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Counties in Georgia by population under 18

Long County had the highest population under 18 of 159 counties in 2024, at 30.6%. Towns County had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for Georgia was 22.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.6Long County
Lowest12.2Towns County
Median21.8159 counties
Georgia22.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 23.1 %Atkinson County: 25.4 %Bacon County: 24.5 %Baker County: 18.6 %Baldwin County: 17.9 %Banks County: 22.9 %Barrow County: 24.8 %Bartow County: 22.3 %Ben Hill County: 22.9 %Berrien County: 23.9 %Bibb County: 23.4 %Bleckley County: 20.4 %Brantley County: 23.5 %Brooks County: 20.2 %Bryan County: 27.4 %Bulloch County: 20.1 %Burke County: 21.6 %Butts County: 20.4 %Calhoun County: 14.8 %Camden County: 23.5 %Candler County: 25.1 %Carroll County: 23.8 %Catoosa County: 20.8 %Charlton County: 17.9 %Chatham County: 19.6 %Chattahoochee County: 24.6 %Chattooga County: 21.8 %Cherokee County: 21.6 %Clarke County: 16.2 %Clay County: 19.4 %Clayton County: 24 %Clinch County: 24.8 %Cobb County: 21.7 %Coffee County: 24.8 %Colquitt County: 25.3 %Columbia County: 24.8 %Cook County: 25.1 %Coweta County: 22.7 %Crawford County: 19.5 %Crisp County: 22.8 %Dade County: 19.6 %Dawson County: 20.4 %Decatur County: 22.5 %DeKalb County: 21.5 %Dodge County: 19.4 %Dooly County: 16.5 %Dougherty County: 23.6 %Douglas County: 24.3 %Early County: 22.5 %Echols County: 24.1 %Effingham County: 26.1 %Elbert County: 21.7 %Emanuel County: 23.4 %Evans County: 23.3 %Fannin County: 15.4 %Fayette County: 21.7 %Floyd County: 22.2 %Forsyth County: 25.2 %Franklin County: 22.6 %Fulton County: 20.3 %Gilmer County: 17.9 %Glascock County: 21.4 %Glynn County: 20.6 %Gordon County: 23.2 %Grady County: 23.1 %Greene County: 16.2 %Gwinnett County: 24.5 %Habersham County: 21.3 %Hall County: 23.3 %Hancock County: 13.1 %Haralson County: 23.9 %Harris County: 21.6 %Hart County: 20.1 %Heard County: 22.9 %Henry County: 24.6 %Houston County: 24.6 %Irwin County: 22.3 %Jackson County: 25.1 %Jasper County: 23 %Jeff Davis County: 24.9 %Jefferson County: 21.5 %Jenkins County: 19.3 %Johnson County: 17.8 %Jones County: 21.9 %Lamar County: 21.7 %Lanier County: 23.6 %Laurens County: 23.9 %Lee County: 23.5 %Liberty County: 27 %Lincoln County: 19.3 %Long County: 30.6 %Lowndes County: 24.4 %Lumpkin County: 16.9 %McDuffie County: 22.3 %McIntosh County: 17.2 %Macon County: 17.8 %Madison County: 23.2 %Marion County: 22.3 %Meriwether County: 19.2 %Miller County: 20.7 %Mitchell County: 22.2 %Monroe County: 20.9 %Montgomery County: 20.9 %Morgan County: 21.8 %Murray County: 23.3 %Muscogee County: 23.8 %Newton County: 24.1 %Oconee County: 25.5 %Oglethorpe County: 21.2 %Paulding County: 25 %Peach County: 21.5 %Pickens County: 17.9 %Pierce County: 23.9 %Pike County: 23.6 %Polk County: 24.7 %Pulaski County: 19 %Putnam County: 18.3 %Quitman County: 16.5 %Rabun County: 17.2 %Randolph County: 21.1 %Richmond County: 22.5 %Rockdale County: 22.5 %Schley County: 24.8 %Screven County: 22.5 %Seminole County: 19.2 %Spalding County: 22.1 %Stephens County: 20.9 %Stewart County: 14.8 %Sumter County: 20.5 %Talbot County: 16.6 %Taliaferro County: 18.5 %Tattnall County: 21.1 %Taylor County: 20 %Telfair County: 20.3 %Terrell County: 20.5 %Thomas County: 23.1 %Tift County: 24.3 %Toombs County: 25.5 %Towns County: 12.2 %Treutlen County: 20.8 %Troup County: 24.3 %Turner County: 22.2 %Twiggs County: 16.8 %Union County: 14.7 %Upson County: 21.6 %Walker County: 21.6 %Walton County: 23.9 %Ware County: 23.7 %Warren County: 20.9 %Washington County: 20.3 %Wayne County: 23.6 %Webster County: 18.1 %Wheeler County: 15.5 %White County: 19.3 %Whitfield County: 24.5 %Wilcox County: 17.5 %Wilkes County: 19.4 %Wilkinson County: 20.8 %Worth County: 20.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Long County: 30.6 %Long County30.6Bryan County: 27.4 %Bryan County27.4Liberty County: 27 %Liberty County27Effingham County: 26.1 %Effingham County26.1Toombs County: 25.5 %Toombs County25.5Oconee County: 25.5 %Oconee County25.5Atkinson County: 25.4 %Atkinson County25.4Colquitt County: 25.3 %Colquitt County25.3Forsyth County: 25.2 %Forsyth County25.2Candler County: 25.1 %Candler County25.1Cook County: 25.1 %Cook County25.1Jackson County: 25.1 %Jackson County25.1Paulding County: 25 %Paulding County25Jeff Davis County: 24.9 %Jeff Davis County24.9Barrow County: 24.8 %Barrow County24.8Clinch County: 24.8 %Clinch County24.8Coffee County: 24.8 %Coffee County24.8Columbia County: 24.8 %Columbia County24.8Schley County: 24.8 %Schley County24.8Polk County: 24.7 %Polk County24.7Henry County: 24.6 %Henry County24.6Chattahoochee County: 24.6 %Chattahoochee County24.6Houston County: 24.6 %Houston County24.6Bacon County: 24.5 %Bacon County24.5Gwinnett County: 24.5 %Gwinnett County24.5Whitfield County: 24.5 %Whitfield County24.5Lowndes County: 24.4 %Lowndes County24.4Douglas County: 24.3 %Douglas County24.3Tift County: 24.3 %Tift County24.3Troup County: 24.3 %Troup County24.3Newton County: 24.1 %Newton County24.1Echols County: 24.1 %Echols County24.1Clayton County: 24 %Clayton County24Laurens County: 23.9 %Laurens County23.9Pierce County: 23.9 %Pierce County23.9Berrien County: 23.9 %Berrien County23.9Haralson County: 23.9 %Haralson County23.9Walton County: 23.9 %Walton County23.9Carroll County: 23.8 %Carroll County23.8Muscogee County: 23.8 %Muscogee County23.8Long County: 30.6 %Long County30.6Bryan County: 27.4 %Bryan County27.4Liberty County: 27 %Liberty County27Effingham County: 26.1 %Effingham County26.1Toombs County: 25.5 %Toombs County25.5Oconee County: 25.5 %Oconee County25.5Atkinson County: 25.4 %Atkinson County25.4Colquitt County: 25.3 %Colquitt County25.3Forsyth County: 25.2 %Forsyth County25.2Candler County: 25.1 %Candler County25.1Cook County: 25.1 %Cook County25.1Jackson County: 25.1 %Jackson