Counties in Virginia by population under 18

Loudoun County had the highest population under 18 of 133 counties in 2019, at 28.4%. Williamsburg city had the lowest, at 10%. The median was 19.9% and the figure for Virginia was 21.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.4Loudoun County
Median19.9133 counties
Virginia21.9History

Top 40 counties, 2019

Loudoun County: 28.4 %Loudoun County28.4Prince William County: 26.9 %Prince William County26.9Manassas Park city: 26.9 %Manassas Park city26.9Stafford County: 26.6 %Stafford County26.6Manassas city: 26.2 %Manassas city26.2King George County: 25.4 %King George County25.4Spotsylvania County: 24.9 %Spotsylvania County24.9Emporia city: 24.8 %Emporia city24.8York County: 24.4 %York County24.4Chesapeake city: 24.1 %Chesapeake city24.1Falls Church city: 24.1 %Falls Church city24.1Chesterfield County: 24.1 %Chesterfield County24.1Culpeper County: 24 %Culpeper County24Hopewell city: 23.9 %Hopewell city23.9Suffolk city: 23.7 %Suffolk city23.7Fairfax County: 23.5 %Fairfax County23.5Fauquier County: 23.3 %Fauquier County23.3Franklin city: 23.2 %Franklin city23.2Frederick County: 23 %Frederick County23Caroline County: 22.8 %Caroline County22.8King William County: 22.8 %King William County22.8Henrico County: 22.7 %Henrico County22.7Greene County: 22.7 %Greene County22.7Poquoson city: 22.5 %Poquoson city22.5Newport News city: 22.4 %Newport News city22.4Portsmouth city: 22.2 %Portsmouth city22.2Virginia Beach city: 22.2 %Virginia Beach city22.2Hanover County: 22.1 %Hanover County22.1Rockingham County: 22.1 %Rockingham County22.1Warren County: 21.9 %Warren County21.9Appomattox County: 21.7 %Appomattox County21.7Waynesboro city: 21.5 %Waynesboro city21.5Dinwiddie County: 21.4 %Dinwiddie County21.4Colonial Heights city: 21.4 %Colonial Heights city21.4Madison County: 21.3 %Madison County21.3Isle of Wight County: 21.2 %Isle of Wight County21.2Roanoke city: 21.1 %Roanoke city21.1Galax city: 21.1 %Galax city21.1Winchester city: 21.1 %Winchester city21.1Shenandoah County: 21.1 %Shenandoah County21.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Loudoun County28.4-0.3 pts
2Prince William County26.9-0.3 pts
3Manassas Park city26.9-0.4 pts
4Stafford County26.6-0.1 pts
5Manassas city26.2-0.2 pts
6King George County25.4-0.2 pts
7Spotsylvania County24.9-0.2 pts
8Emporia city24.8-0 pts
9York County24.4-0.1 pts
10Chesapeake city24.10 pts
11Falls Church city24.1-0.3 pts
12Chesterfield County24.1-0.1 pts
13Culpeper County24-0.1 pts
14Hopewell city23.9-0.2 pts
15Suffolk city23.7-0.3 pts
16Fairfax County23.5-0.2 pts
17Fauquier County23.3-0.2 pts
18Franklin city23.2-0.4 pts
19Frederick County23-0.2 pts
20Caroline County22.8-0.1 pts
21King William County22.8-0.1 pts
22Henrico County22.7-0.2 pts
23Greene County22.7-0.4 pts
24Poquoson city22.5+0.4 pts
25Newport News city22.4-0.1 pts
26Portsmouth city22.2-0.4 pts
27Virginia Beach city22.2-0.1 pts
28Hanover County22.1-0.2 pts
29Rockingham County22.1-0.2 pts
30Warren County21.9-0.2 pts
31Appomattox County21.70 pts
32Waynesboro city21.5-0.2 pts
33Dinwiddie County21.4-0 pts
34Colonial Heights city21.4-0.2 pts
35Madison County21.3+0.1 pts
36Isle of Wight County21.2-0 pts
37Roanoke city21.1+0.1 pts
38Galax city21.1+0.2 pts
39Winchester city21.1-0.1 pts
40Shenandoah County21.1-0.1 pts
41Norton city21.1+0.3 pts
42Covington city21+0.2 pts
