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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 2018, at 54.2 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 28.4 years. The median was 43.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.2Boyd County
Lowest28.4Thurston County
Median43.293 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 38.1 yearsAntelope County: 44.1 yearsArthur County: 40.5 yearsBanner County: 47.5 yearsBlaine County: 48.9 yearsBoone County: 44.5 yearsBox Butte County: 40.9 yearsBoyd County: 54.2 yearsBrown County: 47.9 yearsBuffalo County: 33.8 yearsBurt County: 47.2 yearsButler County: 43.2 yearsCass County: 42 yearsCedar County: 43.5 yearsChase County: 42.8 yearsCherry County: 43 yearsCheyenne County: 41.5 yearsClay County: 42.9 yearsColfax County: 34.3 yearsCuming County: 42.1 yearsCuster County: 43.2 yearsDakota County: 33.5 yearsDawes County: 35.7 yearsDawson County: 36.1 yearsDeuel County: 49.4 yearsDixon County: 41.7 yearsDodge County: 39 yearsDouglas County: 34.4 yearsDundy County: 48.7 yearsFillmore County: 46.3 yearsFranklin County: 49.1 yearsFrontier County: 43 yearsFurnas County: 46.6 yearsGage County: 44.2 yearsGarden County: 51.6 yearsGarfield County: 48.3 yearsGosper County: 47.9 yearsGrant County: 42.5 yearsGreeley County: 47.1 yearsHall County: 36 yearsHamilton County: 41.4 yearsHarlan County: 49.3 yearsHayes County: 43.6 yearsHitchcock County: 47.3 yearsHolt County: 43.1 yearsHooker County: 46.1 yearsHoward County: 43.3 yearsJefferson County: 46.5 yearsJohnson County: 41.6 yearsKearney County: 40.7 yearsKeith County: 48.3 yearsKeya Paha County: 49.4 yearsKimball County: 48.1 yearsKnox County: 45.5 yearsLancaster County: 34.2 yearsLincoln County: 40.7 yearsLogan County: 44.3 yearsLoup County: 53.2 yearsMcPherson County: 48.7 yearsMadison County: 37.1 yearsMerrick County: 43.2 yearsMorrill County: 43.5 yearsNance County: 44.4 yearsNemaha County: 38.4 yearsNuckolls County: 48.9 yearsOtoe County: 42.2 yearsPawnee County: 49 yearsPerkins County: 41.5 yearsPhelps County: 43.2 yearsPierce County: 41.4 yearsPlatte County: 38.3 yearsPolk County: 46.2 yearsRed Willow County: 41.8 yearsRichardson County: 47.7 yearsRock County: 51.6 yearsSaline County: 36.4 yearsSarpy County: 34.9 yearsSaunders County: 41.8 yearsScotts Bluff County: 39.9 yearsSeward County: 37.6 yearsSheridan County: 47.4 yearsSherman County: 48.1 yearsSioux County: 48.9 yearsStanton County: 39.1 yearsThayer County: 47.1 yearsThomas County: 45.7 yearsThurston County: 28.4 yearsValley County: 44.9 yearsWashington County: 42.3 yearsWayne County: 30.4 yearsWebster County: 46.1 yearsWheeler County: 48 yearsYork County: 39.9 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

Boyd County: 54.2 yearsBoyd County54.2Loup County: 53.2 yearsLoup County53.2Garden County: 51.6 yearsGarden County51.6Rock County: 51.6 yearsRock County51.6Deuel County: 49.4 yearsDeuel County49.4Keya Paha County: 49.4 yearsKeya Paha County49.4Harlan County: 49.3 yearsHarlan County49.3Franklin County: 49.1 yearsFranklin County49.1Pawnee County: 49 yearsPawnee County49Blaine County: 48.9 yearsBlaine County48.9Nuckolls County: 48.9 yearsNuckolls County48.9Sioux County: 48.9 yearsSioux County48.9Dundy County: 48.7 yearsDundy County48.7McPherson County: 48.7 yearsMcPherson County48.7Garfield County: 48.3 yearsGarfield County48.3Keith County: 48.3 yearsKeith County48.3Kimball County: 48.1 yearsKimball County48.1Sherman County: 48.1 yearsSherman County48.1Wheeler