Counties in Virginia by population under 18

Franklin city had the highest population under 18 of 133 counties in 2024, at 26.4%. Williamsburg city had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 19.3% and the figure for Virginia was 21.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.4Franklin city
Median19.3133 counties
Virginia21.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Franklin city: 26.4 %Franklin city26.4Stafford County: 26.1 %Stafford County26.1Manassas city: 26.1 %Manassas city26.1Prince William County: 25.7 %Prince William County25.7Loudoun County: 25.7 %Loudoun County25.7Martinsville city: 24.9 %Martinsville city24.9Fairfax city: 24.7 %Fairfax city24.7Hopewell city: 24.6 %Hopewell city24.6Colonial Heights city: 24.6 %Colonial Heights city24.6King George County: 24.5 %King George County24.5Culpeper County: 24.5 %Culpeper County24.5Emporia city: 24.5 %Emporia city24.5Covington city: 24.1 %Covington city24.1Falls Church city: 23.9 %Falls Church city23.9Spotsylvania County: 23.9 %Spotsylvania County23.9Petersburg city: 23.7 %Petersburg city23.7Galax city: 23.6 %Galax city23.6Chesapeake city: 23.4 %Chesapeake city23.4Chesterfield County: 23.3 %Chesterfield County23.3Suffolk city: 23 %Suffolk city23York County: 22.8 %York County22.8Fauquier County: 22.7 %Fauquier County22.7Caroline County: 22.5 %Caroline County22.5Poquoson city: 22.5 %Poquoson city22.5Appomattox County: 22.4 %Appomattox County22.4Newport News city: 22.3 %Newport News city22.3Waynesboro city: 22.1 %Waynesboro city22.1Orange County: 22.1 %Orange County22.1Fairfax County: 22 %Fairfax County22Portsmouth city: 22 %Portsmouth city22King William County: 21.9 %King William County21.9Frederick County: 21.9 %Frederick County21.9Warren County: 21.9 %Warren County21.9Norton city: 21.9 %Norton city21.9Danville city: 21.8 %Danville city21.8Winchester city: 21.7 %Winchester city21.7Rockingham County: 21.7 %Rockingham County21.7Charlotte County: 21.6 %Charlotte County21.6Roanoke city: 21.6 %Roanoke city21.6Greene County: 21.5 %Greene County21.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Franklin city26.4+0.5 pts
2Stafford County26.1-0.2 pts
3Manassas city26.1+0.2 pts
4Prince William County25.7-0.4 pts
5Loudoun County25.7-0.6 pts
6Martinsville city24.9+0.9 pts
7Fairfax city24.7+0.9 pts
8Hopewell city24.6+0.1 pts
9Colonial Heights city24.6+0.9 pts
10King George County24.5-0.1 pts
11Culpeper County24.5+0.1 pts
12Emporia city24.5-0.6 pts
13Covington city24.1+1 pts
14Falls Church city23.9-0.1 pts
15Spotsylvania County23.9-0.3 pts
16Petersburg city23.7+1.1 pts
17Galax city23.6-0.1 pts
18Chesapeake city23.4-0.3 pts
19Chesterfield County23.3-0.3 pts
20Suffolk city23-0.2 pts
21York County22.8-0.4 pts
22Fauquier County22.7-0.2 pts
23Caroline County22.5-0.1 pts
24Poquoson city22.50 pts
25Appomattox County22.4-0.1 pts
26Newport News city22.3-0.1 pts
27Waynesboro city22.1-0.2 pts
28Orange County22.1+0.2 pts
29Fairfax County22-0.3 pts
30Portsmouth city22-0.1 pts
31King William County21.9-0.4 pts
32Frederick County21.9-0.3 pts
33Warren County21.9-0.1 pts
34Norton city21.9+0.3 pts
35Danville city21.8+0.2 pts
36Winchester city21.7+0.2 pts
37Rockingham County21.7-0.3 pts
