Counties in Texas by population under 18
Loving County had the highest population under 18 of 254 counties in 2019, at 36.9%. Jeff Davis County had the lowest, at 13.7%. The median was 23.6% and the figure for Texas was 25.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2019
- Under 20
- 20 to 22
- 22 to 24
- 24 to 25
- 25 to 27
- 27 and over
Top 40 counties, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2019 (%) | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving County | 36.9 | +8.6 pts |
| 2 | Gaines County | 34.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 3 | Zapata County | 31.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 4 | King County | 30.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 5 | Webb County | 30.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 6 | Bailey County | 30.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 7 | Hidalgo County | 30.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 8 | Andrews County | 30.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 9 | Starr County | 30.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 10 | Deaf Smith County | 30.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 11 | Ochiltree County | 30.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 12 | Moore County | 30.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 13 | Maverick County | 29.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 14 | Dallam County | 29.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 15 | Yoakum County | 29 | -0.1 pts |
| 16 | Oldham County | 29 | -0.8 pts |
| 17 | Parmer County | 28.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 18 | Martin County | 28.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 19 | Cameron County | 28.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 20 | Hemphill County | 28.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 21 | Hansford County | 28.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 22 | Castro County | 28.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 23 | Kaufman County | 28.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 24 | Sherman County | 28.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 25 | Reagan County | 28.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 26 | Zavala County | 28.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 27 | Lynn County | 28.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 28 | Crane County | 28.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 29 | Winkler County | 28 | -0.6 pts |
| 30 | Chambers County | 27.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 31 | Ector County | 27.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 32 | Titus County | 27.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 33 | Fort Bend County | 27.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 34 | Cochran County | 27.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 35 | Midland County | 27.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 36 | Dimmit County | 27.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 37 | Jim Hogg County | 27.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 38 | Lamb County | 27.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 39 | Rockwall County | 27.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 40 | Terry County | 27.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 41 | Upton County | 27.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 42 | Sterling County | 26.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 43 | Ellis County | 26.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 44 | Floyd County | 26.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 44 | Ward County | 26.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 46 | Atascosa County | 26.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 47 | Val Verde County | 26.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 48 | Bell County | 26.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 49 | Jim Wells County | 26.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 50 | Crosby County | 26.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 51 | Collin County | 26.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 52 | Montgomery County | 26.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 53 | Hale County | 26.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 54 | Liberty County | 26 | +0.5 pts |
| 55 | Brazoria County | 26 | -0.3 pts |
| 56 | Williamson County | 25.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 57 | Caldwell County | 25.9 | -0 pts |
| 57 | Harris County | 25.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 59 | Hockley County | 25.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 60 | Guadalupe County | 25.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 61 | El Paso County | 25.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 62 | Kenedy County | 25.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 63 | Tarrant County | 25.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 64 | Johnson County | 25.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 65 | Potter County | 25.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 66 | Camp County | 25.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 67 | Hutchinson County | 25.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Denton County | 25.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 69 | Navarro County | 25.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 70 | Nolan County | 25.4 | -0 pts |
| 71 | San Patricio County | 25.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 72 | Gonzales County | 25.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 73 | Brooks County | 25.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 74 | Uvalde County | 25.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 75 | Scurry County | 25.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 76 | Frio County | 25 | -0.1 pts |
| 77 | Bexar County | 25 | -0.3 pts |
| 78 | Matagorda County | 24.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 79 | Cherokee County | 24.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 80 | Dallas County | 24.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 81 | Parker County | 24.9 | -0 pts |
| 82 | Bastrop County | 24.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 83 | Shelby County | 24.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 84 | Angelina County | 24.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 85 | Wharton County | 24.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 86 | Victoria County | 24.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 87 | Harrison County | 24.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 88 | Upshur County | 24.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 89 | Wise County | 24.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 90 | Carson County | 24.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 91 | Gregg County | 24.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Knox County | 24.5 | -0 pts |
| 92 | Lipscomb County | 24.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 94 | Wheeler County | 24.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 95 | Gray County | 24.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 96 | Cooke County | 24.4 | -0 pts |
| 97 | Coryell County | 24.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 98 | Lee County | 24.4 | -0 pts |
| 99 | Swisher County | 24.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 100 | Wilson County | 24.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 101 | McLennan County | 24.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 102 | Collingsworth County | 24.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 103 | Hardin County | 24.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 104 | Jackson County | 24.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 105 | Schleicher County | 24.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 106 | Roberts County | 24.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 107 | Taylor County | 24.2 | -0 pts |
| 108 | Presidio County | 24.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 109 | Hopkins County | 24.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 110 | Pecos County | 24.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 111 | Smith County | 24.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 112 | Somervell County | 24.1 | -0 pts |
| 113 | Randall County | 24.1 | 0 pts |
| 114 | Orange County | 24 | -0.1 pts |
| 115 | Sutton County | 23.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 116 | Robertson County | 23.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 117 | Waller County | 23.9 | 0 pts |
| 118 | Galveston County | 23.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 119 | Hunt County | 23.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 120 | Dawson County | 23.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 121 | Nueces County | 23.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 122 | Young County | 23.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 123 | Duval County | 23.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 124 | Kleberg County | 23.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 125 | Lubbock County | 23.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 126 | Jefferson County | 23.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 127 | Hill County | 23.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 128 | Tom Green County | 23.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 129 | Willacy County | 23.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 130 | Panola County | 23.5 | -0 pts |
