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Counties in Pennsylvania by population under 18

Lancaster County had the highest population under 18 of 67 counties in 2022, at 22.9%. Forest County had the lowest, at 8.2%. The median was 19.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 20.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.9Lancaster County
Lowest8.2Forest County
Median19.767 counties
Pennsylvania20.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 19.3 %Allegheny County: 18.1 %Armstrong County: 18.7 %Beaver County: 18.9 %Bedford County: 19.4 %Berks County: 21.8 %Blair County: 19.8 %Bradford County: 21.8 %Bucks County: 19.9 %Butler County: 19.1 %Cambria County: 18.8 %Cameron County: 17.4 %Carbon County: 19.1 %Centre County: 14.8 %Chester County: 22 %Clarion County: 19.5 %Clearfield County: 18.2 %Clinton County: 20.5 %Columbia County: 17.6 %Crawford County: 20.7 %Cumberland County: 20.3 %Dauphin County: 21.7 %Delaware County: 21.9 %Elk County: 18.4 %Erie County: 20.5 %Fayette County: 19 %Forest County: 8.2 %Franklin County: 22.1 %Fulton County: 20.7 %Greene County: 18.6 %Huntingdon County: 18.4 %Indiana County: 18.5 %Jefferson County: 20.6 %Juniata County: 22 %Lackawanna County: 19.7 %Lancaster County: 22.9 %Lawrence County: 19.8 %Lebanon County: 22.2 %Lehigh County: 22 %Luzerne County: 19.8 %Lycoming County: 20.4 %McKean County: 19.4 %Mercer County: 19.3 %Mifflin County: 22.3 %Monroe County: 19.7 %Montgomery County: 20.9 %Montour County: 20.2 %Northampton County: 18.9 %Northumberland County: 20.1 %Perry County: 21.6 %Philadelphia County: 20.4 %Pike County: 18.1 %Potter County: 19.8 %Schuylkill County: 19.3 %Snyder County: 21.4 %Somerset County: 18.1 %Sullivan County: 14.8 %Susquehanna County: 19.4 %Tioga County: 19.7 %Union County: 18 %Venango County: 19.8 %Warren County: 19.5 %Washington County: 19.2 %Wayne County: 16.7 %Westmoreland County: 18 %Wyoming County: 19.1 %York County: 21.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lancaster County: 22.9 %Lancaster County22.9Mifflin County: 22.3 %Mifflin County22.3Lebanon County: 22.2 %Lebanon County22.2Franklin County: 22.1 %Franklin County22.1Chester County: 22 %Chester County22Juniata County: 22 %Juniata County22Lehigh County: 22 %Lehigh County22Delaware County: 21.9 %Delaware County21.9Berks County: 21.8 %Berks County21.8Bradford County: 21.8 %Bradford County21.8York County: 21.7 %York County21.7Dauphin County: 21.7 %Dauphin County21.7Perry County: 21.6 %Perry County21.6Snyder County: 21.4 %Snyder County21.4Montgomery County: 20.9 %Montgomery County20.9Crawford County: 20.7 %Crawford County20.7Fulton County: 20.7 %Fulton County20.7Jefferson County: 20.6 %Jefferson County20.6Clinton County: 20.5 %Clinton County20.5Erie County: 20.5 %Erie County20.5Lycoming County: 20.4 %Lycoming County20.4Philadelphia County: 20.4 %Philadelphia County20.4Cumberland County: 20.3 %Cumberland County20.3Montour County: 20.2 %Montour County20.2Northumberland County: 20.1 %Northumberland County20.1Bucks County: 19.9 %Bucks County19.9Luzerne County: 19.8 %Luzerne County19.8Potter County: 19.8 %Potter County19.8Venango County: 19.8 %Venango County19.8Blair County: 19.8 %Blair County19.8Lawrence County: 19.8 %Lawrence County19.8Tioga County: 19.7 %Tioga County19.7Monroe County: 19.7 %Monroe County19.7Lackawanna County: 19.7 %Lackawanna County19.7Warren County: 19.5 %Warren County19.5Clarion County: 19.5 %Clarion County19.5Bedford County: 19.4 %Bedford County19.4McKean County: 19.4 %McKean County19.4Susquehanna County: 19.4 %Susquehanna County19.4Mercer County: 19.3 %Mercer County19.3Lancaster County: 22.9 %Lancaster County22.9Mifflin County: 22.3 %Mifflin County22.3Lebanon County: 22.2 %Lebanon County22.2Franklin County: 22.1 %Franklin County22.1Chester County: 22 %Chester County22Juniata County: 22 %Juniata County22Lehigh County: 22 %Lehigh County22Delaware County: 21.9 %Delaware County21.9Berks County: 21.8 %Berks County21.8Bradford County: 21.8 %Bradford County21.8York County: 21.7 %York