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Counties in Georgia by population under 18

Long County had the highest population under 18 of 159 counties in 2023, at 31%. Towns County had the lowest, at 12.5%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for Georgia was 22.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31Long County
Lowest12.5Towns County
Median22.1159 counties
Georgia22.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 23.8 %Atkinson County: 25.4 %Bacon County: 24.8 %Baker County: 19.6 %Baldwin County: 18.3 %Banks County: 22.7 %Barrow County: 24.9 %Bartow County: 22.5 %Ben Hill County: 23.6 %Berrien County: 24.1 %Bibb County: 23.6 %Bleckley County: 21 %Brantley County: 23.6 %Brooks County: 20.4 %Bryan County: 27.6 %Bulloch County: 20.5 %Burke County: 22.2 %Butts County: 20.2 %Calhoun County: 15.1 %Camden County: 23.8 %Candler County: 25.8 %Carroll County: 24 %Catoosa County: 21.4 %Charlton County: 18.2 %Chatham County: 19.9 %Chattahoochee County: 24.4 %Chattooga County: 22 %Cherokee County: 22.1 %Clarke County: 16.3 %Clay County: 20.1 %Clayton County: 24.6 %Clinch County: 25.2 %Cobb County: 22.1 %Coffee County: 24.9 %Colquitt County: 25.3 %Columbia County: 25.3 %Cook County: 25.4 %Coweta County: 23 %Crawford County: 19.7 %Crisp County: 23 %Dade County: 19.8 %Dawson County: 20.3 %Decatur County: 22.7 %DeKalb County: 21.7 %Dodge County: 19.9 %Dooly County: 16.5 %Dougherty County: 23.8 %Douglas County: 24.6 %Early County: 22.7 %Echols County: 24.7 %Effingham County: 26.4 %Elbert County: 21.8 %Emanuel County: 23.7 %Evans County: 23.4 %Fannin County: 15.7 %Fayette County: 22.1 %Floyd County: 22.4 %Forsyth County: 25.9 %Franklin County: 22.4 %Fulton County: 20.5 %Gilmer County: 18 %Glascock County: 21.5 %Glynn County: 20.9 %Gordon County: 23.3 %Grady County: 23.1 %Greene County: 16.7 %Gwinnett County: 25 %Habersham County: 21.6 %Hall County: 23.5 %Hancock County: 13.6 %Haralson County: 24.1 %Harris County: 21.9 %Hart County: 20.2 %Heard County: 23.1 %Henry County: 24.9 %Houston County: 24.9 %Irwin County: 22.7 %Jackson County: 25.3 %Jasper County: 23.4 %Jeff Davis County: 25.2 %Jefferson County: 21.6 %Jenkins County: 19.3 %Johnson County: 17.7 %Jones County: 22.7 %Lamar County: 21.8 %Lanier County: 24.5 %Laurens County: 23.8 %Lee County: 24 %Liberty County: 27.4 %Lincoln County: 19.2 %Long County: 31 %Lowndes County: 24.6 %Lumpkin County: 17 %McDuffie County: 22.6 %McIntosh County: 17.4 %Macon County: 17.7 %Madison County: 23.4 %Marion County: 21.9 %Meriwether County: 19.5 %Miller County: 20.9 %Mitchell County: 22.1 %Monroe County: 21.1 %Montgomery County: 20.9 %Morgan County: 21.9 %Murray County: 23.8 %Muscogee County: 24 %Newton County: 24.2 %Oconee County: 26.2 %Oglethorpe County: 21.1 %Paulding County: 25.4 %Peach County: 21.6 %Pickens County: 18.2 %Pierce County: 24.3 %Pike County: 23.9 %Polk County: 24.8 %Pulaski County: 19.3 %Putnam County: 18.6 %Quitman County: 16.7 %Rabun County: 17.4 %Randolph County: 21.4 %Richmond County: 22.6 %Rockdale County: 23 %Schley County: 25.4 %Screven County: 22.7 %Seminole County: 19.3 %Spalding County: 22.4 %Stephens County: 21.1 %Stewart County: 15.3 %Sumter County: 20.9 %Talbot County: 16.5 %Taliaferro County: 18.5 %Tattnall County: 21.2 %Taylor County: 20.5 %Telfair County: 20.6 %Terrell County: 20.6 %Thomas County: 23.1 %Tift County: 24.2 %Toombs County: 25.7 %Towns County: 12.5 %Treutlen County: 20.9 %Troup County: 24.2 %Turner County: 22.3 %Twiggs County: 16.7 %Union County: 14.9 %Upson County: 21.6 %Walker County: 21.7 %Walton County: 23.9 %Ware County: 23.9 %Warren County: 20.5 %Washington County: 20.7 %Wayne County: 23.8 %Webster County: 19.2 %Wheeler County: 16.6 %White County: 19.5 %Whitfield County: 24.7 %Wilcox County: 17.5 %Wilkes County: 19.6 %Wilkinson County: 21.1 %Worth County: 20.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Long County: 31 %Long County31Bryan County: 27.6 %Bryan County27.6Liberty County: 27.4 %Liberty County27.4Effingham County: 26.4 %Effingham County26.4Oconee County: 26.2 %Oconee County26.2Forsyth County: 25.9 %Forsyth County25.9Candler County: 25.8 %Candler County25.8Toombs County: 25.7 %Toombs County25.7Schley County: 25.4 %Schley County25.4Paulding County: 25.4 %Paulding County25.4Atkinson County: 25.4 %Atkinson County25.4Cook County: 25.4 %Cook County25.4Colquitt County: 25.3 %Colquitt County25.3Jackson County: 25.3 %Jackson County25.3Columbia County: 25.3 %Columbia County25.3Clinch County: 25.2 %Clinch County25.2Jeff Davis County: 25.2 %Jeff Davis County25.2Gwinnett County: 25 %Gwinnett County25Barrow County: 24.9 %Barrow County24.9Henry County: 24.9 %Henry County24.9Houston County: 24.9 %Houston County24.9Coffee County: 24.9 %Coffee County24.9Bacon County: 24.8 %Bacon County24.8Polk County: 24.8 %Polk County24.8Whitfield County: 24.7 %Whitfield County24.7Echols County: 24.7 %Echols County24.7Clayton County: 24.6 %Clayton County24.6Douglas County: 24.6 %Douglas County24.6Lowndes County: 24.6 %Lowndes County24.6Lanier County: 24.5 %Lanier County24.5Chattahoochee County: 24.4 %Chattahoochee County24.4Pierce County: 24.3 %Pierce County24.3Troup County: 24.2 %Troup County24.2Newton County: 24.2 %Newton County24.2Tift County: 24.2 %Tift County24.2Berrien County: 24.1 %Berrien County24.1Haralson County: 24.1 %Haralson County24.1Carroll County: 24 %Carroll County24Lee County: 24 %Lee County24Muscogee County: 24 %Muscogee County24Long County: 31 %Long County31Bryan County: 27.6 %Bryan County27.6Liberty County: 27.4 %Liberty County27.4Effingham County: 26.4 %Effingham County26.4Oconee County: 26.2 %Oconee County26.2Forsyth County: 25.9 %Forsyth County25.9Candler County: 25.8 %Candler County25.8Toombs County: 25.7 %Toombs County25.7Schley County: 25.4 %Schley County25.4Paulding County: 25.4 %Paulding County25.4Atkinson County: 25.4 %Atkinson County25.4Cook