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Counties in Nebraska by population under 18

Thurston County had the highest population under 18 of 93 counties in 2022, at 35.6%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 15.8%. The median was 23.2% and the figure for Nebraska was 24.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.6Thurston County
Lowest15.8McPherson County
Median23.293 counties
Nebraska24.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 23.5 %Antelope County: 24 %Arthur County: 24.4 %Banner County: 22.1 %Blaine County: 20.8 %Boone County: 24.5 %Box Butte County: 24.1 %Boyd County: 18.1 %Brown County: 20.7 %Buffalo County: 23.3 %Burt County: 22.7 %Butler County: 23.8 %Cass County: 23.2 %Cedar County: 25.3 %Chase County: 24.6 %Cherry County: 24.4 %Cheyenne County: 22.9 %Clay County: 24.4 %Colfax County: 30.5 %Cuming County: 24.4 %Custer County: 23.5 %Dakota County: 28.5 %Dawes County: 19.9 %Dawson County: 28 %Deuel County: 20.7 %Dixon County: 24.5 %Dodge County: 24.5 %Douglas County: 25.1 %Dundy County: 19.1 %Fillmore County: 22.1 %Franklin County: 21.7 %Frontier County: 22.6 %Furnas County: 21.6 %Gage County: 21.9 %Garden County: 18.4 %Garfield County: 20.2 %Gosper County: 21.1 %Grant County: 21.6 %Greeley County: 24.2 %Hall County: 26.8 %Hamilton County: 25.1 %Harlan County: 21.4 %Hayes County: 25.8 %Hitchcock County: 23.3 %Holt County: 24.8 %Hooker County: 19 %Howard County: 24.3 %Jefferson County: 22.6 %Johnson County: 17.3 %Kearney County: 25 %Keith County: 21.1 %Keya Paha County: 18.1 %Kimball County: 19.1 %Knox County: 24.8 %Lancaster County: 22.5 %Lincoln County: 22.8 %Logan County: 23 %Loup County: 16.9 %McPherson County: 15.8 %Madison County: 24.7 %Merrick County: 23.7 %Morrill County: 23.1 %Nance County: 23.6 %Nemaha County: 23.3 %Nuckolls County: 19.8 %Otoe County: 24.3 %Pawnee County: 22.8 %Perkins County: 24.6 %Phelps County: 24.2 %Pierce County: 25.1 %Platte County: 25.8 %Polk County: 22.5 %Red Willow County: 22.5 %Richardson County: 21.8 %Rock County: 20.3 %Saline County: 26.1 %Sarpy County: 26.5 %Saunders County: 25.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 23.9 %Seward County: 23.2 %Sheridan County: 22.4 %Sherman County: 21.9 %Sioux County: 21.2 %Stanton County: 24.9 %Thayer County: 22.3 %Thomas County: 20.9 %Thurston County: 35.6 %Valley County: 23.4 %Washington County: 23.7 %Wayne County: 20.4 %Webster County: 22.7 %Wheeler County: 23.9 %York County: 22.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Thurston County: 35.6 %Thurston County35.6Colfax County: 30.5 %Colfax County30.5Dakota County: 28.5 %Dakota County28.5Dawson County: 28 %Dawson County28Hall County: 26.8 %Hall County26.8Sarpy County: 26.5 %Sarpy County26.5Saline County: 26.1 %Saline County26.1Platte County: 25.8 %Platte County25.8Hayes County: 25.8 %Hayes County25.8Cedar County: 25.3 %Cedar County25.3Saunders County: 25.2 %Saunders County25.2Pierce County: 25.1 %Pierce County25.1Hamilton County: 25.1 %Hamilton County25.1Douglas County: 25.1 %Douglas County25.1Kearney County: 25 %Kearney County25Stanton County: 24.9 %Stanton County24.9Holt County: 24.8 %Holt County24.8Knox County: 24.8 %Knox County24.8Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Chase County: 24.6 %Chase County24.6Perkins County: 24.6 %Perkins County24.6Dodge County: 24.5 %Dodge County24.5Boone County: 24.5 %Boone County24.5Dixon County: 24.5 %Dixon County24.5Cuming County: 24.4 %Cuming County24.4Arthur County: 24.4 %Arthur County24.4Cherry County: 24.4 %Cherry County24.4Clay County: 24.4 %Clay County24.4Howard County: 24.3 %Howard County24.3Otoe County: 24.3 %Otoe County24.3Greeley County: 24.2 %Greeley County24.2Phelps County: 24.2 %Phelps County24.2Box Butte County: 24.1 %Box Butte County24.1Antelope County: 24 %Antelope County24Scotts Bluff County: 23.9 %Scotts Bluff County23.9Wheeler County: 23.9 %Wheeler County23.9Butler County: 23.8 %Butler County23.8Merrick County: 23.7 %Merrick County23.7Washington County: 23.7 %Washington County23.7Nance County: 23.6 %Nance County23.6Thurston County: 35.6 %Thurston County35.6Colfax County: 30.5 %Colfax County30.5Dakota County: 28.5 %Dakota County28.5Dawson County: 28 %Dawson County28Hall County: 26.8 %Hall County26.8Sarpy County: 26.5 %Sarpy County26.5Saline County: 26.1 %Saline County26.1Platte County: 