Counties in Montana by population under 18

Big Horn County had the highest population under 18 of 56 counties in 2018, at 33.7%. Powell County had the lowest, at 14.9%. The median was 21.3% and the figure for Montana was 21.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.7Big Horn County
Lowest14.9Powell County
Median21.356 counties
Montana21.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Beaverhead County: 19.4 %Big Horn County: 33.7 %Blaine County: 29.4 %Broadwater County: 21.7 %Carbon County: 18.7 %Carter County: 21.9 %Cascade County: 22.3 %Chouteau County: 26.3 %Custer County: 22.6 %Daniels County: 22.2 %Dawson County: 22 %Deer Lodge County: 16.8 %Fallon County: 26.9 %Fergus County: 20.6 %Flathead County: 22.2 %Gallatin County: 20.3 %Garfield County: 22.9 %Glacier County: 31.2 %Golden Valley County: 20.4 %Granite County: 18.6 %Hill County: 26.3 %Jefferson County: 20.9 %Judith Basin County: 18.2 %Lake County: 23.4 %Lewis and Clark County: 21.6 %Liberty County: 23.6 %Lincoln County: 18.4 %McCone County: 21.1 %Madison County: 16.7 %Meagher County: 17.7 %Mineral County: 17.8 %Missoula County: 19.7 %Musselshell County: 19.5 %Park County: 17.6 %Petroleum County: 18.7 %Phillips County: 23.7 %Pondera County: 24.5 %Powder River County: 19.2 %Powell County: 14.9 %Prairie County: 18.5 %Ravalli County: 19.8 %Richland County: 24.3 %Roosevelt County: 31.3 %Rosebud County: 27.4 %Sanders County: 18.2 %Sheridan County: 20.5 %Silver Bow County: 20 %Stillwater County: 20.8 %Sweet Grass County: 20.5 %Teton County: 23.3 %Toole County: 19.6 %Treasure County: 21.6 %Valley County: 23.1 %Wheatland County: 21.7 %Wibaux County: 23.3 %Yellowstone County: 23.5 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Big Horn County: 33.7 %Big Horn County33.7Roosevelt County: 31.3 %Roosevelt County31.3Glacier County: 31.2 %Glacier County31.2Blaine County: 29.4 %Blaine County29.4Rosebud County: 27.4 %Rosebud County27.4Fallon County: 26.9 %Fallon County26.9Chouteau County: 26.3 %Chouteau County26.3Hill County: 26.3 %Hill County26.3Pondera County: 24.5 %Pondera County24.5Richland County: 24.3 %Richland County24.3Phillips County: 23.7 %Phillips County23.7Liberty County: 23.6 %Liberty County23.6Yellowstone County: 23.5 %Yellowstone County23.5Lake County: 23.4 %Lake County23.4Wibaux County: 23.3 %Wibaux County23.3Teton County: 23.3 %Teton County23.3Valley County: 23.1 %Valley County23.1Garfield County: 22.9 %Garfield County22.9Custer County: 22.6 %Custer County22.6Cascade County: 22.3 %Cascade County22.3Flathead County: 22.2 %Flathead County22.2Daniels County: 22.2 %Daniels County22.2Dawson County: 22 %Dawson County22Carter County: 21.9 %Carter County21.9Wheatland County: 21.7 %Wheatland County21.7Broadwater County: 21.7 %Broadwater County21.7Treasure County: 21.6 %Treasure County21.6Lewis and Clark County: 21.6 %Lewis and Clark County21.6McCone County: 21.1 %McCone County21.1Jefferson County: 20.9 %Jefferson County20.9Stillwater County: 20.8 %Stillwater County20.8Fergus County: 20.6 %Fergus County20.6Sweet Grass County: 20.5 %Sweet Grass County20.5Sheridan County: 20.5 %Sheridan County20.5Golden Valley County: 20.4 %Golden Valley County20.4Gallatin County: 20.3 %Gallatin County20.3Silver Bow County: 20 %Silver Bow County20Ravalli County: 19.8 %Ravalli County19.8Missoula County: 19.7 %Missoula County19.7Toole County: 19.6 %Toole County19.6Musselshell County: 19.5 %Musselshell County19.5Beaverhead County: 19.4 %Beaverhead County19.4Powder River County: 19.2 %Powder River County19.2Petroleum County: 18.7 %Petroleum County18.7Carbon County: 18.7 %Carbon County18.7Granite County: 18.6 %Granite County18.6Prairie County: 18.5 %Prairie County18.5Lincoln County: 18.4 %Lincoln County18.4Sanders County: 18.2 %Sanders County18.2Judith Basin County: 18.2 %Judith Basin County18.2Mineral County: 17.8 %Mineral County17.8Meagher County: 17.7 %Meagher County17.7Park County: 17.6 %Park County17.6Deer Lodge County: 16.8 %Deer Lodge County16.8Madison County: 16.7 %Madison County16.7Powell County: 14.9 %Powell County14.9Big Horn County: 33.7 %Big Horn County33.7Roosevelt County: 31.3 %Roosevelt County31.3Glacier County: 31.2 %Glacier County31.2Blaine County: 29.4 %Blaine County29.4Rosebud