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 2018, at 51.9 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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Highest51.9Elk County
Lowest25.1Riley County
Median41.5105 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 41.5 yearsAnderson County: 42.2 yearsAtchison County: 36.6 yearsBarber County: 46.8 yearsBarton County: 40.2 yearsBourbon County: 38.7 yearsBrown County: 42.3 yearsButler County: 38 yearsChase County: 45.6 yearsChautauqua County: 47.7 yearsCherokee County: 42.8 yearsCheyenne County: 47.1 yearsClark County: 41.8 yearsClay County: 44.3 yearsCloud County: 41.1 yearsCoffey County: 44.3 yearsComanche County: 44.5 yearsCowley County: 38.6 yearsCrawford County: 34.3 yearsDecatur County: 50.2 yearsDickinson County: 42.2 yearsDoniphan County: 39.7 yearsDouglas County: 31.3 yearsEdwards County: 45.3 yearsElk County: 51.9 yearsEllis County: 33.5 yearsEllsworth County: 43.1 yearsFinney County: 31.4 yearsFord County: 31.3 yearsFranklin County: 39.8 yearsGeary County: 28 yearsGove County: 43.7 yearsGraham County: 51.1 yearsGrant County: 33.6 yearsGray County: 36.7 yearsGreeley County: 40.4 yearsGreenwood County: 48.1 yearsHamilton County: 33.6 yearsHarper County: 43.2 yearsHarvey County: 40.4 yearsHaskell County: 34.4 yearsHodgeman County: 46.4 yearsJackson County: 41.4 yearsJefferson County: 43.6 yearsJewell County: 51.1 yearsJohnson County: 37.7 yearsKearny County: 34.2 yearsKingman County: 45.3 yearsKiowa County: 40.7 yearsLabette County: 40.1 yearsLane County: 47.4 yearsLeavenworth County: 38.1 yearsLincoln County: 47.8 yearsLinn County: 44.8 yearsLogan County: 39.7 yearsLyon County: 35 yearsMcPherson County: 39.9 yearsMarion County: 44.9 yearsMarshall County: 43.4 yearsMeade County: 39.4 yearsMiami County: 41 yearsMitchell County: 45.5 yearsMontgomery County: 40.9 yearsMorris County: 47.2 yearsMorton County: 41.5 yearsNemaha County: 40.4 yearsNeosho County: 40.1 yearsNess County: 50.7 yearsNorton County: 42.3 yearsOsage County: 44.4 yearsOsborne County: 49.3 yearsOttawa County: 44.1 yearsPawnee County: 41.6 yearsPhillips County: 46.2 yearsPottawatomie County: 35.6 yearsPratt County: 39.6 yearsRawlins County: 47.8 yearsReno County: 40.7 yearsRepublic County: 49.5 yearsRice County: 39.3 yearsRiley County: 25.1 yearsRooks County: 44.9 yearsRush County: 48 yearsRussell County: 45.2 yearsSaline County: 39.3 yearsScott County: 38.8 yearsSedgwick County: 35.7 yearsSeward County: 30.1 yearsShawnee County: 39.2 yearsSheridan County: 43.2 yearsSherman County: 38.5 yearsSmith County: 51.3 yearsStafford County: 44.3 yearsStanton County: 36.1 yearsStevens County: 36 yearsSumner County: 41.2 yearsThomas County: 36.6 yearsTrego County: 48.5 yearsWabaunsee County: 43.4 yearsWallace County: 44.4 yearsWashington County: 45.1 yearsWichita County: 38.8 yearsWilson County: 43.4 yearsWoodson County: 45.8 yearsWyandotte County: 34 years
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  • 44 to 47
  • 47 and over
years, 2018. 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, 2018

