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

Custer County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 64 counties in 2021, at 58.4 years. Alamosa County had the lowest, at 34.2 years. The median was 42 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.4Custer County
Lowest34.2Alamosa County
Median4264 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 34.7 yearsAlamosa County: 34.2 yearsArapahoe County: 36.8 yearsArchuleta County: 51.9 yearsBaca County: 44.8 yearsBent County: 41.8 yearsBoulder County: 38.2 yearsBroomfield County: 38 yearsChaffee County: 49.3 yearsCheyenne County: 43.7 yearsClear Creek County: 48.1 yearsConejos County: 40.8 yearsCostilla County: 51.3 yearsCrowley County: 41.7 yearsCuster County: 58.4 yearsDelta County: 48.7 yearsDenver County: 34.4 yearsDolores County: 49.3 yearsDouglas County: 39.3 yearsEagle County: 38.6 yearsElbert County: 45.4 yearsEl Paso County: 35.2 yearsFremont County: 45.8 yearsGarfield County: 37.1 yearsGilpin County: 47.8 yearsGrand County: 44.3 yearsGunnison County: 37.4 yearsHinsdale County: 57.2 yearsHuerfano County: 56.4 yearsJackson County: 49.9 yearsJefferson County: 40.4 yearsKiowa County: 44.2 yearsKit Carson County: 40.4 yearsLake County: 36.3 yearsLa Plata County: 42.3 yearsLarimer County: 37.7 yearsLas Animas County: 48.8 yearsLincoln County: 40 yearsLogan County: 39.8 yearsMesa County: 41 yearsMineral County: 57 yearsMoffat County: 38.8 yearsMontezuma County: 45 yearsMontrose County: 45.8 yearsMorgan County: 36.7 yearsOtero County: 41.2 yearsOuray County: 54.3 yearsPark County: 49.5 yearsPhillips County: 40.6 yearsPitkin County: 43.3 yearsProwers County: 38 yearsPueblo County: 40.7 yearsRio Blanco County: 39.5 yearsRio Grande County: 43.9 yearsRoutt County: 42.2 yearsSaguache County: 47.7 yearsSan Juan County: 44.1 yearsSan Miguel County: 41.3 yearsSedgwick County: 50.6 yearsSummit County: 38.7 yearsTeller County: 51.4 yearsWashington County: 42.6 yearsWeld County: 34.7 yearsYuma County: 37.5 years
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years, 2021. 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, 2021

Custer County: 58.4 yearsCuster County58.4Hinsdale County: 57.2 yearsHinsdale County57.2Mineral County: 57 yearsMineral County57Huerfano County: 56.4 yearsHuerfano County56.4Ouray County: 54.3 yearsOuray County54.3Archuleta County: 51.9 yearsArchuleta County51.9Teller County: 51.4 yearsTeller County51.4Costilla County: 51.3 yearsCostilla County51.3Sedgwick County: 50.6 yearsSedgwick County50.6Jackson County: 49.9 yearsJackson County49.9Park County: 49.5 yearsPark County49.5Chaffee County: 49.3 yearsChaffee County49.3Dolores County: 49.3 yearsDolores County49.3Las Animas County: 48.8 yearsLas Animas County48.8Delta County: 48.7 yearsDelta County48.7Clear Creek County: 48.1 yearsClear Creek County48.1Gilpin County: 47.8 yearsGilpin County47.8Saguache County: 47.7 yearsSaguache County47.7Fremont County: 45.8 yearsFremont County45.8Montrose County: 45.8 yearsMontrose County45.8Elbert County: 45.4 yearsElbert County45.4Montezuma County: 45 yearsMontezuma County45Baca County: 44.8 yearsBaca County44.8Grand County: 44.3 yearsGrand County44.3Kiowa County: 44.2 yearsKiowa County44.2San Juan County: 44.1 yearsSan Juan County44.1Rio Grande County: 43.9 yearsRio Grande County43.9Cheyenne County: 43.7 yearsCheyenne County43.7Pitkin County: 43.3 yearsPitkin County43.3Washington County: 42.6 yearsWashington County42.6La Plata County: 42.3 yearsLa Plata County42.3Routt County: 42.2 yearsRoutt County42.2Bent County: 41.8 yearsBent County41.8Crowley County: 41.7 yearsCrowley County41.7San Miguel County: 41.3 yearsSan Miguel County41.3Otero County: 41.2 yearsOtero County41.2Mesa County: 41 yearsMesa County41Conejos County: 40.8 yearsConejos County40.8Pueblo County: 40.7 yearsPueblo County40.7Phillips County: 40.6 yearsPhillips County40.6Custer County: 58.4 yearsCuster County58.4Hinsdale County: 57.2 yearsHinsdale County57.2Mineral County: 57 yearsMineral County57Huerfano County: 56.4 yearsHuerfano County56.4Ouray County: 54.3 yearsOuray County54.3Archuleta County: 51.9 yearsArchuleta County51.9Teller County: 51.4 yearsTeller County51.4Costilla County: 51.3 yearsCostilla County51.3Sedgwick County: 50.6 yearsSedgwick County50.6Jackson County: 49.9 yearsJackson County49.9Park County: 49.5 yearsPark County49.5Chaffee County: 49.3 yearsChaffee County49.3Dolores County: 49.3 yearsDolores County49.3Las Animas County: 48.8 yearsLas Animas County48.8Delta County: 48.7 yearsDelta County48.7Clear Creek County: 48.1 yearsClear Creek County48.1Gilpin County: 47.8 yearsGilpin County47.8Saguache County: 47.7 yearsSaguache County47.7Fremont County: 45.8 yearsFremont County45.8Montrose County: 45.8 yearsMontrose County45.8Elbert County: 45.4 yearsElbert County45.4Montezuma County: 45 yearsMontezuma County45Baca County: 44.8 yearsBaca County44.8Grand County: 44.3 yearsGrand County44.3Kiowa County: 44.2 yearsKiowa County44.2San Juan County: 44.1 yearsSan Juan County44.1Rio Grande County: 43.9 yearsRio Grande County43.9Cheyenne County: 43.7 yearsCheyenne County43.7Pitkin County: 43.3 yearsPitkin County43.3Washington County: 42.6 yearsWashington County42.6La Plata County: 42.3 yearsLa Plata County42.3Routt County: 42.2 yearsRoutt County42.2Bent County: 41.8 yearsBent County41.8Crowley County: 41.7 yearsCrowley County41.7San Miguel County: 41.3 yearsSan Miguel County41.3Otero County: 41.2 yearsOtero County41.2Mesa County: 41 yearsMesa County41Conejos County: 40.8 yearsConejos County40.8Pueblo County: 40.7 yearsPueblo County40.7Phillips County: 40.6 yearsPhillips County40.6
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

