Counties in Iowa by population under 18

Davis County had the highest population under 18 of 99 counties in 2019, at 29.7%. Story County had the lowest, at 17%. The median was 23% and the figure for Iowa was 23.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.7Davis County
Lowest17Story County
Median2399 counties
Iowa23.3History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 22.1 %Adams County: 21.6 %Allamakee County: 23.2 %Appanoose County: 22.2 %Audubon County: 21.2 %Benton County: 23.9 %Black Hawk County: 21.9 %Boone County: 23 %Bremer County: 23.2 %Buchanan County: 26.4 %Buena Vista County: 26 %Butler County: 22.3 %Calhoun County: 21.3 %Carroll County: 24.1 %Cass County: 21.8 %Cedar County: 23.1 %Cerro Gordo County: 20.3 %Cherokee County: 21.5 %Chickasaw County: 23.2 %Clarke County: 24.9 %Clay County: 22.6 %Clayton County: 21.8 %Clinton County: 22.7 %Crawford County: 26.8 %Dallas County: 28 %Davis County: 29.7 %Decatur County: 23.1 %Delaware County: 23.6 %Des Moines County: 21.9 %Dickinson County: 18.9 %Dubuque County: 22.6 %Emmet County: 22 %Fayette County: 21.3 %Floyd County: 23.1 %Franklin County: 23.6 %Fremont County: 22.3 %Greene County: 22.3 %Grundy County: 23.5 %Guthrie County: 22.5 %Hamilton County: 22.9 %Hancock County: 22.4 %Hardin County: 22.7 %Harrison County: 23.2 %Henry County: 21.2 %Howard County: 24.9 %Humboldt County: 23.9 %Ida County: 23.3 %Iowa County: 23.2 %Jackson County: 21.8 %Jasper County: 22.2 %Jefferson County: 18.4 %Johnson County: 20.4 %Jones County: 21.3 %Keokuk County: 23.7 %Kossuth County: 21.4 %Lee County: 21.3 %Linn County: 23.4 %Louisa County: 22.9 %Lucas County: 23.3 %Lyon County: 28.8 %Madison County: 25.3 %Mahaska County: 23.9 %Marion County: 23.5 %Marshall County: 25.1 %Mills County: 24.6 %Mitchell County: 23.7 %Monona County: 22 %Monroe County: 23.5 %Montgomery County: 21.9 %Muscatine County: 24.4 %O'Brien County: 23.1 %Osceola County: 22.8 %Page County: 21 %Palo Alto County: 22.5 %Plymouth County: 25.4 %Pocahontas County: 22.3 %Polk County: 24.7 %Pottawattamie County: 23.4 %Poweshiek County: 19.6 %Ringgold County: 22.3 %Sac County: 22.6 %Scott County: 23.6 %Shelby County: 22.4 %Sioux County: 27.9 %Story County: 17 %Tama County: 24.1 %Taylor County: 23.1 %Union County: 22.8 %Van Buren County: 23.3 %Wapello County: 23.8 %Warren County: 25.4 %Washington County: 24.3 %Wayne County: 25.6 %Webster County: 21.1 %Winnebago County: 20.6 %Winneshiek County: 19.3 %Woodbury County: 26 %Worth County: 22.2 %Wright County: 24.8 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Davis County: 29.7 %Davis County29.7Lyon County: 28.8 %Lyon County28.8Dallas County: 28 %Dallas County28Sioux County: 27.9 %Sioux County27.9Crawford County: 26.8 %Crawford County26.8Buchanan County: 26.4 %Buchanan County26.4Buena Vista County: 26 %Buena Vista County26Woodbury County: 26 %Woodbury County26Wayne County: 25.6 %Wayne County25.6Plymouth County: 25.4 %Plymouth County25.4Warren County: 25.4 %Warren County25.4Madison County: 25.3 %Madison County25.3Marshall County: 25.1 %Marshall County25.1Clarke County: 24.9 %Clarke County24.9Howard County: 24.9 %Howard County24.9Wright County: 24.8 %Wright County24.8Polk County: 24.7 %Polk County24.7Mills County: 24.6 %Mills County24.6Muscatine County: 24.4 %Muscatine County24.4Washington County: 24.3 %Washington County24.3Tama County: 24.1 %Tama County24.1Carroll County: 24.1 %Carroll County24.1Humboldt County: 23.9 %Humboldt County23.9Benton County: 23.9 %Benton County23.9Mahaska County: 23.9 %Mahaska County23.9Wapello County: 23.8 %Wapello County23.8Keokuk County: 23.7 %Keokuk County23.7Mitchell County: 23.7 %Mitchell County23.7Franklin County: 23.6 %Franklin County23.6Scott County: 23.6 %Scott County23.6Delaware County: 23.6 %Delaware County23.6Marion County: 23.5 %Marion County23.5Monroe County: 23.5 %Monroe County23.5Grundy County: 23.5 %Grundy County23.5Pottawattamie County: 23.4 %Pottawattamie County23.4Linn County: 23.4 %Linn County23.4Lucas County: 23.3 %Lucas County23.3Ida County: 23.3 %Ida County23.3Van Buren County: 23.3 %Van Buren County23.3Iowa County: 23.2 %Iowa County23.2Davis County: 29.7 %Davis County29.7Lyon County: 28.8 %Lyon County28.8Dallas County: 28 %Dallas County28Sioux County: 27.9 %Sioux County27.9Crawford County: 26.8 %Crawford County26.8Buchanan County: 26.4 %Buchanan County26.4Buena Vista County: 26 %Buena Vista County26Woodbury County: 26 %Woodbury County26Wayne County: 25.6 %Wayne County25.6Plymouth County: 25.4 %Plymouth County25.4Warren County: 25.4 %Warren County25.4Madison County: 25.3 %Madison