Counties in Virginia by population under 18

Loudoun County had the highest population under 18 of 133 counties in 2018, at 28.7%. Williamsburg city had the lowest, at 10.5%. The median was 20% and the figure for Virginia was 22.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.7Loudoun County
Median20133 counties
Virginia22.1History

Top 40 counties, 2018

Loudoun County: 28.7 %Loudoun County28.7Manassas Park city: 27.4 %Manassas Park city27.4Prince William County: 27.2 %Prince William County27.2Stafford County: 26.8 %Stafford County26.8Manassas city: 26.4 %Manassas city26.4King George County: 25.6 %King George County25.6Spotsylvania County: 25.1 %Spotsylvania County25.1Emporia city: 24.8 %Emporia city24.8York County: 24.5 %York County24.5Falls Church city: 24.4 %Falls Church city24.4Chesterfield County: 24.2 %Chesterfield County24.2Hopewell city: 24.2 %Hopewell city24.2Chesapeake city: 24.1 %Chesapeake city24.1Culpeper County: 24.1 %Culpeper County24.1Suffolk city: 24 %Suffolk city24Fairfax County: 23.7 %Fairfax County23.7Franklin city: 23.6 %Franklin city23.6Fauquier County: 23.4 %Fauquier County23.4Frederick County: 23.2 %Frederick County23.2Greene County: 23.1 %Greene County23.1Caroline County: 22.9 %Caroline County22.9King William County: 22.9 %King William County22.9Henrico County: 22.9 %Henrico County22.9Portsmouth city: 22.6 %Portsmouth city22.6Newport News city: 22.5 %Newport News city22.5Hanover County: 22.2 %Hanover County22.2Virginia Beach city: 22.2 %Virginia Beach city22.2Rockingham County: 22.2 %Rockingham County22.2Poquoson city: 22.2 %Poquoson city22.2Warren County: 22.2 %Warren County22.2Waynesboro city: 21.6 %Waynesboro city21.6Appomattox County: 21.6 %Appomattox County21.6Colonial Heights city: 21.6 %Colonial Heights city21.6Dinwiddie County: 21.5 %Dinwiddie County21.5Orange County: 21.4 %Orange County21.4Winchester city: 21.2 %Winchester city21.2Isle of Wight County: 21.2 %Isle of Wight County21.2Shenandoah County: 21.2 %Shenandoah County21.2Madison County: 21.1 %Madison County21.1Roanoke city: 21.1 %Roanoke city21.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Loudoun County28.7-0.3 pts
2Manassas Park city27.4-0.7 pts
3Prince William County27.2-0.3 pts
4Stafford County26.8-0.1 pts
5Manassas city26.40 pts
6King George County25.6-0.4 pts
7Spotsylvania County25.1-0.1 pts
8Emporia city24.8-0.7 pts
9York County24.50 pts
10Falls Church city24.4-0.1 pts
11Chesterfield County24.2-0.1 pts
12Hopewell city24.2-0.2 pts
13Chesapeake city24.1-0.1 pts
14Culpeper County24.1-0.5 pts
15Suffolk city24-0.2 pts
16Fairfax County23.7-0.1 pts
17Franklin city23.6+0.1 pts
18Fauquier County23.4-0 pts
19Frederick County23.2-0.2 pts
20Greene County23.1-0.4 pts
21Caroline County22.9-0.4 pts
22King William County22.9-0.3 pts
23Henrico County22.9-0.2 pts
24Portsmouth city22.6-0.2 pts
25Newport News city22.5-0.1 pts
26Hanover County22.2-0.2 pts
27Virginia Beach city22.2-0.1 pts
28Rockingham County22.2-0.1 pts
29Poquoson city22.2+0.3 pts
30Warren County22.2-0.3 pts
31Waynesboro city21.6-0.2 pts
32Appomattox County21.6-0.2 pts
33Colonial Heights city21.6-0.1 pts
34Dinwiddie County21.5+0.1 pts
35Orange County21.4-0.1 pts
36Winchester city21.2-0.6 pts
37Isle of Wight County21.2-0.1 pts
38Shenandoah County21.20 pts
39Madison County21.1-0 pts
40Roanoke city21.1-0.2 pts
41Martinsville city20.9-0.4 pts
41New Kent County20.90 pts
43Galax city20.90 pts