43Orange County21-0.4 pts
44Martinsville city20.9-0 pts
45Charlotte County20.90 pts
46Powhatan County20.8+0.1 pts
47New Kent County20.8-0.2 pts
48Campbell County20.7+0.1 pts
49Danville city20.7-0.2 pts
50Louisa County20.6-0 pts
51Amelia County20.6-0.1 pts
52Fredericksburg city20.50 pts
53Roanoke County20.5-0.2 pts
54Hampton city20.5-0.1 pts
55Bristol city20.4-0.1 pts
56Cumberland County20.4+0.1 pts
57Albemarle County20.4-0.1 pts
58Giles County20.3-0.3 pts
59Amherst County20.2-0.1 pts
60Bedford County20-0.3 pts
61Wythe County20-0 pts
62Floyd County19.9-0.4 pts
63Augusta County19.9-0.1 pts
64Fluvanna County19.9-0.2 pts
65Halifax County19.9-0.2 pts
66Page County19.9-0.2 pts
67Botetourt County19.9+0.1 pts
68Gloucester County19.8-0.1 pts
69Prince George County19.80 pts
70Dickenson County19.8-0.3 pts
71Accomack County19.7-0.3 pts
72James City County19.7-0.2 pts
73Clarke County19.7-0.1 pts
74Smyth County19.6-0.1 pts
75Pittsylvania County19.4-0.3 pts
76Southampton County19.4+0.1 pts
77Henry County19.4-0.2 pts
78Lee County19.3+0.1 pts
79Wise County19.3-0.2 pts
80Norfolk city19.3-0.1 pts
81Russell County19.20 pts
82Lunenburg County19.2+0.1 pts
83Petersburg city19.1-0 pts
84Essex County19.1-0.1 pts
85Buckingham County19.1+0.2 pts
86Franklin County19.1-0.2 pts
87Buena Vista city19-0.2 pts
88Carroll County18.9-0.1 pts
89Tazewell County18.8-0.1 pts
90Craig County18.8+0.1 pts
91Fairfax city18.8-0 pts
92Westmoreland County18.7+0.3 pts
93Nottoway County18.6-0.2 pts
94Alexandria city18.5-0.1 pts
95Washington County18.5-0.2 pts
96Lynchburg city18.5-0.1 pts
97Mecklenburg County18.5-0 pts
98Alleghany County18.5-0.3 pts
99Salem city18.4-0.4 pts
100Staunton city18.4+0.2 pts
101Rockbridge County18.4-0.2 pts
102Northampton County18.3-0.3 pts
103Harrisonburg city18.3+0.4 pts
104Scott County18-0 pts
105King and Queen County17.9-0.3 pts
106Buchanan County17.8-0 pts
107Goochland County17.7-0.5 pts
108Arlington County17.70 pts
109Pulaski County17.7-0.3 pts
110Patrick County17.5-0.2 pts
111Richmond city17.3-0.2 pts
112Nelson County17.1-0.4 pts
113Richmond County17.10 pts
114Bath County17+0.5 pts
115Surry County16.9-0.3 pts
116Rappahannock County16.7-0.5 pts
117Charlottesville city16.5+0.2 pts
118Montgomery County16.3+0.1 pts
119Brunswick County16.1-0 pts
120Grayson County16-0.3 pts
121Prince Edward County15.8-0.3 pts
122Mathews County15.6+0.1 pts
123Charles City County15.3-0.5 pts
124Middlesex County15.3-0.4 pts
125Bland County15-0.5 pts
126Greensville County14.9-0.5 pts
127Sussex County14.8-0.4 pts
128Highland County14.8+0.5 pts
129Northumberland County14.6-0.2 pts
130Lancaster County14.2-0.3 pts
131Radford city13.8+0.2 pts
132Lexington city11.4+0.5 pts
133Williamsburg city10-0.5 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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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/virginia-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 Virginia 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/virginia-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 Virginia 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/virginia-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Loudoun County, with 28.4% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Williamsburg city, with 10% in 2019.

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