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

Dickinson County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 99 counties in 2014, at 48.8 years. Story County had the lowest, at 25.4 years. The median was 43 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.8Dickinson County
Lowest25.4Story County
Median4399 counties

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 45.5 yearsAdams County: 46.9 yearsAllamakee County: 44.5 yearsAppanoose County: 44.6 yearsAudubon County: 48.7 yearsBenton County: 42 yearsBlack Hawk County: 34.8 yearsBoone County: 41.3 yearsBremer County: 39.3 yearsBuchanan County: 38.7 yearsBuena Vista County: 35.3 yearsButler County: 44 yearsCalhoun County: 45.9 yearsCarroll County: 42.4 yearsCass County: 45.1 yearsCedar County: 43 yearsCerro Gordo County: 44.5 yearsCherokee County: 46.8 yearsChickasaw County: 44.1 yearsClarke County: 40.7 yearsClay County: 42.5 yearsClayton County: 45.9 yearsClinton County: 42.5 yearsCrawford County: 38.2 yearsDallas County: 34.6 yearsDavis County: 37.7 yearsDecatur County: 37.3 yearsDelaware County: 43 yearsDes Moines County: 42.1 yearsDickinson County: 48.8 yearsDubuque County: 38.5 yearsEmmet County: 41.3 yearsFayette County: 43.7 yearsFloyd County: 43.6 yearsFranklin County: 43.1 yearsFremont County: 46.4 yearsGreene County: 45 yearsGrundy County: 43 yearsGuthrie County: 45.6 yearsHamilton County: 42.8 yearsHancock County: 45 yearsHardin County: 43.4 yearsHarrison County: 43.9 yearsHenry County: 40.6 yearsHoward County: 41.9 yearsHumboldt County: 43.8 yearsIda County: 44.5 yearsIowa County: 42.9 yearsJackson County: 44.8 yearsJasper County: 42.3 yearsJefferson County: 43.2 yearsJohnson County: 30 yearsJones County: 43.1 yearsKeokuk County: 43.9 yearsKossuth County: 46.9 yearsLee County: 43.3 yearsLinn County: 37.1 yearsLouisa County: 40.6 yearsLucas County: 44.8 yearsLyon County: 37.6 yearsMadison County: 41.3 yearsMahaska County: 39.2 yearsMarion County: 39.3 yearsMarshall County: 39.2 yearsMills County: 42.8 yearsMitchell County: 44.3 yearsMonona County: 47.7 yearsMonroe County: 42.7 yearsMontgomery County: 44.7 yearsMuscatine County: 38.4 yearsO'Brien County: 43.8 yearsOsceola County: 44.1 yearsPage County: 43.4 yearsPalo Alto County: 43.8 yearsPlymouth County: 41.4 yearsPocahontas County: 46.8 yearsPolk County: 35 yearsPottawattamie County: 39.1 yearsPoweshiek County: 40.7 yearsRinggold County: 46.2 yearsSac County: 46.3 yearsScott County: 37.7 yearsShelby County: 46.5 yearsSioux County: 32.7 yearsStory County: 25.4 yearsTama County: 42.9 yearsTaylor County: 43.9 yearsUnion County: 40.7 yearsVan Buren County: 44.2 yearsWapello County: 39.7 yearsWarren County: 38.8 yearsWashington County: 41.4 yearsWayne County: 43.4 yearsWebster County: 39.9 yearsWinnebago County: 43.6 yearsWinneshiek County: 40.4 yearsWoodbury County: 35.3 yearsWorth County: 44.1 yearsWright County: 43.3 years
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  • 41 to 43
  • 43 to 44
  • 44 to 45
  • 45 and over
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

