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

Hickory County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 115 counties in 2017, at 55.5 years. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 27.1 years. The median was 41.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.5Hickory County
Lowest27.1Pulaski County
Median41.3115 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 30 yearsAndrew County: 41.3 yearsAtchison County: 46.5 yearsAudrain County: 39.2 yearsBarry County: 42.9 yearsBarton County: 41.3 yearsBates County: 42 yearsBenton County: 53.5 yearsBollinger County: 44.7 yearsBoone County: 31 yearsBuchanan County: 38 yearsButler County: 40.2 yearsCaldwell County: 43.4 yearsCallaway County: 38.8 yearsCamden County: 50.9 yearsCape Girardeau County: 36.9 yearsCarroll County: 44.1 yearsCarter County: 44.1 yearsCass County: 39.8 yearsCedar County: 44 yearsChariton County: 46.2 yearsChristian County: 37.6 yearsClark County: 43.2 yearsClay County: 37 yearsClinton County: 41.9 yearsCole County: 39.2 yearsCooper County: 39.6 yearsCrawford County: 43.1 yearsDade County: 47.1 yearsDallas County: 43.2 yearsDaviess County: 40.9 yearsDeKalb County: 41.2 yearsDent County: 45 yearsDouglas County: 47.4 yearsDunklin County: 40.3 yearsFranklin County: 41.1 yearsGasconade County: 46.4 yearsGentry County: 40.6 yearsGreene County: 36.3 yearsGrundy County: 40.4 yearsHarrison County: 43 yearsHenry County: 44.7 yearsHickory County: 55.5 yearsHolt County: 47.7 yearsHoward County: 38.3 yearsHowell County: 41.2 yearsIron County: 45.3 yearsJackson County: 36.5 yearsJasper County: 35.7 yearsJefferson County: 39.5 yearsJohnson County: 31.2 yearsKnox County: 45 yearsLaclede County: 40.6 yearsLafayette County: 42.2 yearsLawrence County: 40.2 yearsLewis County: 39 yearsLincoln County: 37.4 yearsLinn County: 42.5 yearsLivingston County: 41.1 yearsMcDonald County: 37.8 yearsMacon County: 43.4 yearsMadison County: 41.4 yearsMaries County: 44.9 yearsMarion County: 39.8 yearsMercer County: 43.6 yearsMiller County: 41.6 yearsMississippi County: 41.4 yearsMoniteau County: 37.9 yearsMonroe County: 45.5 yearsMontgomery County: 45 yearsMorgan County: 46.6 yearsNew Madrid County: 42 yearsNewton County: 40.2 yearsNodaway County: 32.2 yearsOregon County: 47.8 yearsOsage County: 40.9 yearsOzark County: 51 yearsPemiscot County: 38.4 yearsPerry County: 41 yearsPettis County: 37.6 yearsPhelps County: 35.3 yearsPike County: 39.8 yearsPlatte County: 37.8 yearsPolk County: 39.3 yearsPulaski County: 27.1 yearsPutnam County: 46.4 yearsRalls County: 44.6 yearsRandolph County: 39.9 yearsRay County: 42.3 yearsReynolds County: 46.2 yearsRipley County: 43.8 yearsSt. Charles County: 38.3 yearsSt. Clair County: 48.8 yearsSte. Genevieve County: 44 yearsSt. Francois County: 39.5 yearsSt. Louis County: 40.4 yearsSaline County: 37 yearsSchuyler County: 40.5 yearsScotland County: 35.5 yearsScott County: 39.9 yearsShannon County: 46.7 yearsShelby County: 42.2 yearsStoddard County: 42.1 yearsStone County: 53.4 yearsSullivan County: 42.7 yearsTaney County: 41.5 yearsTexas County: 42.9 yearsVernon County: 39.9 yearsWarren County: 40.7 yearsWashington County: 41.5 yearsWayne County: 47.9 yearsWebster County: 37.4 yearsWorth County: 46.7 yearsWright County: 41 yearsSt. Louis city: 35 years
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years, 2017. 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, 2017

