Counties in Tennessee by population under 18

Montgomery County had the highest population under 18 of 95 counties in 2023, at 26.6%. Lake County had the lowest, at 16.3%. The median was 20.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 21.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest16.3Lake County
Median20.895 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 20.8 %Bedford County: 24.9 %Benton County: 19.9 %Bledsoe County: 17.4 %Blount County: 20 %Bradley County: 21.6 %Campbell County: 20.5 %Cannon County: 21.3 %Carroll County: 21 %Carter County: 17.7 %Cheatham County: 20.9 %Chester County: 22 %Claiborne County: 18.9 %Clay County: 19.8 %Cocke County: 20.2 %Coffee County: 23 %Crockett County: 23 %Cumberland County: 16.8 %Davidson County: 19.7 %Decatur County: 19.9 %DeKalb County: 21.9 %Dickson County: 22.3 %Dyer County: 24.1 %Fayette County: 17.8 %Fentress County: 20.4 %Franklin County: 19.3 %Gibson County: 23.9 %Giles County: 20.6 %Grainger County: 19.4 %Greene County: 18.9 %Grundy County: 21.2 %Hamblen County: 23.1 %Hamilton County: 21 %Hancock County: 20.6 %Hardeman County: 18.6 %Hardin County: 19.8 %Hawkins County: 19.2 %Haywood County: 21.7 %Henderson County: 22.4 %Henry County: 19.8 %Hickman County: 21.2 %Houston County: 20.8 %Humphreys County: 21.2 %Jackson County: 18.9 %Jefferson County: 19.7 %Johnson County: 16.7 %Knox County: 20.7 %Lake County: 16.3 %Lauderdale County: 21.6 %Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lewis County: 22.1 %Lincoln County: 22.3 %Loudon County: 18.3 %McMinn County: 21.6 %McNairy County: 21 %Macon County: 24.6 %Madison County: 22 %Marion County: 19.9 %Marshall County: 23.6 %Maury County: 22.3 %Meigs County: 20.4 %Monroe County: 20.5 %Montgomery County: 26.6 %Moore County: 20.2 %Morgan County: 20.1 %Obion County: 21.7 %Overton County: 20.8 %Perry County: 21.9 %Pickett County: 18 %Polk County: 18.3 %Putnam County: 20.8 %Rhea County: 21.2 %Roane County: 19.1 %Robertson County: 23.6 %Rutherford County: 24.8 %Scott County: 23.5 %Sequatchie County: 19.8 %Sevier County: 20.4 %Shelby County: 24.5 %Smith County: 22.6 %Stewart County: 21 %Sullivan County: 19 %Sumner County: 22.9 %Tipton County: 23.6 %Trousdale County: 18.5 %Unicoi County: 17.5 %Union County: 21.5 %Van Buren County: 21 %Warren County: 22.9 %Washington County: 18.3 %Wayne County: 17.4 %Weakley County: 19.1 %White County: 21.5 %Williamson County: 25.9 %Wilson County: 23.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Montgomery County: 26.6 %Montgomery County26.6Williamson County: 25.9 %Williamson County25.9Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lawrence County24.9Bedford County: 24.9 %Bedford County24.9Rutherford County: 24.8 %Rutherford County24.8Macon County: 24.6 %Macon County24.6Shelby County: 24.5 %Shelby County24.5Dyer County: 24.1 %Dyer County24.1Gibson County: 23.9 %Gibson County23.9Robertson County: 23.6 %Robertson County23.6Tipton County: 23.6 %Tipton County23.6Marshall County: 23.6 %Marshall County23.6Scott County: 23.5 %Scott County23.5Wilson County: 23.4 %Wilson County23.4Hamblen County: 23.1 %Hamblen County23.1Coffee County: 23 %Coffee County23Crockett County: 23 %Crockett County23Warren County: 22.9 %Warren County22.9Sumner County: 22.9 %Sumner County22.9Smith County: 22.6 %Smith County22.6Henderson County: 22.4 %Henderson County22.4Dickson County: 22.3 %Dickson County22.3Maury County: 22.3 %Maury County22.3Lincoln County: 22.3 %Lincoln County22.3Lewis County: 22.1 %Lewis County22.1Madison County: 22 %Madison County22Chester County: 22 %Chester County22DeKalb County: 21.9 %DeKalb County21.9Perry County: 21.9 %Perry County21.9Haywood County: 21.7 %Haywood County21.7Obion County: 21.7 %Obion County21.7Bradley County: 21.6 %Bradley County21.6Lauderdale County: 21.6 %Lauderdale County21.6McMinn County: 21.6 %McMinn County21.6White County: 21.5 %White County21.5Union County: 21.5 %Union County21.5Cannon County: 21.3 %Cannon County21.3Grundy County: 21.2 %Grundy County21.2Hickman County: 21.2 %Hickman County21.2Humphreys County: 21.2 %Humphreys County21.2Montgomery County: 26.6 %Montgomery County26.6Williamson County: 25.9 %Williamson County25.9Lawrence County: 24.9 %Lawrence County24.9Bedford County: 24.9 %Bedford County24.9Rutherford County: 24.8 %Rutherford County24.8Macon County: 24.6 %Macon County24.6Shelby County: 24.5 %Shelby County24.5Dyer County: 24.1 %Dyer