Counties in Iowa by population under 18

Davis County had the highest population under 18 of 99 counties in 2018, at 29.4%. Story County had the lowest, at 17.1%. The median was 23.1% and the figure for Iowa was 23.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.4Davis County
Lowest17.1Story County
Median23.199 counties
Iowa23.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 21.5 %Adams County: 21.6 %Allamakee County: 23.3 %Appanoose County: 21.8 %Audubon County: 20.7 %Benton County: 23.9 %Black Hawk County: 21.9 %Boone County: 23 %Bremer County: 23.1 %Buchanan County: 26.5 %Buena Vista County: 25.7 %Butler County: 22.5 %Calhoun County: 21.3 %Carroll County: 24.3 %Cass County: 21.9 %Cedar County: 23.1 %Cerro Gordo County: 20.2 %Cherokee County: 21.5 %Chickasaw County: 23.6 %Clarke County: 25.7 %Clay County: 22.6 %Clayton County: 21.7 %Clinton County: 22.8 %Crawford County: 26.6 %Dallas County: 28.3 %Davis County: 29.4 %Decatur County: 22.4 %Delaware County: 23.7 %Des Moines County: 22 %Dickinson County: 19 %Dubuque County: 22.6 %Emmet County: 22.2 %Fayette County: 21 %Floyd County: 23.5 %Franklin County: 23.6 %Fremont County: 22.4 %Greene County: 22.6 %Grundy County: 23.6 %Guthrie County: 22.8 %Hamilton County: 22.7 %Hancock County: 22.3 %Hardin County: 22.6 %Harrison County: 23.4 %Henry County: 21.3 %Howard County: 24.9 %Humboldt County: 23.9 %Ida County: 23.1 %Iowa County: 23.2 %Jackson County: 21.9 %Jasper County: 22.5 %Jefferson County: 18.3 %Johnson County: 20.5 %Jones County: 21.5 %Keokuk County: 23.7 %Kossuth County: 21.4 %Lee County: 21.5 %Linn County: 23.6 %Louisa County: 23.1 %Lucas County: 24 %Lyon County: 29.1 %Madison County: 25.4 %Mahaska County: 24 %Marion County: 23.6 %Marshall County: 25.4 %Mills County: 24.7 %Mitchell County: 23.9 %Monona County: 21.9 %Monroe County: 23.8 %Montgomery County: 22 %Muscatine County: 24.6 %O'Brien County: 23.3 %Osceola County: 23.2 %Page County: 21.1 %Palo Alto County: 22.1 %Plymouth County: 25.3 %Pocahontas County: 22.9 %Polk County: 24.9 %Pottawattamie County: 23.6 %Poweshiek County: 19.7 %Ringgold County: 23 %Sac County: 22.1 %Scott County: 23.8 %Shelby County: 22.3 %Sioux County: 27.9 %Story County: 17.1 %Tama County: 24.2 %Taylor County: 23.4 %Union County: 22.5 %Van Buren County: 23.3 %Wapello County: 23.6 %Warren County: 25.5 %Washington County: 24.6 %Wayne County: 25.6 %Webster County: 21.3 %Winnebago County: 21 %Winneshiek County: 19.2 %Woodbury County: 26.1 %Worth County: 21.9 %Wright County: 24.4 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Davis County: 29.4 %Davis County29.4Lyon County: 29.1 %Lyon County29.1Dallas County: 28.3 %Dallas County28.3Sioux County: 27.9 %Sioux County27.9Crawford County: 26.6 %Crawford County26.6Buchanan County: 26.5 %Buchanan County26.5Woodbury County: 26.1 %Woodbury County26.1Clarke County: 25.7 %Clarke County25.7Buena Vista County: 25.7 %Buena Vista County25.7Wayne County: 25.6 %Wayne County25.6Warren County: 25.5 %Warren County25.5Madison County: 25.4 %Madison County25.4Marshall County: 25.4 %Marshall County25.4Plymouth County: 25.3 %Plymouth County25.3Polk County: 24.9 %Polk County24.9Howard County: 24.9 %Howard County24.9Mills County: 24.7 %Mills County24.7Muscatine County: 24.6 %Muscatine County24.6Washington County: 24.6 %Washington County24.6Wright County: 24.4 %Wright County24.4Carroll County: 24.3 %Carroll County24.3Tama County: 24.2 %Tama County24.2Mahaska County: 24 %Mahaska County24Lucas County: 24 %Lucas County24Benton County: 23.9 %Benton County23.9Humboldt County: 23.9 %Humboldt County23.9Mitchell County: 23.9 %Mitchell County23.9Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Scott County: 23.8 %Scott County23.8Keokuk County: 23.7 %Keokuk County23.7Delaware County: 23.7 %Delaware County23.7Linn County: 23.6 %Linn County23.6Franklin County: 23.6 %Franklin County23.6Wapello County: 23.6 %Wapello County23.6Pottawattamie County: 23.6 %Pottawattamie County23.6Chickasaw County: 23.6 %Chickasaw County23.6Grundy County: 23.6 %Grundy County23.6Marion County: 23.6 %Marion County23.6Floyd County: 23.5 %Floyd County23.5Taylor County: 23.4 %Taylor County23.4Davis County: 29.4 %Davis County29.4Lyon County: 29.1 %Lyon County29.1Dallas County: 28.3 %Dallas County28.3Sioux County: 27.9 %Sioux County27.9Crawford County: 26.6 %Crawford County26.6Buchanan County: 26.5 %Buchanan County26.5Woodbury County: 26.1 %Woodbury County26.1Clarke County: 25.7 %Clarke County25.7Buena