Counties in Iowa by population under 18

Dallas County had the highest population under 18 of 99 counties in 2015, at 28.9%. Story County had the lowest, at 17.1%. The median was 23.1% and the figure for Iowa was 23.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.9Dallas County
Lowest17.1Story County
Median23.199 counties
Iowa23.5History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 21.2 %Adams County: 21.7 %Allamakee County: 22.4 %Appanoose County: 21.9 %Audubon County: 20.4 %Benton County: 24.2 %Black Hawk County: 21.8 %Boone County: 23.4 %Bremer County: 22.4 %Buchanan County: 26.9 %Buena Vista County: 25.1 %Butler County: 23.2 %Calhoun County: 20.9 %Carroll County: 24.2 %Cass County: 22.6 %Cedar County: 23.3 %Cerro Gordo County: 20.5 %Cherokee County: 21 %Chickasaw County: 23.5 %Clarke County: 24.2 %Clay County: 22.9 %Clayton County: 22.2 %Clinton County: 23.1 %Crawford County: 26.5 %Dallas County: 28.9 %Davis County: 28.5 %Decatur County: 21.9 %Delaware County: 24 %Des Moines County: 22.6 %Dickinson County: 19.4 %Dubuque County: 23.1 %Emmet County: 22.6 %Fayette County: 21 %Floyd County: 23.2 %Franklin County: 23.2 %Fremont County: 22.3 %Greene County: 22.8 %Grundy County: 23.8 %Guthrie County: 22.9 %Hamilton County: 23.1 %Hancock County: 22.8 %Hardin County: 22.6 %Harrison County: 22.7 %Henry County: 22.1 %Howard County: 25 %Humboldt County: 22.9 %Ida County: 23.1 %Iowa County: 23.6 %Jackson County: 22.1 %Jasper County: 22.6 %Jefferson County: 17.7 %Johnson County: 20.6 %Jones County: 21.9 %Keokuk County: 23.3 %Kossuth County: 21.4 %Lee County: 21.9 %Linn County: 24 %Louisa County: 24.1 %Lucas County: 23.6 %Lyon County: 28.6 %Madison County: 26.1 %Mahaska County: 24 %Marion County: 24.1 %Marshall County: 25.2 %Mills County: 24.9 %Mitchell County: 24.2 %Monona County: 21.2 %Monroe County: 24 %Montgomery County: 22.3 %Muscatine County: 25.2 %O'Brien County: 23 %Osceola County: 23.3 %Page County: 21.5 %Palo Alto County: 22.2 %Plymouth County: 25.1 %Pocahontas County: 22.6 %Polk County: 25.3 %Pottawattamie County: 23.8 %Poweshiek County: 19.7 %Ringgold County: 23.4 %Sac County: 22.4 %Scott County: 24 %Shelby County: 22.4 %Sioux County: 27.6 %Story County: 17.1 %Tama County: 24.1 %Taylor County: 23.8 %Union County: 22.9 %Van Buren County: 23.4 %Wapello County: 23 %Warren County: 25.5 %Washington County: 25 %Wayne County: 24.7 %Webster County: 21.5 %Winnebago County: 21.2 %Winneshiek County: 19.1 %Woodbury County: 26.3 %Worth County: 21.9 %Wright County: 23.5 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Dallas County: 28.9 %Dallas County28.9Lyon County: 28.6 %Lyon County28.6Davis County: 28.5 %Davis County28.5Sioux County: 27.6 %Sioux County27.6Buchanan County: 26.9 %Buchanan County26.9Crawford County: 26.5 %Crawford County26.5Woodbury County: 26.3 %Woodbury County26.3Madison County: 26.1 %Madison County26.1Warren County: 25.5 %Warren County25.5Polk County: 25.3 %Polk County25.3Marshall County: 25.2 %Marshall County25.2Muscatine County: 25.2 %Muscatine County25.2Buena Vista County: 25.1 %Buena Vista County25.1Plymouth County: 25.1 %Plymouth County25.1Washington County: 25 %Washington County25Howard County: 25 %Howard County25Mills County: 24.9 %Mills County24.9Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7Benton County: 24.2 %Benton County24.2Mitchell County: 24.2 %Mitchell County24.2Clarke County: 24.2 %Clarke County24.2Carroll County: 24.2 %Carroll County24.2Tama County: 24.1 %Tama County24.1Louisa County: 24.1 %Louisa County24.1Marion County: 24.1 %Marion County24.1Scott County: 24 %Scott County24Delaware County: 24 %Delaware County24Linn County: 24 %Linn County24Mahaska County: 24 %Mahaska County24Monroe County: 24 %Monroe County24Taylor County: 23.8 %Taylor County23.8Pottawattamie County: 23.8 %Pottawattamie County23.8Grundy County: 23.8 %Grundy County23.8Lucas County: 23.6 %Lucas County23.6Iowa County: 23.6 %Iowa County23.6Wright County: 23.5 %Wright County23.5Chickasaw County: 23.5 %Chickasaw County23.5Boone County: 23.4 %Boone County23.4Van Buren County: 23.4 %Van Buren County23.4Ringgold County: 23.4 %Ringgold County23.4Dallas County: 28.9 %Dallas County28.9Lyon County: 28.6 %Lyon County28.6Davis County: 28.5 %Davis County28.5Sioux County: 27.6 %Sioux County27.6Buchanan County: 26.9 %Buchanan County26.9Crawford County: 26.5 %Crawford County26.5Woodbury County: 26.3 %Woodbury County26.3Madison County: 26.1 %Madison County26.1Warren County: 25.5 %Warren County25.5Polk County: 25.3 %Polk County25.3Marshall County: 25.2 %Marshall County25.2Muscatine County: 25.2 %Muscatine County25.2Buena Vista County: 25.1 %Buena Vista County25.1Plymouth County: 25.1 %Plymouth County25.1Washington