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

Ontonagon County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 83 counties in 2019, at 58.8 years. Isabella County had the lowest, at 31.2 years. The median was 44.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.8Ontonagon County
Lowest31.2Isabella County
Median44.183 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 58.4 yearsAlger County: 49.8 yearsAllegan County: 40.2 yearsAlpena County: 47.8 yearsAntrim County: 52 yearsArenac County: 50.7 yearsBaraga County: 46.6 yearsBarry County: 42.5 yearsBay County: 44.1 yearsBenzie County: 50.7 yearsBerrien County: 42.9 yearsBranch County: 40.6 yearsCalhoun County: 40.3 yearsCass County: 44.6 yearsCharlevoix County: 49.5 yearsCheboygan County: 51 yearsChippewa County: 41.3 yearsClare County: 47.5 yearsClinton County: 39.8 yearsCrawford County: 50.7 yearsDelta County: 47.8 yearsDickinson County: 46.9 yearsEaton County: 41.2 yearsEmmet County: 47.1 yearsGenesee County: 40.8 yearsGladwin County: 50.6 yearsGogebic County: 51.1 yearsGrand Traverse County: 43.5 yearsGratiot County: 39.5 yearsHillsdale County: 42.4 yearsHoughton County: 33.3 yearsHuron County: 49.4 yearsIngham County: 33.2 yearsIonia County: 39.2 yearsIosco County: 53.2 yearsIron County: 54 yearsIsabella County: 31.2 yearsJackson County: 41.2 yearsKalamazoo County: 35.9 yearsKalkaska County: 45.4 yearsKent County: 35.3 yearsKeweenaw County: 57.5 yearsLake County: 50.8 yearsLapeer County: 44.4 yearsLeelanau County: 54.8 yearsLenawee County: 42.1 yearsLivingston County: 43.3 yearsLuce County: 48.6 yearsMackinac County: 53.3 yearsMacomb County: 41.4 yearsManistee County: 50.2 yearsMarquette County: 40.2 yearsMason County: 47.3 yearsMecosta County: 39.6 yearsMenominee County: 49.2 yearsMidland County: 41.9 yearsMissaukee County: 44.1 yearsMonroe County: 42.5 yearsMontcalm County: 40.9 yearsMontmorency County: 56.2 yearsMuskegon County: 40.3 yearsNewaygo County: 43.1 yearsOakland County: 40.9 yearsOceana County: 43.8 yearsOgemaw County: 50.5 yearsOntonagon County: 58.8 yearsOsceola County: 43.6 yearsOscoda County: 54.2 yearsOtsego County: 45.4 yearsOttawa County: 36 yearsPresque Isle County: 55.9 yearsRoscommon County: 56.3 yearsSaginaw County: 41.3 yearsSt. Clair County: 44.4 yearsSt. Joseph County: 39.7 yearsSanilac County: 45 yearsSchoolcraft County: 52.5 yearsShiawassee County: 43.3 yearsTuscola County: 44.5 yearsVan Buren County: 42 yearsWashtenaw County: 34.3 yearsWayne County: 37.7 yearsWexford County: 42 years
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years, 2019. 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, 2019

