Counties in Maine by population under 18, 2025

Androscoggin County had the highest population under 18 of 16 counties in 2025, at 19.8%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 14.9%. The median was 17.1% and the figure for Maine was 17.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest14.9Franklin County
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Map of counties, 2025

Androscoggin County: 19.8 %Aroostook County: 18.6 %Cumberland County: 17.2 %Franklin County: 14.9 %Hancock County: 15.1 %Kennebec County: 17.8 %Knox County: 15.6 %Lincoln County: 15.7 %Oxford County: 17.7 %Penobscot County: 17 %Piscataquis County: 17.2 %Sagadahoc County: 16.7 %Somerset County: 18.3 %Waldo County: 17 %Washington County: 17.9 %York County: 16.7 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Androscoggin County: 19.8 %Androscoggin County19.8Aroostook County: 18.6 %Aroostook County18.6Somerset County: 18.3 %Somerset County18.3Washington County: 17.9 %Washington County17.9Kennebec County: 17.8 %Kennebec County17.8Oxford County: 17.7 %Oxford County17.7Piscataquis County: 17.2 %Piscataquis County17.2Cumberland County: 17.2 %Cumberland County17.2Penobscot County: 17 %Penobscot County17Waldo County: 17 %Waldo County17Sagadahoc County: 16.7 %Sagadahoc County16.7York County: 16.7 %York County16.7Lincoln County: 15.7 %Lincoln County15.7Knox County: 15.6 %Knox County15.6Hancock County: 15.1 %Hancock County15.1Franklin County: 14.9 %Franklin County14.9Androscoggin County: 19.8 %Androscoggin County19.8Aroostook County: 18.6 %Aroostook County18.6Somerset County: 18.3 %Somerset County18.3Washington County: 17.9 %Washington County17.9Kennebec County: 17.8 %Kennebec County17.8Oxford County: 17.7 %Oxford County17.7Piscataquis County: 17.2 %Piscataquis County17.2Cumberland County: 17.2 %Cumberland County17.2Penobscot County: 17 %Penobscot County17Waldo County: 17 %Waldo County17Sagadahoc County: 16.7 %Sagadahoc County16.7York County: 16.7 %York County16.7Lincoln County: 15.7 %Lincoln County15.7Knox County: 15.6 %Knox County15.6Hancock County: 15.1 %Hancock County15.1Franklin County: 14.9 %Franklin County14.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Androscoggin County19.8-0.2 pts
2Aroostook County18.6-0.3 pts
3Somerset County18.3-0.2 pts
4Washington County17.9-0.1 pts
5Kennebec County17.8-0.2 pts
6Oxford County17.7-0.3 pts
7Piscataquis County17.2-0.2 pts
8Cumberland County17.2-0.3 pts
9Penobscot County17-0.2 pts
10Waldo County17-0.3 pts
11Sagadahoc County16.7-0.3 pts
12York County16.7-0.3 pts
13Lincoln County15.7-0.2 pts
14Knox County15.6-0.3 pts
15Hancock County15.1-0.4 pts
16Franklin County14.9-0.7 pts

Other periods

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 Maine by population under 18, 2025) [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 Maine by population under 18, 2025. 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/maine-counties. 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 Maine by population under 18, 2025. 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/maine-counties.

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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 Maine by population under 18, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/maine-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Androscoggin County, with 19.8% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Franklin County, with 14.9% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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