Counties in Montana by population under 18

Big Horn County had the highest population under 18 of 56 counties in 2019, at 33.6%. Powell County had the lowest, at 14.7%. The median was 21.2% and the figure for Montana was 21.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.6Big Horn County
Lowest14.7Powell County
Median21.256 counties
Montana21.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Beaverhead County: 19.7 %Big Horn County: 33.6 %Blaine County: 29.1 %Broadwater County: 21.9 %Carbon County: 18.4 %Carter County: 23.7 %Cascade County: 22.3 %Chouteau County: 26 %Custer County: 22.3 %Daniels County: 21.3 %Dawson County: 21.9 %Deer Lodge County: 16.6 %Fallon County: 26.6 %Fergus County: 20.6 %Flathead County: 22 %Gallatin County: 20 %Garfield County: 24.9 %Glacier County: 31.2 %Golden Valley County: 20 %Granite County: 17.8 %Hill County: 26.3 %Jefferson County: 20.7 %Judith Basin County: 18.5 %Lake County: 23.4 %Lewis and Clark County: 21.6 %Liberty County: 23.4 %Lincoln County: 18.3 %McCone County: 21.3 %Madison County: 16.3 %Meagher County: 17.4 %Mineral County: 18 %Missoula County: 19.5 %Musselshell County: 19.4 %Park County: 17.1 %Petroleum County: 18.7 %Phillips County: 23.8 %Pondera County: 24.8 %Powder River County: 19.2 %Powell County: 14.7 %Prairie County: 18.7 %Ravalli County: 19.5 %Richland County: 24.2 %Roosevelt County: 30.9 %Rosebud County: 26.8 %Sanders County: 18.2 %Sheridan County: 20.3 %Silver Bow County: 19.9 %Stillwater County: 20.3 %Sweet Grass County: 21 %Teton County: 23.2 %Toole County: 19.5 %Treasure County: 22.6 %Valley County: 22.9 %Wheatland County: 20.4 %Wibaux County: 22 %Yellowstone County: 23.3 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Big Horn County: 33.6 %Big Horn County33.6Glacier County: 31.2 %Glacier County31.2Roosevelt County: 30.9 %Roosevelt County30.9Blaine County: 29.1 %Blaine County29.1Rosebud County: 26.8 %Rosebud County26.8Fallon County: 26.6 %Fallon County26.6Hill County: 26.3 %Hill County26.3Chouteau County: 26 %Chouteau County26Garfield County: 24.9 %Garfield County24.9Pondera County: 24.8 %Pondera County24.8Richland County: 24.2 %Richland County24.2Phillips County: 23.8 %Phillips County23.8Carter County: 23.7 %Carter County23.7Lake County: 23.4 %Lake County23.4Liberty County: 23.4 %Liberty County23.4Yellowstone County: 23.3 %Yellowstone County23.3Teton County: 23.2 %Teton County23.2Valley County: 22.9 %Valley County22.9Treasure County: 22.6 %Treasure County22.6Custer County: 22.3 %Custer County22.3Cascade County: 22.3 %Cascade County22.3Flathead County: 22 %Flathead County22Wibaux County: 22 %Wibaux County22Dawson County: 21.9 %Dawson County21.9Broadwater County: 21.9 %Broadwater County21.9Lewis and Clark County: 21.6 %Lewis and Clark County21.6Daniels County: 21.3 %Daniels County21.3McCone County: 21.3 %McCone County21.3Sweet Grass County: 21 %Sweet Grass County21Jefferson County: 20.7 %Jefferson County20.7Fergus County: 20.6 %Fergus County20.6Wheatland County: 20.4 %Wheatland County20.4Sheridan County: 20.3 %Sheridan County20.3Stillwater County: 20.3 %Stillwater County20.3Golden Valley County: 20 %Golden Valley County20Gallatin County: 20 %Gallatin County20Silver Bow County: 19.9 %Silver Bow County19.9Beaverhead County: 19.7 %Beaverhead County19.7Missoula County: 19.5 %Missoula County19.5Ravalli County: 19.5 %Ravalli County19.5Toole County: 19.5 %Toole County19.5Musselshell County: 19.4 %Musselshell County19.4Powder River County: 19.2 %Powder River County19.2Petroleum County: 18.7 %Petroleum County18.7Prairie County: 18.7 %Prairie County18.7Judith Basin County: 18.5 %Judith Basin County18.5Carbon County: 18.4 %Carbon County18.4Lincoln County: 18.3 %Lincoln County18.3Sanders County: 18.2 %Sanders County18.2Mineral County: 18 %Mineral County18Granite County: 17.8 %Granite County17.8Meagher County: 17.4 %Meagher County17.4Park County: 17.1 %Park County17.1Deer Lodge County: 16.6 %Deer Lodge County16.6Madison County: 16.3 %Madison County16.3Powell County: 14.7 %Powell County14.7Big Horn County: 33.6 %Big Horn County33.6Glacier County: 31.2 %Glacier County31.2Roosevelt County: 30.9 %Roosevelt