44Charlotte County20.9-0.3 pts
45Danville city20.8-0.2 pts
46Covington city20.8+0.1 pts
47Norton city20.8-0.6 pts
48Roanoke County20.7-0 pts
49Powhatan County20.7+0.1 pts
50Campbell County20.7-0.1 pts
51Amelia County20.6-0 pts
51Giles County20.6-0 pts
53Louisa County20.6-0.2 pts
54Hampton city20.6-0.2 pts
55Bristol city20.50 pts
56Fredericksburg city20.5-0 pts
57Albemarle County20.4-0.3 pts
58Floyd County20.3-0.3 pts
59Bedford County20.3-0 pts
60Cumberland County20.3-0.4 pts
61Amherst County20.20 pts
62Fluvanna County20.1-0.2 pts
63Halifax County20.1-0.4 pts
64Accomack County20.10 pts
65Augusta County200 pts
66Dickenson County20-0.1 pts
67Page County20-0 pts
68Wythe County20-0.2 pts
69Gloucester County19.9-0.1 pts
70James City County19.9-0.2 pts
71Clarke County19.8-0.5 pts
72Prince George County19.8+0.2 pts
73Smyth County19.8-0.1 pts
74Botetourt County19.7-0 pts
75Pittsylvania County19.7-0.3 pts
76Henry County19.6-0.1 pts
77Wise County19.5-0.2 pts
78Norfolk city19.4-0.2 pts
79Southampton County19.3-0 pts
80Franklin County19.2-0.4 pts
81Lee County19.2-0.1 pts
82Buena Vista city19.2-0.8 pts
83Russell County19.2-0.2 pts
84Essex County19.2-0.6 pts
85Lunenburg County19.1+0.1 pts
86Petersburg city19.1+0.1 pts
87Carroll County19-0.3 pts
88Tazewell County18.9-0.1 pts
89Buckingham County18.9+0.1 pts
90Salem city18.8-0.2 pts
91Nottoway County18.8+0.3 pts
92Alleghany County18.8-0.2 pts
93Fairfax city18.8-0.2 pts
94Craig County18.7-0.4 pts
95Washington County18.7-0 pts
96Northampton County18.6-0.3 pts
97Alexandria city18.60 pts
98Lynchburg city18.6-0.1 pts
99Rockbridge County18.5+0.2 pts
100Mecklenburg County18.5-0 pts
101Westmoreland County18.5-0.1 pts
102King and Queen County18.3-0.3 pts
103Goochland County18.3-0.1 pts
104Staunton city18.2-0.1 pts
105Scott County18-0.3 pts
106Pulaski County18-0.1 pts
107Harrisonburg city17.9+0.2 pts
108Buchanan County17.8-0.1 pts
109Patrick County17.7-0.2 pts
110Arlington County17.7+0.1 pts
111Richmond city17.5-0.3 pts
112Nelson County17.5-0.1 pts
113Surry County17.2-0.5 pts
114Rappahannock County17.2-0.2 pts
115Richmond County17.1-0.2 pts
116Bath County16.5+0.2 pts
117Charlottesville city16.4+0.2 pts
118Grayson County16.3-0.1 pts
119Montgomery County16.2-0.1 pts
120Brunswick County16.1-0.5 pts
121Prince Edward County16.1-0.2 pts
122Charles City County15.8+0.1 pts
123Middlesex County15.6+0.4 pts
124Mathews County15.5-0.2 pts
125Bland County15.4-0.6 pts
126Greensville County15.4-0.1 pts
127Sussex County15.3-0.3 pts
128Northumberland County14.8-0.2 pts
129Lancaster County14.5+0.1 pts
130Highland County14.3-0.5 pts
131Radford city13.6-0.4 pts
132Lexington city11+0.4 pts
133Williamsburg city10.5+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 Virginia by population under 18, 2018) [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 Virginia by population under 18, 2018. 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/virginia-counties?period=2018. 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 Virginia by population under 18, 2018. 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/virginia-counties?period=2018.

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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 Virginia by population under 18, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/virginia-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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