Counties in New York by population under 18

Rockland County had the highest population under 18 of 62 counties in 2016, at 28.1%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 20.7% and the figure for New York was 21%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.1Rockland County
Lowest13.9Hamilton County
Median20.762 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Albany County: 19 %Allegany County: 20.7 %Bronx County: 24.7 %Broome County: 19.2 %Cattaraugus County: 22.4 %Cayuga County: 20.3 %Chautauqua County: 20.9 %Chemung County: 21.7 %Chenango County: 21 %Clinton County: 18.5 %Columbia County: 18.6 %Cortland County: 19.5 %Delaware County: 17.9 %Dutchess County: 19.7 %Erie County: 20.5 %Essex County: 18.1 %Franklin County: 20.1 %Fulton County: 20.2 %Genesee County: 20.2 %Greene County: 17.5 %Hamilton County: 13.9 %Herkimer County: 21.1 %Jefferson County: 23.5 %Kings County: 22.6 %Lewis County: 23.4 %Livingston County: 19 %Madison County: 19.9 %Monroe County: 21 %Montgomery County: 22.9 %Nassau County: 21.7 %New York County: 14.1 %Niagara County: 20.2 %Oneida County: 21.4 %Onondaga County: 21.3 %Ontario County: 20.6 %Orange County: 25.6 %Orleans County: 20.8 %Oswego County: 21.5 %Otsego County: 17.2 %Putnam County: 20.7 %Queens County: 19.7 %Rensselaer County: 19.9 %Richmond County: 21.9 %Rockland County: 28.1 %St. Lawrence County: 20.8 %Saratoga County: 20.9 %Schenectady County: 21.5 %Schoharie County: 18.5 %Schuyler County: 19.4 %Seneca County: 20.4 %Steuben County: 22 %Suffolk County: 21.5 %Sullivan County: 21.5 %Tioga County: 22 %Tompkins County: 15.3 %Ulster County: 18.3 %Warren County: 18.6 %Washington County: 19.7 %Wayne County: 21.8 %Westchester County: 22.8 %Wyoming County: 19.2 %Yates 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

