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

Rock County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 93 counties in 2016, at 53.3 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 28.5 years. The median was 43.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Rock County
Lowest28.5Thurston County
Median43.593 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 37.9 yearsAntelope County: 45.6 yearsArthur County: 38.8 yearsBanner County: 48.5 yearsBlaine County: 49 yearsBoone County: 43.9 yearsBox Butte County: 40.1 yearsBoyd County: 52.5 yearsBrown County: 47.6 yearsBuffalo County: 33 yearsBurt County: 47.7 yearsButler County: 43.9 yearsCass County: 41.9 yearsCedar County: 43.5 yearsChase County: 43 yearsCherry County: 44.2 yearsCheyenne County: 40.2 yearsClay County: 43.5 yearsColfax County: 33.9 yearsCuming County: 43.3 yearsCuster County: 44.3 yearsDakota County: 33.8 yearsDawes County: 34.4 yearsDawson County: 36 yearsDeuel County: 50 yearsDixon County: 42 yearsDodge County: 39.2 yearsDouglas County: 34.2 yearsDundy County: 49.3 yearsFillmore County: 47.4 yearsFranklin County: 49.7 yearsFrontier County: 43 yearsFurnas County: 46.7 yearsGage County: 44.4 yearsGarden County: 52 yearsGarfield County: 50.3 yearsGosper County: 48.3 yearsGrant County: 46.8 yearsGreeley County: 48.6 yearsHall County: 35.8 yearsHamilton County: 41.4 yearsHarlan County: 49.6 yearsHayes County: 49.4 yearsHitchcock County: 48 yearsHolt County: 44.9 yearsHooker County: 48.6 yearsHoward County: 43.4 yearsJefferson County: 46.6 yearsJohnson County: 41.8 yearsKearney County: 41.5 yearsKeith County: 48 yearsKeya Paha County: 49.5 yearsKimball County: 46.6 yearsKnox County: 45.9 yearsLancaster County: 33.7 yearsLincoln County: 40.2 yearsLogan County: 41.4 yearsLoup County: 51.7 yearsMcPherson County: 46.8 yearsMadison County: 37.1 yearsMerrick County: 42.5 yearsMorrill County: 42.9 yearsNance County: 44.4 yearsNemaha County: 38.4 yearsNuckolls County: 49.9 yearsOtoe County: 42.3 yearsPawnee County: 48.3 yearsPerkins County: 42.5 yearsPhelps County: 42.6 yearsPierce County: 41.8 yearsPlatte County: 38.1 yearsPolk County: 45.8 yearsRed Willow County: 41.7 yearsRichardson County: 47.3 yearsRock County: 53.3 yearsSaline County: 36.3 yearsSarpy County: 34.4 yearsSaunders County: 41.9 yearsScotts Bluff County: 39.5 yearsSeward County: 37.4 yearsSheridan County: 46.9 yearsSherman County: 48.8 yearsSioux County: 48.5 yearsStanton County: 39.1 yearsThayer County: 48 yearsThomas County: 43.1 yearsThurston County: 28.5 yearsValley County: 45 yearsWashington County: 42.4 yearsWayne County: 29.9 yearsWebster County: 46.8 yearsWheeler County: 47.8 yearsYork County: 40.3 years
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years, 2016. 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, 2016

Rock County: 53.3 yearsRock County53.3Boyd County: 52.5 yearsBoyd County52.5Garden County: 52 yearsGarden County52Loup County: 51.7 yearsLoup County51.7Garfield County: 50.3 yearsGarfield County50.3Deuel County: 50 yearsDeuel County50Nuckolls County: 49.9 yearsNuckolls County49.9Franklin County: 49.7 yearsFranklin County49.7Harlan County: 49.6 yearsHarlan County49.6Keya Paha County: 49.5 yearsKeya Paha County49.5Hayes County: 49.4 yearsHayes County49.4Dundy County: 49.3 yearsDundy County49.3Blaine County: 49 yearsBlaine County49Sherman County: 48.8 yearsSherman County48.8Greeley County: 48.6 yearsGreeley County48.6Hooker County: 48.6 yearsHooker County48.6Banner County: 48.5 yearsBanner County48.5Sioux County: 48.5 yearsSioux County48.5Gosper County: 48.3 yearsGosper County48.3Pawnee County: 48.3 yearsPawnee County48.3Hitchcock County: 48 yearsHitchcock County48Keith County: 48 yearsKeith County48Thayer County: 48 yearsThayer County48Wheeler County: 47.8 yearsWheeler County47.8Burt County: 47.7 yearsBurt County47.7Brown County: 47.6 yearsBrown County47.6Fillmore County: 47.4 yearsFillmore County47.4Richardson County: 47.3 yearsRichardson County47.3Sheridan County: 46.9 yearsSheridan County46.9Grant County: 46.8 yearsGrant County46.8McPherson County: 46.8 yearsMcPherson County46.8Webster County: 46.8 yearsWebster County46.8Furnas County: 46.7 yearsFurnas County46.7Jefferson County: 46.6 yearsJefferson County46.6Kimball County: 46.6 yearsKimball County46.6Knox County: 45.9 yearsKnox County45.9Polk County: 45.8 yearsPolk County45.8Antelope County: 45.6 yearsAntelope County45.6Valley County: 45 yearsValley County45Holt County: 44.9 yearsHolt County44.9Rock County: 53.3 yearsRock County53.3Boyd County: 52.5 yearsBoyd County52.5Garden County: 52 yearsGarden County52Loup County: 51.7 yearsLoup County51.7Garfield County: 50.3 yearsGarfield County50.3Deuel County: 50 yearsDeuel County50Nuckolls County: 49.9 yearsNuckolls County49.9Franklin County: 49.7 yearsFranklin County49.7Harlan County: 49.6 yearsHarlan County49.6Keya Paha County: 49.5 yearsKeya Paha County49.5Hayes County: 49.4 yearsHayes County49.4Dundy County: 49.3 yearsDundy County49.3Blaine County: 49 yearsBlaine County49Sherman County: 48.8 yearsSherman County48.8Greeley County: 48.6 yearsGreeley County48.6Hooker County: 48.6 yearsHooker County48.6Banner County: 48.5 yearsBanner County48.5Sioux County: 48.5 yearsSioux County48.5Gosper County: 48.3 yearsGosper County48.3Pawnee County: 48.3 yearsPawnee County48.3Hitchcock County: 48 yearsHitchcock County48Keith County: 48 yearsKeith County48Thayer County: 48 yearsThayer County48Wheeler County: 47.8 yearsWheeler County47.8Burt County: 47.7 yearsBurt County47.7Brown County: 47.6 yearsBrown County47.6Fillmore County: 47.4 yearsFillmore County47.4Richardson County: 47.3 yearsRichardson County47.3Sheridan County: 46.9 yearsSheridan County46.9Grant County: 46.8 yearsGrant County46.8McPherson County: 46.8 yearsMcPherson County46.8Webster County: 46.8 yearsWebster County46.8Furnas County: 46.7 yearsFurnas County46.7Jefferson County: 46.6 yearsJefferson County46.6Kimball County: 46.6 yearsKimball County46.6Knox County: 45.9 yearsKnox County45.9Polk County: 45.8 yearsPolk County45.8Antelope County: 45.6 yearsAntelope County45.6Valley County: 45 yearsValley County45Holt County: 44.9 yearsHolt County44.9
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