Dickinson County: 48.8 yearsDickinson County48.8Audubon County: 48.7 yearsAudubon County48.7Monona County: 47.7 yearsMonona County47.7Adams County: 46.9 yearsAdams County46.9Kossuth County: 46.9 yearsKossuth County46.9Cherokee County: 46.8 yearsCherokee County46.8Pocahontas County: 46.8 yearsPocahontas County46.8Shelby County: 46.5 yearsShelby County46.5Fremont County: 46.4 yearsFremont County46.4Sac County: 46.3 yearsSac County46.3Ringgold County: 46.2 yearsRinggold County46.2Calhoun County: 45.9 yearsCalhoun County45.9Clayton County: 45.9 yearsClayton County45.9Guthrie County: 45.6 yearsGuthrie County45.6Adair County: 45.5 yearsAdair County45.5Cass County: 45.1 yearsCass County45.1Greene County: 45 yearsGreene County45Hancock County: 45 yearsHancock County45Jackson County: 44.8 yearsJackson County44.8Lucas County: 44.8 yearsLucas County44.8Montgomery County: 44.7 yearsMontgomery County44.7Appanoose County: 44.6 yearsAppanoose County44.6Allamakee County: 44.5 yearsAllamakee County44.5Cerro Gordo County: 44.5 yearsCerro Gordo County44.5Ida County: 44.5 yearsIda County44.5Mitchell County: 44.3 yearsMitchell County44.3Van Buren County: 44.2 yearsVan Buren County44.2Chickasaw County: 44.1 yearsChickasaw County44.1Osceola County: 44.1 yearsOsceola County44.1Worth County: 44.1 yearsWorth County44.1Butler County: 44 yearsButler County44Harrison County: 43.9 yearsHarrison County43.9Keokuk County: 43.9 yearsKeokuk County43.9Taylor County: 43.9 yearsTaylor County43.9Humboldt County: 43.8 yearsHumboldt County43.8O'Brien County: 43.8 yearsO'Brien County43.8Palo Alto County: 43.8 yearsPalo Alto County43.8Fayette County: 43.7 yearsFayette County43.7Floyd County: 43.6 yearsFloyd County43.6Winnebago County: 43.6 yearsWinnebago County43.6Dickinson County: 48.8 yearsDickinson County48.8Audubon County: 48.7 yearsAudubon County48.7Monona County: 47.7 yearsMonona County47.7Adams County: 46.9 yearsAdams County46.9Kossuth County: 46.9 yearsKossuth County46.9Cherokee County: 46.8 yearsCherokee County46.8Pocahontas County: 46.8 yearsPocahontas County46.8Shelby County: 46.5 yearsShelby County46.5Fremont County: 46.4 yearsFremont County46.4Sac County: 46.3 yearsSac County46.3Ringgold County: 46.2 yearsRinggold County46.2Calhoun County: 45.9 yearsCalhoun County45.9Clayton County: 45.9 yearsClayton County45.9Guthrie County: 45.6 yearsGuthrie County45.6Adair County: 45.5 yearsAdair County45.5Cass County: 45.1 yearsCass County45.1Greene County: 45 yearsGreene County45Hancock County: 45 yearsHancock County45Jackson County: 44.8 yearsJackson County44.8Lucas County: 44.8 yearsLucas County44.8Montgomery County: 44.7 yearsMontgomery County44.7Appanoose County: 44.6 yearsAppanoose County44.6Allamakee County: 44.5 yearsAllamakee County44.5Cerro Gordo County: 44.5 yearsCerro Gordo County44.5Ida County: 44.5 yearsIda County44.5Mitchell County: 44.3 yearsMitchell County44.3Van Buren County: 44.2 yearsVan Buren County44.2Chickasaw County: 44.1 yearsChickasaw County44.1Osceola County: 44.1 yearsOsceola County44.1Worth County: 44.1 yearsWorth County44.1Butler County: 44 yearsButler County44Harrison County: 43.9 yearsHarrison County43.9Keokuk County: 43.9 yearsKeokuk County43.9Taylor County: 43.9 yearsTaylor County43.9Humboldt County: 43.8 yearsHumboldt County43.8O'Brien County: 43.8 yearsO'Brien County43.8Palo Alto County: 43.8 yearsPalo Alto County43.8Fayette County: 43.7 yearsFayette County43.7Floyd County: 43.6 yearsFloyd County43.6Winnebago County: 43.6 yearsWinnebago County43.6
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

