Counties in Virginia by population under 18

Loudoun County had the highest population under 18 of 133 counties in 2022, at 26.9%. Williamsburg city had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 19.6% and the figure for Virginia was 21.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.9Loudoun County
Median19.6133 counties
Virginia21.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Loudoun County: 26.9 %Loudoun County26.9Stafford County: 26.4 %Stafford County26.4Prince William County: 26.4 %Prince William County26.4Manassas city: 25.9 %Manassas city25.9Franklin city: 25.1 %Franklin city25.1King George County: 25 %King George County25Falls Church city: 24.5 %Falls Church city24.5Culpeper County: 24.4 %Culpeper County24.4Emporia city: 24.3 %Emporia city24.3Spotsylvania County: 24.3 %Spotsylvania County24.3Hopewell city: 24.3 %Hopewell city24.3Manassas Park city: 24 %Manassas Park city24Chesapeake city: 23.8 %Chesapeake city23.8Chesterfield County: 23.8 %Chesterfield County23.8York County: 23.5 %York County23.5Suffolk city: 23.5 %Suffolk city23.5Colonial Heights city: 23.3 %Colonial Heights city23.3Martinsville city: 23.3 %Martinsville city23.3Fauquier County: 23 %Fauquier County23Galax city: 23 %Galax city23Poquoson city: 22.9 %Poquoson city22.9Fairfax city: 22.9 %Fairfax city22.9Fairfax County: 22.7 %Fairfax County22.7Covington city: 22.6 %Covington city22.6Caroline County: 22.5 %Caroline County22.5Frederick County: 22.5 %Frederick County22.5King William County: 22.5 %King William County22.5Newport News city: 22.4 %Newport News city22.4Greene County: 22.4 %Greene County22.4Appomattox County: 22.4 %Appomattox County22.4Portsmouth city: 22.3 %Portsmouth city22.3Waynesboro city: 22.1 %Waynesboro city22.1Norton city: 22 %Norton city22Henrico County: 22 %Henrico County22Warren County: 22 %Warren County22Rockingham County: 21.9 %Rockingham County21.9Petersburg city: 21.9 %Petersburg city21.9Orange County: 21.8 %Orange County21.8Virginia Beach city: 21.7 %Virginia Beach city21.7Hanover County: 21.6 %Hanover County21.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Loudoun County26.9-0.5 pts
2Stafford County26.4-0.1 pts
3Prince William County26.4-0.1 pts
4Manassas city25.9+0.2 pts
5Franklin city25.1+1 pts
6King George County25-0.3 pts
7Falls Church city24.5-0.1 pts
8Culpeper County24.4-0.2 pts
9Emporia city24.30 pts
10Spotsylvania County24.3-0.1 pts
11Hopewell city24.3-0.4 pts
12Manassas Park city24-1.2 pts
13Chesapeake city23.8-0.2 pts
14Chesterfield County23.8-0.1 pts
15York County23.5-0.5 pts
16Suffolk city23.50 pts
17Colonial Heights city23.3+0.6 pts
17Martinsville city23.3+0.8 pts
19Fauquier County23+0.1 pts
20Galax city23+0.8 pts
21Poquoson city22.9-0.1 pts
22Fairfax city22.9+1.3 pts
23Fairfax County22.7-0.4 pts
24Covington city22.6+0.4 pts
25Caroline County22.50 pts
26Frederick County22.5-0.3 pts
27King William County22.5-0.3 pts
28Newport News city22.4-0.1 pts
29Greene County22.4-0.3 pts
30Appomattox County22.4+0.2 pts
31Portsmouth city22.3-0 pts
32Waynesboro city22.1+0.1 pts
33Norton city220 pts
34Henrico County22-0.3 pts
35Warren County22-0.1 pts
36Rockingham County21.9+0.1 pts
