Counties in Montana by population under 18

Roosevelt County had the highest population under 18 of 56 counties in 2023, at 31.9%. Deer Lodge County had the lowest, at 14.4%. The median was 21% and the figure for Montana was 20.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.9Roosevelt County
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Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 18 %Big Horn County: 31.2 %Blaine County: 27.1 %Broadwater County: 21.2 %Carbon County: 18 %Carter County: 21.3 %Cascade County: 21.8 %Chouteau County: 22.5 %Custer County: 21.5 %Daniels County: 20.7 %Dawson County: 21.3 %Deer Lodge County: 14.4 %Fallon County: 25.6 %Fergus County: 20.9 %Flathead County: 21.8 %Gallatin County: 18.5 %Garfield County: 25 %Glacier County: 29.3 %Golden Valley County: 19.1 %Granite County: 16.6 %Hill County: 27.3 %Jefferson County: 20.7 %Judith Basin County: 17.9 %Lake County: 21.5 %Lewis and Clark County: 21 %Liberty County: 25.2 %Lincoln County: 18.4 %McCone County: 20.1 %Madison County: 16.1 %Meagher County: 16.9 %Mineral County: 18.4 %Missoula County: 18.3 %Musselshell County: 20.8 %Park County: 16.9 %Petroleum County: 15.7 %Phillips County: 23.7 %Pondera County: 24 %Powder River County: 19.7 %Powell County: 14.9 %Prairie County: 20.2 %Ravalli County: 18.9 %Richland County: 23.9 %Roosevelt County: 31.9 %Rosebud County: 28.1 %Sanders County: 16.8 %Sheridan County: 21 %Silver Bow County: 19.5 %Stillwater County: 20.3 %Sweet Grass County: 18.6 %Teton County: 23.9 %Toole County: 20.5 %Treasure County: 23.2 %Valley County: 22.2 %Wheatland County: 21 %Wibaux County: 21 %Yellowstone County: 22.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Roosevelt County: 31.9 %Roosevelt County31.9Big Horn County: 31.2 %Big Horn County31.2Glacier County: 29.3 %Glacier County29.3Rosebud County: 28.1 %Rosebud County28.1Hill County: 27.3 %Hill County27.3Blaine County: 27.1 %Blaine County27.1Fallon County: 25.6 %Fallon County25.6Liberty County: 25.2 %Liberty County25.2Garfield County: 25 %Garfield County25Pondera County: 24 %Pondera County24Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Teton County: 23.9 %Teton County23.9Phillips County: 23.7 %Phillips County23.7Treasure County: 23.2 %Treasure County23.2Chouteau County: 22.5 %Chouteau County22.5Yellowstone County: 22.5 %Yellowstone County22.5Valley County: 22.2 %Valley County22.2Flathead County: 21.8 %Flathead County21.8Cascade County: 21.8 %Cascade County21.8Lake County: 21.5 %Lake County21.5Custer County: 21.5 %Custer County21.5Carter County: 21.3 %Carter County21.3Dawson County: 21.3 %Dawson County21.3Broadwater County: 21.2 %Broadwater County21.2Lewis and Clark County: 21 %Lewis and Clark County21Wibaux County: 21 %Wibaux County21Sheridan County: 21 %Sheridan County21Wheatland County: 21 %Wheatland County21Fergus County: 20.9 %Fergus County20.9Musselshell County: 20.8 %Musselshell County20.8Daniels County: 20.7 %Daniels County20.7Jefferson County: 20.7 %Jefferson County20.7Toole County: 20.5 %Toole County20.5Stillwater County: 20.3 %Stillwater County20.3Prairie County: 20.2 %Prairie County20.2McCone County: 20.1 %McCone County20.1Powder River County: 19.7 %Powder River County19.7Silver Bow County: 19.5 %Silver Bow County19.5Golden Valley County: 19.1 %Golden Valley County19.1Ravalli County: 18.9 %Ravalli County18.9Sweet Grass County: 18.6 %Sweet Grass County18.6Gallatin County: 18.5 %Gallatin County18.5Lincoln County: 18.4 %Lincoln County18.4Mineral County: 18.4 %Mineral County18.4Missoula County: 18.3 %Missoula County18.3Beaverhead County: 18 %Beaverhead County18Carbon County: 18 %Carbon County18Judith Basin County: 17.9 %Judith Basin County17.9Park County: 16.9 %Park County16.9Meagher County: 16.9 %Meagher County16.9Sanders County: 16.8 %Sanders County16.8Granite County: 16.6 %Granite County16.6Madison County: 16.1 %Madison County16.1Petroleum County: 15.7 %Petroleum County15.7Powell County: 14.9 %Powell County14.9Deer Lodge County: 14.4 %Deer Lodge County14.4Roosevelt County: 31.9 %Roosevelt County31.9Big Horn County: 31.2 %Big Horn County31.2Glacier County: 29.3 %Glacier County29.3Rosebud County: 28.1 %Rosebud