Counties in Montana by population under 18

Big Horn County had the highest population under 18 of 56 counties in 2016, at 33.7%. Powell County had the lowest, at 15.5%. The median was 21.2% and the figure for Montana was 22.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.7Big Horn County
Lowest15.5Powell County
Median21.256 counties
Montana22.1History

Map of counties, 2016

Beaverhead County: 19.4 %Big Horn County: 33.7 %Blaine County: 29.3 %Broadwater County: 21.6 %Carbon County: 18.6 %Carter County: 19.8 %Cascade County: 22.4 %Chouteau County: 25.8 %Custer County: 22.8 %Daniels County: 21.9 %Dawson County: 23 %Deer Lodge County: 16.9 %Fallon County: 26.9 %Fergus County: 21.2 %Flathead County: 22.5 %Gallatin County: 20.5 %Garfield County: 23.3 %Glacier County: 31.2 %Golden Valley County: 20.5 %Granite County: 18.7 %Hill County: 26.6 %Jefferson County: 20.8 %Judith Basin County: 17.7 %Lake County: 24.4 %Lewis and Clark County: 21.8 %Liberty County: 24.1 %Lincoln County: 18.6 %McCone County: 20.5 %Madison County: 16.1 %Meagher County: 16.5 %Mineral County: 17.8 %Missoula County: 20 %Musselshell County: 19.9 %Park County: 18.6 %Petroleum County: 19.3 %Phillips County: 23.4 %Pondera County: 24.3 %Powder River County: 18.8 %Powell County: 15.5 %Prairie County: 19.2 %Ravalli County: 20.1 %Richland County: 25.2 %Roosevelt County: 31.7 %Rosebud County: 28.2 %Sanders County: 18.4 %Sheridan County: 21.3 %Silver Bow County: 20.2 %Stillwater County: 21.1 %Sweet Grass County: 21.7 %Teton County: 23.1 %Toole County: 18.2 %Treasure County: 19 %Valley County: 22.9 %Wheatland County: 21.2 %Wibaux County: 23.6 %Yellowstone County: 23.7 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Big Horn County: 33.7 %Big Horn County33.7Roosevelt County: 31.7 %Roosevelt County31.7Glacier County: 31.2 %Glacier County31.2Blaine County: 29.3 %Blaine County29.3Rosebud County: 28.2 %Rosebud County28.2Fallon County: 26.9 %Fallon County26.9Hill County: 26.6 %Hill County26.6Chouteau County: 25.8 %Chouteau County25.8Richland County: 25.2 %Richland County25.2Lake County: 24.4 %Lake County24.4Pondera County: 24.3 %Pondera County24.3Liberty County: 24.1 %Liberty County24.1Yellowstone County: 23.7 %Yellowstone County23.7Wibaux County: 23.6 %Wibaux County23.6Phillips County: 23.4 %Phillips County23.4Garfield County: 23.3 %Garfield County23.3Teton County: 23.1 %Teton County23.1Dawson County: 23 %Dawson County23Valley County: 22.9 %Valley County22.9Custer County: 22.8 %Custer County22.8Flathead County: 22.5 %Flathead County22.5Cascade County: 22.4 %Cascade County22.4Daniels County: 21.9 %Daniels County21.9Lewis and Clark County: 21.8 %Lewis and Clark County21.8Sweet Grass County: 21.7 %Sweet Grass County21.7Broadwater County: 21.6 %Broadwater County21.6Sheridan County: 21.3 %Sheridan County21.3Wheatland County: 21.2 %Wheatland County21.2Fergus County: 21.2 %Fergus County21.2Stillwater County: 21.1 %Stillwater County21.1Jefferson County: 20.8 %Jefferson County20.8Golden Valley County: 20.5 %Golden Valley County20.5Gallatin County: 20.5 %Gallatin County20.5McCone County: 20.5 %McCone County20.5Silver Bow County: 20.2 %Silver Bow County20.2Ravalli County: 20.1 %Ravalli County20.1Missoula County: 20 %Missoula County20Musselshell County: 19.9 %Musselshell County19.9Carter County: 19.8 %Carter County19.8Beaverhead County: 19.4 %Beaverhead County19.4Petroleum County: 19.3 %Petroleum County19.3Prairie County: 19.2 %Prairie County19.2Treasure County: 19 %Treasure County19Powder River County: 18.8 %Powder River County18.8Granite County: 18.7 %Granite County18.7Carbon County: 18.6 %Carbon County18.6Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Park County: 18.6 %Park County18.6Sanders County: 18.4 %Sanders County18.4Toole County: 18.2 %Toole County18.2Mineral County: 17.8 %Mineral County17.8Judith Basin County: 17.7 %Judith Basin County17.7Deer Lodge County: 16.9 %Deer Lodge County16.9Meagher County: 16.5 %Meagher County16.5Madison County: 16.1 %Madison County16.1Powell County: 15.5 %Powell County15.5Big Horn County: 33.7 %Big Horn County33.7Roosevelt County: 31.7 %Roosevelt County31.7Glacier County: 31.2 %Glacier County31.2Blaine County: 29.3 %Blaine County29.3Rosebud County: 28.2 %Rosebud County28.2Fallon County: 26.9 %Fallon County26.9Hill County: 26.6 %Hill County26.6Chouteau County: 25.8 %Chouteau County25.8Richland County: 25.2 %Richland County25.2Lake County: 24.4 %Lake County24.4Pondera County: 24.3 %Pondera County24.3Liberty County: 24.1 %Liberty County24.1Yellowstone County: 23.7 %Yellowstone County23.7Wibaux County: 23.6 %Wibaux County23.6Phillips County: 23.4 %Phillips County23.4Garfield County: 23.3 %Garfield County23.3Teton County: 23.1 %Teton County23.1Dawson County: 23 %Dawson County23Valley County: 22.9 %Valley County22.9Custer County: 22.8 %Custer County22.8Flathead County: 22.5 %Flathead County22.5Cascade County: 22.4 %Cascade County22.4Daniels County: 21.9 %Daniels County21.9Lewis and Clark County: 21.8 %Lewis and Clark County21.8Sweet Grass County: 21.7 %Sweet Grass County21.7Broadwater County: 21.6 %Broadwater County21.6Sheridan County: 21.3 %Sheridan County21.3Wheatland County: 21.2 %Wheatland County21.2Fergus County: 21.2 %Fergus County21.2Stillwater County: 21.1 %Stillwater County21.1Jefferson County: 20.8 %Jefferson County20.8Golden Valley County: 20.5 %Golden Valley County20.5Gallatin County: 20.5 %Gallatin County20.5McCone County: 20.5 %McCone County20.5Silver Bow County: 20.2 %Silver Bow County20.2Ravalli County: 20.1 %Ravalli County20.1Missoula County: 20 %Missoula County20Musselshell County: 19.9 %Musselshell County19.9Carter County: 19.8 %Carter County19.8Beaverhead County: 19.4 %Beaverhead County19.4Petroleum County: 19.3 %Petroleum County19.3Prairie County: 19.2 %Prairie County19.2Treasure County: 19 %Treasure County19Powder River County: 18.8 %Powder River County18.8Granite County: 18.7 %Granite County18.7Carbon County: 18.6 %Carbon County18.6Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Park County: 18.6 %Park County18.6Sanders County: 18.4 %Sanders County18.4Toole County: 18.2 %Toole County18.2Mineral County: 17.8 %Mineral County17.8Judith Basin County: 17.7 %Judith Basin County17.7Deer Lodge County: 16.9 %Deer Lodge County16.9Meagher County: 16.5 %Meagher County16.5Madison County: 16.1 %Madison County16.1Powell County: 15.5 %Powell County15.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Big Horn County33.7+0.4 pts
2Roosevelt County31.7+0.4 pts
3Glacier County31.2+0.1 pts
4Blaine County29.3-0.4 pts
5Rosebud County28.2-0.1 pts
6Fallon County26.9-0 pts
7Hill County26.6-0.1 pts
8Chouteau County25.80 pts
9Richland County25.2-0.2 pts
10Lake County24.4-0.3 pts
11Pondera County24.3-0.1 pts
12Liberty County24.1+0.1 pts
13Yellowstone County23.70 pts
14Wibaux County23.6+0.1 pts
15Phillips County23.4+0.1 pts
16Garfield County23.3-0.7 pts
17Teton County23.1+0.2 pts
18Dawson County23+0.1 pts
19Valley County22.9+0.1 pts
20Custer County22.8-0.3 pts
21Flathead County22.5-0.1 pts
22Cascade County22.4-0.1 pts
23Daniels County21.9+0.6 pts
24Lewis and Clark County21.8-0 pts
25Sweet Grass County21.7-0.8 pts
26Broadwater County21.6+0.1 pts
27Sheridan County21.3+0.1 pts
28Wheatland County21.2-0.2 pts
29Fergus County21.2+0.4 pts
30Stillwater County21.1-0.4 pts
31Jefferson County20.8-0.1 pts
32Golden Valley County20.5+1.8 pts
33Gallatin County20.5-0 pts
34McCone County20.5+0.7 pts
35Silver Bow County20.2-0.1 pts
36Ravalli County20.1-0.2 pts
37Missoula County20+0.1 pts
38Musselshell County19.9-0.7 pts
39Carter County19.8+0.7 pts
40Beaverhead County19.4+0.1 pts
41Petroleum County19.3+0.8 pts
42Prairie County19.2+1.3 pts
43Treasure County19+1.2 pts
44Powder River County18.80 pts
45Granite County18.7-0.7 pts
46Carbon County18.60 pts
47Lincoln County18.6-0 pts
48Park County18.6-0.4 pts
49Sanders County18.4+0.1 pts
50Toole County18.2-0.6 pts
51Mineral County17.8-0.1 pts
52Judith Basin County17.7-0 pts
53Deer Lodge County16.9-0.6 pts
54Meagher County16.5-0.5 pts
55Madison County16.1-0.2 pts
56Powell County15.5-0.1 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 Montana by population under 18, 2016) [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 Montana by population under 18, 2016. 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/montana-counties?period=2016. 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 Montana by population under 18, 2016. 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/montana-counties?period=2016.

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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 Montana by population under 18, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/montana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Big Horn County, with 33.7% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell County, with 15.5% in 2016.

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