Counties in Tennessee by population under 18

Montgomery County had the highest population under 18 of 95 counties in 2021, at 27%. Lake County had the lowest, at 16.3%. The median was 21.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 22.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest16.3Lake County
Median21.195 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 21 %Bedford County: 25.1 %Benton County: 20 %Bledsoe County: 17 %Blount County: 20.2 %Bradley County: 21.8 %Campbell County: 20.7 %Cannon County: 21.2 %Carroll County: 21.2 %Carter County: 18.3 %Cheatham County: 21.2 %Chester County: 21.8 %Claiborne County: 19.3 %Clay County: 19.9 %Cocke County: 19.9 %Coffee County: 23.2 %Crockett County: 23.5 %Cumberland County: 17.1 %Davidson County: 19.9 %Decatur County: 19.8 %DeKalb County: 22.2 %Dickson County: 22.3 %Dyer County: 24.1 %Fayette County: 17.9 %Fentress County: 20.3 %Franklin County: 19.7 %Gibson County: 23.9 %Giles County: 20.9 %Grainger County: 20 %Greene County: 19.5 %Grundy County: 21.1 %Hamblen County: 23 %Hamilton County: 21 %Hancock County: 21.4 %Hardeman County: 18.7 %Hardin County: 20.1 %Hawkins County: 19.7 %Haywood County: 21.9 %Henderson County: 22.6 %Henry County: 20.3 %Hickman County: 21.2 %Houston County: 21 %Humphreys County: 22.6 %Jackson County: 18.8 %Jefferson County: 20 %Johnson County: 17.2 %Knox County: 20.9 %Lake County: 16.3 %Lauderdale County: 21.9 %Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lewis County: 22.4 %Lincoln County: 22.1 %Loudon County: 18.4 %McMinn County: 21.4 %McNairy County: 21.2 %Macon County: 24.5 %Madison County: 21.9 %Marion County: 20.3 %Marshall County: 23.5 %Maury County: 22.5 %Meigs County: 20.9 %Monroe County: 20.9 %Montgomery County: 27 %Moore County: 20.5 %Morgan County: 19.7 %Obion County: 21.6 %Overton County: 21.5 %Perry County: 21.7 %Pickett County: 18.3 %Polk County: 19 %Putnam County: 20.9 %Rhea County: 21.9 %Roane County: 19.1 %Robertson County: 23.8 %Rutherford County: 25 %Scott County: 24.2 %Sequatchie County: 20.6 %Sevier County: 20.4 %Shelby County: 24.6 %Smith County: 23.2 %Stewart County: 21.2 %Sullivan County: 19 %Sumner County: 23.5 %Tipton County: 24.1 %Trousdale County: 19.1 %Unicoi County: 17.7 %Union County: 22.2 %Van Buren County: 21.6 %Warren County: 23.2 %Washington County: 18.8 %Wayne County: 17.4 %Weakley County: 19.3 %White County: 21.9 %Williamson County: 26.8 %Wilson County: 23.4 %
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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