Hickory County: 55.5 yearsHickory County55.5Benton County: 53.5 yearsBenton County53.5Stone County: 53.4 yearsStone County53.4Ozark County: 51 yearsOzark County51Camden County: 50.9 yearsCamden County50.9St. Clair County: 48.8 yearsSt. Clair County48.8Wayne County: 47.9 yearsWayne County47.9Oregon County: 47.8 yearsOregon County47.8Holt County: 47.7 yearsHolt County47.7Douglas County: 47.4 yearsDouglas County47.4Dade County: 47.1 yearsDade County47.1Shannon County: 46.7 yearsShannon County46.7Worth County: 46.7 yearsWorth County46.7Morgan County: 46.6 yearsMorgan County46.6Atchison County: 46.5 yearsAtchison County46.5Gasconade County: 46.4 yearsGasconade County46.4Putnam County: 46.4 yearsPutnam County46.4Chariton County: 46.2 yearsChariton County46.2Reynolds County: 46.2 yearsReynolds County46.2Monroe County: 45.5 yearsMonroe County45.5Iron County: 45.3 yearsIron County45.3Dent County: 45 yearsDent County45Knox County: 45 yearsKnox County45Montgomery County: 45 yearsMontgomery County45Maries County: 44.9 yearsMaries County44.9Bollinger County: 44.7 yearsBollinger County44.7Henry County: 44.7 yearsHenry County44.7Ralls County: 44.6 yearsRalls County44.6Carroll County: 44.1 yearsCarroll County44.1Carter County: 44.1 yearsCarter County44.1Cedar County: 44 yearsCedar County44Ste. Genevieve County: 44 yearsSte. Genevieve County44Ripley County: 43.8 yearsRipley County43.8Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6Caldwell County: 43.4 yearsCaldwell County43.4Macon County: 43.4 yearsMacon County43.4Clark County: 43.2 yearsClark County43.2Dallas County: 43.2 yearsDallas County43.2Crawford County: 43.1 yearsCrawford County43.1Harrison County: 43 yearsHarrison County43Hickory County: 55.5 yearsHickory County55.5Benton County: 53.5 yearsBenton County53.5Stone County: 53.4 yearsStone County53.4Ozark County: 51 yearsOzark County51Camden County: 50.9 yearsCamden County50.9St. Clair County: 48.8 yearsSt. Clair County48.8Wayne County: 47.9 yearsWayne County47.9Oregon County: 47.8 yearsOregon County47.8Holt County: 47.7 yearsHolt County47.7Douglas County: 47.4 yearsDouglas County47.4Dade County: 47.1 yearsDade County47.1Shannon County: 46.7 yearsShannon County46.7Worth County: 46.7 yearsWorth County46.7Morgan County: 46.6 yearsMorgan County46.6Atchison County: 46.5 yearsAtchison County46.5Gasconade County: 46.4 yearsGasconade County46.4Putnam County: 46.4 yearsPutnam County46.4Chariton County: 46.2 yearsChariton County46.2Reynolds County: 46.2 yearsReynolds County46.2Monroe County: 45.5 yearsMonroe County45.5Iron County: 45.3 yearsIron County45.3Dent County: 45 yearsDent County45Knox County: 45 yearsKnox County45Montgomery County: 45 yearsMontgomery County45Maries County: 44.9 yearsMaries County44.9Bollinger County: 44.7 yearsBollinger County44.7Henry County: 44.7 yearsHenry County44.7Ralls County: 44.6 yearsRalls County44.6Carroll County: 44.1 yearsCarroll County44.1Carter County: 44.1 yearsCarter County44.1Cedar County: 44 yearsCedar County44Ste. Genevieve County: 44 yearsSte. Genevieve County44Ripley County: 43.8 yearsRipley County43.8Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6Caldwell County: 43.4 yearsCaldwell County43.4Macon County: 43.4 yearsMacon County43.4Clark County: 43.2 yearsClark County43.2Dallas County: 43.2 yearsDallas County43.2Crawford County: 43.1 yearsCrawford County43.1Harrison County: 43 yearsHarrison County43
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