County: 25.4 %Cook County25.4Colquitt County: 25.3 %Colquitt County25.3Jackson County: 25.3 %Jackson County25.3Columbia County: 25.3 %Columbia County25.3Clinch County: 25.2 %Clinch County25.2Jeff Davis County: 25.2 %Jeff Davis County25.2Gwinnett County: 25 %Gwinnett County25Barrow County: 24.9 %Barrow County24.9Henry County: 24.9 %Henry County24.9Houston County: 24.9 %Houston County24.9Coffee County: 24.9 %Coffee County24.9Bacon County: 24.8 %Bacon County24.8Polk County: 24.8 %Polk County24.8Whitfield County: 24.7 %Whitfield County24.7Echols County: 24.7 %Echols County24.7Clayton County: 24.6 %Clayton County24.6Douglas County: 24.6 %Douglas County24.6Lowndes County: 24.6 %Lowndes County24.6Lanier County: 24.5 %Lanier County24.5Chattahoochee County: 24.4 %Chattahoochee County24.4Pierce County: 24.3 %Pierce County24.3Troup County: 24.2 %Troup County24.2Newton County: 24.2 %Newton County24.2Tift County: 24.2 %Tift County24.2Berrien County: 24.1 %Berrien County24.1Haralson County: 24.1 %Haralson County24.1Carroll County: 24 %Carroll County24Lee County: 24 %Lee County24Muscogee County: 24 %Muscogee County24
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Long County31-0.3 pts
2Bryan County27.6-0.6 pts
3Liberty County27.4+0.5 pts
4Effingham County26.4-0.3 pts
5Oconee County26.2-0.7 pts
6Forsyth County25.9-0.5 pts
7Candler County25.8-0.1 pts
8Toombs County25.7-0 pts
9Schley County25.4-1 pts
10Paulding County25.4-0.4 pts
11Atkinson County25.4+0.2 pts
12Cook County25.4+0.2 pts
13Colquitt County25.30 pts
14Jackson County25.3-0 pts
15Columbia County25.3-0.4 pts
16Clinch County25.2+0.1 pts
17Jeff Davis County25.2-0.4 pts
18Gwinnett County25-0.4 pts
19Barrow County24.9-0.1 pts
20Henry County24.9-0.2 pts
21Houston County24.9-0.1 pts
22Coffee County24.9+0.1 pts
23Bacon County24.8-0.5 pts
24Polk County24.8-0.1 pts
25Whitfield County24.7-0.4 pts
26Echols County24.7-0.3 pts
27Clayton County24.6-0.5 pts
28Douglas County24.6-0.3 pts
29Lowndes County24.6-0.3 pts
30Lanier County24.5-0.2 pts
31Chattahoochee County24.4-0 pts
32Pierce County24.3-0.4 pts
33Troup County24.2-0 pts
34Newton County24.2-0.4 pts
35Tift County24.2-0.3 pts
36Berrien County24.1-0.1 pts
37Haralson County24.1-0 pts
38Carroll County24-0 pts
39Lee County24-0.7 pts
40Muscogee County24-0.1 pts
41Ware County23.9-0.1 pts
42Walton County23.90 pts
43Pike County23.9-0.4 pts
44Appling County23.8-0.4 pts
45Dougherty County23.80 pts
46Laurens County23.8-0.1 pts
47Wayne County23.8+0.1 pts
48Murray County23.8-0.1 pts
49Camden County23.8-0.2 pts
50Emanuel County23.7-0.3 pts
51Ben Hill County23.6-0.3 pts
52Brantley County23.6-0.4 pts
53Bibb County23.6-0 pts
54Hall County23.5-0.2 pts
55Evans County23.4-0.2 pts
56Jasper County23.40 pts
57Madison County23.4-0 pts
58Gordon County23.3-0.3 pts
59Thomas County23.1-0.2 pts
60Heard County23.1-0.5 pts
61Grady County23.1-0.4 pts
62Crisp County23-0.6 pts
63Rockdale County23-0.4 pts
64Coweta County23-0.2 pts
