Montgomery County Planning Department

Top 25 Nationwide Jurisdictions by Percent of Population Under the Age of 18, 2000
 
Ranking
US Jurisdictions
Percent Under 18 Years
 

1
Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

46.6%

2
Shannon County, SD

45.3%

3
Todd County, SD

44.0%

4
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

41.5%

5
Buffalo County, SD

41.3%

6
Ziebach County, SD

40.6%

7
Sioux County, ND

40.3%

8
Bethel Census Area, AK

39.8%

9
San Juan County, UT

39.3%

10
Menominee County, WI

38.9%

11
Dewey County, SD

38.9%

12
Juab County, UT

38.6%

13
Apache County, AL

38.5%

14
North Slope Borough, AK

38.2%

15
Dillingham Census Area, AK

38.1%

16
McKinley County, AK

38.0

17
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK

37.8%

18
Starr County, TX

37.4%

19
Franklin County, ID

37.3%

20
Millard County, UT

37.3%

21
Nome Census Area, AK

37.1%

22
Morgan County, UT

37.1%

23
Corson County, SD

36.9%

24
Maverick County, TX

36.9%

25
Thurston County, NE

36.8%

 
1,535
Montgomery County, MD

25.4%

 
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.