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

Lyon County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 120 counties in 2015, at 48.1 years. Christian County had the lowest, at 29.2 years. The median was 41.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.1Lyon County
Median41.3120 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 40.2 yearsAllen County: 40.5 yearsAnderson County: 40.8 yearsBallard County: 43.8 yearsBarren County: 40.4 yearsBath County: 40.3 yearsBell County: 42.2 yearsBoone County: 36.7 yearsBourbon County: 41.8 yearsBoyd County: 42.5 yearsBoyle County: 40.6 yearsBracken County: 41 yearsBreathitt County: 41.4 yearsBreckinridge County: 42.9 yearsBullitt County: 39.5 yearsButler County: 41.3 yearsCaldwell County: 43.7 yearsCalloway County: 35 yearsCampbell County: 37.4 yearsCarlisle County: 43.2 yearsCarroll County: 38.3 yearsCarter County: 41.2 yearsCasey County: 41.9 yearsChristian County: 29.2 yearsClark County: 41.3 yearsClay County: 39.4 yearsClinton County: 42.4 yearsCrittenden County: 42.4 yearsCumberland County: 45.4 yearsDaviess County: 38.9 yearsEdmonson County: 42.9 yearsElliott County: 41.4 yearsEstill County: 43.1 yearsFayette County: 34.4 yearsFleming County: 40.6 yearsFloyd County: 41.5 yearsFranklin County: 40.9 yearsFulton County: 43.3 yearsGallatin County: 38.9 yearsGarrard County: 43 yearsGrant County: 37 yearsGraves County: 40.2 yearsGrayson County: 40.4 yearsGreen County: 44.3 yearsGreenup County: 43.3 yearsHancock County: 41 yearsHardin County: 37.3 yearsHarlan County: 41.7 yearsHarrison County: 42.6 yearsHart County: 40.7 yearsHenderson County: 40.3 yearsHenry County: 42.2 yearsHickman County: 46.4 yearsHopkins County: 41.1 yearsJackson County: 41.2 yearsJefferson County: 38.2 yearsJessamine County: 36.6 yearsJohnson County: 41.8 yearsKenton County: 36.7 yearsKnott County: 41.9 yearsKnox County: 40.1 yearsLarue County: 41.4 yearsLaurel County: 39.6 yearsLawrence County: 41.1 yearsLee County: 43.7 yearsLeslie County: 42.2 yearsLetcher County: 42.6 yearsLewis County: 41.4 yearsLincoln County: 41.7 yearsLivingston County: 46.2 yearsLogan County: 40.9 yearsLyon County: 48.1 yearsMcCracken County: 42.5 yearsMcCreary County: 39 yearsMcLean County: 42.8 yearsMadison County: 34.7 yearsMagoffin County: 41.6 yearsMarion County: 39.5 yearsMarshall County: 45.2 yearsMartin County: 38.5 yearsMason County: 42 yearsMeade County: 38.3 yearsMenifee County: 43 yearsMercer County: 43.6 yearsMetcalfe County: 41.9 yearsMonroe County: 42.5 yearsMontgomery County: 39.3 yearsMorgan County: 40.3 yearsMuhlenberg County: 41.7 yearsNelson County: 39 yearsNicholas County: 42.5 yearsOhio County: 39.9 yearsOldham County: 39.5 yearsOwen County: 41.7 yearsOwsley County: 43.7 yearsPendleton County: 41.7 yearsPerry County: 41.3 yearsPike County: 41.9 yearsPowell County: 39.9 yearsPulaski County: 42.2 yearsRobertson County: 47.4 yearsRockcastle County: 42.6 yearsRowan County: 31.5 yearsRussell County: 43.3 yearsScott County: 36.2 yearsShelby County: 38.5 yearsSimpson County: 39.3 yearsSpencer County: 41.1 yearsTaylor County: 38.5 yearsTodd County: 37.5 yearsTrigg County: 45.9 yearsTrimble County: 42 yearsUnion County: 37.6 yearsWarren County: 33.1 yearsWashington County: 41.3 yearsWayne County: 42.4 yearsWebster County: 41.4 yearsWhitley County: 38 yearsWolfe County: 42 yearsWoodford County: 42.4 years
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years, 2015. 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, 2015

