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Counties in Alabama by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Coosa County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 67 counties in 2016, at 47.3 years. Lee County had the lowest, at 30.3 years. The median was 41.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.3Coosa County
Lowest30.3Lee County
Median41.567 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Autauga County: 38.5 yearsBaldwin County: 42.8 yearsBarbour County: 41.5 yearsBibb County: 39.9 yearsBlount County: 40.9 yearsBullock County: 41.4 yearsButler County: 41.8 yearsCalhoun County: 39.5 yearsChambers County: 42.8 yearsCherokee County: 46.1 yearsChilton County: 39.3 yearsChoctaw County: 46.3 yearsClarke County: 43.1 yearsClay County: 44.2 yearsCleburne County: 42.6 yearsCoffee County: 38.9 yearsColbert County: 42.7 yearsConecuh County: 45.1 yearsCoosa County: 47.3 yearsCovington County: 43.5 yearsCrenshaw County: 42.7 yearsCullman County: 41.1 yearsDale County: 37.9 yearsDallas County: 39.8 yearsDeKalb County: 39.1 yearsElmore County: 39.6 yearsEscambia County: 40.9 yearsEtowah County: 41.9 yearsFayette County: 44 yearsFranklin County: 38.2 yearsGeneva County: 43.3 yearsGreene County: 43.2 yearsHale County: 41.4 yearsHenry County: 45 yearsHouston County: 39.9 yearsJackson County: 43.4 yearsJefferson County: 37.8 yearsLamar County: 44.7 yearsLauderdale County: 41.3 yearsLawrence County: 42.9 yearsLee County: 30.3 yearsLimestone County: 39.4 yearsLowndes County: 43.5 yearsMacon County: 38.5 yearsMadison County: 38.2 yearsMarengo County: 42.7 yearsMarion County: 44 yearsMarshall County: 39 yearsMobile County: 37.8 yearsMonroe County: 42.4 yearsMontgomery County: 36.7 yearsMorgan County: 40.4 yearsPerry County: 38.7 yearsPickens County: 42.5 yearsPike County: 32.8 yearsRandolph County: 43.5 yearsRussell County: 36.1 yearsSt. Clair County: 40 yearsShelby County: 38.3 yearsSumter County: 37.7 yearsTalladega County: 41.7 yearsTallapoosa County: 45 yearsTuscaloosa County: 32.3 yearsWalker County: 42.9 yearsWashington County: 42.6 yearsWilcox County: 41.5 yearsWinston County: 45 years
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years, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Coosa County: 47.3 yearsCoosa County47.3Choctaw County: 46.3 yearsChoctaw County46.3Cherokee County: 46.1 yearsCherokee County46.1Conecuh County: 45.1 yearsConecuh County45.1Henry County: 45 yearsHenry County45Tallapoosa County: 45 yearsTallapoosa County45Winston County: 45 yearsWinston County45Lamar County: 44.7 yearsLamar County44.7Clay County: 44.2 yearsClay County44.2Fayette County: 44 yearsFayette County44Marion County: 44 yearsMarion County44Covington County: 43.5 yearsCovington County43.5Lowndes County: 43.5 yearsLowndes County43.5Randolph County: 43.5 yearsRandolph County43.5Jackson County: 43.4 yearsJackson County43.4Geneva County: 43.3 yearsGeneva County43.3Greene County: 43.2 yearsGreene County43.2Clarke County: 43.1 yearsClarke County43.1Lawrence County: 42.9 yearsLawrence County42.9Walker County: 42.9 yearsWalker County42.9Baldwin County: 42.8 yearsBaldwin County42.8Chambers County: 42.8 yearsChambers County42.8Colbert County: 42.7 yearsColbert County42.7Crenshaw County: 42.7 yearsCrenshaw County42.7Marengo County: 42.7 yearsMarengo County42.7Cleburne County: 42.6 yearsCleburne County42.6Washington County: 42.6 yearsWashington County42.6Pickens County: 42.5 yearsPickens County42.5Monroe County: 42.4 yearsMonroe County42.4Etowah County: 41.9 yearsEtowah County41.9Butler County: 41.8 yearsButler County41.8Talladega County: 41.7 yearsTalladega County41.7Barbour County: 41.5 yearsBarbour County41.5Wilcox County: 41.5 yearsWilcox County41.5Bullock County: 41.4 yearsBullock County41.4Hale County: 41.4 yearsHale County41.4Lauderdale County: 41.3 yearsLauderdale County41.3Cullman County: 41.1 yearsCullman County41.1Blount County: 40.9 yearsBlount County40.9Escambia County: 40.9 yearsEscambia County40.9Coosa County: 47.3 yearsCoosa County47.3Choctaw County: 46.3 yearsChoctaw County46.3Cherokee County: 46.1 yearsCherokee County46.1Conecuh County: 45.1 yearsConecuh County45.1Henry County: 45 yearsHenry County45Tallapoosa County: 45 yearsTallapoosa County45Winston County: 45 yearsWinston County45Lamar County: 44.7 yearsLamar County44.7Clay County: 44.2 yearsClay County44.2Fayette County: 44 yearsFayette