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

Boyd County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 93 counties in 2017, at 53.2 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 28.8 years. The median was 43.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.2Boyd County
Lowest28.8Thurston County
Median43.593 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 37.8 yearsAntelope County: 44.4 yearsArthur County: 40.5 yearsBanner County: 47.9 yearsBlaine County: 48.5 yearsBoone County: 44 yearsBox Butte County: 40.8 yearsBoyd County: 53.2 yearsBrown County: 47.1 yearsBuffalo County: 33.3 yearsBurt County: 47 yearsButler County: 43.4 yearsCass County: 41.8 yearsCedar County: 43.7 yearsChase County: 43.1 yearsCherry County: 43.4 yearsCheyenne County: 40.6 yearsClay County: 43 yearsColfax County: 34.1 yearsCuming County: 42.7 yearsCuster County: 43.7 yearsDakota County: 33.7 yearsDawes County: 34.5 yearsDawson County: 36 yearsDeuel County: 49.4 yearsDixon County: 41.4 yearsDodge County: 39.1 yearsDouglas County: 34.3 yearsDundy County: 48.7 yearsFillmore County: 47 yearsFranklin County: 49.4 yearsFrontier County: 42.9 yearsFurnas County: 46.7 yearsGage County: 44.1 yearsGarden County: 52.1 yearsGarfield County: 48.4 yearsGosper County: 47.7 yearsGrant County: 45.8 yearsGreeley County: 48 yearsHall County: 36 yearsHamilton County: 41.7 yearsHarlan County: 49.8 yearsHayes County: 46.6 yearsHitchcock County: 47.4 yearsHolt County: 43.8 yearsHooker County: 48.8 yearsHoward County: 43.5 yearsJefferson County: 46.2 yearsJohnson County: 41.7 yearsKearney County: 41.3 yearsKeith County: 47.7 yearsKeya Paha County: 49.8 yearsKimball County: 47.5 yearsKnox County: 45.5 yearsLancaster County: 34 yearsLincoln County: 40.5 yearsLogan County: 43 yearsLoup County: 52.9 yearsMcPherson County: 47.2 yearsMadison County: 37 yearsMerrick County: 42.4 yearsMorrill County: 43.5 yearsNance County: 43.9 yearsNemaha County: 38.6 yearsNuckolls County: 49.5 yearsOtoe County: 42.1 yearsPawnee County: 49.4 yearsPerkins County: 41.8 yearsPhelps County: 43 yearsPierce County: 41.7 yearsPlatte County: 38.1 yearsPolk County: 45.6 yearsRed Willow County: 41.5 yearsRichardson County: 47.6 yearsRock County: 50.3 yearsSaline County: 35.9 yearsSarpy County: 34.7 yearsSaunders County: 41.9 yearsScotts Bluff County: 39.7 yearsSeward County: 37.5 yearsSheridan County: 47.1 yearsSherman County: 47.5 yearsSioux County: 50 yearsStanton County: 39 yearsThayer County: 48.1 yearsThomas County: 44.8 yearsThurston County: 28.8 yearsValley County: 44.5 yearsWashington County: 42.4 yearsWayne County: 31.1 yearsWebster County: 46.8 yearsWheeler County: 47.1 yearsYork County: 39.8 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

Boyd County: 53.2 yearsBoyd County53.2Loup County: 52.9 yearsLoup County52.9Garden County: 52.1 yearsGarden County52.1Rock County: 50.3 yearsRock County50.3Sioux County: 50 yearsSioux County50Harlan County: 49.8 yearsHarlan County49.8Keya Paha County: 49.8 yearsKeya Paha County49.8Nuckolls County: 49.5 yearsNuckolls County49.5Deuel County: 49.4 yearsDeuel County49.4Franklin County: 49.4 yearsFranklin County49.4Pawnee County: 49.4 yearsPawnee County49.4Hooker County: 48.8 yearsHooker County48.8Dundy County: 48.7 yearsDundy County48.7Blaine County: 48.5 yearsBlaine County48.5Garfield County: 48.4 yearsGarfield County48.4Thayer County: 48.1 yearsThayer County48.1Greeley County: 48 yearsGreeley County48Banner County: 47.9 yearsBanner County47.9Gosper County: 47.7 yearsGosper County47.7Keith County: 47.7 yearsKeith County47.7Richardson County: 47.6 yearsRichardson County47.6Kimball County: 47.5 yearsKimball County47.5Sherman County: 47.5 yearsSherman County47.5Hitchcock County: 47.4 yearsHitchcock County47.4McPherson County: 47.2 yearsMcPherson County47.2Brown County: 47.1 yearsBrown County47.1Sheridan County: 47.1 yearsSheridan County47.1Wheeler County: 47.1 yearsWheeler County47.1Burt County: 47 yearsBurt County47Fillmore County: 47 yearsFillmore County47Webster County: 46.8 yearsWebster County46.8Furnas County: 46.7 yearsFurnas County46.7Hayes County: 46.6 yearsHayes County46.6Jefferson County: 46.2 yearsJefferson County46.2Grant County: 45.8 yearsGrant County45.8Polk County: 45.6 yearsPolk County45.6Knox County: 45.5 yearsKnox County45.5Thomas County: 44.8 yearsThomas County44.8Valley County: 44.5 yearsValley County44.5Antelope County: 44.4 yearsAntelope County44.4Boyd County: 53.2 yearsBoyd County53.2Loup County: 52.9 yearsLoup County52.9Garden County: 52.1 yearsGarden County52.1Rock County: 50.3 yearsRock County50.3Sioux County: 50 yearsSioux County50Harlan County: 49.8 yearsHarlan County49.8Keya Paha County: 49.8 yearsKeya Paha County49.8Nuckolls County: 49.5 yearsNuckolls County49.5Deuel County: 49.4 yearsDeuel County49.4Franklin County: 49.4 yearsFranklin County49.4Pawnee County: 49.4 yearsPawnee County49.4Hooker County: 48.8 yearsHooker County48.8Dundy County: 48.7 yearsDundy County48.7Blaine County: 48.5 yearsBlaine County48.5Garfield County: 48.4 yearsGarfield County48.4Thayer County: 48.1 yearsThayer County48.1Greeley County: 48 yearsGreeley County48Banner County: 47.9 yearsBanner County47.9Gosper County: 47.7 yearsGosper County47.7Keith County: 47.7 yearsKeith County47.7Richardson County: 47.6 yearsRichardson County47.6Kimball County: 47.5 yearsKimball County47.5Sherman County: 47.5 yearsSherman County47.5Hitchcock County: 47.4 yearsHitchcock County47.4McPherson County: 47.2 yearsMcPherson County47.2Brown County: 47.1 yearsBrown County47.1Sheridan County: 47.1 yearsSheridan County47.1Wheeler County: 47.1 yearsWheeler County47.1Burt County: 47 yearsBurt County47Fillmore County: 47 yearsFillmore County47Webster County: 46.8 yearsWebster County46.8Furnas County: 46.7 yearsFurnas County46.7Hayes County: 46.6 yearsHayes County46.6Jefferson County: 46.2 yearsJefferson County46.2Grant County: 45.8 yearsGrant County45.8Polk County: 45.6 yearsPolk County45.6Knox County: 45.5 yearsKnox County45.5Thomas County: 44.8 yearsThomas County44.8Valley County: 44.5 yearsValley County44.5Antelope County: 44.4 yearsAntelope 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