37Petersburg city21.9+1.2 pts
38Orange County21.8+0.4 pts
39Virginia Beach city21.7-0.3 pts
40Hanover County21.6-0.1 pts
41Roanoke city21.6+0.1 pts
42Isle of Wight County21.5+0.2 pts
43Charlotte County21.40 pts
44Winchester city21.3-0 pts
45Danville city21.1+0.2 pts
46Fredericksburg city20.8-0 pts
47Shenandoah County20.8-0.3 pts
48New Kent County20.8+0.2 pts
49Hampton city20.8-0 pts
50Madison County20.5+0.1 pts
51Amelia County20.4+0.2 pts
52Louisa County20.4-0 pts
53Powhatan County20.3-0.2 pts
54Dinwiddie County20.2-0.6 pts
55Halifax County20.10 pts
56Amherst County20-0.2 pts
57Cumberland County20+0.1 pts
58Campbell County20-0.4 pts
59Bristol city19.9-0.1 pts
60Lunenburg County19.9+0.1 pts
61Gloucester County19.7-0 pts
62Roanoke County19.7-0.2 pts
63Prince George County19.7+0.1 pts
64Page County19.7-0.3 pts
65Wythe County19.70 pts
66Buena Vista city19.60 pts
67Russell County19.6+0.3 pts
68Albemarle County19.5-0.3 pts
69James City County19.5-0.1 pts
70Clarke County19.50 pts
71Giles County19.5-0 pts
72Salem city19.4+0.5 pts
73Smyth County19.4-0 pts
74Accomack County19.4-0.3 pts
75Fluvanna County19.4-0.3 pts
76Bedford County19.4-0.1 pts
77Wise County19.3-0.1 pts
78Lee County19.3-0.2 pts
79Norfolk city19.3-0 pts
80Staunton city19.2+0.3 pts
81Dickenson County19.10 pts
82Lynchburg city19.1+0.2 pts
83Tazewell County19.1+0.1 pts
84Botetourt County19-0.3 pts
85Augusta County18.8-0.5 pts
86Nottoway County18.8+0.6 pts
87Henry County18.8-0.1 pts
88Floyd County18.8-0.4 pts
89Southampton County18.7-0.1 pts
90Essex County18.7-0.1 pts
91Franklin County18.6-0.1 pts
92Pittsylvania County18.6-0.3 pts
93Mecklenburg County18.3-0 pts
94Buckingham County18.3-0.3 pts
95Scott County18.3+0.1 pts
96Alexandria city18.2-0.3 pts
97Carroll County18.2-0 pts
98Westmoreland County18.1-0.4 pts
99Pulaski County17.9-0.1 pts
100Richmond County17.9+0.2 pts
101Harrisonburg city17.9-0.2 pts
102Washington County17.9-0.3 pts
103King and Queen County17.8+0.7 pts
104Arlington County17.8-0.1 pts
105Patrick County17.70 pts
106Alleghany County17.6-0.5 pts
107Craig County17.5-0.8 pts
108Bath County17.5+0.8 pts
109Rockbridge County17.4-0.4 pts
110Buchanan County17.3+0.1 pts
111Richmond city17.2-0 pts
112Surry County17.1+0.3 pts
113Nelson County17-0.2 pts
114Northampton County16.9-0.7 pts
115Charlottesville city16.9+0.2 pts
116Goochland County16.7-0.3 pts
117Prince Edward County16.2+0.1 pts
118Grayson County15.90 pts
119Rappahannock County15.8-0.3 pts
120Brunswick County15.7-0.2 pts
121Montgomery County15.6-0.1 pts
122Middlesex County15.5+0.6 pts
123Mathews County15.3-0.1 pts
124Sussex County14.8-0 pts
125Greensville County14.5-0.1 pts
126Highland County14.3+0.7 pts
127Bland County13.9-0.3 pts
128Northumberland County13.9-0.3 pts
129Radford city13.8-0.4 pts
130Lancaster County13.8-0.3 pts
131Charles City County13.8+0.1 pts
132Lexington city12.8+0.7 pts
133Williamsburg city10.4+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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Loudoun County, with 26.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Williamsburg city, with 10.4% in 2022.

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