Counties in Washington by population under 18, 2025

Adams County had the highest population under 18 of 39 counties in 2025, at 32.7%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 19.8% and the figure for Washington was 20.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.7Adams County
Median19.839 counties
Washington20.4History

All counties, 2025

Adams County: 32.7 %Adams County32.7Franklin County: 28.9 %Franklin County28.9Yakima County: 26.7 %Yakima County26.7Grant County: 26.7 %Grant County26.7Benton County: 24.7 %Benton County24.7Douglas County: 22.3 %Douglas County22.3Pierce County: 22 %Pierce County22Cowlitz County: 21.9 %Cowlitz County21.9Lewis County: 21.8 %Lewis County21.8Garfield County: 21.6 %Garfield County21.6Chelan County: 21.6 %Chelan County21.6Snohomish County: 21.5 %Snohomish County21.5Clark County: 21.1 %Clark County21.1Lincoln County: 20.9 %Lincoln County20.9Spokane County: 20.7 %Spokane County20.7Stevens County: 20.5 %Stevens County20.5Okanogan County: 20.3 %Okanogan County20.3Skagit County: 20.2 %Skagit County20.2Thurston County: 20 %Thurston County20Pend Oreille County: 19.8 %Pend Oreille County19.8Asotin County: 19.7 %Asotin County19.7Walla Walla County: 19.6 %Walla Walla County19.6Ferry County: 19.1 %Ferry County19.1Grays Harbor County: 19 %Grays Harbor County19Mason County: 18.9 %Mason County18.9Kitsap County: 18.7 %Kitsap County18.7King County: 18.6 %King County18.6Klickitat County: 18.2 %Klickitat County18.2Whatcom County: 17.7 %Whatcom County17.7Columbia County: 17.3 %Columbia County17.3Kittitas County: 17.2 %Kittitas County17.2Skamania County: 17.1 %Skamania County17.1Island County: 16.4 %Island County16.4Wahkiakum County: 15.9 %Wahkiakum County15.9Whitman County: 15.7 %Whitman County15.7Clallam County: 15.3 %Clallam County15.3Pacific County: 14.9 %Pacific County14.9San Juan County: 12.5 %San Juan County12.5Jefferson County: 10.7 %Jefferson County10.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Adams County32.7-0.2 pts
2Franklin County28.9-0.6 pts
3Yakima County26.7-0.5 pts
4Grant County26.7-0.4 pts
5Benton County24.7-0.4 pts
6Douglas County22.3-0.4 pts
7Pierce County22-0.2 pts
8Cowlitz County21.9-0.1 pts
9Lewis County21.8-0.2 pts
10Garfield County21.6-0 pts
11Chelan County21.6-0.1 pts
12Snohomish County21.5-0.2 pts
13Clark County21.1-0.4 pts
14Lincoln County20.90 pts
15Spokane County20.7-0.2 pts
16Stevens County20.5-0.2 pts
17Okanogan County20.3-0.6 pts
18Skagit County20.2-0.4 pts
19Thurston County20-0.3 pts
20Pend Oreille County19.8+0.1 pts
21Asotin County19.7+0.1 pts
22Walla Walla County19.6-0.2 pts
23Ferry County19.1-0.3 pts
24Grays Harbor County19-0.2 pts
25Mason County18.9-0.1 pts
26Kitsap County18.7-0.3 pts
27King County18.6-0.3 pts
28Klickitat County18.20 pts
29Whatcom County17.7-0.3 pts
30Columbia County17.3+0.4 pts
31Kittitas County17.2-0.1 pts
32Skamania County17.1-0 pts
33Island County16.4-0.2 pts
34Wahkiakum County15.9-0 pts
35Whitman County15.7-0.3 pts
36Clallam County15.3-0.1 pts
37Pacific County14.9-0.1 pts
38San Juan County12.5-0.3 pts
39Jefferson County10.7-0.2 pts

Other periods

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 Washington by population under 18, 2025) [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 Washington by population under 18, 2025. 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/washington-counties. 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 Washington by population under 18, 2025. 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/washington-counties.

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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 Washington by population under 18, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Adams County, with 32.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Jefferson County, with 10.7% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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