RankCounties2014
years
Change on 2013
1Dickinson County48.8+0.2
2Audubon County48.7+0.6
3Monona County47.7+0.1
4Adams County46.9+0.9
4Kossuth County46.90
6Cherokee County46.8-0.3
6Pocahontas County46.8-0.4
8Shelby County46.5+0.1
9Fremont County46.4+0.2
10Sac County46.3-0.5
11Ringgold County46.2+0.4
12Calhoun County45.9-0.1
12Clayton County45.9+0.3
14Guthrie County45.6-0.4
15Adair County45.5-0.4
16Cass County45.1+0.2
17Greene County45-0.5
17Hancock County450
19Jackson County44.8+0.2
19Lucas County44.8+0.2
21Montgomery County44.7-0.2
22Appanoose County44.6-0.4
23Allamakee County44.5-0.1
23Cerro Gordo County44.5+0.2
23Ida County44.5+0.3
26Mitchell County44.30
27Van Buren County44.2-0.2
28Chickasaw County44.1+0.2
28Osceola County44.1-0.2
28Worth County44.1-0.1
31Butler County44+0.1
32Harrison County43.9+0.3
32Keokuk County43.9+0.1
32Taylor County43.9-0.1
35Humboldt County43.80
35O'Brien County43.8-0.3
35Palo Alto County43.8+0.2
38Fayette County43.7+0.3
39Floyd County43.6-0.1
39Winnebago County43.6-0.4
41Hardin County43.4+0.3
41Page County43.4+0.2
41Wayne County43.4-0.5
44Lee County43.3+0.2
44Wright County43.3-0.4
46Jefferson County43.2+0.2
47Franklin County43.10
47Jones County43.10
49Cedar County43-0.2
49Delaware County43+0.1
49Grundy County43-0.2
52Iowa County42.9+0.2
52Tama County42.9+0.1
54Hamilton County42.8-0.1
54Mills County42.8+0.5
56Monroe County42.7+0.1
57Clay County42.5-0.2
57Clinton County42.5+0.3
59Carroll County42.4-0.4
60Jasper County42.3-0.1
61Des Moines County42.1+0.2
62Benton County42+0.1
63Howard County41.9+0.1
64Plymouth County41.40
64Washington County41.4-0.3
66Boone County41.3+0.2
66Emmet County41.3+0.4
66Madison County41.3+0.2
69Clarke County40.7+0.2
69Poweshiek County40.7-0.2
69Union County40.7-0.5
72Henry County40.6+0.2
72Louisa County40.6+0.5
74Winneshiek County40.4+0.2
75Webster County39.90
76Wapello County39.7-0.1
77Bremer County39.3-0.1
77Marion County39.3+0.2
79Mahaska County39.20
79Marshall County39.2+0.1
81Pottawattamie County39.1+0.1
82Warren County38.80
83Buchanan County38.7-0.5
84Dubuque County38.5-0.2
85Muscatine County38.40
86Crawford County38.2+0.3
87Davis County37.7+0.1
87Scott County37.7+0.1
89Lyon County37.60
90Decatur County37.3-0.4
91Linn County37.1+0.2
92Buena Vista County35.3-0.1
92Woodbury County35.30
94Polk County35+0.1
95Black Hawk County34.80
96Dallas County34.6+0.2
97Sioux County32.70
98Johnson County30+0.2
99Story County25.4-0.1

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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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-counties?period=2014.

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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 Iowa by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2014 [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/iowa-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dickinson County, with 48.8 years in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Story County, with 25.4 years in 2014.

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