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

Smith County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 105 counties in 2020, at 51.9 years. Riley County had the lowest, at 25.4 years. The median was 41.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.9Smith County
Lowest25.4Riley County
Median41.9105 counties

Top 40 counties, 2020

Smith County: 51.9 yearsSmith County51.9Decatur County: 51.1 yearsDecatur County51.1Jewell County: 50.6 yearsJewell County50.6Elk County: 50.5 yearsElk County50.5Graham County: 50.5 yearsGraham County50.5Ness County: 50 yearsNess County50Osborne County: 49.8 yearsOsborne County49.8Republic County: 49.2 yearsRepublic County49.2Rush County: 49.1 yearsRush County49.1Trego County: 48.8 yearsTrego County48.8Greenwood County: 48.7 yearsGreenwood County48.7Lane County: 47.4 yearsLane County47.4Lincoln County: 47.2 yearsLincoln County47.2Morris County: 47.1 yearsMorris County47.1Woodson County: 46.9 yearsWoodson County46.9Barber County: 46.5 yearsBarber County46.5Rawlins County: 46.5 yearsRawlins County46.5Comanche County: 46.4 yearsComanche County46.4Cheyenne County: 46.1 yearsCheyenne County46.1Kingman County: 46.1 yearsKingman County46.1Linn County: 46.1 yearsLinn County46.1Phillips County: 46.1 yearsPhillips County46.1Hodgeman County: 46 yearsHodgeman County46Mitchell County: 46 yearsMitchell County46Chautauqua County: 45.9 yearsChautauqua County45.9Edwards County: 45.9 yearsEdwards County45.9Chase County: 45.4 yearsChase County45.4Rooks County: 45.2 yearsRooks County45.2Coffey County: 45.1 yearsCoffey County45.1Marion County: 45 yearsMarion County45Russell County: 44.8 yearsRussell County44.8Clay County: 44.5 yearsClay County44.5Osage County: 44.3 yearsOsage County44.3Ottawa County: 44.2 yearsOttawa County44.2Wilson County: 43.9 yearsWilson County43.9Dickinson County: 43.8 yearsDickinson County43.8Ellsworth County: 43.8 yearsEllsworth County43.8Jefferson County: 43.8 yearsJefferson County43.8Washington County: 43.8 yearsWashington County43.8Marshall County: 43.6 yearsMarshall 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

RankCounties2020
years
Change on 2019
1Smith County51.9+0.3
2Decatur County51.1+0.7
3Jewell County50.6+0.4
4Elk County50.50
4Graham County50.5-0.6
6Ness County50-0.6
7Osborne County49.8+0.1
8Republic County49.2+0.1
9Rush County49.1+1
10Trego County48.8+0.1
11Greenwood County48.7+0.6
12Lane County47.4-0.9
13Lincoln County47.2-0.3
14Morris County47.1+0.5
15Woodson County46.9+1.1
16Barber County46.5-0.6
16Rawlins County46.5-0.7
18Comanche County46.4+1.2
19Cheyenne County46.1-0.5
19Kingman County46.1+1
19Linn County46.1+0.6
19Phillips County46.1-0.3
23Hodgeman County46-0.7
23Mitchell County46-0.4
25Chautauqua County45.9-1.5
25Edwards County45.9-0.2
27Chase County45.4+0.4
28Rooks County45.2+0.1
29Coffey County45.1+0.2
30Marion County45+0.4
31Russell County44.8+0.1
32Clay County44.5+0.1
33Osage County44.3+0.1
34Ottawa County44.2-0.3
35Wilson County43.9+0.3
36Dickinson County43.8+0.5
36Ellsworth County43.8+0.8
36Jefferson County43.8+0.2
36Washington County43.8-1.2
40Marshall County43.6+0.2
40Stafford County43.6-1.1
40Wabaunsee County43.6-0.1
43Morton County43.5+0.6
44Harper County43.4+0.3
45Pawnee County42.8+0.8
46Clark County42.5+0.5
46Gove County42.5-0.5
46Sheridan County42.5-0.3
46Wallace County42.5+0.3
50Cherokee County42.3-0.4
51Norton County42-0.4
52Brown County41.9-0.4
52Sumner County41.9+0.4
54Allen County41.4-0.3
54Anderson County41.4-0.7
54Jackson County41.4-0.1
57Miami County41.2+0.2
58Montgomery County41.1+0.2
58Reno County41.1+0.2
60Cloud County41+0.3
60Kiowa County41+0.9
62Doniphan County40.8+1
62Harvey County40.8+0.4
64Barton County40.6+0.3
64Greeley County40.6+0.7
66Nemaha County40.5+0.2
67Labette County40.2-0.3
67Neosho County40.20
69Franklin County40-0.1
69Logan County40+0.7
69McPherson County40+0.1
72Rice County39.9+0.7
73Saline County39.7+0.2
73Shawnee County39.7+0.2
75Pratt County39.5-0.1
76Scott County39.2+0.2
77Cowley County39+0.1
77Wichita County39-0.3
79Sherman County38.9+0.7
80Bourbon County38.7-0.2
80Meade County38.7+0.1
82Leavenworth County38.5+0.1
83Butler County38.4+0.3
84Johnson County38.2+0.2
85Gray County37.4+0.3
86Atchison County37.1+0.3
87Stevens County36.8+0.3
88Thomas County36.70
89Pottawatomie County36.2+0.2
90Sedgwick County36+0.1
91Stanton County35.7-0.4
92Kearny County35.3+0.3
93Lyon County35.2-0.2
94Hamilton County35.1+1.3
95Crawford County34.5-0.2
96Wyandotte County34.4+0.2
97Haskell County34.3+0.3
98Grant County34+0.2
99Ellis County33.90
100Douglas County32+0.2
101Finney County31.8+0.2
102Ford County31.5+0.1
103Seward County31+0.5
104Geary County28.5-0.2
105Riley County25.4+0.1

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Smith County, with 51.9 years in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Riley County, with 25.4 years in 2020.

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