Elk County: 51.9 yearsElk County51.9Smith County: 51.3 yearsSmith County51.3Graham County: 51.1 yearsGraham County51.1Jewell County: 51.1 yearsJewell County51.1Ness County: 50.7 yearsNess County50.7Decatur County: 50.2 yearsDecatur County50.2Republic County: 49.5 yearsRepublic County49.5Osborne County: 49.3 yearsOsborne County49.3Trego County: 48.5 yearsTrego County48.5Greenwood County: 48.1 yearsGreenwood County48.1Rush County: 48 yearsRush County48Lincoln County: 47.8 yearsLincoln County47.8Rawlins County: 47.8 yearsRawlins County47.8Chautauqua County: 47.7 yearsChautauqua County47.7Lane County: 47.4 yearsLane County47.4Morris County: 47.2 yearsMorris County47.2Cheyenne County: 47.1 yearsCheyenne County47.1Barber County: 46.8 yearsBarber County46.8Hodgeman County: 46.4 yearsHodgeman County46.4Phillips County: 46.2 yearsPhillips County46.2Woodson County: 45.8 yearsWoodson County45.8Chase County: 45.6 yearsChase County45.6Mitchell County: 45.5 yearsMitchell County45.5Edwards County: 45.3 yearsEdwards County45.3Kingman County: 45.3 yearsKingman County45.3Russell County: 45.2 yearsRussell County45.2Washington County: 45.1 yearsWashington County45.1Marion County: 44.9 yearsMarion County44.9Rooks County: 44.9 yearsRooks County44.9Linn County: 44.8 yearsLinn County44.8Comanche County: 44.5 yearsComanche County44.5Osage County: 44.4 yearsOsage County44.4Wallace County: 44.4 yearsWallace County44.4Clay County: 44.3 yearsClay County44.3Coffey County: 44.3 yearsCoffey County44.3Stafford County: 44.3 yearsStafford County44.3Ottawa County: 44.1 yearsOttawa County44.1Gove County: 43.7 yearsGove County43.7Jefferson County: 43.6 yearsJefferson County43.6Marshall County: 43.4 yearsMarshall County43.4Elk County: 51.9 yearsElk County51.9Smith County: 51.3 yearsSmith County51.3Graham County: 51.1 yearsGraham County51.1Jewell County: 51.1 yearsJewell County51.1Ness County: 50.7 yearsNess County50.7Decatur County: 50.2 yearsDecatur County50.2Republic County: 49.5 yearsRepublic County49.5Osborne County: 49.3 yearsOsborne County49.3Trego County: 48.5 yearsTrego County48.5Greenwood County: 48.1 yearsGreenwood County48.1Rush County: 48 yearsRush County48Lincoln County: 47.8 yearsLincoln County47.8Rawlins County: 47.8 yearsRawlins County47.8Chautauqua County: 47.7 yearsChautauqua County47.7Lane County: 47.4 yearsLane County47.4Morris County: 47.2 yearsMorris County47.2Cheyenne County: 47.1 yearsCheyenne County47.1Barber County: 46.8 yearsBarber County46.8Hodgeman County: 46.4 yearsHodgeman County46.4Phillips County: 46.2 yearsPhillips County46.2Woodson County: 45.8 yearsWoodson County45.8Chase County: 45.6 yearsChase County45.6Mitchell County: 45.5 yearsMitchell County45.5Edwards County: 45.3 yearsEdwards County45.3Kingman County: 45.3 yearsKingman County45.3Russell County: 45.2 yearsRussell County45.2Washington County: 45.1 yearsWashington County45.1Marion County: 44.9 yearsMarion County44.9Rooks County: 44.9 yearsRooks County44.9Linn County: 44.8 yearsLinn County44.8Comanche County: 44.5 yearsComanche County44.5Osage County: 44.4 yearsOsage County44.4Wallace County: 44.4 yearsWallace County44.4Clay County: 44.3 yearsClay County44.3Coffey County: 44.3 yearsCoffey County44.3Stafford County: 44.3 yearsStafford County44.3Ottawa County: 44.1 yearsOttawa County44.1Gove County: 43.7 yearsGove County43.7Jefferson County: 43.6 yearsJefferson County43.6Marshall County: 43.4 yearsMarshall 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

