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

Elk County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 105 counties in 2017, at 52.1 years. Riley County had the lowest, at 25.1 years. The median was 41.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Elk County
Lowest25.1Riley County
Median41.5105 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 41.7 yearsAnderson County: 42.3 yearsAtchison County: 36.4 yearsBarber County: 45.8 yearsBarton County: 40 yearsBourbon County: 38.7 yearsBrown County: 42.5 yearsButler County: 37.7 yearsChase County: 44.4 yearsChautauqua County: 47.4 yearsCherokee County: 42.7 yearsCheyenne County: 47.2 yearsClark County: 42.1 yearsClay County: 44.4 yearsCloud County: 40.8 yearsCoffey County: 44.4 yearsComanche County: 44.6 yearsCowley County: 38.6 yearsCrawford County: 34.1 yearsDecatur County: 50.4 yearsDickinson County: 42 yearsDoniphan County: 39.9 yearsDouglas County: 30.7 yearsEdwards County: 45.3 yearsElk County: 52.1 yearsEllis County: 33.2 yearsEllsworth County: 42.7 yearsFinney County: 31.3 yearsFord County: 31 yearsFranklin County: 39.3 yearsGeary County: 27.8 yearsGove County: 43.4 yearsGraham County: 51.1 yearsGrant County: 33.1 yearsGray County: 37 yearsGreeley County: 40.2 yearsGreenwood County: 48.2 yearsHamilton County: 33.6 yearsHarper County: 43.2 yearsHarvey County: 39.9 yearsHaskell County: 34.9 yearsHodgeman County: 46.6 yearsJackson County: 41.5 yearsJefferson County: 43.3 yearsJewell County: 51.9 yearsJohnson County: 37.5 yearsKearny County: 34.1 yearsKingman County: 46.1 yearsKiowa County: 40.8 yearsLabette County: 40.5 yearsLane County: 48 yearsLeavenworth County: 37.9 yearsLincoln County: 47.4 yearsLinn County: 44.5 yearsLogan County: 40.4 yearsLyon County: 34.5 yearsMcPherson County: 39.9 yearsMarion County: 45.2 yearsMarshall County: 44.1 yearsMeade County: 38.7 yearsMiami County: 40.9 yearsMitchell County: 45.4 yearsMontgomery County: 40.7 yearsMorris County: 48.2 yearsMorton County: 41.1 yearsNemaha County: 40.7 yearsNeosho County: 40 yearsNess County: 50.4 yearsNorton County: 42.8 yearsOsage County: 44.3 yearsOsborne County: 48.5 yearsOttawa County: 44 yearsPawnee County: 41.5 yearsPhillips County: 45.8 yearsPottawatomie County: 35.4 yearsPratt County: 39.3 yearsRawlins County: 49.3 yearsReno County: 40.4 yearsRepublic County: 50.3 yearsRice County: 39.3 yearsRiley County: 25.1 yearsRooks County: 44.5 yearsRush County: 48.3 yearsRussell County: 45.5 yearsSaline County: 39.1 yearsScott County: 39.6 yearsSedgwick County: 35.4 yearsSeward County: 30 yearsShawnee County: 39 yearsSheridan County: 43.8 yearsSherman County: 38.6 yearsSmith County: 51.6 yearsStafford County: 44.3 yearsStanton County: 36.7 yearsStevens County: 35.4 yearsSumner County: 41 yearsThomas County: 36 yearsTrego County: 47.7 yearsWabaunsee County: 43.6 yearsWallace County: 43.2 yearsWashington County: 45.4 yearsWichita County: 39.1 yearsWilson County: 43.4 yearsWoodson County: 46.6 yearsWyandotte County: 34 years
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  • 44 to 47
  • 47 and over
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

