Counties in Massachusetts by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025

Barnstable County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 14 counties in 2025, at 56.9 years. Suffolk County had the lowest, at 33.6 years. The median was 41.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest33.6Suffolk County
Median41.614 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Barnstable County: 56.9 yearsBerkshire County: 47.9 yearsBristol County: 41.7 yearsDukes County: 51.4 yearsEssex County: 41.5 yearsFranklin County: 47.8 yearsHampden County: 40.4 yearsHampshire County: 38.3 yearsMiddlesex County: 39.1 yearsNantucket County: 42.9 yearsNorfolk County: 41.5 yearsPlymouth County: 43.7 yearsSuffolk County: 33.6 yearsWorcester County: 40.6 years
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 42
  • 42 to 43
  • 43 to 48
  • 48 and over
years, 2025. 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.

All counties, 2025

Barnstable County: 56.9 yearsBarnstable County56.9Dukes County: 51.4 yearsDukes County51.4Berkshire County: 47.9 yearsBerkshire County47.9Franklin County: 47.8 yearsFranklin County47.8Plymouth County: 43.7 yearsPlymouth County43.7Nantucket County: 42.9 yearsNantucket County42.9Bristol County: 41.7 yearsBristol County41.7Essex County: 41.5 yearsEssex County41.5Norfolk County: 41.5 yearsNorfolk County41.5Worcester County: 40.6 yearsWorcester County40.6Hampden County: 40.4 yearsHampden County40.4Middlesex County: 39.1 yearsMiddlesex County39.1Hampshire County: 38.3 yearsHampshire County38.3Suffolk County: 33.6 yearsSuffolk County33.6Barnstable County: 56.9 yearsBarnstable County56.9Dukes County: 51.4 yearsDukes County51.4Berkshire County: 47.9 yearsBerkshire County47.9Franklin County: 47.8 yearsFranklin County47.8Plymouth County: 43.7 yearsPlymouth County43.7Nantucket County: 42.9 yearsNantucket County42.9Bristol County: 41.7 yearsBristol County41.7Essex County: 41.5 yearsEssex County41.5Norfolk County: 41.5 yearsNorfolk County41.5Worcester County: 40.6 yearsWorcester County40.6Hampden County: 40.4 yearsHampden County40.4Middlesex County: 39.1 yearsMiddlesex County39.1Hampshire County: 38.3 yearsHampshire County38.3Suffolk County: 33.6 yearsSuffolk County33.6
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

RankCounties2025
years
Change on 2024
1Barnstable County56.9+0.3
2Dukes County51.4+0.7
3Berkshire County47.9+0.3
4Franklin County47.8+0.2
5Plymouth County43.7+0.2
6Nantucket County42.9+0.4
7Bristol County41.7+0.2
8Essex County41.5+0.2
8Norfolk County41.5+0.1
10Worcester County40.6+0.2
11Hampden County40.4+0.1
12Middlesex County39.1+0.2
13Hampshire County38.3+0.2
14Suffolk County33.6+0.3

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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 Massachusetts by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025) [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 Massachusetts by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025. 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/massachusetts-counties. 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 Massachusetts by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025. 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/massachusetts-counties.

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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 Massachusetts by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025 [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/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barnstable County, with 56.9 years in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Suffolk County, with 33.6 years in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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