County30.9Blaine County: 29.1 %Blaine County29.1Rosebud County: 26.8 %Rosebud County26.8Fallon County: 26.6 %Fallon County26.6Hill County: 26.3 %Hill County26.3Chouteau County: 26 %Chouteau County26Garfield County: 24.9 %Garfield County24.9Pondera County: 24.8 %Pondera County24.8Richland County: 24.2 %Richland County24.2Phillips County: 23.8 %Phillips County23.8Carter County: 23.7 %Carter County23.7Lake County: 23.4 %Lake County23.4Liberty County: 23.4 %Liberty County23.4Yellowstone County: 23.3 %Yellowstone County23.3Teton County: 23.2 %Teton County23.2Valley County: 22.9 %Valley County22.9Treasure County: 22.6 %Treasure County22.6Custer County: 22.3 %Custer County22.3Cascade County: 22.3 %Cascade County22.3Flathead County: 22 %Flathead County22Wibaux County: 22 %Wibaux County22Dawson County: 21.9 %Dawson County21.9Broadwater County: 21.9 %Broadwater County21.9Lewis and Clark County: 21.6 %Lewis and Clark County21.6Daniels County: 21.3 %Daniels County21.3McCone County: 21.3 %McCone County21.3Sweet Grass County: 21 %Sweet Grass County21Jefferson County: 20.7 %Jefferson County20.7Fergus County: 20.6 %Fergus County20.6Wheatland County: 20.4 %Wheatland County20.4Sheridan County: 20.3 %Sheridan County20.3Stillwater County: 20.3 %Stillwater County20.3Golden Valley County: 20 %Golden Valley County20Gallatin County: 20 %Gallatin County20Silver Bow County: 19.9 %Silver Bow County19.9Beaverhead County: 19.7 %Beaverhead County19.7Missoula County: 19.5 %Missoula County19.5Ravalli County: 19.5 %Ravalli County19.5Toole County: 19.5 %Toole County19.5Musselshell County: 19.4 %Musselshell County19.4Powder River County: 19.2 %Powder River County19.2Petroleum County: 18.7 %Petroleum County18.7Prairie County: 18.7 %Prairie County18.7Judith Basin County: 18.5 %Judith Basin County18.5Carbon County: 18.4 %Carbon County18.4Lincoln County: 18.3 %Lincoln County18.3Sanders County: 18.2 %Sanders County18.2Mineral County: 18 %Mineral County18Granite County: 17.8 %Granite County17.8Meagher County: 17.4 %Meagher County17.4Park County: 17.1 %Park County17.1Deer Lodge County: 16.6 %Deer Lodge County16.6Madison County: 16.3 %Madison County16.3Powell County: 14.7 %Powell County14.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Big Horn County33.6-0.1 pts
2Glacier County31.2+0.1 pts
3Roosevelt County30.9-0.4 pts
4Blaine County29.1-0.3 pts
5Rosebud County26.8-0.5 pts
6Fallon County26.6-0.3 pts
7Hill County26.30 pts
8Chouteau County26-0.3 pts
9Garfield County24.9+2 pts
10Pondera County24.8+0.3 pts
11Richland County24.2-0.1 pts
12Phillips County23.8+0.1 pts
13Carter County23.7+1.8 pts
14Lake County23.4-0 pts
15Liberty County23.4-0.2 pts
16Yellowstone County23.3-0.2 pts
17Teton County23.2-0.1 pts
18Valley County22.9-0.2 pts
19Treasure County22.6+1 pts
20Custer County22.3-0.3 pts
21Cascade County22.3-0 pts
22Flathead County22-0.2 pts
23Wibaux County22-1.3 pts
24Dawson County21.9-0.1 pts
25Broadwater County21.9+0.2 pts
26Lewis and Clark County21.6-0 pts
27Daniels County21.3-0.8 pts
28McCone County21.3+0.2 pts
29Sweet Grass County21+0.5 pts
30Jefferson County20.7-0.2 pts
31Fergus County20.6-0 pts
32Wheatland County20.4-1.3 pts
33Sheridan County20.3-0.2 pts
34Stillwater County20.3-0.5 pts
35Golden Valley County20-0.4 pts
36Gallatin County20-0.3 pts
37Silver Bow County19.9-0.1 pts
38Beaverhead County19.7+0.3 pts
39Missoula County19.5-0.1 pts
40Ravalli County19.5-0.3 pts
41Toole County19.5-0.1 pts
42Musselshell County19.4-0.1 pts
43Powder River County19.20 pts
44Petroleum County18.7-0.1 pts
45Prairie County18.7+0.2 pts
46Judith Basin County18.5+0.3 pts
47Carbon County18.4-0.3 pts
48Lincoln County18.3-0.2 pts
49Sanders County18.2-0 pts
50Mineral County18+0.2 pts
51Granite County17.8-0.7 pts
52Meagher County17.4-0.3 pts
53Park County17.1-0.5 pts
54Deer Lodge County16.6-0.3 pts
55Madison County16.3-0.4 pts
56Powell County14.7-0.1 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, 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Big Horn County, with 33.6% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell County, with 14.7% in 2019.

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