.1 %Wilkinson County: 20.9 %Worth County: 20.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Long County: 31.3 %Long County31.3Bryan County: 28.2 %Bryan County28.2Liberty County: 26.9 %Liberty County26.9Oconee County: 26.8 %Oconee County26.8Effingham County: 26.7 %Effingham County26.7Schley County: 26.5 %Schley County26.5Forsyth County: 26.4 %Forsyth County26.4Candler County: 26 %Candler County26Toombs County: 25.8 %Toombs County25.8Paulding County: 25.8 %Paulding County25.8Columbia County: 25.6 %Columbia County25.6Jeff Davis County: 25.6 %Jeff Davis County25.6Bacon County: 25.4 %Bacon County25.4Gwinnett County: 25.3 %Gwinnett County25.3Colquitt County: 25.3 %Colquitt County25.3Jackson County: 25.3 %Jackson County25.3Clayton County: 25.2 %Clayton County25.2Atkinson County: 25.2 %Atkinson County25.2Cook County: 25.1 %Cook County25.1Henry County: 25.1 %Henry County25.1Clinch County: 25.1 %Clinch County25.1Barrow County: 25.1 %Barrow County25.1Whitfield County: 25.1 %Whitfield County25.1Houston County: 25 %Houston County25Echols County: 24.9 %Echols County24.9Lowndes County: 24.9 %Lowndes County24.9Polk County: 24.9 %Polk County24.9Douglas County: 24.9 %Douglas County24.9Lanier County: 24.8 %Lanier County24.8Coffee County: 24.8 %Coffee County24.8Pierce County: 24.7 %Pierce County24.7Lee County: 24.7 %Lee County24.7Newton County: 24.6 %Newton County24.6Chattahoochee County: 24.5 %Chattahoochee County24.5Tift County: 24.4 %Tift County24.4Pike County: 24.4 %Pike County24.4Troup County: 24.3 %Troup County24.3Berrien County: 24.2 %Berrien County24.2Appling County: 24.2 %Appling County24.2Haralson County: 24.1 %Haralson County24.1Long County: 31.3 %Long County31.3Bryan County: 28.2 %Bryan County28.2Liberty County: 26.9 %Liberty County26.9Oconee County: 26.8 %Oconee County26.8Effingham County: 26.7 %Effingham County26.7Schley County: 26.5 %Schley County26.5Forsyth County: 26.4 %Forsyth County26.4Candler County: 26 %Candler County26Toombs County: 25.8 %Toombs County25.8Paulding County: 25.8 %Paulding County25.8Columbia County: 25.6 %Columbia County25.6Jeff Davis County: 25.6 %Jeff Davis County25.6Bacon County: 25.4 %Bacon County25.4Gwinnett County: 25.3 %Gwinnett County25.3Colquitt County: 25.3 %Colquitt County25.3Jackson County: 25.3 %Jackson County25.3Clayton County: 25.2 %Clayton County25.2Atkinson County: 25.2 %Atkinson County25.2Cook County: 25.1 %Cook County25.1Henry County: 25.1 %Henry County25.1Clinch County: 25.1 %Clinch County25.1Barrow County: 25.1 %Barrow County25.1Whitfield County: 25.1 %Whitfield County25.1Houston County: 25 %Houston County25Echols County: 24.9 %Echols County24.9Lowndes County: 24.9 %Lowndes County24.9Polk County: 24.9 %Polk County24.9Douglas County: 24.9 %Douglas County24.9Lanier County: 24.8 %Lanier County24.8Coffee County: 24.8 %Coffee County24.8Pierce County: 24.7 %Pierce County24.7Lee County: 24.7 %Lee County24.7Newton County: 24.6 %Newton County24.6Chattahoochee County: 24.5 %Chattahoochee County24.5Tift County: 24.4 %Tift County24.4Pike County: 24.4 %Pike County24.4Troup County: 24.3 %Troup County24.3Berrien County: 24.2 %Berrien County24.2Appling County: 24.2 %Appling County24.2Haralson County: 24.1 %Haralson County24.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Long County31.3-0.1 pts
2Bryan County28.2-0.1 pts
3Liberty County26.9+0.2 pts
4Oconee County26.8-0.2 pts
5Effingham County26.7-0.2 pts
6Schley County26.5-0.1 pts
7Forsyth County26.4-0.6 pts
8Candler County26+0.6 pts
9Toombs County25.8+0.2 pts
10Paulding County25.8-0.3 pts
11Columbia County25.6-0.3 pts
12Jeff Davis County25.6-0.4 pts
13Bacon County25.4-0.2 pts
14Gwinnett County25.3-0.3 pts
15Colquitt County25.3-0.3 pts
16Jackson County25.3-0.2 pts
17Clayton County25.2-0.4 pts
18Atkinson County25.2-0.8 pts
19Cook County25.10 pts
19Henry County25.1-0.1 pts
21Clinch County25.1+0.1 pts
22Barrow County25.1-0.3 pts
23Whitfield County25.1-0.5 pts
24Houston County25-0.2 pts
25Echols County24.9-0.8 pts
26Lowndes County24.90 pts