County25.3Marshall County: 25.1 %Marshall County25.1Clarke County: 24.9 %Clarke County24.9Howard County: 24.9 %Howard County24.9Wright County: 24.8 %Wright County24.8Polk County: 24.7 %Polk County24.7Mills County: 24.6 %Mills County24.6Muscatine County: 24.4 %Muscatine County24.4Washington County: 24.3 %Washington County24.3Tama County: 24.1 %Tama County24.1Carroll County: 24.1 %Carroll County24.1Humboldt County: 23.9 %Humboldt County23.9Benton County: 23.9 %Benton County23.9Mahaska County: 23.9 %Mahaska County23.9Wapello County: 23.8 %Wapello County23.8Keokuk County: 23.7 %Keokuk County23.7Mitchell County: 23.7 %Mitchell County23.7Franklin County: 23.6 %Franklin County23.6Scott County: 23.6 %Scott County23.6Delaware County: 23.6 %Delaware County23.6Marion County: 23.5 %Marion County23.5Monroe County: 23.5 %Monroe County23.5Grundy County: 23.5 %Grundy County23.5Pottawattamie County: 23.4 %Pottawattamie County23.4Linn County: 23.4 %Linn County23.4Lucas County: 23.3 %Lucas County23.3Ida County: 23.3 %Ida County23.3Van Buren County: 23.3 %Van Buren County23.3Iowa County: 23.2 %Iowa County23.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Davis County29.7+0.3 pts
2Lyon County28.8-0.3 pts
3Dallas County28-0.3 pts
4Sioux County27.90 pts
5Crawford County26.8+0.2 pts
6Buchanan County26.4-0.1 pts
7Buena Vista County26+0.3 pts
8Woodbury County26-0.2 pts
9Wayne County25.6-0 pts
10Plymouth County25.40 pts
11Warren County25.4-0.1 pts
12Madison County25.3-0.1 pts
13Marshall County25.1-0.2 pts
14Clarke County24.9-0.8 pts
15Howard County24.90 pts
16Wright County24.8+0.4 pts
17Polk County24.7-0.2 pts
18Mills County24.6-0.1 pts
19Muscatine County24.4-0.2 pts
20Washington County24.3-0.3 pts
21Tama County24.1-0 pts
22Carroll County24.1-0.2 pts
23Humboldt County23.90 pts
24Benton County23.9-0 pts
25Mahaska County23.9-0.1 pts
26Wapello County23.8+0.1 pts
27Keokuk County23.7-0 pts
28Mitchell County23.7-0.2 pts
29Franklin County23.60 pts
30Scott County23.6-0.2 pts
31Delaware County23.6-0.1 pts
32Marion County23.5-0.1 pts
33Monroe County23.5-0.3 pts
34Grundy County23.5-0.1 pts
35Pottawattamie County23.4-0.2 pts
36Linn County23.4-0.2 pts
37Lucas County23.3-0.6 pts
38Ida County23.3+0.2 pts
39Van Buren County23.30 pts
40Iowa County23.2-0 pts
41Chickasaw County23.2-0.3 pts
42Harrison County23.2-0.2 pts
43Allamakee County23.2-0.1 pts
44Bremer County23.2+0.1 pts
45Taylor County23.1-0.2 pts
46O'Brien County23.1-0.2 pts
47Floyd County23.1-0.4 pts
48Decatur County23.1+0.7 pts
49Cedar County23.10 pts
50Boone County230 pts
51Louisa County22.9-0.3 pts
52Hamilton County22.9+0.2 pts
53Union County22.8+0.3 pts
54Osceola County22.8-0.4 pts
55Clinton County22.7-0 pts
56Hardin County22.70 pts
57Clay County22.60 pts
58Dubuque County22.6-0 pts
59Sac County22.6+0.5 pts
60Guthrie County22.5-0.3 pts
61Palo Alto County22.5+0.3 pts
62Shelby County22.4+0.1 pts
63Hancock County22.4+0.2 pts
64Ringgold County22.3-0.7 pts
65Pocahontas County22.3-0.6 pts
66Fremont County22.3-0.1 pts
66Greene County22.3-0.3 pts
68Butler County22.3-0.2 pts
69Appanoose County22.2+0.4 pts
70Jasper County22.2-0.3 pts
71Worth County22.2+0.2 pts
72Adair County22.1+0.6 pts
73Monona County22+0.1 pts
74Emmet County22-0.1 pts
75Black Hawk County21.90 pts
76Des Moines County21.9-0.1 pts
77Montgomery County21.9-0.1 pts
78Clayton County21.8+0.1 pts
79Jackson County21.8-0.1 pts
80Cass County21.8-0.1 pts
81Adams County21.60 pts
82Cherokee County21.5-0 pts
83Kossuth County21.40 pts
84Calhoun County21.3-0 pts
85Lee County21.3-0.2 pts
86Fayette County21.3+0.3 pts
87Jones County21.3-0.3 pts
88Henry County21.2-0.1 pts
89Audubon County21.2+0.5 pts
90Webster County21.1-0.1 pts
91Page County21-0.1 pts
92Winnebago County20.6-0.4 pts
93Johnson County20.4-0.1 pts
94Cerro Gordo County20.3+0.1 pts
95Poweshiek County19.6-0.2 pts
96Winneshiek County19.3+0.1 pts
97Dickinson County18.9-0.1 pts
98Jefferson County18.40 pts
99Story County17-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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 Iowa by population under 18, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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 Iowa by population under 18, 2019}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/iowa-counties?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Davis County, with 29.7% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Story County, with 17% in 2019.

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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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