Counties in Tennessee by population under 18

Williamson County had the highest population under 18 of 95 counties in 2016, at 28.4%. Lake County had the lowest, at 15.2%. The median was 21.4% and the figure for Tennessee was 22.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest15.2Lake County
Median21.495 counties
Tennessee22.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Anderson County: 21 %Bedford County: 25.5 %Benton County: 19.7 %Bledsoe County: 18.2 %Blount County: 21 %Bradley County: 22.3 %Campbell County: 21 %Cannon County: 21.2 %Carroll County: 20.8 %Carter County: 19.5 %Cheatham County: 22.5 %Chester County: 22.6 %Claiborne County: 19.4 %Clay County: 20.8 %Cocke County: 20.1 %Coffee County: 23.4 %Crockett County: 24 %Cumberland County: 18.1 %Davidson County: 21.1 %Decatur County: 21.2 %DeKalb County: 22.3 %Dickson County: 23.3 %Dyer County: 24.4 %Fayette County: 20.5 %Fentress County: 21.6 %Franklin County: 20.7 %Gibson County: 24.4 %Giles County: 21 %Grainger County: 21 %Greene County: 20 %Grundy County: 21.6 %Hamblen County: 23.4 %Hamilton County: 21.2 %Hancock County: 21.2 %Hardeman County: 19.3 %Hardin County: 20.7 %Hawkins County: 21 %Haywood County: 23.2 %Henderson County: 22.9 %Henry County: 20.9 %Hickman County: 21.7 %Houston County: 22 %Humphreys County: 22.5 %Jackson County: 18.9 %Jefferson County: 20.9 %Johnson County: 17.8 %Knox County: 21.4 %Lake County: 15.2 %Lauderdale County: 24 %Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lewis County: 22.4 %Lincoln County: 22.4 %Loudon County: 19.5 %McMinn County: 21.5 %McNairy County: 21.9 %Macon County: 24.3 %Madison County: 22.6 %Marion County: 20.9 %Marshall County: 23.8 %Maury County: 23.4 %Meigs County: 21.6 %Monroe County: 21.9 %Montgomery County: 27.3 %Moore County: 20.8 %Morgan County: 20.3 %Obion County: 22.1 %Overton County: 22 %Perry County: 21.2 %Pickett County: 19.6 %Polk County: 19.9 %Putnam County: 21.1 %Rhea County: 22.9 %Roane County: 19.7 %Robertson County: 24.8 %Rutherford County: 25.5 %Scott County: 24.7 %Sequatchie County: 21.7 %Sevier County: 20.9 %Shelby County: 24.8 %Smith County: 23.6 %Stewart County: 21.2 %Sullivan County: 19.8 %Sumner County: 24.3 %Tipton County: 25.3 %Trousdale County: 19.2 %Unicoi County: 18.5 %Union County: 22.9 %Van Buren County: 20.4 %Warren County: 23.7 %Washington County: 19.6 %Wayne County: 18.6 %Weakley County: 19.8 %White County: 22.4 %Williamson County: 28.4 %Wilson County: 24.3 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Williamson County: 28.4 %Williamson County28.4Montgomery County: 27.3 %Montgomery County27.3Bedford County: 25.5 %Bedford County25.5Rutherford County: 25.5 %Rutherford County25.5Tipton County: 25.3 %Tipton County25.3Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lawrence County24.9Shelby County: 24.8 %Shelby County24.8Robertson County: 24.8 %Robertson County24.8Scott County: 24.7 %Scott County24.7Gibson County: 24.4 %Gibson County24.4Dyer County: 24.4 %Dyer County24.4Sumner County: 24.3 %Sumner County24.3Macon County: 24.3 %Macon County24.3Wilson County: 24.3 %Wilson County24.3Lauderdale County: 24 %Lauderdale County24Crockett County: 24 %Crockett County24Marshall County: 23.8 %Marshall County23.8Warren County: 23.7 %Warren County23.7Smith County: 23.6 %Smith County23.6Maury County: 23.4 %Maury County23.4Coffee County: 23.4 %Coffee County23.4Hamblen County: 23.4 %Hamblen County23.4Dickson County: 23.3 %Dickson County23.3Haywood County: 23.2 %Haywood County23.2Henderson County: 22.9 %Henderson County22.9Union County: 22.9 %Union County22.9Rhea County: 22.9 %Rhea County22.9Madison County: 22.6 %Madison County22.6Chester County: 22.6 %Chester County22.6Cheatham County: 22.5 %Cheatham County22.5Humphreys County: 22.5 %Humphreys County22.5Lincoln County: 22.4 %Lincoln County22.4Lewis County: 22.4 %Lewis County22.4White County: 22.4 %White County22.4DeKalb County: 22.3 %DeKalb County22.3Bradley County: 22.3 %Bradley County22.3Obion County: 22.1 %Obion County22.1Overton County: 22 %Overton County22Houston County: 22 %Houston County22Monroe County: 21.9 %Monroe County21.9Williamson County: 28.4 %Williamson County28.4Montgomery County: 27.3 %Montgomery County27.3Bedford County: 25.5 %Bedford County25.5Rutherford County: 25.5 %Rutherford County25.5Tipton County: 25.3 %Tipton County25.3Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lawrence County24.9Shelby County: 24.8 %Shelby County24.8Robertson County: 24.8 %Robertson County24.8Scott County: 24.7 %Scott County24.7Gibson County: 24.4 %Gibson County24.4Dyer County: 24.4 %Dyer County24.4Sumner County: 24.3 %Sumner County24.3Macon County: 24.3 %Macon County24.3Wilson