Lyon County: 48.1 yearsLyon County48.1Robertson County: 47.4 yearsRobertson County47.4Hickman County: 46.4 yearsHickman County46.4Livingston County: 46.2 yearsLivingston County46.2Trigg County: 45.9 yearsTrigg County45.9Cumberland County: 45.4 yearsCumberland County45.4Marshall County: 45.2 yearsMarshall County45.2Green County: 44.3 yearsGreen County44.3Ballard County: 43.8 yearsBallard County43.8Caldwell County: 43.7 yearsCaldwell County43.7Lee County: 43.7 yearsLee County43.7Owsley County: 43.7 yearsOwsley County43.7Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6Fulton County: 43.3 yearsFulton County43.3Greenup County: 43.3 yearsGreenup County43.3Russell County: 43.3 yearsRussell County43.3Carlisle County: 43.2 yearsCarlisle County43.2Estill County: 43.1 yearsEstill County43.1Garrard County: 43 yearsGarrard County43Menifee County: 43 yearsMenifee County43Breckinridge County: 42.9 yearsBreckinridge County42.9Edmonson County: 42.9 yearsEdmonson County42.9McLean County: 42.8 yearsMcLean County42.8Harrison County: 42.6 yearsHarrison County42.6Letcher County: 42.6 yearsLetcher County42.6Rockcastle County: 42.6 yearsRockcastle County42.6Boyd County: 42.5 yearsBoyd County42.5McCracken County: 42.5 yearsMcCracken County42.5Monroe County: 42.5 yearsMonroe County42.5Nicholas County: 42.5 yearsNicholas County42.5Clinton County: 42.4 yearsClinton County42.4Crittenden County: 42.4 yearsCrittenden County42.4Wayne County: 42.4 yearsWayne County42.4Woodford County: 42.4 yearsWoodford County42.4Bell County: 42.2 yearsBell County42.2Henry County: 42.2 yearsHenry County42.2Leslie County: 42.2 yearsLeslie County42.2Pulaski County: 42.2 yearsPulaski County42.2Mason County: 42 yearsMason County42Trimble County: 42 yearsTrimble County42Lyon County: 48.1 yearsLyon County48.1Robertson County: 47.4 yearsRobertson County47.4Hickman County: 46.4 yearsHickman County46.4Livingston County: 46.2 yearsLivingston County46.2Trigg County: 45.9 yearsTrigg County45.9Cumberland County: 45.4 yearsCumberland County45.4Marshall County: 45.2 yearsMarshall County45.2Green County: 44.3 yearsGreen County44.3Ballard County: 43.8 yearsBallard County43.8Caldwell County: 43.7 yearsCaldwell County43.7Lee County: 43.7 yearsLee County43.7Owsley County: 43.7 yearsOwsley County43.7Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6Fulton County: 43.3 yearsFulton County43.3Greenup County: 43.3 yearsGreenup County43.3Russell County: 43.3 yearsRussell County43.3Carlisle County: 43.2 yearsCarlisle County43.2Estill County: 43.1 yearsEstill County43.1Garrard County: 43 yearsGarrard County43Menifee County: 43 yearsMenifee County43Breckinridge County: 42.9 yearsBreckinridge County42.9Edmonson County: 42.9 yearsEdmonson County42.9McLean County: 42.8 yearsMcLean County42.8Harrison County: 42.6 yearsHarrison County42.6Letcher County: 42.6 yearsLetcher County42.6Rockcastle County: 42.6 yearsRockcastle County42.6Boyd County: 42.5 yearsBoyd County42.5McCracken County: 42.5 yearsMcCracken County42.5Monroe County: 42.5 yearsMonroe County42.5Nicholas County: 42.5 yearsNicholas County42.5Clinton County: 42.4 yearsClinton County42.4Crittenden County: 42.4 yearsCrittenden County42.4Wayne County: 42.4 yearsWayne County42.4Woodford County: 42.4 yearsWoodford County42.4Bell County: 42.2 yearsBell County42.2Henry County: 42.2 yearsHenry County42.2Leslie County: 42.2 yearsLeslie County42.2Pulaski County: 42.2 yearsPulaski County42.2Mason County: 42 yearsMason County42Trimble County: 42 yearsTrimble County42
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