| 131 | Austin County | 23.4 | 0 pts |
| 132 | Borden County | 23.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 133 | Milam County | 23.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 134 | Hardeman County | 23.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 135 | Shackelford County | 23.4 | -0 pts |
| 136 | Grayson County | 23.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 137 | Glasscock County | 23.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 138 | Lamar County | 23.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 139 | Medina County | 23.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 140 | Archer County | 23.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 141 | Calhoun County | 23.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 142 | Hays County | 23.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 143 | Baylor County | 23.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 144 | Wilbarger County | 23.1 | -0 pts |
| 145 | Howard County | 23 | +0.2 pts |
| 146 | Bowie County | 23 | -0.2 pts |
| 147 | Crockett County | 22.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 148 | Dickens County | 22.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 149 | Kendall County | 22.9 | 0 pts |
| 150 | Runnels County | 22.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 151 | Jasper County | 22.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 152 | Armstrong County | 22.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 153 | Van Zandt County | 22.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 154 | Franklin County | 22.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 155 | Nacogdoches County | 22.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 156 | Lavaca County | 22.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 157 | Limestone County | 22.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 158 | Morris County | 22.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 159 | Callahan County | 22.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 160 | Palo Pinto County | 22.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 161 | Fisher County | 22.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 162 | Wichita County | 22.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 163 | Rusk County | 22.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 164 | DeWitt County | 22.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 165 | Comanche County | 22.1 | -0 pts |
| 166 | Lampasas County | 22.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 167 | McCulloch County | 22.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 168 | Goliad County | 22 | -0.5 pts |
| 169 | Brown County | 22 | -0.1 pts |
| 170 | Irion County | 22 | +0.5 pts |
| 171 | Montague County | 22 | -0.3 pts |
| 172 | Delta County | 21.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 173 | Stephens County | 21.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 174 | Hall County | 21.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 175 | Refugio County | 21.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 176 | McMullen County | 21.8 | +2 pts |
| 177 | Comal County | 21.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 178 | Culberson County | 21.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 179 | Cottle County | 21.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 180 | Cass County | 21.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 181 | Hartley County | 21.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 182 | Jack County | 21.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 183 | San Jacinto County | 21.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 184 | Travis County | 21.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 185 | Freestone County | 21.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 186 | Reeves County | 21.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 187 | Colorado County | 21.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 188 | Grimes County | 21.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 189 | Burleson County | 21.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 190 | Eastland County | 21.2 | 0 pts |
| 191 | Newton County | 21.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 192 | Fannin County | 21.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 193 | Washington County | 21.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 194 | Hamilton County | 21.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 195 | Henderson County | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 196 | Leon County | 20.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 197 | Bosque County | 20.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 198 | Burnet County | 20.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 199 | La Salle County | 20.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 200 | Brazos County | 20.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 201 | Rains County | 20.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 202 | Childress County | 20.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 203 | Briscoe County | 20.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 204 | Falls County | 20.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 205 | Edwards County | 20.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 206 | Mills County | 20.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 207 | Madison County | 20.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 208 | Clay County | 20.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 209 | Terrell County | 20.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 210 | Erath County | 20.5 | -0 pts |
| 211 | Throckmorton County | 20.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 212 | Fayette County | 20.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 213 | Kent County | 20.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 214 | Hood County | 20.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 215 | San Augustine County | 20.2 | 0 pts |
| 216 | Haskell County | 20.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 217 | Coke County | 20 | -0.1 pts |
| 218 | Red River County | 20 | -0.6 pts |
| 219 | Bee County | 19.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 220 | Motley County | 19.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 221 | Karnes County | 19.6 | 0 pts |
| 222 | San Saba County | 19.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 223 | Mitchell County | 19.5 | 0 pts |
| 224 | Tyler County | 19.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 225 | Donley County | 19.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 226 | Coleman County | 19.2 | -1 pts |
| 227 | Trinity County | 19.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 228 | Stonewall County | 19.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 229 | Houston County | 19 | -0.1 pts |
| 230 | Sabine County | 18.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 231 | Polk County | 18.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 232 | Mason County | 18.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 233 | Menard County | 18.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 234 | Wood County | 18.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 235 | Anderson County | 18.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 236 | Gillespie County | 18.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 237 | Brewster County | 18.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 238 | Kerr County | 18 | -0.3 pts |
| 239 | Foard County | 17.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 240 | Live Oak County | 17.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 241 | Kinney County | 17.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 242 | Hudspeth County | 17.7 | -1 pts |
| 243 | Garza County | 17.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 244 | Blanco County | 17.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 245 | Jones County | 17.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 246 | Marion County | 17.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 247 | Kimble County | 17.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 248 | Aransas County | 16.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 249 | Bandera County | 16.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 250 | Real County | 16.3 | -0.5 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 Texas by population under 18, 2019) [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 Texas by population under 18, 2019. 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/texas-counties?period=2019. 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 Texas by population under 18, 2019. 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/texas-counties?period=2019.
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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 Texas by population under 18, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2019,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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 Texas by population under 18, 2019}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest population under 18?
Loving County, with 36.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population under 18?
Jeff Davis County, with 13.7% in 2019.
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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