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 2018, at 58.4 years. Isabella County had the lowest, at 30 years. The median was 43.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.4Alcona County
Median43.883 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Alcona County: 58.4 yearsAlger County: 49.9 yearsAllegan County: 40 yearsAlpena County: 47.7 yearsAntrim County: 51.6 yearsArenac County: 50.4 yearsBaraga County: 45.9 yearsBarry County: 42.5 yearsBay County: 43.8 yearsBenzie County: 50.5 yearsBerrien County: 42.8 yearsBranch County: 40.7 yearsCalhoun County: 40.1 yearsCass County: 44.7 yearsCharlevoix County: 49.1 yearsCheboygan County: 50.6 yearsChippewa County: 41.1 yearsClare County: 47.5 yearsClinton County: 39.6 yearsCrawford County: 50.4 yearsDelta County: 47.6 yearsDickinson County: 46.8 yearsEaton County: 41.1 yearsEmmet County: 46.5 yearsGenesee County: 40.7 yearsGladwin County: 50.5 yearsGogebic County: 49 yearsGrand Traverse County: 43.3 yearsGratiot County: 39.5 yearsHillsdale County: 42.3 yearsHoughton County: 33.3 yearsHuron County: 49 yearsIngham County: 33 yearsIonia County: 39.1 yearsIosco County: 53.2 yearsIron County: 54.1 yearsIsabella County: 30 yearsJackson County: 41 yearsKalamazoo County: 35.6 yearsKalkaska County: 45.2 yearsKent County: 35.2 yearsKeweenaw County: 57.6 yearsLake County: 51 yearsLapeer County: 44.2 yearsLeelanau County: 54.3 yearsLenawee County: 42.1 yearsLivingston County: 43.2 yearsLuce County: 47.8 yearsMackinac County: 52.9 yearsMacomb County: 41.3 yearsManistee County: 50.1 yearsMarquette County: 40.1 yearsMason County: 47.1 yearsMecosta County: 39 yearsMenominee County: 48.9 yearsMidland County: 41.8 yearsMissaukee County: 43.8 yearsMonroe County: 42.5 yearsMontcalm County: 40.6 yearsMontmorency County: 56.3 yearsMuskegon County: 40 yearsNewaygo County: 42.9 yearsOakland County: 40.8 yearsOceana County: 43.4 yearsOgemaw County: 50.5 yearsOntonagon County: 58.4 yearsOsceola County: 43.5 yearsOscoda County: 53.8 yearsOtsego County: 45.3 yearsOttawa County: 35.6 yearsPresque Isle County: 55.1 yearsRoscommon County: 56.2 yearsSaginaw County: 41.2 yearsSt. Clair County: 44.3 yearsSt. Joseph County: 39.7 yearsSanilac County: 45 yearsSchoolcraft County: 52.7 yearsShiawassee County: 43.2 yearsTuscola County: 44.4 yearsVan Buren County: 42.1 yearsWashtenaw County: 33.9 yearsWayne County: 37.6 yearsWexford County: 42 years
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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