RankCounties2015
years
Change on 2014
1Lyon County48.1-0.5
2Robertson County47.4+0.5
3Hickman County46.40
4Livingston County46.2+0.3
5Trigg County45.9+0.3
6Cumberland County45.4+0.1
7Marshall County45.20
8Green County44.3+0.5
9Ballard County43.8+0.3
10Caldwell County43.7+0.3
10Lee County43.7+0.3
10Owsley County43.7+0.4
13Mercer County43.6+0.1
14Fulton County43.3-0.3
14Greenup County43.3+0.2
14Russell County43.3+0.3
17Carlisle County43.2+0.6
18Estill County43.1+0.2
19Garrard County430
19Menifee County43+0.2
21Breckinridge County42.90
21Edmonson County42.9+0.4
23McLean County42.8+0.3
24Harrison County42.6+0.4
24Letcher County42.6+0.5
24Rockcastle County42.6+0.4
27Boyd County42.5+0.1
27McCracken County42.5+0.3
27Monroe County42.5+0.2
27Nicholas County42.5+0.3
31Clinton County42.4-0.2
31Crittenden County42.4-0.4
31Wayne County42.40
31Woodford County42.4+0.1
35Bell County42.2+0.6
35Henry County42.2+0.3
35Leslie County42.2+0.4
35Pulaski County42.2+0.2
39Mason County42+0.2
39Trimble County42+0.1
39Wolfe County42+0.3
42Casey County41.9+0.2
42Knott County41.9+0.5
42Metcalfe County41.9+0.2
42Pike County41.9+0.4
46Bourbon County41.8+0.1
46Johnson County41.8+0.4
48Harlan County41.7+0.4
48Lincoln County41.7+0.5
48Muhlenberg County41.7+0.1
48Owen County41.7+0.1
48Pendleton County41.7+0.3
53Magoffin County41.6+0.5
54Floyd County41.5+0.4
55Breathitt County41.4+0.1
55Elliott County41.40
55Larue County41.4+0.4
55Lewis County41.4+0.1
55Webster County41.4+0.2
60Butler County41.3+0.2
60Clark County41.30
60Perry County41.3+0.1
60Washington County41.3-0.2
64Carter County41.2+0.2
64Jackson County41.2+0.3
66Hopkins County41.1-0.1
66Lawrence County41.1-0.1
66Spencer County41.1+0.1
69Bracken County41+0.2
69Hancock County41+0.5
71Franklin County40.9+0.1
71Logan County40.9+0.1
73Anderson County40.8+0.2
74Hart County40.7+0.3
75Boyle County40.6-0.1
75Fleming County40.6-0.1
77Allen County40.5+0.2
78Barren County40.4-0.2
78Grayson County40.4+0.1
80Bath County40.3+0.3
80Henderson County40.30
80Morgan County40.3+0.3
83Adair County40.2+0.9
83Graves County40.2+0.4
85Knox County40.1+0.2
86Ohio County39.90
86Powell County39.90
88Laurel County39.6+0.3
89Bullitt County39.5+0.2
89Marion County39.5-0.1
89Oldham County39.5+0.1
92Clay County39.4+0.3
93Montgomery County39.3+0.2
93Simpson County39.3-0.4
95McCreary County39+0.1
95Nelson County39+0.3
97Daviess County38.9-0.4
97Gallatin County38.9+0.4
99Martin County38.5+0.5
99Shelby County38.5-0.2
99Taylor County38.5-0.3
102Carroll County38.30
102Meade County38.3+2
104Jefferson County38.2+0.1
105Whitley County38-0.1
106Union County37.6+0.1
107Todd County37.5+0.3
108Campbell County37.4+0.2
109Hardin County37.3+1.1
110Grant County37+0.3
111Boone County36.7+0.2
111Kenton County36.7+0.1
113Jessamine County36.6+0.1
114Scott County36.2+0.1
115Calloway County35+0.3
116Madison County34.7+0.1
117Fayette County34.4+0.1
118Warren County33.10
119Rowan County31.5-0.5
120Christian County29.20

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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.

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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 Kentucky by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015) [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 Kentucky by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015. 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/kentucky-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Lyon County, with 48.1 years in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Christian County, with 29.2 years in 2015.

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