County: 24.3 %Wilson County24.3Lauderdale County: 24 %Lauderdale County24Crockett County: 24 %Crockett County24Marshall County: 23.8 %Marshall County23.8Warren County: 23.7 %Warren County23.7Smith County: 23.6 %Smith County23.6Maury County: 23.4 %Maury County23.4Coffee County: 23.4 %Coffee County23.4Hamblen County: 23.4 %Hamblen County23.4Dickson County: 23.3 %Dickson County23.3Haywood County: 23.2 %Haywood County23.2Henderson County: 22.9 %Henderson County22.9Union County: 22.9 %Union County22.9Rhea County: 22.9 %Rhea County22.9Madison County: 22.6 %Madison County22.6Chester County: 22.6 %Chester County22.6Cheatham County: 22.5 %Cheatham County22.5Humphreys County: 22.5 %Humphreys County22.5Lincoln County: 22.4 %Lincoln County22.4Lewis County: 22.4 %Lewis County22.4White County: 22.4 %White County22.4DeKalb County: 22.3 %DeKalb County22.3Bradley County: 22.3 %Bradley County22.3Obion County: 22.1 %Obion County22.1Overton County: 22 %Overton County22Houston County: 22 %Houston County22Monroe County: 21.9 %Monroe County21.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Williamson County28.4-0.1 pts
2Montgomery County27.3-0.1 pts
3Bedford County25.5-0.4 pts
4Rutherford County25.50 pts
5Tipton County25.3-0.3 pts
6Lawrence County24.9+0.1 pts
7Shelby County24.8-0.3 pts
8Robertson County24.8-0.2 pts
9Scott County24.7-0.1 pts
10Gibson County24.4+0.1 pts
11Dyer County24.4-0.1 pts
12Sumner County24.3-0.1 pts
13Macon County24.3-0 pts
14Wilson County24.30 pts
15Lauderdale County24+1.3 pts
16Crockett County24-0.2 pts
17Marshall County23.8-0.1 pts
18Warren County23.70 pts
19Smith County23.6-0 pts
20Maury County23.4-0.1 pts
21Coffee County23.4-0.2 pts
22Hamblen County23.4-0.2 pts
23Dickson County23.3-0.1 pts
24Haywood County23.2-0.4 pts
25Henderson County22.9-0.1 pts
26Union County22.9-0.2 pts
27Rhea County22.9-0 pts
28Madison County22.6-0.1 pts
29Chester County22.6-0 pts
30Cheatham County22.5-0.3 pts
31Humphreys County22.5+0.1 pts
32Lincoln County22.4-0.1 pts
33Lewis County22.4+0.3 pts
34White County22.4-0.1 pts
35DeKalb County22.3-0.1 pts
36Bradley County22.3-0.3 pts
37Obion County22.1+0.1 pts
38Overton County22-0.3 pts
39Houston County220 pts
40Monroe County21.9-0 pts
41McNairy County21.9-0.3 pts
42Sequatchie County21.7-0.5 pts
43Hickman County21.7-0.1 pts
44Fentress County21.6-0.1 pts
45Grundy County21.6+0.2 pts
46Meigs County21.6+0.3 pts
47McMinn County21.5-0.2 pts
48Knox County21.4-0.1 pts
49Hamilton County21.2-0 pts
50Hancock County21.2+0.2 pts
51Stewart County21.2-0.2 pts
52Cannon County21.20 pts
53Perry County21.20 pts
54Decatur County21.2+0.4 pts
55Davidson County21.1-0.2 pts
56Putnam County21.1-0.1 pts
57Hawkins County210 pts
58Blount County21-0.2 pts
59Anderson County21-0.1 pts
60Giles County21-0.1 pts
61Campbell County21+0.1 pts
62Grainger County21-0.1 pts
63Henry County20.9-0.1 pts
64Sevier County20.9-0.1 pts
65Marion County20.9-0.4 pts
66Jefferson County20.9-0.2 pts
67Moore County20.80 pts
68Clay County20.8+0.2 pts
69Carroll County20.8-0 pts
70Franklin County20.7-0.1 pts
71Hardin County20.7-0.3 pts
72Fayette County20.5-0.2 pts
73Van Buren County20.4+0.3 pts
74Morgan County20.30 pts
75Cocke County20.1-0.3 pts
76Greene County20-0.2 pts
77Polk County19.9-0.4 pts
78Weakley County19.8-0.1 pts
79Sullivan County19.8-0.1 pts
80Benton County19.7-0.1 pts
81Roane County19.7-0.2 pts
82Pickett County19.6-0.4 pts
83Washington County19.6-0.2 pts
84Loudon County19.5-0.1 pts
85Carter County19.5-0.1 pts
86Claiborne County19.4-0.2 pts
87Hardeman County19.3-0.1 pts
88Trousdale County19.2-3.8 pts
89Jackson County18.9-0.1 pts
90Wayne County18.60 pts
91Unicoi County18.5-0.4 pts
92Bledsoe County18.2+0.1 pts
93Cumberland County18.1-0.2 pts
94Johnson County17.8+0.1 pts
95Lake County15.2-0.1 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 Tennessee by population under 18, 2016) [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 Tennessee by population under 18, 2016. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2016. 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 Tennessee by population under 18, 2016. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2016.

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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 Tennessee by population under 18, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/tennessee-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Williamson County, with 28.4% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Lake County, with 15.2% in 2016.

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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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