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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 2017, at 47.8 years. Lee County had the lowest, at 30.5 years. The median was 42 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.8Coosa County
Lowest30.5Lee County
Median4267 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Autauga County: 38.6 yearsBaldwin County: 43.1 yearsBarbour County: 42.3 yearsBibb County: 39.9 yearsBlount County: 40.8 yearsBullock County: 41.5 yearsButler County: 42 yearsCalhoun County: 39.7 yearsChambers County: 42.7 yearsCherokee County: 46.3 yearsChilton County: 39.6 yearsChoctaw County: 46.7 yearsClarke County: 43.5 yearsClay County: 44.6 yearsCleburne County: 43 yearsCoffee County: 38.9 yearsColbert County: 42.5 yearsConecuh County: 45.5 yearsCoosa County: 47.8 yearsCovington County: 44 yearsCrenshaw County: 43 yearsCullman County: 41.2 yearsDale County: 38 yearsDallas County: 40.5 yearsDeKalb County: 39.3 yearsElmore County: 39.8 yearsEscambia County: 41.2 yearsEtowah County: 42.1 yearsFayette County: 44.2 yearsFranklin County: 38.4 yearsGeneva County: 43.3 yearsGreene County: 43.6 yearsHale County: 41.7 yearsHenry County: 45.4 yearsHouston County: 40.1 yearsJackson County: 43.7 yearsJefferson County: 37.9 yearsLamar County: 44.8 yearsLauderdale County: 41.2 yearsLawrence County: 43.2 yearsLee County: 30.5 yearsLimestone County: 39.7 yearsLowndes County: 44.4 yearsMacon County: 38.7 yearsMadison County: 38.2 yearsMarengo County: 42.7 yearsMarion County: 44.2 yearsMarshall County: 39.1 yearsMobile County: 38 yearsMonroe County: 43 yearsMontgomery County: 37.1 yearsMorgan County: 40.5 yearsPerry County: 39.3 yearsPickens County: 42.6 yearsPike County: 33.2 yearsRandolph County: 43.5 yearsRussell County: 36.9 yearsSt. Clair County: 40.2 yearsShelby County: 38.5 yearsSumter County: 37.6 yearsTalladega County: 42 yearsTallapoosa County: 45.2 yearsTuscaloosa County: 32.5 yearsWalker County: 43.1 yearsWashington County: 43.1 yearsWilcox County: 42 yearsWinston County: 45.1 years
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years, 2017. 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, 2017