Vista County: 25.7 %Buena Vista County25.7Wayne County: 25.6 %Wayne County25.6Warren County: 25.5 %Warren County25.5Madison County: 25.4 %Madison County25.4Marshall County: 25.4 %Marshall County25.4Plymouth County: 25.3 %Plymouth County25.3Polk County: 24.9 %Polk County24.9Howard County: 24.9 %Howard County24.9Mills County: 24.7 %Mills County24.7Muscatine County: 24.6 %Muscatine County24.6Washington County: 24.6 %Washington County24.6Wright County: 24.4 %Wright County24.4Carroll County: 24.3 %Carroll County24.3Tama County: 24.2 %Tama County24.2Mahaska County: 24 %Mahaska County24Lucas County: 24 %Lucas County24Benton County: 23.9 %Benton County23.9Humboldt County: 23.9 %Humboldt County23.9Mitchell County: 23.9 %Mitchell County23.9Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Scott County: 23.8 %Scott County23.8Keokuk County: 23.7 %Keokuk County23.7Delaware County: 23.7 %Delaware County23.7Linn County: 23.6 %Linn County23.6Franklin County: 23.6 %Franklin County23.6Wapello County: 23.6 %Wapello County23.6Pottawattamie County: 23.6 %Pottawattamie County23.6Chickasaw County: 23.6 %Chickasaw County23.6Grundy County: 23.6 %Grundy County23.6Marion County: 23.6 %Marion County23.6Floyd County: 23.5 %Floyd County23.5Taylor County: 23.4 %Taylor County23.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Davis County29.4+0.3 pts
2Lyon County29.1+0.1 pts
3Dallas County28.3-0.3 pts
4Sioux County27.9-0 pts
5Crawford County26.6+0.2 pts
6Buchanan County26.5-0.3 pts
7Woodbury County26.1-0.1 pts
8Clarke County25.7+0.6 pts
9Buena Vista County25.7-0.1 pts
10Wayne County25.6-0.2 pts
11Warren County25.5+0.1 pts
12Madison County25.4-0.2 pts
13Marshall County25.4-0.1 pts
14Plymouth County25.30 pts
15Polk County24.9-0.2 pts
16Howard County24.9+0.1 pts
17Mills County24.7-0.1 pts
18Muscatine County24.6-0.2 pts
19Washington County24.6-0.3 pts
20Wright County24.4-0 pts
21Carroll County24.30 pts
22Tama County24.2-0.1 pts
23Mahaska County24-0.2 pts
24Lucas County24+0.8 pts
25Benton County23.90 pts
26Humboldt County23.9-0 pts
27Mitchell County23.9-0 pts
28Monroe County23.8-0.2 pts
29Scott County23.8-0.2 pts
30Keokuk County23.7+0.4 pts
31Delaware County23.7-0.1 pts
32Linn County23.6-0.2 pts
33Franklin County23.6+0.2 pts
34Wapello County23.6+0.3 pts
35Pottawattamie County23.6-0.1 pts
36Chickasaw County23.6-0.1 pts
37Grundy County23.6-0.1 pts
37Marion County23.6-0.2 pts
39Floyd County23.5+0.1 pts
40Taylor County23.4+0.4 pts
41Harrison County23.4+0.2 pts
42Van Buren County23.30 pts
43Allamakee County23.3+0.2 pts
43O'Brien County23.3+0.2 pts
45Iowa County23.2-0.2 pts
46Osceola County23.2+0.3 pts
47Louisa County23.1-0.1 pts
48Ida County23.1+0.2 pts
49Cedar County23.1-0.3 pts
50Bremer County23.1+0.1 pts
51Ringgold County23-0.5 pts
52Boone County23-0.2 pts
53Pocahontas County22.9+0.3 pts
54Guthrie County22.8+0.1 pts
55Clinton County22.8-0.3 pts
56Hamilton County22.7-0.1 pts
57Hardin County22.6+0.2 pts
58Greene County22.6-0.1 pts
59Clay County22.6+0.1 pts
60Dubuque County22.6-0.3 pts
61Jasper County22.5-0.1 pts
62Union County22.5-0.2 pts
63Butler County22.5-0.2 pts
64Decatur County22.40 pts
65Fremont County22.4+0.3 pts
66Shelby County22.3-0.1 pts
67Hancock County22.3-0.1 pts
68Emmet County22.2-0.1 pts
69Palo Alto County22.1-0.3 pts
70Sac County22.1-0.1 pts
71Montgomery County22-0.3 pts
72Des Moines County22-0.1 pts
73Monona County21.9+0.5 pts
74Worth County21.9-0.1 pts
75Black Hawk County21.90 pts
76Jackson County21.9-0.2 pts
77Cass County21.9-0.3 pts
78Appanoose County21.8+0.1 pts
79Clayton County21.7-0.1 pts
80Adams County21.6-0.4 pts
81Jones County21.5-0.2 pts
82Adair County21.5+0.1 pts
83Cherokee County21.5+0.1 pts
84Lee County21.5-0.2 pts
85Kossuth County21.40 pts
86Henry County21.3-0 pts
87Calhoun County21.3+0.1 pts
88Webster County21.3-0.1 pts
89Page County21.10 pts
90Winnebago County21-0.1 pts
91Fayette County21+0.1 pts
92Audubon County20.7+0.3 pts
93Johnson County20.5-0.1 pts
94Cerro Gordo County20.2-0.1 pts
95Poweshiek County19.7-0.1 pts
96Winneshiek County19.2+0.2 pts
97Dickinson County19-0.2 pts
98Jefferson County18.3+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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Davis County, with 29.4% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Story County, with 17.1% in 2018.

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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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