27Polk County24.9-0.1 pts
28Douglas County24.9-0.2 pts
29Lanier County24.8-0.2 pts
30Coffee County24.8-0.1 pts
31Pierce County24.7+0.1 pts
32Lee County24.7-0.5 pts
33Newton County24.6-0.3 pts
34Chattahoochee County24.5+0.1 pts
35Tift County24.4-0.1 pts
36Pike County24.4+0.3 pts
37Troup County24.3-0.1 pts
38Berrien County24.2-0.4 pts
39Appling County24.2-0 pts
40Haralson County24.1+0.1 pts
41Muscogee County24.1-0.1 pts
42Ware County24.10 pts
43Carroll County24+0.1 pts
44Emanuel County24-0.4 pts
45Brantley County24-0.1 pts
46Camden County24+0.1 pts
47Murray County23.9-0.1 pts
48Ben Hill County23.9-0.1 pts
49Walton County23.9-0.3 pts
50Laurens County23.9-0.1 pts
51Dougherty County23.8-0.4 pts
52Hall County23.7-0.3 pts
52Wayne County23.7+0.1 pts
54Crisp County23.6+0.3 pts
55Gordon County23.6-0.3 pts
56Bibb County23.6+0.2 pts
57Heard County23.60 pts
58Evans County23.6-0.5 pts
59Grady County23.5+0.1 pts
60Madison County23.4+0.1 pts
61Rockdale County23.4-0.2 pts
62Jasper County23.3-0.2 pts
63Thomas County23.3-0.3 pts
64Coweta County23.2-0.4 pts
65Decatur County23.1-0 pts
66Jones County23.1-0.4 pts
67McDuffie County22.9-0.3 pts
68Bartow County22.8-0.3 pts
69Screven County22.7-0.2 pts
70Burke County22.6-0.4 pts
71Cherokee County22.6-0.5 pts
72Early County22.5-0.2 pts
73Banks County22.5+0.1 pts
74Fayette County22.5-0.2 pts
75Floyd County22.5-0.1 pts
76Irwin County22.5+0.5 pts
77Spalding County22.4-0.3 pts
78Richmond County22.40 pts
79Harris County22.4-0.3 pts
80Turner County22.4-0.1 pts
81Marion County22.3+0.5 pts
82Cobb County22.3-0.3 pts
83Chattooga County22.1+0.1 pts
84Morgan County22.1-0.4 pts
85Lamar County22.1-0.3 pts
86Franklin County22-0.3 pts
87DeKalb County22-0.2 pts
88Catoosa County21.9-0.4 pts
89Habersham County21.9+0.1 pts
90Treutlen County21.9-0.1 pts
91Randolph County21.9+0.3 pts
92Elbert County21.9+0.2 pts
93Upson County21.70 pts
94Jefferson County21.7-0.3 pts
95Walker County21.7-0.2 pts
96Mitchell County21.6-0.2 pts
97Oglethorpe County21.5+0.2 pts
98Peach County21.5+0.1 pts
99Glascock County21.4+0.1 pts
100Bleckley County21.3-0.5 pts
101Sumter County21.3-0.5 pts
102Stephens County21.3+0.1 pts
103Tattnall County21.3-0 pts
104Monroe County21.3-0.2 pts
105Washington County21.1-0.4 pts
106Clay County21.10 pts
107Glynn County21-0.3 pts
108Taylor County20.9-0.4 pts
109Wilkinson County20.9-0.1 pts
110Brooks County20.9-0.5 pts
111Worth County20.8-0 pts
112Montgomery County20.7-0.7 pts
113Fulton County20.6-0.2 pts
114Bulloch County20.5-0.3 pts
115Hart County20.4-0.4 pts
116Miller County20.3-0.2 pts
117Dodge County20.3-0.4 pts
118Terrell County20.3-0.5 pts
119Warren County20.2-0 pts
120Baker County20.2-0 pts
121Crawford County20.2-0.3 pts
122Chatham County20.2-0.2 pts
123Butts County20.1+0.2 pts
124Dawson County20.1-0.1 pts
125Wilkes County20.10 pts
126Meriwether County20+0.1 pts
127White County19.7-0.3 pts
128Seminole County19.6-0.3 pts
129Dade County19.6-0.4 pts
130Webster County19.5-0.4 pts
131Jenkins County19.3+0.2 pts
132Lincoln County19.2+0.3 pts
133Putnam County18.8-0.2 pts
134Pulaski County18.7-0.7 pts
135Charlton County18.5-0.3 pts
136Pickens County18.4-0.3 pts
137Gilmer County18.4-0.2 pts
138Taliaferro County18.4+1.3 pts
139Baldwin County18.3-0.4 pts
140Macon County18.3-0.3 pts
141Telfair County18.1-0.3 pts
142Johnson County18-0.4 pts
143Wilcox County17.90 pts
144Rabun County17.6-0.3 pts
145McIntosh County17.40 pts
146Dooly County17.4+0.2 pts
147Greene County17.3-0.6 pts
148Lumpkin County17.2-0.7 pts
149Twiggs County16.7-0.5 pts
150Wheeler County16.5+1 pts
151Talbot County16.5-0.3 pts
152Clarke County16.4-0.3 pts
153Quitman County16.3-0.1 pts
154Fannin County15.5-0.5 pts
155Union County15.3-0.1 pts
156Calhoun County15.1-0 pts
157Stewart County15.1+1.1 pts
158Hancock County13.6-0.2 pts
159Towns County12.7+0.4 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Long County, with 31.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Towns County, with 12.7% in 2022.

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