County24.1Gibson County: 23.9 %Gibson County23.9Robertson County: 23.6 %Robertson County23.6Tipton County: 23.6 %Tipton County23.6Marshall County: 23.6 %Marshall County23.6Scott County: 23.5 %Scott County23.5Wilson County: 23.4 %Wilson County23.4Hamblen County: 23.1 %Hamblen County23.1Coffee County: 23 %Coffee County23Crockett County: 23 %Crockett County23Warren County: 22.9 %Warren County22.9Sumner County: 22.9 %Sumner County22.9Smith County: 22.6 %Smith County22.6Henderson County: 22.4 %Henderson County22.4Dickson County: 22.3 %Dickson County22.3Maury County: 22.3 %Maury County22.3Lincoln County: 22.3 %Lincoln County22.3Lewis County: 22.1 %Lewis County22.1Madison County: 22 %Madison County22Chester County: 22 %Chester County22DeKalb County: 21.9 %DeKalb County21.9Perry County: 21.9 %Perry County21.9Haywood County: 21.7 %Haywood County21.7Obion County: 21.7 %Obion County21.7Bradley County: 21.6 %Bradley County21.6Lauderdale County: 21.6 %Lauderdale County21.6McMinn County: 21.6 %McMinn County21.6White County: 21.5 %White County21.5Union County: 21.5 %Union County21.5Cannon County: 21.3 %Cannon County21.3Grundy County: 21.2 %Grundy County21.2Hickman County: 21.2 %Hickman County21.2Humphreys County: 21.2 %Humphreys County21.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Montgomery County26.6-0.3 pts
2Williamson County25.9-0.5 pts
3Lawrence County24.9-0.1 pts
4Bedford County24.9-0.1 pts
5Rutherford County24.8-0.2 pts
6Macon County24.6-0 pts
7Shelby County24.5-0 pts
8Dyer County24.10 pts
9Gibson County23.9-0.2 pts
10Robertson County23.6-0.2 pts
11Tipton County23.6-0.3 pts
12Marshall County23.6+0.2 pts
13Scott County23.5-0.4 pts
14Wilson County23.4-0 pts
15Hamblen County23.1-0.1 pts
16Coffee County23-0.1 pts
17Crockett County23-0.3 pts
18Warren County22.9-0.2 pts
19Sumner County22.9-0.3 pts
20Smith County22.6-0.4 pts
21Henderson County22.4-0.1 pts
22Dickson County22.3-0 pts
23Maury County22.3-0.1 pts
24Lincoln County22.3-0.2 pts
25Lewis County22.10 pts
26Madison County22+0.1 pts
27Chester County22-0 pts
28DeKalb County21.9-0.2 pts
29Perry County21.9+0.1 pts
30Haywood County21.70 pts
31Obion County21.7-0 pts
32Bradley County21.6-0.1 pts
33Lauderdale County21.6-0.3 pts
34McMinn County21.6+0.1 pts
35White County21.5-0.1 pts
36Union County21.5-0.5 pts
37Cannon County21.3+0.1 pts
38Grundy County21.20 pts
39Hickman County21.20 pts
40Humphreys County21.2-0.6 pts
41Rhea County21.2-0.3 pts
42McNairy County21-0.3 pts
43Van Buren County21-0.6 pts
44Hamilton County21-0.1 pts
45Carroll County21-0.1 pts
46Stewart County21-0.5 pts
47Cheatham County20.9-0.2 pts
48Overton County20.8-0.1 pts
49Anderson County20.8-0.2 pts
50Houston County20.8+0.3 pts
51Putnam County20.8-0 pts
52Knox County20.7-0.1 pts
53Hancock County20.6-0.5 pts
54Giles County20.6-0.4 pts
55Campbell County20.5-0.1 pts
56Monroe County20.5-0.2 pts
57Fentress County20.4-0.1 pts
58Meigs County20.4-0.4 pts
59Sevier County20.4+0.1 pts
60Moore County20.2-0.5 pts
61Cocke County20.2+0.1 pts
62Morgan County20.1+0.4 pts
63Blount County20-0.1 pts
64Decatur County19.90 pts
65Marion County19.9-0 pts
66Benton County19.9-0.5 pts
67Sequatchie County19.8-0.4 pts
68Hardin County19.8-0.1 pts
69Henry County19.8-0.4 pts
70Clay County19.8-0.6 pts
71Davidson County19.7-0 pts
72Jefferson County19.7-0.2 pts
73Grainger County19.4-0.3 pts
74Franklin County19.3-0.4 pts
75Hawkins County19.2-0.4 pts
76Roane County19.1-0.1 pts
77Weakley County19.1-0.1 pts
78Sullivan County19-0.1 pts
79Jackson County18.9+0.2 pts
80Greene County18.9-0.3 pts
81Claiborne County18.9-0.2 pts
82Hardeman County18.60 pts
83Trousdale County18.5-0.4 pts
84Polk County18.3-0.4 pts
85Washington County18.3-0.1 pts
86Loudon County18.3-0 pts
87Pickett County18-0.3 pts
88Fayette County17.8-0.1 pts
89Carter County17.7-0.2 pts
90Unicoi County17.5-0.1 pts
91Wayne County17.4+0.1 pts
92Bledsoe County17.4-0 pts
93Cumberland County16.8-0.1 pts
94Johnson County16.7-0.5 pts
95Lake County16.3-0.1 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, 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee by population under 18, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Montgomery County, with 26.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Lake County, with 16.3% in 2023.

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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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