Montgomery County: 27 %Montgomery County27Williamson County: 26.8 %Williamson County26.8Bedford County: 25.1 %Bedford County25.1Rutherford County: 25 %Rutherford County25Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lawrence County24.9Shelby County: 24.6 %Shelby County24.6Macon County: 24.5 %Macon County24.5Scott County: 24.2 %Scott County24.2Dyer County: 24.1 %Dyer County24.1Tipton County: 24.1 %Tipton County24.1Gibson County: 23.9 %Gibson County23.9Robertson County: 23.8 %Robertson County23.8Sumner County: 23.5 %Sumner County23.5Marshall County: 23.5 %Marshall County23.5Crockett County: 23.5 %Crockett County23.5Wilson County: 23.4 %Wilson County23.4Warren County: 23.2 %Warren County23.2Coffee County: 23.2 %Coffee County23.2Smith County: 23.2 %Smith County23.2Hamblen County: 23 %Hamblen County23Humphreys County: 22.6 %Humphreys County22.6Henderson County: 22.6 %Henderson County22.6Maury County: 22.5 %Maury County22.5Lewis County: 22.4 %Lewis County22.4Dickson County: 22.3 %Dickson County22.3DeKalb County: 22.2 %DeKalb County22.2Union County: 22.2 %Union County22.2Lincoln County: 22.1 %Lincoln County22.1Madison County: 21.9 %Madison County21.9Lauderdale County: 21.9 %Lauderdale County21.9White County: 21.9 %White County21.9Haywood County: 21.9 %Haywood County21.9Rhea County: 21.9 %Rhea County21.9Bradley County: 21.8 %Bradley County21.8Chester County: 21.8 %Chester County21.8Perry County: 21.7 %Perry County21.7Obion County: 21.6 %Obion County21.6Van Buren County: 21.6 %Van Buren County21.6Overton County: 21.5 %Overton County21.5McMinn County: 21.4 %McMinn County21.4Montgomery County: 27 %Montgomery County27Williamson County: 26.8 %Williamson County26.8Bedford County: 25.1 %Bedford County25.1Rutherford County: 25 %Rutherford County25Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lawrence County24.9Shelby County: 24.6 %Shelby County24.6Macon County: 24.5 %Macon County24.5Scott County: 24.2 %Scott County24.2Dyer County: 24.1 %Dyer County24.1Tipton County: 24.1 %Tipton County24.1Gibson County: 23.9 %Gibson County23.9Robertson County: 23.8 %Robertson County23.8Sumner County: 23.5 %Sumner County23.5Marshall County: 23.5 %Marshall County23.5Crockett County: 23.5 %Crockett County23.5Wilson County: 23.4 %Wilson County23.4Warren County: 23.2 %Warren County23.2Coffee County: 23.2 %Coffee County23.2Smith County: 23.2 %Smith County23.2Hamblen County: 23 %Hamblen County23Humphreys County: 22.6 %Humphreys County22.6Henderson County: 22.6 %Henderson County22.6Maury County: 22.5 %Maury County22.5Lewis County: 22.4 %Lewis County22.4Dickson County: 22.3 %Dickson County22.3DeKalb County: 22.2 %DeKalb County22.2Union County: 22.2 %Union County22.2Lincoln County: 22.1 %Lincoln County22.1Madison County: 21.9 %Madison County21.9Lauderdale County: 21.9 %Lauderdale County21.9White County: 21.9 %White County21.9Haywood County: 21.9 %Haywood County21.9Rhea County: 21.9 %Rhea County21.9Bradley County: 21.8 %Bradley County21.8Chester County: 21.8 %Chester County21.8Perry County: 21.7 %Perry County21.7Obion County: 21.6 %Obion County21.6Van Buren County: 21.6 %Van Buren County21.6Overton County: 21.5 %Overton County21.5McMinn County: 21.4 %McMinn County21.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Montgomery County27+0.1 pts
2Williamson County26.8-0.5 pts
3Bedford County25.1-0.1 pts
4Rutherford County25-0.1 pts
5Lawrence County24.9+0.1 pts
6Shelby County24.6+0.1 pts
7Macon County24.5+0.2 pts
8Scott County24.2-0.2 pts
9Dyer County24.1+0.1 pts
10Tipton County24.1-0.3 pts
11Gibson County23.9-0.2 pts
12Robertson County23.8-0.1 pts
13Sumner County23.5-0.2 pts
14Marshall County23.50 pts
15Crockett County23.5-0.1 pts
16Wilson County23.4-0.2 pts
17Warren County23.2-0.2 pts
18Coffee County23.2-0 pts
19Smith County23.2+0.1 pts
20Hamblen County23-0.3 pts
21Humphreys County22.6-0.2 pts
22Henderson County22.60 pts
23Maury County22.5-0.3 pts
24Lewis County22.4-0 pts
25Dickson County22.3-0.2 pts
26DeKalb County22.2+0.2 pts
27Union County22.2-0.2 pts
28Lincoln County22.1-0.1 pts
29Madison County21.90 pts
30Lauderdale County21.9-0 pts
31White County21.9-0.2 pts
32Haywood County21.9-0.2 pts
33Rhea County21.9-0.2 pts
34Bradley County21.8-0.1 pts
35Chester County21.8-0.2 pts
36Perry County21.7-0.2 pts
37Obion County21.6-0.1 pts
38Van Buren County21.6+0.5 pts
39Overton County21.5+0.1 pts
40McMinn County21.4+0.2 pts
41Hancock County21.4+0.5 pts
42Cannon County21.2-0.1 pts
43Stewart County21.2-0.3 pts
44Cheatham County21.2-0.3 pts
45McNairy County21.2-0 pts
46Carroll County21.2+0.1 pts
47Hickman County21.2+0.3 pts
48Grundy County21.1+0.3 pts
49Houston County21-0.2 pts
50Hamilton County21-0.1 pts
51Anderson County21-0.3 pts
52Meigs County20.9+0.2 pts
53Giles County20.90 pts
54Putnam County20.9-0.2 pts
55Knox County20.9-0.1 pts
56Monroe County20.9-0.3 pts
57Campbell County20.7+0.1 pts
58Sequatchie County20.6-0 pts
59Moore County20.5+0.4 pts
60Sevier County20.4-0.1 pts
61Henry County20.3-0 pts
62Marion County20.3-0.4 pts
63Fentress County20.3-0.2 pts
64Blount County20.2-0.1 pts
65Hardin County20.1+0.1 pts
66Grainger County20-0.3 pts
67Jefferson County20+0.1 pts
68Benton County20+0.4 pts
69Clay County19.9-0.4 pts
70Cocke County19.90 pts
71Davidson County19.9-0.2 pts
72Decatur County19.8-0.4 pts
73Morgan County19.7+0.2 pts
74Franklin County19.7-0.1 pts
75Hawkins County19.7-0 pts
76Greene County19.5-0.3 pts
77Weakley County19.3-0.2 pts
78Claiborne County19.3+0.2 pts
79Roane County19.1-0.1 pts
80Trousdale County19.1+0.5 pts
81Sullivan County19-0.1 pts
82Polk County190 pts
83Washington County18.8-0.2 pts
84Jackson County18.8-0.1 pts
85Hardeman County18.7+0.1 pts
86Loudon County18.4-0.2 pts
87Pickett County18.3+0.2 pts
88Carter County18.3-0.2 pts
89Fayette County17.9-0.6 pts
90Unicoi County17.7-0.2 pts
91Wayne County17.4-0.2 pts
92Johnson County17.2-0.1 pts
93Cumberland County17.1-0.2 pts
94Bledsoe County17+0.1 pts
95Lake County16.3+1.5 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, 2021) [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, 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Montgomery County, with 27% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Lake County, with 16.3% in 2021.

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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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