Counties in New York by population under 18

Rockland County had the highest population under 18 of 62 counties in 2017, at 28.4%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 13.5%. The median was 20.4% and the figure for New York was 20.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.4Rockland County
Lowest13.5Hamilton County
Median20.462 counties
New York20.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 19 %Allegany County: 20.7 %Bronx County: 24.5 %Broome County: 19.1 %Cattaraugus County: 22.1 %Cayuga County: 20.2 %Chautauqua County: 20.7 %Chemung County: 21.6 %Chenango County: 20.9 %Clinton County: 18.4 %Columbia County: 18.2 %Cortland County: 19.3 %Delaware County: 17.8 %Dutchess County: 19.5 %Erie County: 20.4 %Essex County: 18 %Franklin County: 20.3 %Fulton County: 20.2 %Genesee County: 20 %Greene County: 17.3 %Hamilton County: 13.5 %Herkimer County: 21 %Jefferson County: 23.5 %Kings County: 22.4 %Lewis County: 23.3 %Livingston County: 18.8 %Madison County: 19.6 %Monroe County: 20.8 %Montgomery County: 22.8 %Nassau County: 21.5 %New York County: 14 %Niagara County: 20.1 %Oneida County: 21.4 %Onondaga County: 21.2 %Ontario County: 20.4 %Orange County: 25.5 %Orleans County: 20.5 %Oswego County: 21.4 %Otsego County: 17.2 %Putnam County: 20.4 %Queens County: 19.5 %Rensselaer County: 19.7 %Richmond County: 21.8 %Rockland County: 28.4 %St. Lawrence County: 20.8 %Saratoga County: 20.7 %Schenectady County: 21.4 %Schoharie County: 18.2 %Schuyler County: 19.2 %Seneca County: 20.4 %Steuben County: 21.8 %Suffolk County: 21.1 %Sullivan County: 21.4 %Tioga County: 21.8 %Tompkins County: 15.2 %Ulster County: 18.2 %Warren County: 18.2 %Washington County: 19.6 %Wayne County: 21.6 %Westchester County: 22.6 %Wyoming County: 19.2 %Yates County: 22.4 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Rockland County: 28.4 %Rockland County28.4Orange County: 25.5 %Orange County25.5Bronx County: 24.5 %Bronx County24.5Jefferson County: 23.5 %Jefferson County23.5Lewis County: 23.3 %Lewis County23.3Montgomery County: 22.8 %Montgomery County22.8Westchester County: 22.6 %Westchester County22.6Yates County: 22.4 %Yates County22.4Kings County: 22.4 %Kings County22.4Cattaraugus County: 22.1 %Cattaraugus County22.1Richmond County: 21.8 %Richmond County21.8Steuben County: 21.8 %Steuben County21.8Tioga County: 21.8 %Tioga County21.8Wayne County: 21.6 %Wayne County21.6Chemung County: 21.6 %Chemung County21.6Nassau County: 21.5 %Nassau County21.5Schenectady County: 21.4 %Schenectady County21.4Oswego County: 21.4 %Oswego County21.4Sullivan County: 21.4 %Sullivan County21.4Oneida County: 21.4 %Oneida County21.4Onondaga County: 21.2 %Onondaga County21.2Suffolk County: 21.1 %Suffolk County21.1Herkimer County: 21 %Herkimer County21Chenango County: 20.9 %Chenango County20.9Monroe County: 20.8 %Monroe County20.8St. Lawrence County: 20.8 %St. Lawrence County20.8Chautauqua County: 20.7 %Chautauqua County20.7Allegany County: 20.7 %Allegany County20.7Saratoga County: 20.7 %Saratoga County20.7Orleans County: 20.5 %Orleans County20.5Erie County: 20.4 %Erie County20.4Putnam County: 20.4 %Putnam County20.4Ontario County: 20.4 %Ontario County20.4Seneca County: 20.4 %Seneca County20.4Franklin County: 20.3 %Franklin County20.3Cayuga County: 20.2 %Cayuga County20.2Fulton County: 20.2 %Fulton County20.2Niagara County: 20.1 %Niagara County20.1Genesee County: 20 %Genesee County20Rensselaer County: 19.7 %Rensselaer County19.7Rockland County: 28.4 %Rockland County28.4Orange County: 25.5 %Orange County25.5Bronx County: 24.5 %Bronx County24.5Jefferson County: 23.5 %Jefferson County23.5Lewis County: 23.3 %Lewis County23.3Montgomery County: 22.8 %Montgomery