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

Alcona County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 83 counties in 2015, at 57.8 years. Isabella County had the lowest, at 27.7 years. The median was 43.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.8Alcona County
Lowest27.7Isabella County
Median43.583 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Alcona County: 57.8 yearsAlger County: 49.5 yearsAllegan County: 39.8 yearsAlpena County: 47.2 yearsAntrim County: 50.3 yearsArenac County: 49.6 yearsBaraga County: 44.5 yearsBarry County: 42.9 yearsBay County: 43.3 yearsBenzie County: 49.8 yearsBerrien County: 42.2 yearsBranch County: 40.4 yearsCalhoun County: 40 yearsCass County: 44.4 yearsCharlevoix County: 48.1 yearsCheboygan County: 49.9 yearsChippewa County: 40.5 yearsClare County: 47.2 yearsClinton County: 39.7 yearsCrawford County: 49.7 yearsDelta County: 46.9 yearsDickinson County: 46.7 yearsEaton County: 41.1 yearsEmmet County: 45.2 yearsGenesee County: 40.3 yearsGladwin County: 49.8 yearsGogebic County: 48.4 yearsGrand Traverse County: 42.4 yearsGratiot County: 39.3 yearsHillsdale County: 41.9 yearsHoughton County: 33.1 yearsHuron County: 48.3 yearsIngham County: 32.2 yearsIonia County: 38.5 yearsIosco County: 52.6 yearsIron County: 53.8 yearsIsabella County: 27.7 yearsJackson County: 40.8 yearsKalamazoo County: 34.9 yearsKalkaska County: 45.3 yearsKent County: 34.9 yearsKeweenaw County: 55 yearsLake County: 50.7 yearsLapeer County: 43.5 yearsLeelanau County: 53.2 yearsLenawee County: 41.8 yearsLivingston County: 42.8 yearsLuce County: 46 yearsMackinac County: 51.7 yearsMacomb County: 41.1 yearsManistee County: 49.1 yearsMarquette County: 39.3 yearsMason County: 46.1 yearsMecosta County: 37.3 yearsMenominee County: 48 yearsMidland County: 41.6 yearsMissaukee County: 44 yearsMonroe County: 42 yearsMontcalm County: 40.7 yearsMontmorency County: 55.6 yearsMuskegon County: 39.4 yearsNewaygo County: 42.8 yearsOakland County: 40.8 yearsOceana County: 43.5 yearsOgemaw County: 50.1 yearsOntonagon County: 57 yearsOsceola County: 43.5 yearsOscoda County: 52.8 yearsOtsego County: 44.8 yearsOttawa County: 34.9 yearsPresque Isle County: 54.1 yearsRoscommon County: 55.3 yearsSaginaw County: 41 yearsSt. Clair County: 43.5 yearsSt. Joseph County: 39.4 yearsSanilac County: 44.8 yearsSchoolcraft County: 51.5 yearsShiawassee County: 42.6 yearsTuscola County: 43.7 yearsVan Buren County: 41.6 yearsWashtenaw County: 33.4 yearsWayne County: 37.7 yearsWexford County: 42 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

