Counties in Virginia by population under 18

Loudoun County had the highest population under 18 of 133 counties in 2020, at 28.1%. Williamsburg city had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 19.9% and the figure for Virginia was 22%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.1Loudoun County
Median19.9133 counties
Virginia22History

Top 40 counties, 2020

Loudoun County: 28.1 %Loudoun County28.1Prince William County: 26.8 %Prince William County26.8Stafford County: 26.7 %Stafford County26.7Manassas city: 26.1 %Manassas city26.1Manassas Park city: 26.1 %Manassas Park city26.1King George County: 25.4 %King George County25.4Falls Church city: 25.1 %Falls Church city25.1Spotsylvania County: 24.8 %Spotsylvania County24.8Culpeper County: 24.5 %Culpeper County24.5Hopewell city: 24.3 %Hopewell city24.3Chesapeake city: 24.3 %Chesapeake city24.3York County: 24.2 %York County24.2Chesterfield County: 24.1 %Chesterfield County24.1Emporia city: 24 %Emporia city24Suffolk city: 23.7 %Suffolk city23.7Fairfax County: 23.6 %Fairfax County23.6Franklin city: 23.2 %Franklin city23.2Fauquier County: 23.2 %Fauquier County23.2Frederick County: 22.9 %Frederick County22.9King William County: 22.9 %King William County22.9Poquoson city: 22.8 %Poquoson city22.8Caroline County: 22.8 %Caroline County22.8Henrico County: 22.6 %Henrico County22.6Newport News city: 22.6 %Newport News city22.6Greene County: 22.5 %Greene County22.5Portsmouth city: 22.4 %Portsmouth city22.4Warren County: 22.2 %Warren County22.2Appomattox County: 22.2 %Appomattox County22.2Virginia Beach city: 22.2 %Virginia Beach city22.2Colonial Heights city: 22.1 %Colonial Heights city22.1Waynesboro city: 22 %Waynesboro city22Norton city: 21.9 %Norton city21.9Rockingham County: 21.9 %Rockingham County21.9Hanover County: 21.9 %Hanover County21.9Galax city: 21.6 %Galax city21.6Covington city: 21.5 %Covington city21.5Martinsville city: 21.5 %Martinsville city21.5Roanoke city: 21.5 %Roanoke city21.5Orange County: 21.4 %Orange County21.4Isle of Wight County: 21.3 %Isle of Wight County21.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Loudoun County28.1-0.3 pts
2Prince William County26.8-0.1 pts
3Stafford County26.7+0.1 pts
4Manassas city26.1-0.1 pts
5Manassas Park city26.1-0.9 pts
6King George County25.40 pts
7Falls Church city25.1+0.9 pts
8Spotsylvania County24.8-0.1 pts
9Culpeper County24.5+0.6 pts
10Hopewell city24.3+0.4 pts
11Chesapeake city24.3+0.1 pts
12York County24.2-0.2 pts
13Chesterfield County24.10 pts
14Emporia city24-0.8 pts
15Suffolk city23.70 pts
16Fairfax County23.6+0.1 pts
17Franklin city23.2+0.1 pts
18Fauquier County23.2-0.1 pts
19Frederick County22.9-0 pts
20King William County22.9+0.1 pts
21Poquoson city22.8+0.3 pts
22Caroline County22.80 pts
23Henrico County22.6-0.1 pts
24Newport News city22.6+0.2 pts
25Greene County22.5-0.2 pts
26Portsmouth city22.4+0.2 pts
27Warren County22.2+0.3 pts
28Appomattox County22.2+0.5 pts
29Virginia Beach city22.2-0 pts
30Colonial Heights city22.1+0.7 pts
31Waynesboro city22+0.5 pts
32Norton city21.9+0.9 pts
33Rockingham County21.9-0.1 pts
34Hanover County21.9-0.2 pts
35Galax city21.6+0.5 pts
36Covington city21.5+0.5 pts