County: 25 %Washington County25Howard County: 25 %Howard County25Mills County: 24.9 %Mills County24.9Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7Benton County: 24.2 %Benton County24.2Mitchell County: 24.2 %Mitchell County24.2Clarke County: 24.2 %Clarke County24.2Carroll County: 24.2 %Carroll County24.2Tama County: 24.1 %Tama County24.1Louisa County: 24.1 %Louisa County24.1Marion County: 24.1 %Marion County24.1Scott County: 24 %Scott County24Delaware County: 24 %Delaware County24Linn County: 24 %Linn County24Mahaska County: 24 %Mahaska County24Monroe County: 24 %Monroe County24Taylor County: 23.8 %Taylor County23.8Pottawattamie County: 23.8 %Pottawattamie County23.8Grundy County: 23.8 %Grundy County23.8Lucas County: 23.6 %Lucas County23.6Iowa County: 23.6 %Iowa County23.6Wright County: 23.5 %Wright County23.5Chickasaw County: 23.5 %Chickasaw County23.5Boone County: 23.4 %Boone County23.4Van Buren County: 23.4 %Van Buren County23.4Ringgold County: 23.4 %Ringgold County23.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Dallas County28.9-0.2 pts
2Lyon County28.6+0.1 pts
3Davis County28.5-0.2 pts
4Sioux County27.6+0.1 pts
5Buchanan County26.9-0 pts
6Crawford County26.5+0.1 pts
7Woodbury County26.30 pts
8Madison County26.1-0.3 pts
9Warren County25.5-0.2 pts
10Polk County25.3-0 pts
11Marshall County25.2+0.1 pts
12Muscatine County25.2-0.1 pts
13Buena Vista County25.1-0.3 pts
14Plymouth County25.1-0.2 pts
15Washington County25+0.1 pts
16Howard County25-0 pts
17Mills County24.9+0.3 pts
18Wayne County24.7+0.3 pts
19Benton County24.2+0.1 pts
20Mitchell County24.20 pts
21Clarke County24.20 pts
22Carroll County24.20 pts
23Tama County24.1-0 pts
24Louisa County24.1+0.3 pts
25Marion County24.1-0 pts
26Scott County24-0.1 pts
27Delaware County24-0 pts
28Linn County24-0 pts
29Mahaska County24+0.1 pts
30Monroe County240 pts
31Taylor County23.8+0.6 pts
32Pottawattamie County23.8+0.1 pts
33Grundy County23.8-0 pts
34Lucas County23.6-0 pts
35Iowa County23.6+0.1 pts
36Wright County23.5+0.1 pts
37Chickasaw County23.5-0.3 pts
38Boone County23.4-0.1 pts
39Van Buren County23.4-0.2 pts
40Ringgold County23.4+0.3 pts
41Keokuk County23.3-0.1 pts
42Cedar County23.3-0.1 pts
43Osceola County23.3+0.3 pts
44Butler County23.2-0.3 pts
45Franklin County23.2-0.1 pts
46Floyd County23.2-0 pts
47Clinton County23.1+0.2 pts
48Ida County23.1-0.2 pts
49Hamilton County23.1-0.2 pts
50Dubuque County23.1-0 pts
51Wapello County23+0.1 pts
52O'Brien County23-0.3 pts
53Humboldt County22.9-0.1 pts
54Guthrie County22.9+0.1 pts
55Union County22.9-0.3 pts
56Clay County22.9-0.1 pts
57Hancock County22.8-0.1 pts
58Greene County22.8-0.2 pts
59Harrison County22.7-0.1 pts
60Hardin County22.6+0.1 pts
61Pocahontas County22.6+0.2 pts
62Emmet County22.6+0.1 pts
63Jasper County22.6-0 pts
64Cass County22.6+0.3 pts
65Des Moines County22.6-0.3 pts
66Sac County22.4+0.2 pts
67Bremer County22.4+0.1 pts
67Shelby County22.4-0.1 pts
69Allamakee County22.4-0.1 pts
70Montgomery County22.3-0.4 pts
71Fremont County22.3+0.2 pts
72Palo Alto County22.2+0.4 pts
73Clayton County22.2-0.1 pts
74Henry County22.1-0.3 pts
75Jackson County22.1-0.2 pts
76Worth County21.9-0.7 pts
77Decatur County21.9-0.3 pts
78Appanoose County21.9-0.3 pts
79Jones County21.9+0.1 pts
80Lee County21.9+0.2 pts
81Black Hawk County21.8+0.1 pts
82Adams County21.7+0.3 pts
83Webster County21.50 pts
84Page County21.5+0.1 pts
85Kossuth County21.4-0 pts
86Monona County21.2-0.2 pts
87Winnebago County21.20 pts
88Adair County21.2-0.6 pts
89Cherokee County21-0 pts
90Fayette County21-0.2 pts
91Calhoun County20.9+0.3 pts
92Johnson County20.6-0.1 pts
93Cerro Gordo County20.5+0.1 pts
94Audubon County20.4-0 pts
95Poweshiek County19.7-0.4 pts
96Dickinson County19.4+0.2 pts
97Winneshiek County19.1-0.2 pts
98Jefferson County17.7+0.2 pts
99Story County17.1-0.2 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 Iowa by population under 18, 2015) [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 Iowa by population under 18, 2015. 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/iowa-counties?period=2015. 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 Iowa by population under 18, 2015. 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/iowa-counties?period=2015.

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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 Iowa by population under 18, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/iowa-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Dallas County, with 28.9% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Story County, with 17.1% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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