Alcona County: 57.8 yearsAlcona County57.8Ontonagon County: 57 yearsOntonagon County57Montmorency County: 55.6 yearsMontmorency County55.6Roscommon County: 55.3 yearsRoscommon County55.3Keweenaw County: 55 yearsKeweenaw County55Presque Isle County: 54.1 yearsPresque Isle County54.1Iron County: 53.8 yearsIron County53.8Leelanau County: 53.2 yearsLeelanau County53.2Oscoda County: 52.8 yearsOscoda County52.8Iosco County: 52.6 yearsIosco County52.6Mackinac County: 51.7 yearsMackinac County51.7Schoolcraft County: 51.5 yearsSchoolcraft County51.5Lake County: 50.7 yearsLake County50.7Antrim County: 50.3 yearsAntrim County50.3Ogemaw County: 50.1 yearsOgemaw County50.1Cheboygan County: 49.9 yearsCheboygan County49.9Benzie County: 49.8 yearsBenzie County49.8Gladwin County: 49.8 yearsGladwin County49.8Crawford County: 49.7 yearsCrawford County49.7Arenac County: 49.6 yearsArenac County49.6Alger County: 49.5 yearsAlger County49.5Manistee County: 49.1 yearsManistee County49.1Gogebic County: 48.4 yearsGogebic County48.4Huron County: 48.3 yearsHuron County48.3Charlevoix County: 48.1 yearsCharlevoix County48.1Menominee County: 48 yearsMenominee County48Alpena County: 47.2 yearsAlpena County47.2Clare County: 47.2 yearsClare County47.2Delta County: 46.9 yearsDelta County46.9Dickinson County: 46.7 yearsDickinson County46.7Mason County: 46.1 yearsMason County46.1Luce County: 46 yearsLuce County46Kalkaska County: 45.3 yearsKalkaska County45.3Emmet County: 45.2 yearsEmmet County45.2Otsego County: 44.8 yearsOtsego County44.8Sanilac County: 44.8 yearsSanilac County44.8Baraga County: 44.5 yearsBaraga County44.5Cass County: 44.4 yearsCass County44.4Missaukee County: 44 yearsMissaukee County44Tuscola County: 43.7 yearsTuscola County43.7Alcona County: 57.8 yearsAlcona County57.8Ontonagon County: 57 yearsOntonagon County57Montmorency County: 55.6 yearsMontmorency County55.6Roscommon County: 55.3 yearsRoscommon County55.3Keweenaw County: 55 yearsKeweenaw County55Presque Isle County: 54.1 yearsPresque Isle County54.1Iron County: 53.8 yearsIron County53.8Leelanau County: 53.2 yearsLeelanau County53.2Oscoda County: 52.8 yearsOscoda County52.8Iosco County: 52.6 yearsIosco County52.6Mackinac County: 51.7 yearsMackinac County51.7Schoolcraft County: 51.5 yearsSchoolcraft County51.5Lake County: 50.7 yearsLake County50.7Antrim County: 50.3 yearsAntrim County50.3Ogemaw County: 50.1 yearsOgemaw County50.1Cheboygan County: 49.9 yearsCheboygan County49.9Benzie County: 49.8 yearsBenzie County49.8Gladwin County: 49.8 yearsGladwin County49.8Crawford County: 49.7 yearsCrawford County49.7Arenac County: 49.6 yearsArenac County49.6Alger County: 49.5 yearsAlger County49.5Manistee County: 49.1 yearsManistee County49.1Gogebic County: 48.4 yearsGogebic County48.4Huron County: 48.3 yearsHuron County48.3Charlevoix County: 48.1 yearsCharlevoix County48.1Menominee County: 48 yearsMenominee County48Alpena County: 47.2 yearsAlpena County47.2Clare County: 47.2 yearsClare County47.2Delta County: 46.9 yearsDelta County46.9Dickinson County: 46.7 yearsDickinson County46.7Mason County: 46.1 yearsMason County46.1Luce County: 46 yearsLuce County46Kalkaska County: 45.3 yearsKalkaska County45.3Emmet County: 45.2 yearsEmmet County45.2Otsego County: 44.8 yearsOtsego County44.8Sanilac County: 44.8 yearsSanilac County44.8Baraga County: 44.5 yearsBaraga County44.5Cass County: 44.4 yearsCass County44.4Missaukee County: 44 yearsMissaukee County44Tuscola County: 43.7 yearsTuscola County43.7
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
1Alcona County57.8+0.4
2Ontonagon County57+0.6
3Montmorency County55.6+0.5
4Roscommon County55.3+0.5
5Keweenaw County55+1.4
6Presque Isle County54.1+0.4
7Iron County53.8+0.4
8Leelanau County53.2+0.6
9Oscoda County52.8+0.6
10Iosco County52.6+0.3
11Mackinac County51.7+0.7
12Schoolcraft County51.5+0.7
13Lake County50.7-0.8
14Antrim County50.3+0.5
15Ogemaw County50.1+0.4
16Cheboygan County49.9+0.6
17Benzie County49.8+0.9
17Gladwin County49.8+0.4
19Crawford County49.7-0.1
20Arenac County49.6+0.3
21Alger County49.5+0.2
22Manistee County49.1+0.1
23Gogebic County48.4+0.4
24Huron County48.30
25Charlevoix County48.1+0.4
26Menominee County480
27Alpena County47.2+0.1
27Clare County47.2+0.3
29Delta County46.9+0.2
30Dickinson County46.7+0.1
31Mason County46.1+0.1
32Luce County46+0.4
33Kalkaska County45.3+0.4
34Emmet County45.2+0.4
35Otsego County44.8-0.1
35Sanilac County44.8+0.5
37Baraga County44.5+0.4
38Cass County44.4+0.3
39Missaukee County44+0.3
40Tuscola County43.7+0.2
41Lapeer County43.5+0.2
41Oceana County43.5+0.3
41Osceola County43.5+0.6
41St. Clair County43.5+0.3
45Bay County43.3+0.3
46Barry County42.9+0.2
47Livingston County42.8+0.2
47Newaygo County42.8+0.1
49Shiawassee County42.6+0.3
50Grand Traverse County42.4+0.1
51Berrien County42.2+0.1
52Monroe County42+0.2
52Wexford County42+0.1
54Hillsdale County41.9+0.2
55Lenawee County41.8+0.3
56Midland County41.6+0.1
56Van Buren County41.6+0.3
58Eaton County41.1+0.1
58Macomb County41.1+0.2
60Saginaw County41+0.3
61Jackson County40.8+0.1
61Oakland County40.80
63Montcalm County40.70
64Chippewa County40.5+0.3
65Branch County40.4+0.1
66Genesee County40.3+0.3
67Calhoun County40+0.1
68Allegan County39.8-0.1
69Clinton County39.7+0.3
70Muskegon County39.4+0.2
70St. Joseph County39.4+0.1
72Gratiot County39.30
72Marquette County39.3+0.3
74Ionia County38.5+0.4
75Wayne County37.70
76Mecosta County37.3+0.8
77Kalamazoo County34.9+0.3
77Kent County34.9+0.2
77Ottawa County34.9+0.1
80Washtenaw County33.4+0.1
81Houghton County33.1+0.2
82Ingham County32.2+0.1
83Isabella County27.7+0.2

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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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2015. 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 Michigan by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015. 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/michigan-counties?period=2015.

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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 Michigan by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015 [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/michigan-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Alcona County, with 57.8 years in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Isabella County, with 27.7 years in 2015.

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