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

Henderson County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 102 counties in 2014, at 49.1 years. Champaign County had the lowest, at 29.6 years. The median was 42.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.1Henderson County
Median42.5102 counties

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 41.1 yearsAlexander County: 43.1 yearsBond County: 40.8 yearsBoone County: 38.5 yearsBrown County: 38.5 yearsBureau County: 44 yearsCalhoun County: 46.2 yearsCarroll County: 47 yearsCass County: 39 yearsChampaign County: 29.6 yearsChristian County: 42.6 yearsClark County: 42.5 yearsClay County: 43 yearsClinton County: 40.4 yearsColes County: 35.1 yearsCook County: 36 yearsCrawford County: 42.7 yearsCumberland County: 42.2 yearsDeKalb County: 31.6 yearsDe Witt County: 43 yearsDouglas County: 38.8 yearsDuPage County: 38.9 yearsEdgar County: 43.9 yearsEdwards County: 43 yearsEffingham County: 39.8 yearsFayette County: 40.4 yearsFord County: 42.9 yearsFranklin County: 42.7 yearsFulton County: 42.9 yearsGallatin County: 44.9 yearsGreene County: 43.1 yearsGrundy County: 37.3 yearsHamilton County: 43.1 yearsHancock County: 46 yearsHardin County: 48.8 yearsHenderson County: 49.1 yearsHenry County: 42.5 yearsIroquois County: 44 yearsJackson County: 31.4 yearsJasper County: 43.3 yearsJefferson County: 41.4 yearsJersey County: 42.6 yearsJo Daviess County: 48.5 yearsJohnson County: 42.5 yearsKane County: 36.1 yearsKankakee County: 37.9 yearsKendall County: 34.1 yearsKnox County: 42.4 yearsLake County: 37.9 yearsLaSalle County: 41.9 yearsLawrence County: 40.6 yearsLee County: 43.1 yearsLivingston County: 41.7 yearsLogan County: 40.6 yearsMcDonough County: 32.8 yearsMcHenry County: 39.7 yearsMcLean County: 33.1 yearsMacon County: 40.8 yearsMacoupin County: 43.1 yearsMadison County: 39.5 yearsMarion County: 42.1 yearsMarshall County: 46.1 yearsMason County: 45.2 yearsMassac County: 43.3 yearsMenard County: 43.5 yearsMercer County: 44.8 yearsMonroe County: 42.4 yearsMontgomery County: 42.7 yearsMorgan County: 41.7 yearsMoultrie County: 40.4 yearsOgle County: 42 yearsPeoria County: 37.1 yearsPerry County: 40.8 yearsPiatt County: 43.5 yearsPike County: 43 yearsPope County: 48.5 yearsPulaski County: 43.8 yearsPutnam County: 46.6 yearsRandolph County: 42 yearsRichland County: 42.9 yearsRock Island County: 40.1 yearsSt. Clair County: 37.9 yearsSaline County: 42.3 yearsSangamon County: 39.8 yearsSchuyler County: 45.4 yearsScott County: 43.6 yearsShelby County: 44.3 yearsStark County: 45.3 yearsStephenson County: 44.6 yearsTazewell County: 40.3 yearsUnion County: 44.1 yearsVermilion County: 40.4 yearsWabash County: 42.7 yearsWarren County: 39.9 yearsWashington County: 43.2 yearsWayne County: 42.9 yearsWhite County: 44.9 yearsWhiteside County: 43 yearsWill County: 37.2 yearsWilliamson County: 40.8 yearsWinnebago County: 39.5 yearsWoodford County: 40.2 years
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years, 2014. 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, 2014

Henderson County: 49.1 yearsHenderson County49.1Hardin County: 48.8 yearsHardin County48.8Jo Daviess County: 48.5 yearsJo Daviess County48.5Pope County: 48.5 yearsPope County48.5Carroll County: 47 yearsCarroll County47Putnam County: 46.6 yearsPutnam County46.6Calhoun County: 46.2 yearsCalhoun County46.2Marshall County: 46.1 yearsMarshall County46.1Hancock County: 46 yearsHancock County46Schuyler County: 45.4 yearsSchuyler County45.4Stark County: 45.3 yearsStark County45.3Mason County: 45.2 yearsMason County45.2Gallatin County: 44.9 yearsGallatin County44.9White County: 44.9 yearsWhite County44.9Mercer County: 44.8 yearsMercer County44.8Stephenson County: 44.6 yearsStephenson County44.6Shelby County: 44.3 yearsShelby County44.3Union County: 44.1 yearsUnion County44.1Bureau County: 44 yearsBureau County44Iroquois County: 44 yearsIroquois County44Edgar County: 43.9 yearsEdgar County43.9Pulaski County: 43.8 yearsPulaski County43.8Scott County: 43.6 yearsScott County43.6Menard County: 43.5 yearsMenard County43.5Piatt County: 43.5 yearsPiatt County43.5Jasper County: 43.3 yearsJasper County43.3Massac County: 43.3 yearsMassac County43.3Washington County: 43.2 yearsWashington County43.2Alexander County: 43.1 yearsAlexander County43.1Greene County: 43.1 yearsGreene County43.1Hamilton County: 43.1 yearsHamilton County43.1Lee County: 43.1 yearsLee County43.1Macoupin County: 43.1 yearsMacoupin County43.1Clay County: 43 yearsClay County43De Witt County: 43 yearsDe Witt County43Edwards County: 43 yearsEdwards County43Pike County: 43 yearsPike County43Whiteside County: 43 yearsWhiteside County43Ford County: 42.9 yearsFord County42.9Fulton County: 42.9 yearsFulton County42.9Henderson County: 49.1 yearsHenderson County49.1Hardin County: 48.8 yearsHardin County48.8Jo Daviess County: 48.5 yearsJo Daviess County48.5Pope County: 48.5 yearsPope County48.5Carroll County: 47 yearsCarroll County47Putnam County: 46.6 yearsPutnam County46.6Calhoun County: 46.2 yearsCalhoun County46.2Marshall County: 46.1 yearsMarshall County46.1Hancock County: 46 yearsHancock County46Schuyler County: 45.4 yearsSchuyler County45.4Stark County: 45.3 yearsStark County45.3Mason County: 45.2 yearsMason County45.2Gallatin County: 44.9 yearsGallatin County44.9White County: 44.9 yearsWhite County44.9Mercer County: 44.8 yearsMercer County44.8Stephenson County: 44.6 yearsStephenson County44.6Shelby County: 44.3 yearsShelby County44.3Union County: 44.1 yearsUnion County44.1Bureau County: 44 yearsBureau County44Iroquois County: 44 yearsIroquois County44Edgar County: 43.9 yearsEdgar County43.9Pulaski County: 43.8 yearsPulaski County43.8Scott County: 43.6 yearsScott County43.6Menard County: 43.5 yearsMenard County43.5Piatt County: 43.5 yearsPiatt County43.5Jasper County: 43.3 yearsJasper County43.3Massac County: 43.3 yearsMassac County43.3Washington County: 43.2 yearsWashington County43.2Alexander County: 43.1 yearsAlexander County43.1Greene County: 43.1 yearsGreene County43.1Hamilton County: 43.1 yearsHamilton County43.1Lee County: 43.1 yearsLee County43.1Macoupin County: 43.1 yearsMacoupin County43.1Clay County: 43 yearsClay County43De Witt County: 43 yearsDe Witt County43Edwards County: 43 yearsEdwards County43Pike County: 43 yearsPike County43Whiteside County: 43 yearsWhiteside County43Ford County: 42.9 yearsFord County42.9Fulton County: 42.9 yearsFulton County42.9
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