RankCounties2021
years
Change on 2020
1Custer County58.40
2Hinsdale County57.2+0.6
3Mineral County57-0.5
4Huerfano County56.40
5Ouray County54.3-0.4
6Archuleta County51.9-0.1
7Teller County51.4-0.1
8Costilla County51.3-0.6
9Sedgwick County50.6+0.6
10Jackson County49.9+1.1
11Park County49.5-0.2
12Chaffee County49.30
12Dolores County49.3+0.2
14Las Animas County48.8+0.3
15Delta County48.7-0.4
16Clear Creek County48.1-0.2
17Gilpin County47.8+0.1
18Saguache County47.7+0.3
19Fremont County45.8-0.3
19Montrose County45.8+0.4
21Elbert County45.4-0.6
22Montezuma County45-0.4
23Baca County44.8-0.9
24Grand County44.3+0.1
25Kiowa County44.2-0.6
26San Juan County44.1-1.1
27Rio Grande County43.9+0.2
28Cheyenne County43.7+0.2
29Pitkin County43.3+0.2
30Washington County42.6-0.4
31La Plata County42.3+0.5
32Routt County42.2+0.4
33Bent County41.8-0.3
34Crowley County41.7-0.1
35San Miguel County41.3+0.1
36Otero County41.20
37Mesa County41+0.3
38Conejos County40.8-0.4
39Pueblo County40.70
40Phillips County40.6-0.5
41Jefferson County40.4+0.1
41Kit Carson County40.4+0.3
43Lincoln County40+0.7
44Logan County39.8+0.1
45Rio Blanco County39.5+1
46Douglas County39.3+0.2
47Moffat County38.8+0.2
48Summit County38.7+0.7
49Eagle County38.6+0.7
50Boulder County38.2+0.6
51Broomfield County38+0.2
51Prowers County38+0.1
53Larimer County37.7+0.3
54Yuma County37.5-0.2
55Gunnison County37.4+0.1
56Garfield County37.1+0.3
57Arapahoe County36.8+0.2
58Morgan County36.7+0.1
59Lake County36.3+0.2
60El Paso County35.2+0.2
61Adams County34.7+0.3
61Weld County34.7+0.2
63Denver County34.4+0.3
64Alamosa County34.2-0.1

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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.

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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 Colorado by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2021) [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 Colorado by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2021. 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/colorado-counties?period=2021. 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 Colorado by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2021. 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/colorado-counties?period=2021.

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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 Colorado by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2021 [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/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Custer County, with 58.4 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alamosa County, with 34.2 years in 2021.

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