Coosa County: 47.8 yearsCoosa County47.8Choctaw County: 46.7 yearsChoctaw County46.7Cherokee County: 46.3 yearsCherokee County46.3Conecuh County: 45.5 yearsConecuh County45.5Henry County: 45.4 yearsHenry County45.4Tallapoosa County: 45.2 yearsTallapoosa County45.2Winston County: 45.1 yearsWinston County45.1Lamar County: 44.8 yearsLamar County44.8Clay County: 44.6 yearsClay County44.6Lowndes County: 44.4 yearsLowndes County44.4Fayette County: 44.2 yearsFayette County44.2Marion County: 44.2 yearsMarion County44.2Covington County: 44 yearsCovington County44Jackson County: 43.7 yearsJackson County43.7Greene County: 43.6 yearsGreene County43.6Clarke County: 43.5 yearsClarke County43.5Randolph County: 43.5 yearsRandolph County43.5Geneva County: 43.3 yearsGeneva County43.3Lawrence County: 43.2 yearsLawrence County43.2Baldwin County: 43.1 yearsBaldwin County43.1Walker County: 43.1 yearsWalker County43.1Washington County: 43.1 yearsWashington County43.1Cleburne County: 43 yearsCleburne County43Crenshaw County: 43 yearsCrenshaw County43Monroe County: 43 yearsMonroe County43Chambers County: 42.7 yearsChambers County42.7Marengo County: 42.7 yearsMarengo County42.7Pickens County: 42.6 yearsPickens County42.6Colbert County: 42.5 yearsColbert County42.5Barbour County: 42.3 yearsBarbour County42.3Etowah County: 42.1 yearsEtowah County42.1Butler County: 42 yearsButler County42Talladega County: 42 yearsTalladega County42Wilcox County: 42 yearsWilcox County42Hale County: 41.7 yearsHale County41.7Bullock County: 41.5 yearsBullock County41.5Cullman County: 41.2 yearsCullman County41.2Escambia County: 41.2 yearsEscambia County41.2Lauderdale County: 41.2 yearsLauderdale County41.2Blount County: 40.8 yearsBlount County40.8Coosa County: 47.8 yearsCoosa County47.8Choctaw County: 46.7 yearsChoctaw County46.7Cherokee County: 46.3 yearsCherokee County46.3Conecuh County: 45.5 yearsConecuh County45.5Henry County: 45.4 yearsHenry County45.4Tallapoosa County: 45.2 yearsTallapoosa County45.2Winston County: 45.1 yearsWinston County45.1Lamar County: 44.8 yearsLamar County44.8Clay County: 44.6 yearsClay County44.6Lowndes County: 44.4 yearsLowndes County44.4Fayette County: 44.2 yearsFayette County44.2Marion County: 44.2 yearsMarion County44.2Covington County: 44 yearsCovington County44Jackson County: 43.7 yearsJackson County43.7Greene County: 43.6 yearsGreene County43.6Clarke County: 43.5 yearsClarke County43.5Randolph County: 43.5 yearsRandolph County43.5Geneva County: 43.3 yearsGeneva County43.3Lawrence County: 43.2 yearsLawrence County43.2Baldwin County: 43.1 yearsBaldwin County43.1Walker County: 43.1 yearsWalker County43.1Washington County: 43.1 yearsWashington County43.1Cleburne County: 43 yearsCleburne County43Crenshaw County: 43 yearsCrenshaw County43Monroe County: 43 yearsMonroe County43Chambers County: 42.7 yearsChambers County42.7Marengo County: 42.7 yearsMarengo County42.7Pickens County: 42.6 yearsPickens County42.6Colbert County: 42.5 yearsColbert County42.5Barbour County: 42.3 yearsBarbour County42.3Etowah County: 42.1 yearsEtowah County42.1Butler County: 42 yearsButler County42Talladega County: 42 yearsTalladega County42Wilcox County: 42 yearsWilcox County42Hale County: 41.7 yearsHale County41.7Bullock County: 41.5 yearsBullock County41.5Cullman County: 41.2 yearsCullman County41.2Escambia County: 41.2 yearsEscambia County41.2Lauderdale County: 41.2 yearsLauderdale County41.2Blount County: 40.8 yearsBlount County40.8
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

RankCounties2017
years		Change on 2016
1Coosa County47.8+0.5
2Choctaw County46.7+0.4
3Cherokee County46.3+0.2
4Conecuh County45.5+0.4
5Henry County45.4+0.4
6Tallapoosa County45.2+0.2
7Winston County45.1+0.1
8Lamar County44.8+0.1
9Clay County44.6+0.4
10Lowndes County44.4+0.9
11Fayette County44.2+0.2
11Marion County44.2+0.2
13Covington County44+0.5
14Jackson County43.7+0.3
15Greene County43.6+0.4
16Clarke County43.5+0.4
16Randolph County43.50
18Geneva County43.30
19Lawrence County43.2+0.3
20Baldwin County43.1+0.3
20Walker County43.1+0.2
20Washington County43.1+0.5
23Cleburne County43+0.4
23Crenshaw County43+0.3
23Monroe County43+0.6
26Chambers County42.7-0.1
26Marengo County42.70
28Pickens County42.6+0.1
29Colbert County42.5-0.2
30Barbour County42.3+0.8
31Etowah County42.1+0.2
32Butler County42+0.2
32Talladega County42+0.3
32Wilcox County42+0.5
35Hale County41.7+0.3
36Bullock County41.5+0.1
37Cullman County41.2+0.1
37Escambia County41.2+0.3
37Lauderdale County41.2-0.1
40Blount County40.8-0.1
41Dallas County40.5+0.7
41Morgan County40.5+0.1
43St. Clair County40.2+0.2
44Houston County40.1+0.2
45Bibb County39.90
46Elmore County39.8+0.2
47Calhoun County39.7+0.2
47Limestone County39.7+0.3
49Chilton County39.6+0.3
50DeKalb County39.3+0.2
50Perry County39.3+0.6
52Marshall County39.1+0.1
53Coffee County38.90
54Macon County38.7+0.2
55Autauga County38.6+0.1
56Shelby County38.5+0.2
57Franklin County38.4+0.2
58Madison County38.20
59Dale County38+0.1
59Mobile County38+0.2
61Jefferson County37.9+0.1
62Sumter County37.6-0.1
63Montgomery County37.1+0.4
64Russell County36.9+0.8
65Pike County33.2+0.4
66Tuscaloosa County32.5+0.2
67Lee County30.5+0.2

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About this ranking

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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (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), 2017}},
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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Coosa County, with 47.8 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 30.5 years in 2017.

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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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