County25.1Paulding County: 25 %Paulding County25Jeff Davis County: 24.9 %Jeff Davis County24.9Barrow County: 24.8 %Barrow County24.8Clinch County: 24.8 %Clinch County24.8Coffee County: 24.8 %Coffee County24.8Columbia County: 24.8 %Columbia County24.8Schley County: 24.8 %Schley County24.8Polk County: 24.7 %Polk County24.7Henry County: 24.6 %Henry County24.6Chattahoochee County: 24.6 %Chattahoochee County24.6Houston County: 24.6 %Houston County24.6Bacon County: 24.5 %Bacon County24.5Gwinnett County: 24.5 %Gwinnett County24.5Whitfield County: 24.5 %Whitfield County24.5Lowndes County: 24.4 %Lowndes County24.4Douglas County: 24.3 %Douglas County24.3Tift County: 24.3 %Tift County24.3Troup County: 24.3 %Troup County24.3Newton County: 24.1 %Newton County24.1Echols County: 24.1 %Echols County24.1Clayton County: 24 %Clayton County24Laurens County: 23.9 %Laurens County23.9Pierce County: 23.9 %Pierce County23.9Berrien County: 23.9 %Berrien County23.9Haralson County: 23.9 %Haralson County23.9Walton County: 23.9 %Walton County23.9Carroll County: 23.8 %Carroll County23.8Muscogee County: 23.8 %Muscogee County23.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Long County30.6-0.4 pts
2Bryan County27.4-0.1 pts
3Liberty County27-0.4 pts
4Effingham County26.1-0.3 pts
5Toombs County25.5-0.2 pts
6Oconee County25.5-0.7 pts
7Atkinson County25.4-0 pts
8Colquitt County25.3-0 pts
9Forsyth County25.2-0.7 pts
10Candler County25.1-0.7 pts
11Cook County25.1-0.2 pts
12Jackson County25.1-0.2 pts
13Paulding County25-0.4 pts
14Jeff Davis County24.9-0.2 pts
15Barrow County24.8-0.1 pts
16Clinch County24.8-0.4 pts
17Coffee County24.8-0 pts
18Columbia County24.8-0.5 pts
19Schley County24.8-0.7 pts
20Polk County24.7-0.2 pts
21Henry County24.6-0.3 pts
22Chattahoochee County24.6+0.2 pts
22Houston County24.6-0.3 pts
24Bacon County24.5-0.3 pts
25Gwinnett County24.5-0.4 pts
26Whitfield County24.5-0.2 pts
27Lowndes County24.4-0.2 pts
28Douglas County24.3-0.3 pts
29Tift County24.3+0.1 pts
30Troup County24.30 pts
31Newton County24.1-0.1 pts
32Echols County24.1-0.5 pts
33Clayton County24-0.6 pts
34Laurens County23.9+0.1 pts
35Pierce County23.9-0.4 pts
36Berrien County23.9-0.2 pts
37Haralson County23.9-0.2 pts
38Walton County23.9-0.1 pts
39Carroll County23.8-0.2 pts
39Muscogee County23.8-0.1 pts
41Ware County23.7-0.3 pts
42Lanier County23.6-0.9 pts
43Dougherty County23.6-0.2 pts
44Wayne County23.6-0.2 pts
45Pike County23.6-0.3 pts
46Lee County23.5-0.5 pts
47Brantley County23.5-0.1 pts
48Camden County23.5-0.3 pts
49Emanuel County23.4-0.3 pts
50Bibb County23.4-0.1 pts
51Hall County23.3-0.2 pts
51Murray County23.3-0.4 pts
53Evans County23.3-0.1 pts
54Gordon County23.2-0.1 pts
55Madison County23.2-0.2 pts
56Grady County23.1+0.1 pts
57Thomas County23.1-0.1 pts
58Appling County23.1-0.8 pts
59Jasper County23-0.4 pts
60Heard County22.9-0.2 pts
61Banks County22.9+0.2 pts
62Ben Hill County22.9-0.8 pts
63Crisp County22.8-0.2 pts
64Coweta County22.7-0.2 pts