RankCounties2018
years
Change on 2017
1Elk County51.9-0.2
2Smith County51.3-0.3
3Graham County51.10
3Jewell County51.1-0.8
5Ness County50.7+0.3
6Decatur County50.2-0.2
7Republic County49.5-0.8
8Osborne County49.3+0.8
9Trego County48.5+0.8
10Greenwood County48.1-0.1
11Rush County48-0.3
12Lincoln County47.8+0.4
12Rawlins County47.8-1.5
14Chautauqua County47.7+0.3
15Lane County47.4-0.6
16Morris County47.2-1
17Cheyenne County47.1-0.1
18Barber County46.8+1
19Hodgeman County46.4-0.2
20Phillips County46.2+0.4
21Woodson County45.8-0.8
22Chase County45.6+1.2
23Mitchell County45.5+0.1
24Edwards County45.30
24Kingman County45.3-0.8
26Russell County45.2-0.3
27Washington County45.1-0.3
28Marion County44.9-0.3
28Rooks County44.9+0.4
30Linn County44.8+0.3
31Comanche County44.5-0.1
32Osage County44.4+0.1
32Wallace County44.4+1.2
34Clay County44.3-0.1
34Coffey County44.3-0.1
34Stafford County44.30
37Ottawa County44.1+0.1
38Gove County43.7+0.3
39Jefferson County43.6+0.3
40Marshall County43.4-0.7
40Wabaunsee County43.4-0.2
40Wilson County43.40
43Harper County43.20
43Sheridan County43.2-0.6
45Ellsworth County43.1+0.4
46Cherokee County42.8+0.1
47Brown County42.3-0.2
47Norton County42.3-0.5
49Anderson County42.2-0.1
49Dickinson County42.2+0.2
51Clark County41.8-0.3
52Pawnee County41.6+0.1
53Allen County41.5-0.2
53Morton County41.5+0.4
55Jackson County41.4-0.1
56Sumner County41.2+0.2
57Cloud County41.1+0.3
58Miami County41+0.1
59Montgomery County40.9+0.2
60Kiowa County40.7-0.1
60Reno County40.7+0.3
62Greeley County40.4+0.2
62Harvey County40.4+0.5
62Nemaha County40.4-0.3
65Barton County40.2+0.2
66Labette County40.1-0.4
66Neosho County40.1+0.1
68McPherson County39.90
69Franklin County39.8+0.5
70Doniphan County39.7-0.2
70Logan County39.7-0.7
72Pratt County39.6+0.3
73Meade County39.4+0.7
74Rice County39.30
74Saline County39.3+0.2
76Shawnee County39.2+0.2
77Scott County38.8-0.8
77Wichita County38.8-0.3
79Bourbon County38.70
80Cowley County38.60
81Sherman County38.5-0.1
82Leavenworth County38.1+0.2
83Butler County38+0.3
84Johnson County37.7+0.2
85Gray County36.7-0.3
86Atchison County36.6+0.2
86Thomas County36.6+0.6
88Stanton County36.1-0.6
89Stevens County36+0.6
90Sedgwick County35.7+0.3
91Pottawatomie County35.6+0.2
92Lyon County35+0.5
93Haskell County34.4-0.5
94Crawford County34.3+0.2
95Kearny County34.2+0.1
96Wyandotte County340
97Grant County33.6+0.5
97Hamilton County33.60
99Ellis County33.5+0.3
100Finney County31.4+0.1
101Douglas County31.3+0.6
101Ford County31.3+0.3
103Seward County30.1+0.1
104Geary County28+0.2
105Riley County25.10

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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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (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 Kansas by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2018}},
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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Elk County, with 51.9 years in 2018, 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 2018.

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