County28.1Hill County: 27.3 %Hill County27.3Blaine County: 27.1 %Blaine County27.1Fallon County: 25.6 %Fallon County25.6Liberty County: 25.2 %Liberty County25.2Garfield County: 25 %Garfield County25Pondera County: 24 %Pondera County24Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Teton County: 23.9 %Teton County23.9Phillips County: 23.7 %Phillips County23.7Treasure County: 23.2 %Treasure County23.2Chouteau County: 22.5 %Chouteau County22.5Yellowstone County: 22.5 %Yellowstone County22.5Valley County: 22.2 %Valley County22.2Flathead County: 21.8 %Flathead County21.8Cascade County: 21.8 %Cascade County21.8Lake County: 21.5 %Lake County21.5Custer County: 21.5 %Custer County21.5Carter County: 21.3 %Carter County21.3Dawson County: 21.3 %Dawson County21.3Broadwater County: 21.2 %Broadwater County21.2Lewis and Clark County: 21 %Lewis and Clark County21Wibaux County: 21 %Wibaux County21Sheridan County: 21 %Sheridan County21Wheatland County: 21 %Wheatland County21Fergus County: 20.9 %Fergus County20.9Musselshell County: 20.8 %Musselshell County20.8Daniels County: 20.7 %Daniels County20.7Jefferson County: 20.7 %Jefferson County20.7Toole County: 20.5 %Toole County20.5Stillwater County: 20.3 %Stillwater County20.3Prairie County: 20.2 %Prairie County20.2McCone County: 20.1 %McCone County20.1Powder River County: 19.7 %Powder River County19.7Silver Bow County: 19.5 %Silver Bow County19.5Golden Valley County: 19.1 %Golden Valley County19.1Ravalli County: 18.9 %Ravalli County18.9Sweet Grass County: 18.6 %Sweet Grass County18.6Gallatin County: 18.5 %Gallatin County18.5Lincoln County: 18.4 %Lincoln County18.4Mineral County: 18.4 %Mineral County18.4Missoula County: 18.3 %Missoula County18.3Beaverhead County: 18 %Beaverhead County18Carbon County: 18 %Carbon County18Judith Basin County: 17.9 %Judith Basin County17.9Park County: 16.9 %Park County16.9Meagher County: 16.9 %Meagher County16.9Sanders County: 16.8 %Sanders County16.8Granite County: 16.6 %Granite County16.6Madison County: 16.1 %Madison County16.1Petroleum County: 15.7 %Petroleum County15.7Powell County: 14.9 %Powell County14.9Deer Lodge County: 14.4 %Deer Lodge County14.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Roosevelt County31.9-0.5 pts
2Big Horn County31.2-0.6 pts
3Glacier County29.3-0.7 pts
4Rosebud County28.1-0.4 pts
5Hill County27.3-0.1 pts
6Blaine County27.1-1 pts
7Fallon County25.6-0.8 pts
8Liberty County25.2+0.8 pts
9Garfield County25+0.1 pts
10Pondera County24-0.2 pts
11Richland County23.9+0.1 pts
12Teton County23.9+0.4 pts
13Phillips County23.7-0.2 pts
14Treasure County23.2+1.7 pts
15Chouteau County22.5-0.4 pts
16Yellowstone County22.5-0.3 pts
17Valley County22.2-0.3 pts
18Flathead County21.8-0.1 pts
19Cascade County21.8-0.2 pts
20Lake County21.5-0.5 pts
21Custer County21.5-0.4 pts
22Carter County21.3-0.3 pts
23Dawson County21.30 pts
24Broadwater County21.2-0.3 pts
25Lewis and Clark County21-0.1 pts
26Wibaux County21+0.5 pts
27Sheridan County21-0.2 pts
28Wheatland County21-1 pts
29Fergus County20.9+0.2 pts
30Musselshell County20.8-0.6 pts
31Daniels County20.7-0.3 pts
32Jefferson County20.7-0.1 pts
33Toole County20.5-0 pts
34Stillwater County20.3-0.5 pts
35Prairie County20.2-0.3 pts
36McCone County20.1-0.2 pts
37Powder River County19.7+0.6 pts
38Silver Bow County19.5-0.2 pts
39Golden Valley County19.1+0.3 pts
40Ravalli County18.9-0.2 pts
41Sweet Grass County18.6-0.8 pts
42Gallatin County18.5-0.4 pts
43Lincoln County18.4+0.1 pts
44Mineral County18.4-0.4 pts
45Missoula County18.3-0.3 pts
46Beaverhead County18-0.4 pts
47Carbon County18-0.5 pts
48Judith Basin County17.9-0.9 pts
49Park County16.9+0.2 pts
50Meagher County16.9-0.6 pts
51Sanders County16.8-0.3 pts
52Granite County16.6+0.2 pts
53Madison County16.1-0 pts
54Petroleum County15.7+0.9 pts
55Powell County14.9+0.1 pts
56Deer Lodge County14.4-0.6 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Roosevelt County, with 31.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Deer Lodge County, with 14.4% in 2023.

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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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