Alcona County: 58.4 yearsAlcona County58.4Ontonagon County: 58.4 yearsOntonagon County58.4Keweenaw County: 57.6 yearsKeweenaw County57.6Montmorency County: 56.3 yearsMontmorency County56.3Roscommon County: 56.2 yearsRoscommon County56.2Presque Isle County: 55.1 yearsPresque Isle County55.1Leelanau County: 54.3 yearsLeelanau County54.3Iron County: 54.1 yearsIron County54.1Oscoda County: 53.8 yearsOscoda County53.8Iosco County: 53.2 yearsIosco County53.2Mackinac County: 52.9 yearsMackinac County52.9Schoolcraft County: 52.7 yearsSchoolcraft County52.7Antrim County: 51.6 yearsAntrim County51.6Lake County: 51 yearsLake County51Cheboygan County: 50.6 yearsCheboygan County50.6Benzie County: 50.5 yearsBenzie County50.5Gladwin County: 50.5 yearsGladwin County50.5Ogemaw County: 50.5 yearsOgemaw County50.5Arenac County: 50.4 yearsArenac County50.4Crawford County: 50.4 yearsCrawford County50.4Manistee County: 50.1 yearsManistee County50.1Alger County: 49.9 yearsAlger County49.9Charlevoix County: 49.1 yearsCharlevoix County49.1Gogebic County: 49 yearsGogebic County49Huron County: 49 yearsHuron County49Menominee County: 48.9 yearsMenominee County48.9Luce County: 47.8 yearsLuce County47.8Alpena County: 47.7 yearsAlpena County47.7Delta County: 47.6 yearsDelta County47.6Clare County: 47.5 yearsClare County47.5Mason County: 47.1 yearsMason County47.1Dickinson County: 46.8 yearsDickinson County46.8Emmet County: 46.5 yearsEmmet County46.5Baraga County: 45.9 yearsBaraga County45.9Otsego County: 45.3 yearsOtsego County45.3Kalkaska County: 45.2 yearsKalkaska County45.2Sanilac County: 45 yearsSanilac County45Cass County: 44.7 yearsCass County44.7Tuscola County: 44.4 yearsTuscola County44.4St. Clair County: 44.3 yearsSt. Clair County44.3Alcona County: 58.4 yearsAlcona County58.4Ontonagon County: 58.4 yearsOntonagon County58.4Keweenaw County: 57.6 yearsKeweenaw County57.6Montmorency County: 56.3 yearsMontmorency County56.3Roscommon County: 56.2 yearsRoscommon County56.2Presque Isle County: 55.1 yearsPresque Isle County55.1Leelanau County: 54.3 yearsLeelanau County54.3Iron County: 54.1 yearsIron County54.1Oscoda County: 53.8 yearsOscoda County53.8Iosco County: 53.2 yearsIosco County53.2Mackinac County: 52.9 yearsMackinac County52.9Schoolcraft County: 52.7 yearsSchoolcraft County52.7Antrim County: 51.6 yearsAntrim County51.6Lake County: 51 yearsLake County51Cheboygan County: 50.6 yearsCheboygan County50.6Benzie County: 50.5 yearsBenzie County50.5Gladwin County: 50.5 yearsGladwin County50.5Ogemaw County: 50.5 yearsOgemaw County50.5Arenac County: 50.4 yearsArenac County50.4Crawford County: 50.4 yearsCrawford County50.4Manistee County: 50.1 yearsManistee County50.1Alger County: 49.9 yearsAlger County49.9Charlevoix County: 49.1 yearsCharlevoix County49.1Gogebic County: 49 yearsGogebic County49Huron County: 49 yearsHuron County49Menominee County: 48.9 yearsMenominee County48.9Luce County: 47.8 yearsLuce County47.8Alpena County: 47.7 yearsAlpena County47.7Delta County: 47.6 yearsDelta County47.6Clare County: 47.5 yearsClare County47.5Mason County: 47.1 yearsMason County47.1Dickinson County: 46.8 yearsDickinson County46.8Emmet County: 46.5 yearsEmmet County46.5Baraga County: 45.9 yearsBaraga County45.9Otsego County: 45.3 yearsOtsego County45.3Kalkaska County: 45.2 yearsKalkaska County45.2Sanilac County: 45 yearsSanilac County45Cass County: 44.7 yearsCass County44.7Tuscola County: 44.4 yearsTuscola County44.4St. Clair County: 44.3 yearsSt. Clair County44.3
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
1Alcona County58.4+0.2
1Ontonagon County58.4+0.5
3Keweenaw County57.6+0.8
4Montmorency County56.3+0.2
5Roscommon County56.2+0.2
6Presque Isle County55.1+0.3
7Leelanau County54.3+0.2
8Iron County54.1-0.1
9Oscoda County53.8+0.6
10Iosco County53.2+0.2
11Mackinac County52.9+0.2
12Schoolcraft County52.7+0.3
13Antrim County51.6+0.5
14Lake County51+0.7
15Cheboygan County50.6+0.2
16Benzie County50.5+0.2
16Gladwin County50.5+0.2
16Ogemaw County50.5+0.4
19Arenac County50.4+0.1
19Crawford County50.4+0.4
21Manistee County50.1+0.2
22Alger County49.9+0.1
23Charlevoix County49.1+0.2
24Gogebic County49+0.4
24Huron County49+0.3
26Menominee County48.90
27Luce County47.8+0.7
28Alpena County47.7+0.1
29Delta County47.6+0.2
30Clare County47.5+0.2
31Mason County47.1+0.4
32Dickinson County46.80
33Emmet County46.5+0.4
34Baraga County45.9+0.6
35Otsego County45.3+0.4
36Kalkaska County45.2-0.1
37Sanilac County45-0.1
38Cass County44.70
39Tuscola County44.4+0.1
40St. Clair County44.3+0.2
41Lapeer County44.2+0.3
42Bay County43.8+0.1
42Missaukee County43.8-0.2
44Osceola County43.5+0.1
45Oceana County43.4+0.1
46Grand Traverse County43.3+0.3
47Livingston County43.2+0.1
47Shiawassee County43.2+0.2
49Newaygo County42.9-0.1
50Berrien County42.8+0.2
51Barry County42.5-0.2
51Monroe County42.50
53Hillsdale County42.3+0.3
54Lenawee County42.1+0.1
54Van Buren County42.1+0.3
56Wexford County42+0.1
57Midland County41.8+0.1
58Macomb County41.3+0.1
59Saginaw County41.2+0.1
60Chippewa County41.1+0.3
60Eaton County41.1+0.1
62Jackson County410
63Oakland County40.8+0.1
64Branch County40.7+0.1
64Genesee County40.7+0.1
66Montcalm County40.6+0.1
67Calhoun County40.1+0.1
67Marquette County40.1+0.3
69Allegan County40+0.1
69Muskegon County40+0.2
71St. Joseph County39.70
72Clinton County39.60
73Gratiot County39.5+0.1
74Ionia County39.1+0.2
75Mecosta County39+0.6
76Wayne County37.6-0.1
77Kalamazoo County35.6+0.2
77Ottawa County35.6+0.2
79Kent County35.2+0.2
80Washtenaw County33.9+0.3
81Houghton County33.30
82Ingham County33+0.5
83Isabella County30+1

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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), 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Alcona County, with 58.4 years in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Isabella County, with 30 years in 2018.

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