Counties in New York by population under 18

Rockland County had the highest population under 18 of 62 counties in 2021, at 29.5%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 11.9%. The median was 19.8% and the figure for New York was 20.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.5Rockland County
Lowest11.9Hamilton County
Median19.862 counties
New York20.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 18.2 %Allegany County: 20.2 %Bronx County: 23.8 %Broome County: 18.5 %Cattaraugus County: 21.7 %Cayuga County: 19.6 %Chautauqua County: 20.5 %Chemung County: 20.8 %Chenango County: 20.6 %Clinton County: 18.4 %Columbia County: 16.6 %Cortland County: 18.8 %Delaware County: 16.9 %Dutchess County: 18.7 %Erie County: 19.9 %Essex County: 17.1 %Franklin County: 20.4 %Fulton County: 19.8 %Genesee County: 19.6 %Greene County: 17.1 %Hamilton County: 11.9 %Herkimer County: 20.5 %Jefferson County: 22.9 %Kings County: 21.8 %Lewis County: 23 %Livingston County: 18.5 %Madison County: 19.2 %Monroe County: 20.2 %Montgomery County: 23.2 %Nassau County: 21.2 %New York County: 14.2 %Niagara County: 19.7 %Oneida County: 21.4 %Onondaga County: 20.7 %Ontario County: 19.3 %Orange County: 25.3 %Orleans County: 19.8 %Oswego County: 20.8 %Otsego County: 16.4 %Putnam County: 19.5 %Queens County: 19 %Rensselaer County: 18.9 %Richmond County: 21.2 %Rockland County: 29.5 %St. Lawrence County: 20.4 %Saratoga County: 19.4 %Schenectady County: 21.3 %Schoharie County: 17.9 %Schuyler County: 18.9 %Seneca County: 20.8 %Steuben County: 21.5 %Suffolk County: 20.3 %Sullivan County: 21.5 %Tioga County: 20.7 %Tompkins County: 14.6 %Ulster County: 17.4 %Warren County: 17.4 %Washington County: 19 %Wayne County: 21.2 %Westchester County: 21.5 %Wyoming County: 18.6 %Yates County: 23.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Rockland County: 29.5 %Rockland County29.5Orange County: 25.3 %Orange County25.3Bronx County: 23.8 %Bronx County23.8Montgomery County: 23.2 %Montgomery County23.2Yates County: 23.1 %Yates County23.1Lewis County: 23 %Lewis County23Jefferson County: 22.9 %Jefferson County22.9Kings County: 21.8 %Kings County21.8Cattaraugus County: 21.7 %Cattaraugus County21.7Westchester County: 21.5 %Westchester County21.5Steuben County: 21.5 %Steuben County21.5Sullivan County: 21.5 %Sullivan County21.5Oneida County: 21.4 %Oneida County21.4Schenectady County: 21.3 %Schenectady County21.3Richmond County: 21.2 %Richmond County21.2Nassau County: 21.2 %Nassau County21.2Wayne County: 21.2 %Wayne County21.2Seneca County: 20.8 %Seneca County20.8Oswego County: 20.8 %Oswego County20.8Chemung County: 20.8 %Chemung County20.8Tioga County: 20.7 %Tioga County20.7Onondaga County: 20.7 %Onondaga County20.7Chenango County: 20.6 %Chenango County20.6Chautauqua County: 20.5 %Chautauqua County20.5Herkimer County: 20.5 %Herkimer County20.5St. Lawrence County: 20.4 %St. Lawrence County20.4Franklin County: 20.4 %Franklin County20.4Suffolk County: 20.3 %Suffolk County20.3Allegany County: 20.2 %Allegany County20.2Monroe County: 20.2 %Monroe County20.2Erie County: 19.9 %Erie County19.9Fulton County: 19.8 %Fulton County19.8Orleans County: 19.8 %Orleans County19.8Niagara County: 19.7 %Niagara County19.7Genesee County: 19.6 %Genesee County19.6Cayuga County: 19.6 %Cayuga County19.6Putnam County: 19.5 %Putnam County19.5Saratoga County: 19.4 %Saratoga County19.4Ontario County: 19.3 %Ontario County19.3Madison County: 19.2 %Madison County19.2Rockland County: 29.5 %Rockland County29.5Orange County: 25.3 %Orange County25.3Bronx County: 23.8 %Bronx County23.8Montgomery