RankCounties2016
years
Change on 2015
1Rock County53.3+1.2
2Boyd County52.5+0.6
3Garden County52+0.1
4Loup County51.7-1.6
5Garfield County50.3+0.8
6Deuel County50+1.3
7Nuckolls County49.9+0.3
8Franklin County49.7-0.6
9Harlan County49.6-0.4
10Keya Paha County49.5-0.3
11Hayes County49.4-0.2
12Dundy County49.3+0.7
13Blaine County490
14Sherman County48.8-0.5
15Greeley County48.6+0.8
15Hooker County48.6-2.4
17Banner County48.5-1.6
17Sioux County48.5+1
19Gosper County48.3+0.6
19Pawnee County48.3-0.7
21Hitchcock County48+0.3
21Keith County48+0.2
21Thayer County48+0.4
24Wheeler County47.8-2.4
25Burt County47.7-0.2
26Brown County47.6-0.9
27Fillmore County47.4-0.5
28Richardson County47.3-0.2
29Sheridan County46.9+0.1
30Grant County46.8-1.9
30McPherson County46.8-3.4
30Webster County46.8-0.1
33Furnas County46.7+0.6
34Jefferson County46.6+0.1
34Kimball County46.6+0.5
36Knox County45.90
37Polk County45.8+0.2
38Antelope County45.6-0.3
39Valley County45+0.2
40Holt County44.9-0.5
41Gage County44.4+0.1
41Nance County44.4-0.2
43Custer County44.30
44Cherry County44.2-0.4
45Boone County43.9-1.3
45Butler County43.9+0.1
47Cedar County43.5-0.5
47Clay County43.5+0.3
49Howard County43.4-0.3
50Cuming County43.3+0.4
51Thomas County43.1-3.4
52Chase County43-0.5
52Frontier County43-1.1
54Morrill County42.9-0.1
55Phelps County42.6-0.3
56Merrick County42.5-0.5
56Perkins County42.5+0.1
58Washington County42.4-0.3
59Otoe County42.3-0.2
60Dixon County420
61Cass County41.9+0.1
61Saunders County41.9-0.2
63Johnson County41.8-0.1
63Pierce County41.80
65Red Willow County41.7-0.1
66Kearney County41.5-0.7
67Hamilton County41.4-0.9
67Logan County41.4-0.5
69York County40.3-0.2
70Cheyenne County40.2+0.1
70Lincoln County40.2-0.1
72Box Butte County40.1+0.4
73Scotts Bluff County39.5-0.2
74Dodge County39.2-0.4
75Stanton County39.1+0.4
76Arthur County38.8-4.5
77Nemaha County38.4-0.1
78Platte County38.1-0.1
79Adams County37.9-0.2
80Seward County37.40
81Madison County37.10
82Saline County36.3-0.1
83Dawson County36+0.1
84Hall County35.80
85Dawes County34.4-0.1
85Sarpy County34.4+0.3
87Douglas County34.2+0.1
88Colfax County33.9+0.1
89Dakota County33.8+0.1
90Lancaster County33.7+0.2
91Buffalo County33+0.1
92Wayne County29.9-0.4
93Thurston County28.5-0.2

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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 Nebraska by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016) [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 Nebraska by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. 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/nebraska-counties?period=2016. 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 Nebraska by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. 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/nebraska-counties?period=2016.

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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 Nebraska by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016 [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/nebraska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Rock County, with 53.3 years in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Thurston County, with 28.5 years in 2016.

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