Counties in North Dakota by population under 18

Sioux County had the highest population under 18 of 53 counties in 2015, at 37.3%. Nelson County had the lowest, at 17.9%. The median was 22.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 23%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.3Sioux County
Lowest17.9Nelson County
Median22.253 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 19 %Barnes County: 20.5 %Benson County: 33.6 %Billings County: 19.1 %Bottineau County: 21.1 %Bowman County: 24.1 %Burke County: 24.4 %Burleigh County: 22.9 %Cass County: 22.3 %Cavalier County: 20.7 %Dickey County: 24.1 %Divide County: 21.5 %Dunn County: 23.8 %Eddy County: 21.5 %Emmons County: 20.8 %Foster County: 22 %Golden Valley County: 26.6 %Grand Forks County: 20.3 %Grant County: 19 %Griggs County: 18.7 %Hettinger County: 22.1 %Kidder County: 20.7 %LaMoure County: 21.9 %Logan County: 21.5 %McHenry County: 23.6 %McIntosh County: 18.6 %McKenzie County: 28.3 %McLean County: 22.1 %Mercer County: 23 %Morton County: 23.4 %Mountrail County: 25.4 %Nelson County: 17.9 %Oliver County: 22.8 %Pembina County: 21.1 %Pierce County: 22.2 %Ramsey County: 23 %Ransom County: 23.9 %Renville County: 23.3 %Richland County: 21.5 %Rolette County: 33.9 %Sargent County: 19.7 %Sheridan County: 17.9 %Sioux County: 37.3 %Slope County: 22.2 %Stark County: 24.4 %Steele County: 20.8 %Stutsman County: 20.4 %Towner County: 22.2 %Traill County: 22.6 %Walsh County: 22.5 %Ward County: 23.9 %Wells County: 19.3 %Williams County: 25.3 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Sioux County: 37.3 %Sioux County37.3Rolette County: 33.9 %Rolette County33.9Benson County: 33.6 %Benson County33.6McKenzie County: 28.3 %McKenzie County28.3Golden Valley County: 26.6 %Golden Valley County26.6Mountrail County: 25.4 %Mountrail County25.4Williams County: 25.3 %Williams County25.3Burke County: 24.4 %Burke County24.4Stark County: 24.4 %Stark County24.4Dickey County: 24.1 %Dickey County24.1Bowman County: 24.1 %Bowman County24.1Ransom County: 23.9 %Ransom County23.9Ward County: 23.9 %Ward County23.9Dunn County: 23.8 %Dunn County23.8McHenry County: 23.6 %McHenry County23.6Morton County: 23.4 %Morton County23.4Renville County: 23.3 %Renville County23.3Ramsey County: 23 %Ramsey County23Mercer County: 23 %Mercer County23Burleigh County: 22.9 %Burleigh County22.9Oliver County: 22.8 %Oliver County22.8Traill County: 22.6 %Traill County22.6Walsh County: 22.5 %Walsh County22.5Cass County: 22.3 %Cass County22.3Towner County: 22.2 %Towner County22.2Slope County: 22.2 %Slope County22.2Pierce County: 22.2 %Pierce County22.2Hettinger County: 22.1 %Hettinger County22.1McLean County: 22.1 %McLean County22.1Foster County: 22 %Foster County22LaMoure County: 21.9 %LaMoure County21.9Richland County: 21.5 %Richland County21.5Eddy County: 21.5 %Eddy County21.5Logan County: 21.5 %Logan County21.5Divide County: 21.5 %Divide County21.5Bottineau County: 21.1 %Bottineau County21.1Pembina County: 21.1 %Pembina County21.1Emmons County: 20.8 %Emmons County20.8Steele County: 20.8 %Steele County20.8Kidder County: 20.7 %Kidder County20.7Cavalier County: 20.7 %Cavalier County20.7Barnes County: 20.5 %Barnes County20.5Stutsman County: 20.4 %Stutsman County20.4Grand Forks County: 20.3 %Grand Forks County20.3Sargent County: 19.7 %Sargent County19.7Wells County: 19.3 %Wells County19.3Billings County: 19.1 %Billings County19.1Adams County: 19 %Adams County19Grant County: 19 %Grant County19Griggs County: 18.7 %Griggs County18.7McIntosh County: 18.6 %McIntosh County18.6Sheridan County: 17.9 %Sheridan County17.9Nelson County: 17.9 %Nelson County17.9Sioux County: 37.3 %Sioux County37.3Rolette County: 33.9 %Rolette County33.9Benson County: 33.6 %Benson County33.6McKenzie County: 28.3 %McKenzie County28.3Golden Valley County: 26.6 %Golden Valley County26.6Mountrail County: 25.4 %Mountrail County25.4Williams County: 25.3 %Williams County25.3Burke County: 24.4 %Burke County24.4Stark County: 24.4 %Stark County24.4Dickey County: 24.1 %Dickey County24.1Bowman County: 24.1 %Bowman