RankCounties2014
years
Change on 2013
1Henderson County49.1+0.3
2Hardin County48.8+0.1
3Jo Daviess County48.5+0.4
3Pope County48.5+1.1
5Carroll County47+0.1
6Putnam County46.60
7Calhoun County46.2+0.3
8Marshall County46.1+0.6
9Hancock County46+0.2
10Schuyler County45.4+1
11Stark County45.3+0.4
12Mason County45.2+0.1
13Gallatin County44.9+0.5
13White County44.9+0.1
15Mercer County44.8+0.4
16Stephenson County44.6+0.4
17Shelby County44.3+0.2
18Union County44.1+0.3
19Bureau County44+0.3
19Iroquois County44+0.2
21Edgar County43.9+0.2
22Pulaski County43.8+0.3
23Scott County43.6+0.2
24Menard County43.5+0.2
24Piatt County43.5+0.3
26Jasper County43.3-0.2
26Massac County43.3+0.3
28Washington County43.2+0.1
29Alexander County43.1+0.4
29Greene County43.1+0.6
29Hamilton County43.1+0.2
29Lee County43.1+0.2
29Macoupin County43.1+0.5
34Clay County43+0.2
34De Witt County43+0.3
34Edwards County43+0.4
34Pike County43+0.2
34Whiteside County43+0.3
39Ford County42.9-0.2
39Fulton County42.9+0.4
39Richland County42.90
39Wayne County42.9+0.1
43Crawford County42.7+0.4
43Franklin County42.7+0.2
43Montgomery County42.7+0.1
43Wabash County42.7+0.1
47Christian County42.6+0.3
47Jersey County42.6+0.5
49Clark County42.50
49Henry County42.5+0.2
49Johnson County42.5-0.1
52Knox County42.4+0.1
52Monroe County42.4+0.5
54Saline County42.3+0.3
55Cumberland County42.2+0.2
56Marion County42.1+0.1
57Ogle County42+0.2
57Randolph County42+0.2
59LaSalle County41.9+0.3
60Livingston County41.7+0.3
60Morgan County41.7+0.4
62Jefferson County41.4+0.2
63Adams County41.1+0.1
64Bond County40.8+0.2
64Macon County40.8+0.1
64Perry County40.8+0.3
64Williamson County40.8+0.2
68Lawrence County40.6+0.4
68Logan County40.6+0.3
70Clinton County40.4+0.2
70Fayette County40.4+0.3
70Moultrie County40.4+0.3
70Vermilion County40.4+0.2
74Tazewell County40.3+0.1
75Woodford County40.2+0.2
76Rock Island County40.1+0.1
77Warren County39.9-0.3
78Effingham County39.8+0.2
78Sangamon County39.8+0.2
80McHenry County39.7+0.3
81Madison County39.5+0.1
81Winnebago County39.5+0.3
83Cass County39+0.2
84DuPage County38.9+0.2
85Douglas County38.80
86Boone County38.5+0.3
86Brown County38.5-0.1
88Kankakee County37.9+0.4
88Lake County37.9+0.2
88St. Clair County37.9+0.1
91Grundy County37.3+0.3
92Will County37.2+0.4
93Peoria County37.1+0.2
94Kane County36.1+0.4
95Cook County36+0.2
96Coles County35.1+0.9
97Kendall County34.1+0.2
98McLean County33.1+0.4
99McDonough County32.8+1.2
100DeKalb County31.6+0.5
101Jackson County31.4+0.7
102Champaign County29.6+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.

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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 Illinois by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2014) [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 Illinois by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2014. 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/illinois-counties?period=2014. 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 Illinois by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2014. 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/illinois-counties?period=2014.

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Henderson County, with 49.1 years in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Champaign County, with 29.6 years in 2014.

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