Elk County: 52.1 yearsElk County52.1Jewell County: 51.9 yearsJewell County51.9Smith County: 51.6 yearsSmith County51.6Graham County: 51.1 yearsGraham County51.1Decatur County: 50.4 yearsDecatur County50.4Ness County: 50.4 yearsNess County50.4Republic County: 50.3 yearsRepublic County50.3Rawlins County: 49.3 yearsRawlins County49.3Osborne County: 48.5 yearsOsborne County48.5Rush County: 48.3 yearsRush County48.3Greenwood County: 48.2 yearsGreenwood County48.2Morris County: 48.2 yearsMorris County48.2Lane County: 48 yearsLane County48Trego County: 47.7 yearsTrego County47.7Chautauqua County: 47.4 yearsChautauqua County47.4Lincoln County: 47.4 yearsLincoln County47.4Cheyenne County: 47.2 yearsCheyenne County47.2Hodgeman County: 46.6 yearsHodgeman County46.6Woodson County: 46.6 yearsWoodson County46.6Kingman County: 46.1 yearsKingman County46.1Barber County: 45.8 yearsBarber County45.8Phillips County: 45.8 yearsPhillips County45.8Russell County: 45.5 yearsRussell County45.5Mitchell County: 45.4 yearsMitchell County45.4Washington County: 45.4 yearsWashington County45.4Edwards County: 45.3 yearsEdwards County45.3Marion County: 45.2 yearsMarion County45.2Comanche County: 44.6 yearsComanche County44.6Linn County: 44.5 yearsLinn County44.5Rooks County: 44.5 yearsRooks County44.5Chase County: 44.4 yearsChase County44.4Clay County: 44.4 yearsClay County44.4Coffey County: 44.4 yearsCoffey County44.4Osage County: 44.3 yearsOsage County44.3Stafford County: 44.3 yearsStafford County44.3Marshall County: 44.1 yearsMarshall County44.1Ottawa County: 44 yearsOttawa County44Sheridan County: 43.8 yearsSheridan County43.8Wabaunsee County: 43.6 yearsWabaunsee County43.6Gove County: 43.4 yearsGove County43.4Elk County: 52.1 yearsElk County52.1Jewell County: 51.9 yearsJewell County51.9Smith County: 51.6 yearsSmith County51.6Graham County: 51.1 yearsGraham County51.1Decatur County: 50.4 yearsDecatur County50.4Ness County: 50.4 yearsNess County50.4Republic County: 50.3 yearsRepublic County50.3Rawlins County: 49.3 yearsRawlins County49.3Osborne County: 48.5 yearsOsborne County48.5Rush County: 48.3 yearsRush County48.3Greenwood County: 48.2 yearsGreenwood County48.2Morris County: 48.2 yearsMorris County48.2Lane County: 48 yearsLane County48Trego County: 47.7 yearsTrego County47.7Chautauqua County: 47.4 yearsChautauqua County47.4Lincoln County: 47.4 yearsLincoln County47.4Cheyenne County: 47.2 yearsCheyenne County47.2Hodgeman County: 46.6 yearsHodgeman County46.6Woodson County: 46.6 yearsWoodson County46.6Kingman County: 46.1 yearsKingman County46.1Barber County: 45.8 yearsBarber County45.8Phillips County: 45.8 yearsPhillips County45.8Russell County: 45.5 yearsRussell County45.5Mitchell County: 45.4 yearsMitchell County45.4Washington County: 45.4 yearsWashington County45.4Edwards County: 45.3 yearsEdwards County45.3Marion County: 45.2 yearsMarion County45.2Comanche County: 44.6 yearsComanche County44.6Linn County: 44.5 yearsLinn County44.5Rooks County: 44.5 yearsRooks County44.5Chase County: 44.4 yearsChase County44.4Clay County: 44.4 yearsClay County44.4Coffey County: 44.4 yearsCoffey County44.4Osage County: 44.3 yearsOsage County44.3Stafford County: 44.3 yearsStafford County44.3Marshall County: 44.1 yearsMarshall County44.1Ottawa County: 44 yearsOttawa County44Sheridan County: 43.8 yearsSheridan County43.8Wabaunsee County: 43.6 yearsWabaunsee County43.6Gove County: 43.4 yearsGove County43.4