County24.1Ransom County: 23.9 %Ransom County23.9Ward County: 23.9 %Ward County23.9Dunn County: 23.8 %Dunn County23.8McHenry County: 23.6 %McHenry County23.6Morton County: 23.4 %Morton County23.4Renville County: 23.3 %Renville County23.3Ramsey County: 23 %Ramsey County23Mercer County: 23 %Mercer County23Burleigh County: 22.9 %Burleigh County22.9Oliver County: 22.8 %Oliver County22.8Traill County: 22.6 %Traill County22.6Walsh County: 22.5 %Walsh County22.5Cass County: 22.3 %Cass County22.3Towner County: 22.2 %Towner County22.2Slope County: 22.2 %Slope County22.2Pierce County: 22.2 %Pierce County22.2Hettinger County: 22.1 %Hettinger County22.1McLean County: 22.1 %McLean County22.1Foster County: 22 %Foster County22LaMoure County: 21.9 %LaMoure County21.9Richland County: 21.5 %Richland County21.5Eddy County: 21.5 %Eddy County21.5Logan County: 21.5 %Logan County21.5Divide County: 21.5 %Divide County21.5Bottineau County: 21.1 %Bottineau County21.1Pembina County: 21.1 %Pembina County21.1Emmons County: 20.8 %Emmons County20.8Steele County: 20.8 %Steele County20.8Kidder County: 20.7 %Kidder County20.7Cavalier County: 20.7 %Cavalier County20.7Barnes County: 20.5 %Barnes County20.5Stutsman County: 20.4 %Stutsman County20.4Grand Forks County: 20.3 %Grand Forks County20.3Sargent County: 19.7 %Sargent County19.7Wells County: 19.3 %Wells County19.3Billings County: 19.1 %Billings County19.1Adams County: 19 %Adams County19Grant County: 19 %Grant County19Griggs County: 18.7 %Griggs County18.7McIntosh County: 18.6 %McIntosh County18.6Sheridan County: 17.9 %Sheridan County17.9Nelson County: 17.9 %Nelson County17.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Sioux County37.3-0.2 pts
2Rolette County33.9-0.1 pts
3Benson County33.6+0.1 pts
4McKenzie County28.3+0.5 pts
5Golden Valley County26.6+0.7 pts
6Mountrail County25.4+0.6 pts
7Williams County25.3+1 pts
8Burke County24.4+1.3 pts
9Stark County24.4+0.6 pts
10Dickey County24.1+0.6 pts
11Bowman County24.1+0.4 pts
12Ransom County23.90 pts
13Ward County23.9+0.3 pts
14Dunn County23.8+0.9 pts
15McHenry County23.6+0.3 pts
16Morton County23.4-0.1 pts
17Renville County23.3+0.6 pts
18Ramsey County23+0.6 pts
19Mercer County23+0.3 pts
20Burleigh County22.9+0.2 pts
21Oliver County22.8+0.4 pts
22Traill County22.6+0.2 pts
23Walsh County22.5+0.1 pts
24Cass County22.3+0.1 pts
25Towner County22.2+0.1 pts
26Slope County22.2+0.4 pts
27Pierce County22.2-0 pts
28Hettinger County22.1+0.3 pts
29McLean County22.1-0 pts
30Foster County22-0 pts
31LaMoure County21.9+0.8 pts
32Richland County21.5-0 pts
33Eddy County21.5+0.3 pts
34Logan County21.5+0.4 pts
35Divide County21.5+0.2 pts
36Bottineau County21.1+0.1 pts
37Pembina County21.1-0.1 pts
38Emmons County20.8+0.5 pts
39Steele County20.8-0.3 pts
40Kidder County20.7-0.3 pts
41Cavalier County20.7+0.8 pts
42Barnes County20.5-0 pts
43Stutsman County20.40 pts
44Grand Forks County20.3+0.1 pts
45Sargent County19.7-1 pts
46Wells County19.3-0 pts
47Billings County19.1-0.4 pts
48Adams County19-0.1 pts
49Grant County19+1 pts
50Griggs County18.70 pts
51McIntosh County18.6-0 pts
52Sheridan County17.9+1.1 pts
53Nelson County17.9-0.9 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 North Dakota by population under 18, 2015) [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 North Dakota by population under 18, 2015. 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2015. 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 North Dakota by population under 18, 2015. 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2015.

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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 North Dakota by population under 18, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/north-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Sioux County, with 37.3% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Nelson County, with 17.9% in 2015.

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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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