RankCounties2017
years
Change on 2016
1Hickory County55.5+0.2
2Benton County53.5+0.2
3Stone County53.4+0.3
4Ozark County51+0.1
5Camden County50.9+0.3
6St. Clair County48.8-0.4
7Wayne County47.9-0.1
8Oregon County47.8+0.9
9Holt County47.7+1
10Douglas County47.4+0.2
11Dade County47.1-0.2
12Shannon County46.7+0.2
12Worth County46.7-0.7
14Morgan County46.6-0.2
15Atchison County46.5-0.1
16Gasconade County46.4+0.1
16Putnam County46.4+0.1
18Chariton County46.2-0.1
18Reynolds County46.2+0.7
20Monroe County45.5+0.3
21Iron County45.3-0.3
22Dent County45+0.1
22Knox County450
22Montgomery County45+0.3
25Maries County44.90
26Bollinger County44.7+0.3
26Henry County44.7+0.2
28Ralls County44.6+0.1
29Carroll County44.1+0.2
29Carter County44.1+0.2
31Cedar County44-0.2
31Ste. Genevieve County440
33Ripley County43.8+0.7
34Mercer County43.6-0.5
35Caldwell County43.4+0.5
35Macon County43.40
37Clark County43.2+0.2
37Dallas County43.2-0.5
39Crawford County43.1+0.4
40Harrison County43-0.1
41Barry County42.9-0.5
41Texas County42.9+0.4
43Sullivan County42.7+0.5
44Linn County42.5-0.5
45Ray County42.30
46Lafayette County42.2-0.1
46Shelby County42.2-0.2
48Stoddard County42.10
49Bates County42-0.1
49New Madrid County42+0.3
51Clinton County41.9-0.3
52Miller County41.6+0.1
53Taney County41.5+0.1
53Washington County41.5+0.1
55Madison County41.40
55Mississippi County41.4+0.6
57Andrew County41.30
57Barton County41.3+0.3
59DeKalb County41.20
59Howell County41.20
61Franklin County41.1+0.2
61Livingston County41.1-0.2
63Perry County41+0.3
63Wright County41-0.5
65Daviess County40.9-0.1
65Osage County40.9+0.1
67Warren County40.70
68Gentry County40.6-0.4
68Laclede County40.60
70Schuyler County40.5-0.5
71Grundy County40.4+0.5
71St. Louis County40.40
73Dunklin County40.3+0.3
74Butler County40.20
74Lawrence County40.2+0.1
74Newton County40.2+0.3
77Randolph County39.9+0.2
77Scott County39.9+0.1
77Vernon County39.9+0.3
80Cass County39.8+0.2
80Marion County39.8-0.1
80Pike County39.8-0.1
83Cooper County39.6+0.3
84Jefferson County39.5+0.2
84St. Francois County39.5+0.2
86Polk County39.30
87Audrain County39.2+0.4
87Cole County39.2+0.3
89Lewis County39+0.2
90Callaway County38.8+0.2
91Pemiscot County38.4+0.3
92Howard County38.3-0.4
92St. Charles County38.3+0.2
94Buchanan County38+0.3
95Moniteau County37.9-0.1
96McDonald County37.8+0.1
96Platte County37.8-0.2
98Christian County37.6+0.1
98Pettis County37.6+0.1
100Lincoln County37.4+0.2
100Webster County37.4-0.1
102Clay County370
102Saline County370
104Cape Girardeau County36.9+0.2
105Jackson County36.50
106Greene County36.3+0.1
107Jasper County35.7+0.1
108Scotland County35.5-0.7
109Phelps County35.3+0.3
110St. Louis city35+0.2
111Nodaway County32.2+0.7
112Johnson County31.2+0.4
113Boone County31+0.3
114Adair County30+0.3
115Pulaski County27.1+0.1

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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 Missouri by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017) [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 Missouri by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017. 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/missouri-counties?period=2017. 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 Missouri by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017. 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/missouri-counties?period=2017.

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

Hickory County, with 55.5 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pulaski County, with 27.1 years in 2017.

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