65Jones County22.7-0.4 pts
66Decatur County22.7-0.4 pts
67Screven County22.70 pts
68Banks County22.7+0.2 pts
68Early County22.7+0.1 pts
70Irwin County22.7+0.2 pts
71McDuffie County22.6-0.3 pts
72Richmond County22.6+0.1 pts
73Bartow County22.5-0.3 pts
74Franklin County22.4+0.4 pts
75Floyd County22.4-0.1 pts
76Spalding County22.4-0 pts
77Turner County22.3-0 pts
78Burke County22.2-0.5 pts
79Mitchell County22.1+0.6 pts
80Fayette County22.1-0.4 pts
81Cherokee County22.1-0.5 pts
82Cobb County22.1-0.2 pts
83Chattooga County22-0.1 pts
84Harris County21.9-0.5 pts
85Morgan County21.9-0.2 pts
86Marion County21.9-0.4 pts
87Elbert County21.8-0.1 pts
88Lamar County21.8-0.3 pts
89DeKalb County21.7-0.3 pts
90Walker County21.7-0 pts
91Upson County21.6-0.1 pts
92Habersham County21.6-0.3 pts
93Jefferson County21.6-0.1 pts
94Peach County21.6+0.1 pts
95Glascock County21.5+0.1 pts
96Randolph County21.4-0.5 pts
97Catoosa County21.4-0.6 pts
98Tattnall County21.2-0.1 pts
99Oglethorpe County21.1-0.4 pts
100Stephens County21.1-0.2 pts
101Monroe County21.1-0.2 pts
102Wilkinson County21.1+0.2 pts
103Bleckley County21-0.3 pts
104Miller County20.9+0.6 pts
105Treutlen County20.9-1 pts
106Montgomery County20.9+0.2 pts
106Sumter County20.9-0.4 pts
108Glynn County20.9-0.1 pts
109Washington County20.7-0.5 pts
110Telfair County20.6+2.5 pts
111Terrell County20.6+0.3 pts
112Worth County20.6-0.2 pts
113Warren County20.5+0.3 pts
114Taylor County20.5-0.4 pts
115Fulton County20.5-0.2 pts
116Bulloch County20.5-0 pts
117Brooks County20.4-0.5 pts
118Dawson County20.3+0.2 pts
119Butts County20.20 pts
120Hart County20.2-0.2 pts
121Clay County20.1-1 pts
122Chatham County19.9-0.3 pts
123Dodge County19.9-0.5 pts
124Dade County19.8+0.2 pts
125Crawford County19.7-0.4 pts
126Wilkes County19.6-0.5 pts
127Baker County19.6-0.6 pts
128Meriwether County19.5-0.5 pts
129White County19.5-0.3 pts
130Seminole County19.3-0.3 pts
131Pulaski County19.3+0.6 pts
132Jenkins County19.3-0 pts
133Lincoln County19.20 pts
134Webster County19.2-0.3 pts
135Putnam County18.6-0.2 pts
136Taliaferro County18.5+0.1 pts
137Baldwin County18.3-0 pts
138Pickens County18.2-0.2 pts
139Charlton County18.2-0.3 pts
140Gilmer County18-0.3 pts
141Macon County17.7-0.5 pts
142Johnson County17.7-0.4 pts
143Wilcox County17.5-0.4 pts
144Rabun County17.4-0.2 pts
145McIntosh County17.4-0 pts
146Lumpkin County17-0.1 pts
147Quitman County16.7+0.4 pts
148Twiggs County16.70 pts
149Greene County16.7-0.6 pts
150Wheeler County16.6+0.1 pts
151Dooly County16.5-0.9 pts
152Talbot County16.5-0 pts
153Clarke County16.3-0.1 pts
154Fannin County15.7+0.2 pts
155Stewart County15.3+0.2 pts
156Calhoun County15.1-0 pts
157Union County14.9-0.4 pts
158Hancock County13.6-0 pts
159Towns County12.5-0.2 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Long County, with 31% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Towns County, with 12.5% in 2023.

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