25.8 %Platte County25.8Hayes County: 25.8 %Hayes County25.8Cedar County: 25.3 %Cedar County25.3Saunders County: 25.2 %Saunders County25.2Pierce County: 25.1 %Pierce County25.1Hamilton County: 25.1 %Hamilton County25.1Douglas County: 25.1 %Douglas County25.1Kearney County: 25 %Kearney County25Stanton County: 24.9 %Stanton County24.9Holt County: 24.8 %Holt County24.8Knox County: 24.8 %Knox County24.8Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Chase County: 24.6 %Chase County24.6Perkins County: 24.6 %Perkins County24.6Dodge County: 24.5 %Dodge County24.5Boone County: 24.5 %Boone County24.5Dixon County: 24.5 %Dixon County24.5Cuming County: 24.4 %Cuming County24.4Arthur County: 24.4 %Arthur County24.4Cherry County: 24.4 %Cherry County24.4Clay County: 24.4 %Clay County24.4Howard County: 24.3 %Howard County24.3Otoe County: 24.3 %Otoe County24.3Greeley County: 24.2 %Greeley County24.2Phelps County: 24.2 %Phelps County24.2Box Butte County: 24.1 %Box Butte County24.1Antelope County: 24 %Antelope County24Scotts Bluff County: 23.9 %Scotts Bluff County23.9Wheeler County: 23.9 %Wheeler County23.9Butler County: 23.8 %Butler County23.8Merrick County: 23.7 %Merrick County23.7Washington County: 23.7 %Washington County23.7Nance County: 23.6 %Nance County23.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Thurston County35.6+0.5 pts
2Colfax County30.5+0.2 pts
3Dakota County28.5-0 pts
4Dawson County28+0.2 pts
5Hall County26.8-0.2 pts
6Sarpy County26.5-0.5 pts
7Saline County26.1+0.4 pts
8Platte County25.8-0.1 pts
9Hayes County25.8+2.2 pts
10Cedar County25.30 pts
11Saunders County25.2-0.3 pts
12Pierce County25.10 pts
13Hamilton County25.10 pts
14Douglas County25.1-0.2 pts
15Kearney County25+0.1 pts
16Stanton County24.9-0 pts
17Holt County24.8+0.2 pts
18Knox County24.8-0.1 pts
19Madison County24.7-0.2 pts
20Chase County24.6+0.1 pts
21Perkins County24.6-0.3 pts
22Dodge County24.5-0 pts
23Boone County24.5+0.3 pts
24Dixon County24.5-0.6 pts
25Cuming County24.4-0 pts
26Arthur County24.4-1.5 pts
27Cherry County24.4+0.8 pts
28Clay County24.4-0 pts
29Howard County24.3-0.4 pts
30Otoe County24.3+0.2 pts
31Greeley County24.2+1.4 pts
32Phelps County24.2-0 pts
33Box Butte County24.1-0.1 pts
34Antelope County24+0.3 pts
35Scotts Bluff County23.9-0.2 pts
36Wheeler County23.9+2.2 pts
37Butler County23.8-0 pts
38Merrick County23.7+0.3 pts
39Washington County23.7-0.2 pts
40Nance County23.6+0.1 pts
41Custer County23.5-0 pts
42Adams County23.5+0.1 pts
43Valley County23.4+0.1 pts
44Nemaha County23.3+0.1 pts
45Buffalo County23.3-0.5 pts
46Hitchcock County23.3+0.5 pts
47Seward County23.2-0.2 pts
48Cass County23.2-0.3 pts
49Morrill County23.1+0.3 pts
50Logan County23-0.7 pts
51Cheyenne County22.9-0.1 pts
52Lincoln County22.8-0.3 pts
53Pawnee County22.8+0.2 pts
54Burt County22.7+0.1 pts
55Webster County22.7-0.3 pts
56York County22.7-0.3 pts
57Frontier County22.6+1.3 pts
58Jefferson County22.6+0.5 pts
59Polk County22.5+0.1 pts
60Red Willow County22.5+0.1 pts
61Lancaster County22.5-0.3 pts
62Sheridan County22.4-0.2 pts
63Thayer County22.3+0.2 pts
64Banner County22.1-1.3 pts
65Fillmore County22.1-0.2 pts
66Sherman County21.9+0.7 pts
67Gage County21.9-0.3 pts
68Richardson County21.8-0.1 pts
69Franklin County21.7+0.5 pts
70Furnas County21.6-0.1 pts
71Grant County21.6+0.7 pts
72Harlan County21.4-0 pts
73Sioux County21.2+1.2 pts
74Gosper County21.1+0.4 pts
75Keith County21.1-0.4 pts
76Thomas County20.9-1.6 pts
77Blaine County20.8+0.5 pts
78Deuel County20.7-0.6 pts
79Brown County20.7-0.3 pts
80Wayne County20.4+0.6 pts
81Rock County20.3-0.5 pts
82Garfield County20.2-0.4 pts
83Dawes County19.9+0.1 pts
84Nuckolls County19.8+0.3 pts
85Kimball County19.1-0.7 pts
86Dundy County19.1-0.3 pts
87Hooker County19-0.2 pts
88Garden County18.4-0.2 pts
89Boyd County18.1-0.8 pts
90Keya Paha County18.1-0.2 pts
91Johnson County17.3-0.1 pts
92Loup County16.9-0.9 pts
93McPherson County15.8-0.2 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.

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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Thurston County, with 35.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

McPherson County, with 15.8% in 2022.

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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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