County: 23.2 %Montgomery County23.2Yates County: 23.1 %Yates County23.1Lewis County: 23 %Lewis County23Jefferson County: 22.9 %Jefferson County22.9Kings County: 21.8 %Kings County21.8Cattaraugus County: 21.7 %Cattaraugus County21.7Westchester County: 21.5 %Westchester County21.5Steuben County: 21.5 %Steuben County21.5Sullivan County: 21.5 %Sullivan County21.5Oneida County: 21.4 %Oneida County21.4Schenectady County: 21.3 %Schenectady County21.3Richmond County: 21.2 %Richmond County21.2Nassau County: 21.2 %Nassau County21.2Wayne County: 21.2 %Wayne County21.2Seneca County: 20.8 %Seneca County20.8Oswego County: 20.8 %Oswego County20.8Chemung County: 20.8 %Chemung County20.8Tioga County: 20.7 %Tioga County20.7Onondaga County: 20.7 %Onondaga County20.7Chenango County: 20.6 %Chenango County20.6Chautauqua County: 20.5 %Chautauqua County20.5Herkimer County: 20.5 %Herkimer County20.5St. Lawrence County: 20.4 %St. Lawrence County20.4Franklin County: 20.4 %Franklin County20.4Suffolk County: 20.3 %Suffolk County20.3Allegany County: 20.2 %Allegany County20.2Monroe County: 20.2 %Monroe County20.2Erie County: 19.9 %Erie County19.9Fulton County: 19.8 %Fulton County19.8Orleans County: 19.8 %Orleans County19.8Niagara County: 19.7 %Niagara County19.7Genesee County: 19.6 %Genesee County19.6Cayuga County: 19.6 %Cayuga County19.6Putnam County: 19.5 %Putnam County19.5Saratoga County: 19.4 %Saratoga County19.4Ontario County: 19.3 %Ontario County19.3Madison County: 19.2 %Madison County19.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Rockland County29.5+0.1 pts
2Orange County25.3-0.2 pts
3Bronx County23.8-0.5 pts
4Montgomery County23.2+0.2 pts
5Yates County23.1+0.2 pts
6Lewis County23-0.1 pts
7Jefferson County22.9-0.1 pts
8Kings County21.8-0.2 pts
9Cattaraugus County21.7-0.2 pts
10Westchester County21.5-0.5 pts
11Steuben County21.5-0.1 pts
12Sullivan County21.5-0.1 pts
13Oneida County21.4-0.1 pts
14Schenectady County21.3-0.3 pts
15Richmond County21.2-0.3 pts
16Nassau County21.2-0.3 pts
17Wayne County21.2-0.2 pts
18Seneca County20.8-0 pts
19Oswego County20.8-0.2 pts
20Chemung County20.8-0.3 pts
21Tioga County20.7-0.4 pts
22Onondaga County20.7-0.1 pts
23Chenango County20.6-0 pts
24Chautauqua County20.5-0.1 pts
25Herkimer County20.5-0.1 pts
26St. Lawrence County20.4-0.1 pts
27Franklin County20.4-0.1 pts
28Suffolk County20.3-0.4 pts
29Allegany County20.2-0.5 pts
30Monroe County20.2-0.2 pts
31Erie County19.9-0.2 pts
32Fulton County19.8-0.1 pts
33Orleans County19.8-0.1 pts
34Niagara County19.7-0.1 pts
35Genesee County19.6-0.2 pts
36Cayuga County19.6-0 pts
37Putnam County19.5-0.4 pts
38Saratoga County19.4-0.4 pts
39Ontario County19.3-0.3 pts
40Madison County19.2-0.3 pts
41Queens County19-0.4 pts
42Washington County19-0.2 pts
43Rensselaer County18.9-0.3 pts
44Schuyler County18.9+0.1 pts
45Cortland County18.8-0.5 pts
46Dutchess County18.7-0.3 pts
47Wyoming County18.6-0.2 pts
48Livingston County18.5-0.2 pts
49Broome County18.5-0.2 pts
50Clinton County18.4-0 pts
51Albany County18.2-0.4 pts
52Schoharie County17.9-0.2 pts
53Warren County17.4-0.4 pts
54Ulster County17.4-0.4 pts
55Greene County17.1-0.3 pts
56Essex County17.1-0.4 pts
57Delaware County16.9-0.4 pts
58Columbia County16.6-0.6 pts
59Otsego County16.4-0.7 pts
60Tompkins County14.6-0.1 pts
61New York County14.2+0.2 pts
62Hamilton County11.9-0 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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Rockland County, with 29.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 11.9% in 2021.

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