38Charlotte County21.6+0.2 pts
39Roanoke city21.60 pts
40Greene County21.5-0.5 pts
41Manassas Park city21.3-1.3 pts
42Henrico County21.3-0.3 pts
43Hanover County21.2-0.2 pts
44Virginia Beach city21.1-0.2 pts
45Isle of Wight County21-0.4 pts
46Fredericksburg city210 pts
47Hampton city20.6-0 pts
48New Kent County20.5-0.2 pts
49Shenandoah County20.5-0.2 pts
50Cumberland County20.2+0.1 pts
51Amelia County20.2-0.3 pts
52Madison County20.1-0 pts
53Buena Vista city20.10 pts
54Louisa County20-0.1 pts
55Powhatan County19.7-0.3 pts
56Giles County19.70 pts
57Clarke County19.7+0.4 pts
58Halifax County19.7-0.2 pts
59Lunenburg County19.6-0.3 pts
60Salem city19.6+0.2 pts
61Russell County19.6+0.1 pts
62Amherst County19.6-0.2 pts
63James City County19.50 pts
64Campbell County19.4-0.2 pts
65Dinwiddie County19.4-0.5 pts
66Gloucester County19.3-0.2 pts
67Smyth County19.3-0 pts
68Wythe County19.3-0.2 pts
69Wise County19.3-0 pts
70Bedford County19.2-0.1 pts
71Lynchburg city19.2-0 pts
72Roanoke County19.2-0.3 pts
73Norfolk city19.2+0.1 pts
74Lee County19.2+0.1 pts
75Prince George County19.1-0.1 pts
76Page County19.1-0.2 pts
77Staunton city18.9-0.1 pts
78Albemarle County18.9-0.2 pts
79Fluvanna County18.9-0.3 pts
80Accomack County18.9-0.1 pts
81Tazewell County18.8-0.2 pts
82Essex County18.8+0.3 pts
83Dickenson County18.8-0.3 pts
84Bristol city18.8-0.7 pts
85Floyd County18.5-0.2 pts
86Botetourt County18.4-0.5 pts
87Richmond County18.4+0.1 pts
88Henry County18.4-0.4 pts
89Nottoway County18.3-0.3 pts
90Harrisonburg city18.3+0.3 pts
91Scott County18.3-0 pts
92Mecklenburg County18.30 pts
93Franklin County18.3-0.3 pts
94Buckingham County18.2+0.2 pts
95Pittsylvania County18.1-0.2 pts
96Bath County18+0.1 pts
97Augusta County18-0.4 pts
98Alexandria city18-0.1 pts
99Washington County17.90 pts
100Carroll County17.7-0.2 pts
101Westmoreland County17.7-0.2 pts
102Southampton County17.7-0.7 pts
103Pulaski County17.6-0 pts
104Craig County17.5-0 pts
105Charlottesville city17.5+0.1 pts
106King and Queen County17.5+0.1 pts
107Arlington County17.4-0.2 pts
108Nelson County17.3+0.2 pts
109Surry County17.3-0 pts
110Patrick County17.2-0.2 pts
111Richmond city17.2+0.1 pts
112Buchanan County17.2-0.1 pts
113Alleghany County17.1-0.3 pts
114Prince Edward County16.40 pts
115Rockbridge County16.3-0.4 pts
116Northampton County16.3-0.2 pts
117Rappahannock County15.9+0.1 pts
118Grayson County15.9-0.1 pts
119Middlesex County15.8+0.1 pts
120Mathews County15.8-0 pts
121Highland County15.6+0.4 pts
122Goochland County15.6-0.7 pts
123Brunswick County15.4+0.1 pts
124Montgomery County15.3-0.1 pts
125Sussex County15.2+0.1 pts
126Greensville County14.9+0.2 pts
127Radford city14.6+0.4 pts
128Lexington city14.1+1.1 pts
129Bland County140 pts
130Lancaster County13.7-0.1 pts
131Northumberland County13.4-0.2 pts
132Charles City County13.2-0.6 pts
133Williamsburg city10.4-0.2 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Franklin city, with 26.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Williamsburg city, with 10.4% in 2024.

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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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