Ontonagon County: 58.8 yearsOntonagon County58.8Alcona County: 58.4 yearsAlcona County58.4Keweenaw County: 57.5 yearsKeweenaw County57.5Roscommon County: 56.3 yearsRoscommon County56.3Montmorency County: 56.2 yearsMontmorency County56.2Presque Isle County: 55.9 yearsPresque Isle County55.9Leelanau County: 54.8 yearsLeelanau County54.8Oscoda County: 54.2 yearsOscoda County54.2Iron County: 54 yearsIron County54Mackinac County: 53.3 yearsMackinac County53.3Iosco County: 53.2 yearsIosco County53.2Schoolcraft County: 52.5 yearsSchoolcraft County52.5Antrim County: 52 yearsAntrim County52Gogebic County: 51.1 yearsGogebic County51.1Cheboygan County: 51 yearsCheboygan County51Lake County: 50.8 yearsLake County50.8Arenac County: 50.7 yearsArenac County50.7Benzie County: 50.7 yearsBenzie County50.7Crawford County: 50.7 yearsCrawford County50.7Gladwin County: 50.6 yearsGladwin County50.6Ogemaw County: 50.5 yearsOgemaw County50.5Manistee County: 50.2 yearsManistee County50.2Alger County: 49.8 yearsAlger County49.8Charlevoix County: 49.5 yearsCharlevoix County49.5Huron County: 49.4 yearsHuron County49.4Menominee County: 49.2 yearsMenominee County49.2Luce County: 48.6 yearsLuce County48.6Alpena County: 47.8 yearsAlpena County47.8Delta County: 47.8 yearsDelta County47.8Clare County: 47.5 yearsClare County47.5Mason County: 47.3 yearsMason County47.3Emmet County: 47.1 yearsEmmet County47.1Dickinson County: 46.9 yearsDickinson County46.9Baraga County: 46.6 yearsBaraga County46.6Kalkaska County: 45.4 yearsKalkaska County45.4Otsego County: 45.4 yearsOtsego County45.4Sanilac County: 45 yearsSanilac County45Cass County: 44.6 yearsCass County44.6Tuscola County: 44.5 yearsTuscola County44.5Lapeer County: 44.4 yearsLapeer County44.4Ontonagon County: 58.8 yearsOntonagon County58.8Alcona County: 58.4 yearsAlcona County58.4Keweenaw County: 57.5 yearsKeweenaw County57.5Roscommon County: 56.3 yearsRoscommon County56.3Montmorency County: 56.2 yearsMontmorency County56.2Presque Isle County: 55.9 yearsPresque Isle County55.9Leelanau County: 54.8 yearsLeelanau County54.8Oscoda County: 54.2 yearsOscoda County54.2Iron County: 54 yearsIron County54Mackinac County: 53.3 yearsMackinac County53.3Iosco County: 53.2 yearsIosco County53.2Schoolcraft County: 52.5 yearsSchoolcraft County52.5Antrim County: 52 yearsAntrim County52Gogebic County: 51.1 yearsGogebic County51.1Cheboygan County: 51 yearsCheboygan County51Lake County: 50.8 yearsLake County50.8Arenac County: 50.7 yearsArenac County50.7Benzie County: 50.7 yearsBenzie County50.7Crawford County: 50.7 yearsCrawford County50.7Gladwin County: 50.6 yearsGladwin County50.6Ogemaw County: 50.5 yearsOgemaw County50.5Manistee County: 50.2 yearsManistee County50.2Alger County: 49.8 yearsAlger County49.8Charlevoix County: 49.5 yearsCharlevoix County49.5Huron County: 49.4 yearsHuron County49.4Menominee County: 49.2 yearsMenominee County49.2Luce County: 48.6 yearsLuce County48.6Alpena County: 47.8 yearsAlpena County47.8Delta County: 47.8 yearsDelta County47.8Clare County: 47.5 yearsClare County47.5Mason County: 47.3 yearsMason County47.3Emmet County: 47.1 yearsEmmet County47.1Dickinson County: 46.9 yearsDickinson County46.9Baraga County: 46.6 yearsBaraga County46.6Kalkaska County: 45.4 yearsKalkaska County45.4Otsego County: 45.4 yearsOtsego County45.4Sanilac County: 45 yearsSanilac County45Cass County: 44.6 yearsCass County44.6Tuscola County: 44.5 yearsTuscola County44.5Lapeer County: 44.4 yearsLapeer County44.4
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

RankCounties2019
years
Change on 2018
1Ontonagon County58.8+0.4
2Alcona County58.40
3Keweenaw County57.5-0.1
4Roscommon County56.3+0.1
5Montmorency County56.2-0.1
6Presque Isle County55.9+0.8
7Leelanau County54.8+0.5
8Oscoda County54.2+0.4
9Iron County54-0.1
10Mackinac County53.3+0.4
11Iosco County53.20
12Schoolcraft County52.5-0.2
13Antrim County52+0.4
14Gogebic County51.1+2.1
15Cheboygan County51+0.4
16Lake County50.8-0.2
17Arenac County50.7+0.3
17Benzie County50.7+0.2
17Crawford County50.7+0.3
20Gladwin County50.6+0.1
21Ogemaw County50.50
22Manistee County50.2+0.1
23Alger County49.8-0.1
24Charlevoix County49.5+0.4
25Huron County49.4+0.4
26Menominee County49.2+0.3
27Luce County48.6+0.8
28Alpena County47.8+0.1
28Delta County47.8+0.2
30Clare County47.50
31Mason County47.3+0.2
32Emmet County47.1+0.6
33Dickinson County46.9+0.1
34Baraga County46.6+0.7
35Kalkaska County45.4+0.2
35Otsego County45.4+0.1
37Sanilac County450
38Cass County44.6-0.1
39Tuscola County44.5+0.1
40Lapeer County44.4+0.2
40St. Clair County44.4+0.1
42Bay County44.1+0.3
42Missaukee County44.1+0.3
44Oceana County43.8+0.4
45Osceola County43.6+0.1
46Grand Traverse County43.5+0.2
47Livingston County43.3+0.1
47Shiawassee County43.3+0.1
49Newaygo County43.1+0.2
50Berrien County42.9+0.1
51Barry County42.50
51Monroe County42.50
53Hillsdale County42.4+0.1
54Lenawee County42.10
55Van Buren County42-0.1
55Wexford County420
57Midland County41.9+0.1
58Macomb County41.4+0.1
59Chippewa County41.3+0.2
59Saginaw County41.3+0.1
61Eaton County41.2+0.1
61Jackson County41.2+0.2
63Montcalm County40.9+0.3
63Oakland County40.9+0.1
65Genesee County40.8+0.1
66Branch County40.6-0.1
67Calhoun County40.3+0.2
67Muskegon County40.3+0.3
69Allegan County40.2+0.2
69Marquette County40.2+0.1
71Clinton County39.8+0.2
72St. Joseph County39.70
73Mecosta County39.6+0.6
74Gratiot County39.50
75Ionia County39.2+0.1
76Wayne County37.7+0.1
77Ottawa County36+0.4
78Kalamazoo County35.9+0.3
79Kent County35.3+0.1
80Washtenaw County34.3+0.4
81Houghton County33.30
82Ingham County33.2+0.2
83Isabella County31.2+1.2

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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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Ontonagon County, with 58.8 years in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Isabella County, with 31.2 years in 2019.

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