65Franklin County22.6+0.2 pts
66Richmond County22.5-0 pts
67Rockdale County22.5-0.4 pts
68Early County22.5-0.2 pts
69Screven County22.5-0.2 pts
70Decatur County22.5-0.2 pts
71Irwin County22.3-0.3 pts
72Bartow County22.3-0.2 pts
73Marion County22.3+0.5 pts
74McDuffie County22.3-0.4 pts
75Floyd County22.2-0.2 pts
76Turner County22.2-0.2 pts
77Mitchell County22.20 pts
78Spalding County22.1-0.3 pts
79Jones County21.9-0.8 pts
80Chattooga County21.8-0.1 pts
81Morgan County21.8-0.1 pts
82Elbert County21.7-0 pts
83Lamar County21.7-0.1 pts
84Fayette County21.7-0.4 pts
85Cobb County21.7-0.4 pts
86Cherokee County21.6-0.5 pts
87Burke County21.6-0.6 pts
88Walker County21.6-0.1 pts
89Upson County21.6-0.1 pts
90Harris County21.6-0.3 pts
91DeKalb County21.5-0.2 pts
92Peach County21.5-0.1 pts
93Jefferson County21.5-0.2 pts
94Glascock County21.4-0.1 pts
95Habersham County21.3-0.3 pts
96Oglethorpe County21.2+0.1 pts
97Randolph County21.1-0.3 pts
98Tattnall County21.1-0.1 pts
99Stephens County20.9-0.2 pts
100Monroe County20.9-0.2 pts
101Warren County20.9+0.4 pts
102Montgomery County20.9-0 pts
103Catoosa County20.8-0.5 pts
104Treutlen County20.8-0.1 pts
105Wilkinson County20.8-0.3 pts
106Miller County20.7-0.2 pts
107Glynn County20.6-0.2 pts
108Terrell County20.5-0.1 pts
109Sumter County20.5-0.4 pts
110Dawson County20.4+0.1 pts
111Butts County20.4+0.2 pts
112Bleckley County20.4-0.6 pts
113Worth County20.4-0.2 pts
114Washington County20.3-0.4 pts
115Telfair County20.3-0.3 pts
116Fulton County20.3-0.2 pts
117Brooks County20.2-0.1 pts
118Hart County20.1-0.1 pts
119Bulloch County20.1-0.4 pts
120Taylor County20-0.5 pts
121Dade County19.6-0.2 pts
122Chatham County19.6-0.3 pts
123Crawford County19.5-0.3 pts
124Dodge County19.4-0.4 pts
125Wilkes County19.4-0.2 pts
126Clay County19.4-0.8 pts
127White County19.3-0.1 pts
128Lincoln County19.3+0.1 pts
129Jenkins County19.3+0.1 pts
130Seminole County19.2-0.1 pts
131Meriwether County19.2-0.3 pts
132Pulaski County19-0.3 pts
133Baker County18.6-1 pts
134Taliaferro County18.50 pts
135Putnam County18.3-0.3 pts
136Webster County18.1-1.1 pts
137Pickens County17.9-0.3 pts
138Charlton County17.9-0.3 pts
139Gilmer County17.9-0.1 pts
140Baldwin County17.9-0.4 pts
141Macon County17.8+0.1 pts
142Johnson County17.8+0.1 pts
143Wilcox County17.50 pts
144McIntosh County17.2-0.2 pts
145Rabun County17.2-0.2 pts
146Lumpkin County16.9-0.1 pts
147Twiggs County16.80 pts
148Talbot County16.6+0.1 pts
149Quitman County16.5-0.2 pts
150Dooly County16.5-0.1 pts
151Clarke County16.2-0.1 pts
152Greene County16.2-0.5 pts
153Wheeler County15.5-1.1 pts
154Fannin County15.4-0.3 pts
155Calhoun County14.8-0.3 pts
156Stewart County14.8-0.5 pts
157Union County14.7-0.3 pts
158Hancock County13.1-0.5 pts
159Towns County12.2-0.3 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Long County, with 30.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Towns County, with 12.2% in 2024.

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