County44Marion County: 44 yearsMarion County44Covington County: 43.5 yearsCovington County43.5Lowndes County: 43.5 yearsLowndes County43.5Randolph County: 43.5 yearsRandolph County43.5Jackson County: 43.4 yearsJackson County43.4Geneva County: 43.3 yearsGeneva County43.3Greene County: 43.2 yearsGreene County43.2Clarke County: 43.1 yearsClarke County43.1Lawrence County: 42.9 yearsLawrence County42.9Walker County: 42.9 yearsWalker County42.9Baldwin County: 42.8 yearsBaldwin County42.8Chambers County: 42.8 yearsChambers County42.8Colbert County: 42.7 yearsColbert County42.7Crenshaw County: 42.7 yearsCrenshaw County42.7Marengo County: 42.7 yearsMarengo County42.7Cleburne County: 42.6 yearsCleburne County42.6Washington County: 42.6 yearsWashington County42.6Pickens County: 42.5 yearsPickens County42.5Monroe County: 42.4 yearsMonroe County42.4Etowah County: 41.9 yearsEtowah County41.9Butler County: 41.8 yearsButler County41.8Talladega County: 41.7 yearsTalladega County41.7Barbour County: 41.5 yearsBarbour County41.5Wilcox County: 41.5 yearsWilcox County41.5Bullock County: 41.4 yearsBullock County41.4Hale County: 41.4 yearsHale County41.4Lauderdale County: 41.3 yearsLauderdale County41.3Cullman County: 41.1 yearsCullman County41.1Blount County: 40.9 yearsBlount County40.9Escambia County: 40.9 yearsEscambia County40.9
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
years		Change on 2015
1Coosa County47.3+0.5
2Choctaw County46.3+0.7
3Cherokee County46.1+0.3
4Conecuh County45.1+0.3
5Henry County45+0.4
5Tallapoosa County45+0.5
5Winston County45+0.2
8Lamar County44.7-0.1
9Clay County44.2+0.3
10Fayette County44+0.2
10Marion County44+0.1
12Covington County43.5+0.1
12Lowndes County43.5+0.7
12Randolph County43.5+0.4
15Jackson County43.4+0.2
16Geneva County43.3+0.1
17Greene County43.2+0.1
18Clarke County43.1+0.6
19Lawrence County42.9+0.2
19Walker County42.9+0.2
21Baldwin County42.8+0.3
21Chambers County42.8+0.1
23Colbert County42.7+0.1
23Crenshaw County42.7+0.2
23Marengo County42.7+0.6
26Cleburne County42.6+0.3
26Washington County42.6+0.4
28Pickens County42.5+0.6
29Monroe County42.4+0.1
30Etowah County41.9+0.2
31Butler County41.8+0.3
32Talladega County41.7+0.4
33Barbour County41.5+0.5
33Wilcox County41.5+0.4
35Bullock County41.4+0.2
35Hale County41.4+0.1
37Lauderdale County41.3+0.1
38Cullman County41.1+0.2
39Blount County40.9+0.2
39Escambia County40.9+0.3
41Morgan County40.4+0.1
42St. Clair County40+0.2
43Bibb County39.90
43Houston County39.9+0.2
45Dallas County39.8+0.4
46Elmore County39.6+0.3
47Calhoun County39.5+0.1
48Limestone County39.4+0.2
49Chilton County39.3+0.4
50DeKalb County39.1+0.2
51Marshall County390
52Coffee County38.90
53Perry County38.7+0.2
54Autauga County38.5+0.1
54Macon County38.5+0.1
56Shelby County38.3+0.2
57Franklin County38.2-0.1
57Madison County38.2+0.1
59Dale County37.9+0.3
60Jefferson County37.8+0.1
60Mobile County37.8+0.2
62Sumter County37.7+0.3
63Montgomery County36.7+0.3
64Russell County36.1+0.6
65Pike County32.8+0.3
66Tuscaloosa County32.3+0.2
67Lee County30.3+0.2

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Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. 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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in Alabama by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016) [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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in Alabama by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/alabama-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in Alabama by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/alabama-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in Alabama by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/alabama-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN\_AGE\_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage: Counties in Alabama by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016}},
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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Coosa County, with 47.3 years in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Lee County, with 30.3 years in 2016.

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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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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