County21.7Dauphin County: 21.7 %Dauphin County21.7Perry County: 21.6 %Perry County21.6Snyder County: 21.4 %Snyder County21.4Montgomery County: 20.9 %Montgomery County20.9Crawford County: 20.7 %Crawford County20.7Fulton County: 20.7 %Fulton County20.7Jefferson County: 20.6 %Jefferson County20.6Clinton County: 20.5 %Clinton County20.5Erie County: 20.5 %Erie County20.5Lycoming County: 20.4 %Lycoming County20.4Philadelphia County: 20.4 %Philadelphia County20.4Cumberland County: 20.3 %Cumberland County20.3Montour County: 20.2 %Montour County20.2Northumberland County: 20.1 %Northumberland County20.1Bucks County: 19.9 %Bucks County19.9Luzerne County: 19.8 %Luzerne County19.8Potter County: 19.8 %Potter County19.8Venango County: 19.8 %Venango County19.8Blair County: 19.8 %Blair County19.8Lawrence County: 19.8 %Lawrence County19.8Tioga County: 19.7 %Tioga County19.7Monroe County: 19.7 %Monroe County19.7Lackawanna County: 19.7 %Lackawanna County19.7Warren County: 19.5 %Warren County19.5Clarion County: 19.5 %Clarion County19.5Bedford County: 19.4 %Bedford County19.4McKean County: 19.4 %McKean County19.4Susquehanna County: 19.4 %Susquehanna County19.4Mercer County: 19.3 %Mercer County19.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lancaster County22.9-0.1 pts
2Mifflin County22.30 pts
3Lebanon County22.2-0 pts
4Franklin County22.1-0.1 pts
5Chester County22-0.3 pts
6Juniata County220 pts
7Lehigh County22-0.2 pts
8Delaware County21.9-0 pts
9Berks County21.8-0.2 pts
10Bradford County21.8-0.1 pts
11York County21.7-0.1 pts
12Dauphin County21.7-0.1 pts
13Perry County21.6+0.1 pts
14Snyder County21.4-0.1 pts
15Montgomery County20.9-0.1 pts
16Crawford County20.70 pts
17Fulton County20.70 pts
18Jefferson County20.6-0.1 pts
19Clinton County20.50 pts
20Erie County20.5-0.2 pts
21Lycoming County20.4-0.1 pts
22Philadelphia County20.4-0.2 pts
23Cumberland County20.30 pts
24Montour County20.2-0.3 pts
25Northumberland County20.10 pts
26Bucks County19.9-0.1 pts
27Luzerne County19.8+0.1 pts
28Potter County19.8+0.1 pts
29Venango County19.8+0.1 pts
30Blair County19.8-0.1 pts
31Lawrence County19.8-0.1 pts
32Tioga County19.70 pts
33Monroe County19.7-0.4 pts
34Lackawanna County19.7-0.1 pts
35Warren County19.5-0 pts
36Clarion County19.5+0.1 pts
37Bedford County19.40 pts
38McKean County19.4-0.3 pts
39Susquehanna County19.4-0.1 pts
40Mercer County19.3-0.1 pts
41Schuylkill County19.3+0.1 pts
42Adams County19.3-0.2 pts
43Washington County19.2-0 pts
44Wyoming County19.1-0 pts
45Carbon County19.1-0.2 pts
46Butler County19.1-0.2 pts
47Fayette County190 pts
48Northampton County18.9-0.2 pts
49Beaver County18.9-0.1 pts
50Cambria County18.8-0 pts
51Armstrong County18.7-0 pts
52Greene County18.6-0 pts
53Indiana County18.5-0 pts
54Huntingdon County18.4+0.2 pts
55Elk County18.4-0 pts
56Clearfield County18.2-0 pts
57Somerset County18.1-0.1 pts
58Allegheny County18.1-0.1 pts
59Pike County18.1-0.4 pts
60Westmoreland County18-0.1 pts
61Union County18-0.4 pts
62Columbia County17.6-0.2 pts
63Cameron County17.40 pts
64Wayne County16.70 pts
65Centre County14.8-0.1 pts
66Sullivan County14.8-0.5 pts
67Forest County8.2+0.1 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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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 Pennsylvania by population under 18, 2022) [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 Pennsylvania by population under 18, 2022. 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. 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 Pennsylvania by population under 18, 2022. 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022.

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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 Pennsylvania by population under 18, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Lancaster County, with 22.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Forest County, with 8.2% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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