Rockland County: 28.1 %Rockland County28.1Orange County: 25.6 %Orange County25.6Bronx County: 24.7 %Bronx County24.7Jefferson County: 23.5 %Jefferson County23.5Lewis County: 23.4 %Lewis County23.4Montgomery County: 22.9 %Montgomery County22.9Westchester County: 22.8 %Westchester County22.8Yates County: 22.7 %Yates County22.7Kings County: 22.6 %Kings County22.6Cattaraugus County: 22.4 %Cattaraugus County22.4Tioga County: 22 %Tioga County22Steuben County: 22 %Steuben County22Richmond County: 21.9 %Richmond County21.9Wayne County: 21.8 %Wayne County21.8Nassau County: 21.7 %Nassau County21.7Chemung County: 21.7 %Chemung County21.7Sullivan County: 21.5 %Sullivan County21.5Schenectady County: 21.5 %Schenectady County21.5Suffolk County: 21.5 %Suffolk County21.5Oswego County: 21.5 %Oswego County21.5Oneida County: 21.4 %Oneida County21.4Onondaga County: 21.3 %Onondaga County21.3Herkimer County: 21.1 %Herkimer County21.1Monroe County: 21 %Monroe County21Chenango County: 21 %Chenango County21Saratoga County: 20.9 %Saratoga County20.9Chautauqua County: 20.9 %Chautauqua County20.9Orleans County: 20.8 %Orleans County20.8St. Lawrence County: 20.8 %St. Lawrence County20.8Putnam County: 20.7 %Putnam County20.7Allegany County: 20.7 %Allegany County20.7Ontario County: 20.6 %Ontario County20.6Erie County: 20.5 %Erie County20.5Seneca County: 20.4 %Seneca County20.4Cayuga County: 20.3 %Cayuga County20.3Niagara County: 20.2 %Niagara County20.2Fulton County: 20.2 %Fulton County20.2Genesee County: 20.2 %Genesee County20.2Franklin County: 20.1 %Franklin County20.1Rensselaer County: 19.9 %Rensselaer County19.9Rockland County: 28.1 %Rockland County28.1Orange County: 25.6 %Orange County25.6Bronx County: 24.7 %Bronx County24.7Jefferson County: 23.5 %Jefferson County23.5Lewis County: 23.4 %Lewis County23.4Montgomery County: 22.9 %Montgomery County22.9Westchester County: 22.8 %Westchester County22.8Yates County: 22.7 %Yates County22.7Kings County: 22.6 %Kings County22.6Cattaraugus County: 22.4 %Cattaraugus County22.4Tioga County: 22 %Tioga County22Steuben County: 22 %Steuben County22Richmond County: 21.9 %Richmond County21.9Wayne County: 21.8 %Wayne County21.8Nassau County: 21.7 %Nassau County21.7Chemung County: 21.7 %Chemung County21.7Sullivan County: 21.5 %Sullivan County21.5Schenectady County: 21.5 %Schenectady County21.5Suffolk County: 21.5 %Suffolk County21.5Oswego County: 21.5 %Oswego County21.5Oneida County: 21.4 %Oneida County21.4Onondaga County: 21.3 %Onondaga County21.3Herkimer County: 21.1 %Herkimer County21.1Monroe County: 21 %Monroe County21Chenango County: 21 %Chenango County21Saratoga County: 20.9 %Saratoga County20.9Chautauqua County: 20.9 %Chautauqua County20.9Orleans County: 20.8 %Orleans County20.8St. Lawrence County: 20.8 %St. Lawrence County20.8Putnam County: 20.7 %Putnam County20.7Allegany County: 20.7 %Allegany County20.7Ontario County: 20.6 %Ontario County20.6Erie County: 20.5 %Erie County20.5Seneca County: 20.4 %Seneca County20.4Cayuga County: 20.3 %Cayuga County20.3Niagara County: 20.2 %Niagara County20.2Fulton County: 20.2 %Fulton County20.2Genesee County: 20.2 %Genesee County20.2Franklin County: 20.1 %Franklin County20.1Rensselaer County: 19.9 %Rensselaer County19.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Rockland County28.1+0.2 pts
2Orange County25.6-0.2 pts
3Bronx County24.7-0.2 pts
4Jefferson County23.5-0.3 pts
5Lewis County23.4-0.1 pts
6Montgomery County22.90 pts
7Westchester County22.8-0.2 pts
8Yates County22.7-0.2 pts
9Kings County22.6-0.2 pts
10Cattaraugus County22.40 pts
11Tioga County22-0.2 pts
12Steuben County22-0.2 pts
13Richmond County21.9-0.1 pts
14Wayne County21.8-0.1 pts
15Nassau County21.7-0.2 pts
16Chemung County21.7-0.1 pts
17Sullivan County21.5+0.2 pts
18Schenectady County21.5-0.1 pts
19Suffolk County21.5-0.3 pts
20Oswego County21.5-0.2 pts
21Oneida County21.4-0 pts
22Onondaga County21.3-0.2 pts
23Herkimer County21.10 pts
24Monroe County21-0.2 pts
25Chenango County21-0.3 pts
26Saratoga County20.9-0.2 pts
27Chautauqua County20.9-0.1 pts
28Orleans County20.8-0 pts
29St. Lawrence County20.80 pts
30Putnam County20.7-0.4 pts
31Allegany County20.7-0.1 pts
32Ontario County20.6-0.1 pts
33Erie County20.5-0.1 pts
34Seneca County20.40 pts
35Cayuga County20.3-0 pts
36Niagara County20.2-0.1 pts
37Fulton County20.2-0.3 pts
38Genesee County20.2-0.2 pts
39Franklin County20.1-0.2 pts
40Rensselaer County19.9-0.1 pts
41Madison County19.9-0.3 pts
42Queens County19.7-0.1 pts
43Dutchess County19.7-0.3 pts
44Washington County19.7-0.2 pts
45Cortland County19.5-0.1 pts
46Schuyler County19.4-0.1 pts
47Wyoming County19.2-0.1 pts
48Broome County19.2-0.2 pts
49Albany County19-0.1 pts
50Livingston County19-0.1 pts
51Columbia County18.6-0 pts
52Warren County18.6-0.2 pts
53Clinton County18.5-0 pts
54Schoharie County18.5-0.3 pts
55Ulster County18.3-0.1 pts
56Essex County18.1-0.1 pts
57Delaware County17.9-0.4 pts
58Greene County17.5-0.1 pts
59Otsego County17.2-0.2 pts
60Tompkins County15.3-0.1 pts
61New York County14.1-0.1 pts
62Hamilton County13.9-0.4 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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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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Rockland County, with 28.1% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 13.9% in 2016.

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