County22.8Westchester County: 22.6 %Westchester County22.6Yates County: 22.4 %Yates County22.4Kings County: 22.4 %Kings County22.4Cattaraugus County: 22.1 %Cattaraugus County22.1Richmond County: 21.8 %Richmond County21.8Steuben County: 21.8 %Steuben County21.8Tioga County: 21.8 %Tioga County21.8Wayne County: 21.6 %Wayne County21.6Chemung County: 21.6 %Chemung County21.6Nassau County: 21.5 %Nassau County21.5Schenectady County: 21.4 %Schenectady County21.4Oswego County: 21.4 %Oswego County21.4Sullivan County: 21.4 %Sullivan County21.4Oneida County: 21.4 %Oneida County21.4Onondaga County: 21.2 %Onondaga County21.2Suffolk County: 21.1 %Suffolk County21.1Herkimer County: 21 %Herkimer County21Chenango County: 20.9 %Chenango County20.9Monroe County: 20.8 %Monroe County20.8St. Lawrence County: 20.8 %St. Lawrence County20.8Chautauqua County: 20.7 %Chautauqua County20.7Allegany County: 20.7 %Allegany County20.7Saratoga County: 20.7 %Saratoga County20.7Orleans County: 20.5 %Orleans County20.5Erie County: 20.4 %Erie County20.4Putnam County: 20.4 %Putnam County20.4Ontario County: 20.4 %Ontario County20.4Seneca County: 20.4 %Seneca County20.4Franklin County: 20.3 %Franklin County20.3Cayuga County: 20.2 %Cayuga County20.2Fulton County: 20.2 %Fulton County20.2Niagara County: 20.1 %Niagara County20.1Genesee County: 20 %Genesee County20Rensselaer County: 19.7 %Rensselaer County19.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Rockland County28.4+0.3 pts
2Orange County25.5-0.1 pts
3Bronx County24.5-0.3 pts
4Jefferson County23.5-0.1 pts
5Lewis County23.3-0.1 pts
6Montgomery County22.8-0.1 pts
7Westchester County22.6-0.2 pts
8Yates County22.4-0.2 pts
9Kings County22.4-0.2 pts
10Cattaraugus County22.1-0.3 pts
11Richmond County21.8-0.1 pts
12Steuben County21.8-0.2 pts
13Tioga County21.8-0.3 pts
14Wayne County21.6-0.2 pts
15Chemung County21.6-0.1 pts
16Nassau County21.5-0.1 pts
17Schenectady County21.4-0.1 pts
18Oswego County21.4-0 pts
19Sullivan County21.4-0.2 pts
20Oneida County21.4-0 pts
21Onondaga County21.2-0.2 pts
22Suffolk County21.1-0.3 pts
23Herkimer County21-0.1 pts
24Chenango County20.9-0.1 pts
25Monroe County20.8-0.2 pts
26St. Lawrence County20.8-0 pts
27Chautauqua County20.7-0.1 pts
28Allegany County20.7+0.1 pts
29Saratoga County20.7-0.3 pts
30Orleans County20.5-0.3 pts
31Erie County20.4-0.1 pts
32Putnam County20.4-0.3 pts
33Ontario County20.4-0.2 pts
34Seneca County20.4-0.1 pts
35Franklin County20.3+0.2 pts
36Cayuga County20.2-0.1 pts
37Fulton County20.2-0.1 pts
38Niagara County20.1-0.1 pts
39Genesee County20-0.2 pts
40Rensselaer County19.7-0.2 pts
41Madison County19.6-0.2 pts
42Washington County19.6-0 pts
43Queens County19.5-0.2 pts
44Dutchess County19.5-0.2 pts
45Cortland County19.3-0.1 pts
46Schuyler County19.2-0.2 pts
47Wyoming County19.2-0 pts
48Broome County19.1-0.1 pts
49Albany County19-0 pts
50Livingston County18.8-0.2 pts
51Clinton County18.4-0 pts
52Warren County18.2-0.4 pts
53Ulster County18.2-0.1 pts
54Columbia County18.2-0.4 pts
55Schoharie County18.2-0.3 pts
56Essex County18-0.1 pts
57Delaware County17.8-0.1 pts
58Greene County17.3-0.2 pts
59Otsego County17.2-0 pts
60Tompkins County15.2-0.1 pts
61New York County14-0.1 pts
62Hamilton County13.5-0.4 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.

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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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Rockland County, with 28.4% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 13.5% in 2017.

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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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