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Counties in Nebraska by population under 18

Thurston County had the highest population under 18 of 93 counties in 2016, at 35.4%. Garden County had the lowest, at 18.2%. The median was 23% and the figure for Nebraska was 25%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.4Thurston County
Lowest18.2Garden County
Median2393 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 24 %Antelope County: 23.4 %Arthur County: 28.4 %Banner County: 20.7 %Blaine County: 20.8 %Boone County: 23.8 %Box Butte County: 24.9 %Boyd County: 20.5 %Brown County: 20 %Buffalo County: 24.2 %Burt County: 21.6 %Butler County: 23.7 %Cass County: 24.6 %Cedar County: 25.1 %Chase County: 24.8 %Cherry County: 21.3 %Cheyenne County: 23.6 %Clay County: 24.1 %Colfax County: 30 %Cuming County: 24.4 %Custer County: 23 %Dakota County: 28.9 %Dawes County: 19.1 %Dawson County: 28.1 %Deuel County: 20.3 %Dixon County: 25.1 %Dodge County: 24.2 %Douglas County: 26 %Dundy County: 19.9 %Fillmore County: 21.3 %Franklin County: 20 %Frontier County: 21.5 %Furnas County: 22 %Gage County: 22.4 %Garden County: 18.2 %Garfield County: 20.4 %Gosper County: 22.5 %Grant County: 19.9 %Greeley County: 23.6 %Hall County: 27.1 %Hamilton County: 25.4 %Harlan County: 21.5 %Hayes County: 21.2 %Hitchcock County: 21.9 %Holt County: 23.9 %Hooker County: 21.4 %Howard County: 24.3 %Jefferson County: 21.4 %Johnson County: 19.2 %Kearney County: 24.6 %Keith County: 20.6 %Keya Paha County: 19.7 %Kimball County: 22.1 %Knox County: 24.5 %Lancaster County: 23.3 %Lincoln County: 24 %Logan County: 27.9 %Loup County: 20.2 %McPherson County: 22.9 %Madison County: 24.5 %Merrick County: 23.8 %Morrill County: 24.5 %Nance County: 22.8 %Nemaha County: 21.7 %Nuckolls County: 20.2 %Otoe County: 24.1 %Pawnee County: 22.4 %Perkins County: 25.5 %Phelps County: 24 %Pierce County: 24.7 %Platte County: 26 %Polk County: 22.8 %Red Willow County: 22.4 %Richardson County: 21.3 %Rock County: 19.2 %Saline County: 25 %Sarpy County: 28.1 %Saunders County: 24.8 %Scotts Bluff County: 24.6 %Seward County: 23.7 %Sheridan County: 22.5 %Sherman County: 21.8 %Sioux County: 21.9 %Stanton County: 25.3 %Thayer County: 22.2 %Thomas County: 22.5 %Thurston County: 35.4 %Valley County: 23.1 %Washington County: 24.7 %Wayne County: 20.8 %Webster County: 21.5 %Wheeler County: 19.6 %York County: 22.7 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Thurston County: 35.4 %Thurston County35.4Colfax County: 30 %Colfax County30Dakota County: 28.9 %Dakota County28.9Arthur County: 28.4 %Arthur County28.4Dawson County: 28.1 %Dawson County28.1Sarpy County: 28.1 %Sarpy County28.1Logan County: 27.9 %Logan County27.9Hall County: 27.1 %Hall County27.1Platte County: 26 %Platte County26Douglas County: 26 %Douglas County26Perkins County: 25.5 %Perkins County25.5Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hamilton County25.4Stanton County: 25.3 %Stanton County25.3Dixon County: 25.1 %Dixon County25.1Cedar County: 25.1 %Cedar County25.1Saline County: 25 %Saline County25Box Butte County: 24.9 %Box Butte County24.9Saunders County: 24.8 %Saunders County24.8Chase County: 24.8 %Chase County24.8Pierce County: 24.7 %Pierce County24.7Washington County: 24.7 %Washington County24.7Kearney County: 24.6 %Kearney County24.6Cass County: 24.6 %Cass County24.6Scotts Bluff County: 24.6 %Scotts Bluff County24.6Morrill County: 24.5 %Morrill County24.5Madison County: 24.5 %Madison County24.5Knox County: 24.5 %Knox County24.5Cuming County: 24.4 %Cuming County24.4Howard County: 24.3 %Howard County24.3Buffalo County: 24.2 %Buffalo County24.2Dodge County: 24.2 %Dodge County24.2Otoe County: 24.1 %Otoe County24.1Clay County: 24.1 %Clay County24.1Lincoln County: 24 %Lincoln County24Phelps County: 24 %Phelps County24Adams County: 24 %Adams County24Holt County: 23.9 %Holt County23.9Boone County: 23.8 %Boone County23.8Merrick County: 23.8 %Merrick County23.8Butler County: 23.7 %Butler County23.7Thurston County: 35.4 %Thurston County35.4Colfax County: 30 %Colfax County30Dakota County: 28.9 %Dakota County28.9Arthur County: 28.4 %Arthur County28.4Dawson County: 28.1 %Dawson County28.1Sarpy County: 28.1 %Sarpy County28.1Logan County: 27.9 %Logan County27.9Hall County: 27.1 %Hall County27.1Platte County: 26 %Platte County26Douglas County: 26 %Douglas County26Perkins County: 25.5 %Perkins County25.5Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hamilton County25.4Stanton County: 25.3 %Stanton County25.3Dixon County: 25.1 %Dixon County25.1Cedar County: 25.1 %Cedar County25.1Saline County: 25 %Saline County25Box Butte County: 24.9 %Box Butte County24.9Saunders County: 24.8 %Saunders County24.8Chase County: 24.8 %Chase County24.8Pierce County: 24.7 %Pierce County24.7Washington County: 24.7 %Washington County24.7Kearney County: 24.6 %Kearney County24.6Cass County: 24.6 %Cass County24.6Scotts Bluff County: 24.6 %Scotts Bluff County24.6Morrill County: 24.5 %Morrill County24.5Madison County: 24.5 %Madison County24.5Knox County: 24.5 %Knox County24.5Cuming County: 24.4 %Cuming County24.4Howard County: 24.3 %Howard County24.3Buffalo County: 24.2 %Buffalo County24.2Dodge County: 24.2 %Dodge County24.2Otoe County: 24.1 %Otoe County24.1Clay County: 24.1 %Clay County24.1Lincoln County: 24 %Lincoln County24Phelps County: 24 %Phelps County24Adams County: 24 %Adams County24Holt County: 23.9 %Holt County23.9Boone County: 23.8 %Boone County23.8Merrick County: 23.8 %Merrick County23.8Butler County: 23.7 %Butler County23.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Thurston County35.40 pts
2Colfax County30+0.1 pts
3Dakota County28.9-0.2 pts
4Arthur County28.4+0.6 pts
5Dawson County28.1-0.1 pts
6Sarpy County28.1-0.2 pts
7Logan County27.9+2 pts
8Hall County27.10 pts
9Platte County26-0.1 pts
10Douglas County26-0 pts
11Perkins County25.5+0.1 pts
12Hamilton County25.4+0.6 pts
13Stanton County25.3-0.9 pts
14Dixon County25.1-0.1 pts
15Cedar County25.10 pts
16Saline County25+0.1 pts
17Box Butte County24.9-0.6 pts
18Saunders County24.8-0 pts
19Chase County24.8+0.1 pts
20Pierce County24.7-0.1 pts
21Washington County24.7+0.2 pts
22Kearney County24.6+0.1 pts
23Cass County24.6-0.2 pts
24Scotts Bluff County24.6+0.1 pts
25Morrill County24.5+0.3 pts
26Madison County24.5-0 pts
27Knox County24.50 pts
28Cuming County24.4-0.7 pts
29Howard County24.3+0.4 pts
30Buffalo County24.2+0.2 pts
31Dodge County24.2+0.4 pts
32Otoe County24.1+0.2 pts
33Clay County24.1-0.5 pts
34Lincoln County24-0 pts
35Phelps County24-0.3 pts
36Adams County24+0.4 pts
37Holt County23.9+0.4 pts
38Boone County23.8+0.5 pts
39Merrick County23.8-0 pts
40Butler County23.7-0.2 pts
41Seward County23.70 pts
42Greeley County23.6-0.7 pts
43Cheyenne County23.6-0.4 pts
44Antelope County23.4+0.3 pts
45Lancaster County23.30 pts
46Valley County23.1-0.1 pts
47Custer County23-0.1 pts
48McPherson County22.9+0.8 pts
49Nance County22.8-0 pts
50Polk County22.8+0.2 pts
51York County22.7+0.1 pts
52Sheridan County22.5+0.2 pts
53Thomas County22.5+0.7 pts
54Gosper County22.5-0 pts
55Pawnee County22.4+1 pts
56Gage County22.40 pts
57Red Willow County22.4-0 pts
58Thayer County22.2-0.2 pts
59Kimball County22.1+0.5 pts
60Furnas County22-0.4 pts
61Hitchcock County21.90 pts
62Sioux County21.9-0.8 pts
63Sherman County21.8-0.2 pts
64Nemaha County21.7+0.2 pts
65Burt County21.6-0.5 pts
66Webster County21.5-0.3 pts
67Harlan County21.5+0.2 pts
68Frontier County21.5+0.3 pts
69Jefferson County21.4-0.1 pts
70Hooker County21.4+0.7 pts
71Cherry County21.3-0 pts
72Fillmore County21.3+0.4 pts
73Richardson County21.3+0.1 pts
74Hayes County21.2+1.5 pts
75Wayne County20.8+0.6 pts
76Blaine County20.8+1.4 pts
77Banner County20.7+1.7 pts
78Keith County20.6-0.2 pts
79Boyd County20.5-0.5 pts
80Garfield County20.4+0.2 pts
81Deuel County20.3-1 pts
82Loup County20.2+0.8 pts
83Nuckolls County20.2-0.8 pts
84Brown County20-0.1 pts
85Franklin County20+0.8 pts
86Dundy County19.9-0.4 pts
86Grant County19.9+0.8 pts
88Keya Paha County19.7+0.3 pts
89Wheeler County19.6+0.2 pts
90Rock County19.2-0.2 pts
91Johnson County19.2+0.1 pts
92Dawes County19.1+0.6 pts
93Garden County18.2+0.1 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Thurston County, with 35.4% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Garden County, with 18.2% in 2016.

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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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