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
1Elk County52.10
2Jewell County51.9+0.1
3Smith County51.6-0.1
4Graham County51.1+1.5
5Decatur County50.4-1
5Ness County50.4+1.1
7Republic County50.3-0.9
8Rawlins County49.3-0.3
9Osborne County48.50
10Rush County48.3-0.6
11Greenwood County48.2-0.2
11Morris County48.2+0.1
13Lane County48+1.7
14Trego County47.7-0.6
15Chautauqua County47.4-0.2
15Lincoln County47.4+0.6
17Cheyenne County47.2-0.2
18Hodgeman County46.6-0.7
18Woodson County46.6+0.2
20Kingman County46.1-0.1
21Barber County45.8+0.1
21Phillips County45.8+0.5
23Russell County45.5+0.2
24Mitchell County45.4+0.1
24Washington County45.4-0.4
26Edwards County45.3-0.2
27Marion County45.2+0.2
28Comanche County44.6+0.1
29Linn County44.50
29Rooks County44.5+0.2
31Chase County44.4-0.6
31Clay County44.4+0.4
31Coffey County44.4+0.6
34Osage County44.3+0.1
34Stafford County44.3-0.3
36Marshall County44.1-0.1
37Ottawa County44+0.5
38Sheridan County43.8-1.7
39Wabaunsee County43.6+0.4
40Gove County43.4-0.5
40Wilson County43.4-0.7
42Jefferson County43.3-0.3
43Harper County43.2+0.5
43Wallace County43.2-1.4
45Norton County42.8+0.2
46Cherokee County42.7+0.2
46Ellsworth County42.7-0.2
48Brown County42.5-0.1
49Anderson County42.3-0.8
50Clark County42.1-0.3
51Dickinson County42+0.2
52Allen County41.7+0.3
53Jackson County41.5-0.1
53Pawnee County41.5-0.5
55Morton County41.1+0.1
56Sumner County41-0.1
57Miami County40.9-0.3
58Cloud County40.8+0.3
58Kiowa County40.8+0.3
60Montgomery County40.7+0.1
60Nemaha County40.7-0.3
62Labette County40.5-0.5
63Logan County40.4+0.3
63Reno County40.4+0.2
65Greeley County40.2-1.1
66Barton County40+0.4
66Neosho County40+0.1
68Doniphan County39.9-0.4
68Harvey County39.9+0.5
68McPherson County39.9-0.3
71Scott County39.60
72Franklin County39.3-0.1
72Pratt County39.3+0.4
72Rice County39.3+0.4
75Saline County39.1+0.3
75Wichita County39.1-0.5
77Shawnee County39+0.1
78Bourbon County38.7+0.1
78Meade County38.7-1
80Cowley County38.6+0.4
80Sherman County38.6-0.5
82Leavenworth County37.9+0.1
83Butler County37.7+0.1
84Johnson County37.5+0.2
85Gray County37+0.1
86Stanton County36.7+0.2
87Atchison County36.40
88Thomas County36-0.3
89Pottawatomie County35.4+0.3
89Sedgwick County35.4+0.3
89Stevens County35.4+0.6
92Haskell County34.9-0.4
93Lyon County34.5+0.3
94Crawford County34.1+0.3
94Kearny County34.1-1
96Wyandotte County34+0.2
97Hamilton County33.6+0.1
98Ellis County33.2+0.4
99Grant County33.1+0.6
100Finney County31.3+0.5
101Ford County310
102Douglas County30.7+0.6
103Seward County30+0.4
104Geary County27.8+0.5
105Riley County25.1+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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 Kansas 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)?

Elk County, with 52.1 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Riley County, with 25.1 years in 2017.

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