37Martinsville city21.5+0.5 pts
38Roanoke city21.5+0.3 pts
39Orange County21.4+0.5 pts
40Isle of Wight County21.3+0.1 pts
40Winchester city21.3+0.2 pts
42Fairfax city21.3+2.5 pts
43Dinwiddie County21.3-0.2 pts
44Charlotte County21.3+0.4 pts
45Shenandoah County21.3+0.2 pts
46Fredericksburg city20.9+0.4 pts
47New Kent County20.7-0 pts
48Powhatan County20.7-0.1 pts
49Danville city20.7+0.1 pts
50Hampton city20.7+0.2 pts
51Madison County20.6-0.6 pts
52Campbell County20.6-0.1 pts
53Louisa County20.5-0.1 pts
54Bristol city20.4-0.1 pts
55Page County20.3+0.4 pts
56Amelia County20.3-0.3 pts
57Amherst County20.3+0.1 pts
58Cumberland County20.3-0.1 pts
59Roanoke County20.2-0.3 pts
60Albemarle County20.2-0.2 pts
61Halifax County20+0.2 pts
62Giles County20-0.4 pts
63Fluvanna County20+0.1 pts
64Lunenburg County20+0.8 pts
65Accomack County19.9+0.2 pts
66Prince George County19.9+0.1 pts
67Wythe County19.9-0.1 pts
68Gloucester County19.8-0 pts
69James City County19.8+0.1 pts
70Bedford County19.7-0.3 pts
71Petersburg city19.7+0.6 pts
72Botetourt County19.7-0.2 pts
73Augusta County19.7-0.3 pts
74Floyd County19.6-0.3 pts
75Norfolk city19.5+0.2 pts
76Clarke County19.5-0.2 pts
77Wise County19.5+0.2 pts
78Dickenson County19.5-0.3 pts
79Smyth County19.5-0.2 pts
80Lee County19.4+0.1 pts
81Russell County19.4+0.1 pts
82Buena Vista city19.3+0.3 pts
83Henry County19.3-0.1 pts
84Southampton County19.2-0.2 pts
85Pittsylvania County19.2-0.2 pts
86Tazewell County19.1+0.2 pts
87Essex County19.1-0 pts
88Franklin County18.9-0.1 pts
89Buckingham County18.9-0.2 pts
90Lynchburg city18.9+0.4 pts
91Salem city18.8+0.4 pts
92Staunton city18.8+0.4 pts
93Alexandria city18.6+0.1 pts
94Mecklenburg County18.6+0.2 pts
95Nottoway County18.6-0 pts
96Carroll County18.6-0.3 pts
97Westmoreland County18.5-0.2 pts
98Alleghany County18.50 pts
99Harrisonburg city18.4+0.1 pts
100Northampton County18.3-0 pts
101Washington County18.3-0.3 pts
102Craig County18.2-0.6 pts
103Rockbridge County18.2-0.2 pts
104Scott County18.1+0.1 pts
105Arlington County18+0.3 pts
106Pulaski County17.8+0.2 pts
107King and Queen County17.6-0.3 pts
108Buchanan County17.6-0.2 pts
109Richmond County17.5+0.4 pts
110Patrick County17.4-0.1 pts
111Goochland County17.3-0.4 pts
112Richmond city17.3-0 pts
113Nelson County17.2+0.1 pts
114Surry County16.8-0.1 pts
115Rappahannock County16.6-0 pts
116Charlottesville city16.6+0.1 pts
117Bath County16.3-0.7 pts
118Prince Edward County16.2+0.4 pts
119Grayson County16-0.1 pts
120Montgomery County16-0.3 pts
121Brunswick County15.9-0.3 pts
122Mathews County15.4-0.2 pts
123Sussex County15.3+0.5 pts
124Middlesex County15-0.2 pts
125Greensville County150 pts
126Bland County14.7-0.2 pts
127Charles City County14.3-1 pts
128Lancaster County14.3+0.1 pts
129Northumberland County14.3-0.3 pts
130Highland County14.2-0.6 pts
131Radford city14+0.2 pts
132Lexington city11.3-0.2 pts
133Williamsburg city10.4+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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Loudoun County, with 28.1% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Williamsburg city, with 10.4% in 2020.

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