Counties in New York by population under 18

Rockland County had the highest population under 18 of 62 counties in 2023, at 30.4%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for New York was 19.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.4Rockland County
Lowest11.2Hamilton County
Median19.562 counties
New York19.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 17.9 %Allegany County: 20 %Bronx County: 23.4 %Broome County: 18.2 %Cattaraugus County: 21.3 %Cayuga County: 19.1 %Chautauqua County: 20.2 %Chemung County: 20.5 %Chenango County: 20.6 %Clinton County: 18.1 %Columbia County: 15.7 %Cortland County: 18.2 %Delaware County: 16.3 %Dutchess County: 18.3 %Erie County: 19.6 %Essex County: 16.1 %Franklin County: 20.1 %Fulton County: 19.4 %Genesee County: 19.4 %Greene County: 16.6 %Hamilton County: 11.2 %Herkimer County: 20.2 %Jefferson County: 23.4 %Kings County: 21.1 %Lewis County: 22.8 %Livingston County: 18.1 %Madison County: 18.9 %Monroe County: 19.8 %Montgomery County: 23.3 %Nassau County: 21 %New York County: 13.3 %Niagara County: 19.4 %Oneida County: 21 %Onondaga County: 20.2 %Ontario County: 19 %Orange County: 25.1 %Orleans County: 19.2 %Oswego County: 20.4 %Otsego County: 16.1 %Putnam County: 19.4 %Queens County: 18.4 %Rensselaer County: 18.5 %Richmond County: 20.8 %Rockland County: 30.4 %St. Lawrence County: 19.9 %Saratoga County: 18.9 %Schenectady County: 21.1 %Schoharie County: 17.5 %Schuyler County: 18.6 %Seneca County: 20.6 %Steuben County: 21.4 %Suffolk County: 20.1 %Sullivan County: 21.6 %Tioga County: 20.5 %Tompkins County: 13.6 %Ulster County: 16.7 %Warren County: 17 %Washington County: 18.9 %Wayne County: 20.6 %Westchester County: 20.9 %Wyoming County: 18.2 %Yates County: 23 %
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  • 19 to 20
  • 20 to 21
  • 21 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Rockland County: 30.4 %Rockland County30.4Orange County: 25.1 %Orange County25.1Bronx County: 23.4 %Bronx County23.4Jefferson County: 23.4 %Jefferson County23.4Montgomery County: 23.3 %Montgomery County23.3Yates County: 23 %Yates County23Lewis County: 22.8 %Lewis County22.8Sullivan County: 21.6 %Sullivan County21.6Steuben County: 21.4 %Steuben County21.4Cattaraugus County: 21.3 %Cattaraugus County21.3Kings County: 21.1 %Kings County21.1Schenectady County: 21.1 %Schenectady County21.1Oneida County: 21 %Oneida County21Nassau County: 21 %Nassau County21Westchester County: 20.9 %Westchester County20.9Richmond County: 20.8 %Richmond County20.8Wayne County: 20.6 %Wayne County20.6Chenango County: 20.6 %Chenango County20.6Seneca County: 20.6 %Seneca County20.6Tioga County: 20.5 %Tioga County20.5Chemung County: 20.5 %Chemung County20.5Oswego County: 20.4 %Oswego County20.4Chautauqua County: 20.2 %Chautauqua County20.2Onondaga County: 20.2 %Onondaga County20.2Herkimer County: 20.2 %Herkimer County20.2Franklin County: 20.1 %Franklin County20.1Suffolk County: 20.1 %Suffolk County20.1Allegany County: 20 %Allegany County20St. Lawrence County: 19.9 %St. Lawrence County19.9Monroe County: 19.8 %Monroe County19.8Erie County: 19.6 %Erie County19.6Niagara County: 19.4 %Niagara County19.4Genesee County: 19.4 %Genesee County19.4Fulton County: 19.4 %Fulton County19.4Putnam County: 19.4 %Putnam County19.4Orleans County: 19.2 %Orleans County19.2Cayuga County: 19.1 %Cayuga County19.1Ontario County: 19 %Ontario County19Madison County: 18.9 %Madison County18.9Saratoga County: 18.9 %Saratoga County18.9Rockland County: 30.4 %Rockland County30.4Orange County: 25.1 %Orange County25.1Bronx County: 23.4 %Bronx County23.4Jefferson County: 23.4 %Jefferson County23.4Montgomery County: 23.3 %Montgomery County23.3Yates County: 23 %Yates County23Lewis County: 22.8 %Lewis County22.8Sullivan County: 21.6 %Sullivan County21.6Steuben County: 21.4 %Steuben County21.4Cattaraugus