Counties in Minnesota by population under 18, 2025

Mahnomen County had the highest population under 18 of 87 counties in 2025, at 29.2%. Cook County had the lowest, at 14%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 22%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest29.2Mahnomen County
Lowest14Cook County
Median22.487 counties
Minnesota22History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Mahnomen County: 29.2 %Mahnomen County29.2Nobles County: 28.6 %Nobles County28.6Watonwan County: 27.6 %Watonwan County27.6Wright County: 26.3 %Wright County26.3Pipestone County: 25.8 %Pipestone County25.8Todd County: 25.4 %Todd County25.4Wadena County: 25.3 %Wadena County25.3Lyon County: 25.2 %Lyon County25.2Sherburne County: 25.2 %Sherburne County25.2Mower County: 25.1 %Mower County25.1Cottonwood County: 24.9 %Cottonwood County24.9Chippewa County: 24.8 %Chippewa County24.8Dodge County: 24.6 %Dodge County24.6Red Lake County: 24.5 %Red Lake County24.5Polk County: 24.5 %Polk County24.5Redwood County: 24.4 %Redwood County24.4Clearwater County: 24.3 %Clearwater County24.3Clay County: 24.2 %Clay County24.2Kandiyohi County: 24.2 %Kandiyohi County24.2Carver County: 24.2 %Carver County24.2Scott County: 24.1 %Scott County24.1Benton County: 23.3 %Benton County23.3Stearns County: 23.3 %Stearns County23.3Beltrami County: 23.3 %Beltrami County23.3Anoka County: 23.2 %Anoka County23.2Washington County: 23.2 %Washington County23.2Yellow Medicine County: 23.1 %Yellow Medicine County23.1Dakota County: 23 %Dakota County23Fillmore County: 23 %Fillmore County23Marshall County: 23 %Marshall County23Sibley County: 22.9 %Sibley County22.9Lac qui Parle County: 22.9 %Lac qui Parle County22.9Renville County: 22.9 %Renville County22.9Meeker County: 22.9 %Meeker County22.9Wilkin County: 22.8 %Wilkin County22.8Steele County: 22.8 %Steele County22.8Roseau County: 22.7 %Roseau County22.7Isanti County: 22.6 %Isanti County22.6Morrison County: 22.6 %Morrison County22.6Becker County: 22.5 %Becker County22.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Mahnomen County29.2-0.2 pts
2Nobles County28.6-0.3 pts
3Watonwan County27.6-0.1 pts
4Wright County26.3-0.5 pts
5Pipestone County25.8-0 pts
6Todd County25.4+0.1 pts
7Wadena County25.3-0.2 pts
8Lyon County25.2-0.3 pts
9Sherburne County25.2-0.3 pts
10Mower County25.10 pts
11Cottonwood County24.9+0.1 pts
12Chippewa County24.8+0.3 pts
13Dodge County24.6-0.4 pts
14Red Lake County24.5+0.3 pts
15Polk County24.5-0.1 pts
16Redwood County24.4-0.2 pts
17Clearwater County24.3-0.3 pts
18Clay County24.2-0.2 pts
19Kandiyohi County24.2-0.1 pts
20Carver County24.2-0.5 pts
21Scott County24.1-0.6 pts
22Benton County23.3-0.5 pts
23Stearns County23.3-0.2 pts
24Beltrami County23.3-0.3 pts
25Anoka County23.2-0.2 pts
26Washington County23.2-0.3 pts
27Yellow Medicine County23.1-0.2 pts
28Dakota County23-0.3 pts
29Fillmore County23-0.4 pts
30Marshall County23-0.2 pts
31Sibley County22.90 pts
32Lac qui Parle County22.9+0.5 pts
33Renville County22.9-0 pts
34Meeker County22.9-0.2 pts
35Wilkin County22.8-0.4 pts
36Steele County22.8-0.4 pts
37Roseau County22.7-0.5 pts
38Isanti County22.6-0.3 pts
39Morrison County22.6-0.2 pts
40Becker County22.5-0.2 pts
41Le Sueur County22.5-0.3 pts
42Mille Lacs County22.5-0.4 pts
43Swift County22.4-0.3 pts
44Olmsted County22.4-0.3 pts
45Kittson County22.4+0.3 pts
46Stevens County22.3-0.6 pts
47Big Stone County22.3+0.3 pts
48Rock County22.2-0.4 pts
49Grant County22.2-0.5 pts
50Lincoln County22.1-0.3 pts
51Traverse County22-0.2 pts
52Norman County22-0.3 pts
53Ramsey County21.8-0.2 pts
54Chisago County21.8-0.4 pts
55Martin County21.6-0.3 pts
56Pennington County21.50 pts
57Pope County21.4-0.2 pts
58Faribault County21.3-0.1 pts
59Waseca County21.2-0.4 pts
60Kanabec County21.2-0.2 pts
61Goodhue County21.2-0.2 pts
62Freeborn County21.2-0.1 pts
63Brown County21.1-0.3 pts
64Nicollet County21-0.5 pts
65Wabasha County21-0.3 pts
66Jackson County20.9-0.3 pts
67McLeod County20.9-0.4 pts
68Carlton County20.8-0.4 pts
69Otter Tail County20.8-0.3 pts
70Murray County20.8-0.5 pts
71Rice County20.7-0.2 pts
72Douglas County20.6-0.3 pts
73Houston County20.5-0.6 pts
74Hennepin County20.5-0.2 pts
75Hubbard County20.1-0.4 pts
76Itasca County19.8-0.4 pts
77Crow Wing County19.5-0.3 pts
78Blue Earth County19.2-0.2 pts
79Cass County19-0.6 pts
80Pine County18.7-0.4 pts
81Lake County18.1-0.1 pts
82St. Louis County17.8-0.3 pts
83Koochiching County17.7-0.2 pts
84Lake of the Woods County17.60 pts
85Winona County17.5-0.2 pts
86Aitkin County14.9-0.3 pts
87Cook County14-0.4 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Mahnomen County, with 29.2% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cook County, with 14% in 2025.

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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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