RankCounties2017
years
Change on 2016
1Boyd County53.2+0.7
2Loup County52.9+1.2
3Garden County52.1+0.1
4Rock County50.3-3
5Sioux County50+1.5
6Harlan County49.8+0.2
6Keya Paha County49.8+0.3
8Nuckolls County49.5-0.4
9Deuel County49.4-0.6
9Franklin County49.4-0.3
9Pawnee County49.4+1.1
12Hooker County48.8+0.2
13Dundy County48.7-0.6
14Blaine County48.5-0.5
15Garfield County48.4-1.9
16Thayer County48.1+0.1
17Greeley County48-0.6
18Banner County47.9-0.6
19Gosper County47.7-0.6
19Keith County47.7-0.3
21Richardson County47.6+0.3
22Kimball County47.5+0.9
22Sherman County47.5-1.3
24Hitchcock County47.4-0.6
25McPherson County47.2+0.4
26Brown County47.1-0.5
26Sheridan County47.1+0.2
26Wheeler County47.1-0.7
29Burt County47-0.7
29Fillmore County47-0.4
31Webster County46.80
32Furnas County46.70
33Hayes County46.6-2.8
34Jefferson County46.2-0.4
35Grant County45.8-1
36Polk County45.6-0.2
37Knox County45.5-0.4
38Thomas County44.8+1.7
39Valley County44.5-0.5
40Antelope County44.4-1.2
41Gage County44.1-0.3
42Boone County44+0.1
43Nance County43.9-0.5
44Holt County43.8-1.1
45Cedar County43.7+0.2
45Custer County43.7-0.6
47Howard County43.5+0.1
47Morrill County43.5+0.6
49Butler County43.4-0.5
49Cherry County43.4-0.8
51Chase County43.1+0.1
52Clay County43-0.5
52Logan County43+1.6
52Phelps County43+0.4
55Frontier County42.9-0.1
56Cuming County42.7-0.6
57Merrick County42.4-0.1
57Washington County42.40
59Otoe County42.1-0.2
60Saunders County41.90
61Cass County41.8-0.1
61Perkins County41.8-0.7
63Hamilton County41.7+0.3
63Johnson County41.7-0.1
63Pierce County41.7-0.1
66Red Willow County41.5-0.2
67Dixon County41.4-0.6
68Kearney County41.3-0.2
69Box Butte County40.8+0.7
70Cheyenne County40.6+0.4
71Arthur County40.5+1.7
71Lincoln County40.5+0.3
73York County39.8-0.5
74Scotts Bluff County39.7+0.2
75Dodge County39.1-0.1
76Stanton County39-0.1
77Nemaha County38.6+0.2
78Platte County38.10
79Adams County37.8-0.1
80Seward County37.5+0.1
81Madison County37-0.1
82Dawson County360
82Hall County36+0.2
84Saline County35.9-0.4
85Sarpy County34.7+0.3
86Dawes County34.5+0.1
87Douglas County34.3+0.1
88Colfax County34.1+0.2
89Lancaster County34+0.3
90Dakota County33.7-0.1
91Buffalo County33.3+0.3
92Wayne County31.1+1.2
93Thurston County28.8+0.3

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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), 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boyd County, with 53.2 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Thurston County, with 28.8 years in 2017.

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