County: 21.3 %Cattaraugus County21.3Kings County: 21.1 %Kings County21.1Schenectady County: 21.1 %Schenectady County21.1Oneida County: 21 %Oneida County21Nassau County: 21 %Nassau County21Westchester County: 20.9 %Westchester County20.9Richmond County: 20.8 %Richmond County20.8Wayne County: 20.6 %Wayne County20.6Chenango County: 20.6 %Chenango County20.6Seneca County: 20.6 %Seneca County20.6Tioga County: 20.5 %Tioga County20.5Chemung County: 20.5 %Chemung County20.5Oswego County: 20.4 %Oswego County20.4Chautauqua County: 20.2 %Chautauqua County20.2Onondaga County: 20.2 %Onondaga County20.2Herkimer County: 20.2 %Herkimer County20.2Franklin County: 20.1 %Franklin County20.1Suffolk County: 20.1 %Suffolk County20.1Allegany County: 20 %Allegany County20St. Lawrence County: 19.9 %St. Lawrence County19.9Monroe County: 19.8 %Monroe County19.8Erie County: 19.6 %Erie County19.6Niagara County: 19.4 %Niagara County19.4Genesee County: 19.4 %Genesee County19.4Fulton County: 19.4 %Fulton County19.4Putnam County: 19.4 %Putnam County19.4Orleans County: 19.2 %Orleans County19.2Cayuga County: 19.1 %Cayuga County19.1Ontario County: 19 %Ontario County19Madison County: 18.9 %Madison County18.9Saratoga County: 18.9 %Saratoga County18.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Rockland County30.4+0.4 pts
2Orange County25.1-0.1 pts
3Bronx County23.4-0.2 pts
4Jefferson County23.4+0.3 pts
5Montgomery County23.3-0 pts
6Yates County230 pts
7Lewis County22.8-0 pts
8Sullivan County21.6+0.1 pts
9Steuben County21.4-0.1 pts
10Cattaraugus County21.3-0.2 pts
11Kings County21.1-0.4 pts
12Schenectady County21.1-0.2 pts
13Oneida County21-0.2 pts
14Nassau County21-0.1 pts
15Westchester County20.9-0.3 pts
16Richmond County20.8-0.2 pts
17Wayne County20.6-0.3 pts
18Chenango County20.6-0.1 pts
19Seneca County20.6-0.4 pts
20Tioga County20.5-0.1 pts
21Chemung County20.5-0.3 pts
22Oswego County20.4-0.2 pts
23Chautauqua County20.2-0.2 pts
24Onondaga County20.2-0.2 pts
25Herkimer County20.2-0.2 pts
26Franklin County20.1-0.4 pts
27Suffolk County20.1-0.1 pts
28Allegany County20-0.1 pts
29St. Lawrence County19.9-0.3 pts
30Monroe County19.8-0.2 pts
31Erie County19.6-0.1 pts
32Niagara County19.4-0.2 pts
33Genesee County19.4-0.1 pts
34Fulton County19.4-0.3 pts
35Putnam County19.4-0.1 pts
36Orleans County19.2-0.3 pts
37Cayuga County19.1-0.2 pts
38Ontario County19-0.2 pts
39Madison County18.9-0.2 pts
40Saratoga County18.9-0.3 pts
41Washington County18.9-0.1 pts
42Schuyler County18.6-0.2 pts
43Rensselaer County18.5-0.2 pts
44Queens County18.4-0.3 pts
45Dutchess County18.3-0.2 pts
46Cortland County18.2-0.3 pts
47Wyoming County18.2-0.3 pts
48Broome County18.2-0.2 pts
49Clinton County18.1-0.2 pts
50Livingston County18.1-0.3 pts
51Albany County17.9-0.2 pts
52Schoharie County17.5-0.2 pts
53Warren County17-0.1 pts
54Ulster County16.7-0.3 pts
55Greene County16.6-0.2 pts
56Delaware County16.3-0.3 pts
57Otsego County16.1-0.1 pts
58Essex County16.1-0.6 pts
59Columbia County15.7-0.4 pts
60Tompkins County13.6-0.4 pts
61New York County13.3-0.4 pts
62Hamilton County11.2-0.2 pts

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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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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 New York by population under 18, 2023) [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 New York by population under 18, 2023. 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=2023. 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 New York by population under 18, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/new-york-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Rockland County, with 30.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 11.2% in 2023.

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