County: 27.4 %Rosebud County27.4Fallon County: 26.9 %Fallon County26.9Chouteau County: 26.3 %Chouteau County26.3Hill County: 26.3 %Hill County26.3Pondera County: 24.5 %Pondera County24.5Richland County: 24.3 %Richland County24.3Phillips County: 23.7 %Phillips County23.7Liberty County: 23.6 %Liberty County23.6Yellowstone County: 23.5 %Yellowstone County23.5Lake County: 23.4 %Lake County23.4Wibaux County: 23.3 %Wibaux County23.3Teton County: 23.3 %Teton County23.3Valley County: 23.1 %Valley County23.1Garfield County: 22.9 %Garfield County22.9Custer County: 22.6 %Custer County22.6Cascade County: 22.3 %Cascade County22.3Flathead County: 22.2 %Flathead County22.2Daniels County: 22.2 %Daniels County22.2Dawson County: 22 %Dawson County22Carter County: 21.9 %Carter County21.9Wheatland County: 21.7 %Wheatland County21.7Broadwater County: 21.7 %Broadwater County21.7Treasure County: 21.6 %Treasure County21.6Lewis and Clark County: 21.6 %Lewis and Clark County21.6McCone County: 21.1 %McCone County21.1Jefferson County: 20.9 %Jefferson County20.9Stillwater County: 20.8 %Stillwater County20.8Fergus County: 20.6 %Fergus County20.6Sweet Grass County: 20.5 %Sweet Grass County20.5Sheridan County: 20.5 %Sheridan County20.5Golden Valley County: 20.4 %Golden Valley County20.4Gallatin County: 20.3 %Gallatin County20.3Silver Bow County: 20 %Silver Bow County20Ravalli County: 19.8 %Ravalli County19.8Missoula County: 19.7 %Missoula County19.7Toole County: 19.6 %Toole County19.6Musselshell County: 19.5 %Musselshell County19.5Beaverhead County: 19.4 %Beaverhead County19.4Powder River County: 19.2 %Powder River County19.2Petroleum County: 18.7 %Petroleum County18.7Carbon County: 18.7 %Carbon County18.7Granite County: 18.6 %Granite County18.6Prairie County: 18.5 %Prairie County18.5Lincoln County: 18.4 %Lincoln County18.4Sanders County: 18.2 %Sanders County18.2Judith Basin County: 18.2 %Judith Basin County18.2Mineral County: 17.8 %Mineral County17.8Meagher County: 17.7 %Meagher County17.7Park County: 17.6 %Park County17.6Deer Lodge County: 16.8 %Deer Lodge County16.8Madison County: 16.7 %Madison County16.7Powell County: 14.9 %Powell County14.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Big Horn County33.7-0.4 pts
2Roosevelt County31.3-0.5 pts
3Glacier County31.2-0 pts
4Blaine County29.4-0.1 pts
5Rosebud County27.4-0.5 pts
6Fallon County26.9-0.3 pts
7Chouteau County26.3+0.6 pts
8Hill County26.3-0.4 pts
9Pondera County24.5-0.1 pts
10Richland County24.3-0.3 pts
11Phillips County23.70 pts
12Liberty County23.6-0.1 pts
13Yellowstone County23.5-0.2 pts
14Lake County23.4-0.7 pts
15Wibaux County23.3+0.2 pts
16Teton County23.30 pts
17Valley County23.1+0.7 pts
18Garfield County22.9-1.2 pts
19Custer County22.6-0.2 pts
20Cascade County22.3-0.1 pts
21Flathead County22.2-0.1 pts
22Daniels County22.2+0.5 pts
23Dawson County22-0.5 pts
24Carter County21.9+0.5 pts
25Wheatland County21.7-0.3 pts
26Broadwater County21.7+0.1 pts
27Treasure County21.6+2.7 pts
28Lewis and Clark County21.6-0 pts
29McCone County21.1-0 pts
30Jefferson County20.9-0 pts
31Stillwater County20.8-0.3 pts
32Fergus County20.6-0.3 pts
33Sweet Grass County20.5-0.8 pts
34Sheridan County20.5-0 pts
35Golden Valley County20.40 pts
36Gallatin County20.3-0 pts
37Silver Bow County200 pts
38Ravalli County19.8-0.2 pts
39Missoula County19.7-0.2 pts
40Toole County19.6+0.8 pts
41Musselshell County19.5-0.1 pts
42Beaverhead County19.4-0.1 pts
43Powder River County19.2+0.4 pts
44Petroleum County18.7-0.6 pts
45Carbon County18.7-0.3 pts
46Granite County18.6+0.2 pts
47Prairie County18.5+0.7 pts
48Lincoln County18.4-0.2 pts
49Sanders County18.2+0.1 pts
50Judith Basin County18.2-0 pts
51Mineral County17.8-0.7 pts
52Meagher County17.7+0.8 pts
53Park County17.6-0.5 pts
54Deer Lodge County16.8-0.1 pts
55Madison County16.7+0.5 pts
56Powell County14.9+0.2 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.

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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, 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Big Horn County, with 33.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Powell County, with 14.9% in 2018.

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