County: 48 yearsWheeler County48Brown County: 47.9 yearsBrown County47.9Gosper County: 47.9 yearsGosper County47.9Richardson County: 47.7 yearsRichardson County47.7Banner County: 47.5 yearsBanner County47.5Sheridan County: 47.4 yearsSheridan County47.4Hitchcock County: 47.3 yearsHitchcock County47.3Burt County: 47.2 yearsBurt County47.2Greeley County: 47.1 yearsGreeley County47.1Thayer County: 47.1 yearsThayer County47.1Furnas County: 46.6 yearsFurnas County46.6Jefferson County: 46.5 yearsJefferson County46.5Fillmore County: 46.3 yearsFillmore County46.3Polk County: 46.2 yearsPolk County46.2Hooker County: 46.1 yearsHooker County46.1Webster County: 46.1 yearsWebster County46.1Thomas County: 45.7 yearsThomas County45.7Knox County: 45.5 yearsKnox County45.5Valley County: 44.9 yearsValley County44.9Boone County: 44.5 yearsBoone County44.5Nance County: 44.4 yearsNance County44.4Logan County: 44.3 yearsLogan County44.3Boyd County: 54.2 yearsBoyd County54.2Loup County: 53.2 yearsLoup County53.2Garden County: 51.6 yearsGarden County51.6Rock County: 51.6 yearsRock County51.6Deuel County: 49.4 yearsDeuel County49.4Keya Paha County: 49.4 yearsKeya Paha County49.4Harlan County: 49.3 yearsHarlan County49.3Franklin County: 49.1 yearsFranklin County49.1Pawnee County: 49 yearsPawnee County49Blaine County: 48.9 yearsBlaine County48.9Nuckolls County: 48.9 yearsNuckolls County48.9Sioux County: 48.9 yearsSioux County48.9Dundy County: 48.7 yearsDundy County48.7McPherson County: 48.7 yearsMcPherson County48.7Garfield County: 48.3 yearsGarfield County48.3Keith County: 48.3 yearsKeith County48.3Kimball County: 48.1 yearsKimball County48.1Sherman County: 48.1 yearsSherman County48.1Wheeler County: 48 yearsWheeler County48Brown County: 47.9 yearsBrown County47.9Gosper County: 47.9 yearsGosper County47.9Richardson County: 47.7 yearsRichardson County47.7Banner County: 47.5 yearsBanner County47.5Sheridan County: 47.4 yearsSheridan County47.4Hitchcock County: 47.3 yearsHitchcock County47.3Burt County: 47.2 yearsBurt County47.2Greeley County: 47.1 yearsGreeley County47.1Thayer County: 47.1 yearsThayer County47.1Furnas County: 46.6 yearsFurnas County46.6Jefferson County: 46.5 yearsJefferson County46.5Fillmore County: 46.3 yearsFillmore County46.3Polk County: 46.2 yearsPolk County46.2Hooker County: 46.1 yearsHooker County46.1Webster County: 46.1 yearsWebster County46.1Thomas County: 45.7 yearsThomas County45.7Knox County: 45.5 yearsKnox County45.5Valley County: 44.9 yearsValley County44.9Boone County: 44.5 yearsBoone County44.5Nance County: 44.4 yearsNance County44.4Logan County: 44.3 yearsLogan 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
1Boyd County54.2+1
2Loup County53.2+0.3
3Garden County51.6-0.5
3Rock County51.6+1.3
5Deuel County49.40
5Keya Paha County49.4-0.4
7Harlan County49.3-0.5
8Franklin County49.1-0.3
9Pawnee County49-0.4
10Blaine County48.9+0.4
10Nuckolls County48.9-0.6
10Sioux County48.9-1.1
13Dundy County48.70
13McPherson County48.7+1.5
15Garfield County48.3-0.1
15Keith County48.3+0.6
17Kimball County48.1+0.6
17Sherman County48.1+0.6
19Wheeler County48+0.9
20Brown County47.9+0.8
20Gosper County47.9+0.2
22Richardson County47.7+0.1
23Banner County47.5-0.4
24Sheridan County47.4+0.3
25Hitchcock County47.3-0.1
26Burt County47.2+0.2
27Greeley County47.1-0.9
27Thayer County47.1-1
29Furnas County46.6-0.1
30Jefferson County46.5+0.3
31Fillmore County46.3-0.7
32Polk County46.2+0.6
33Hooker County46.1-2.7
33Webster County46.1-0.7
35Thomas County45.7+0.9
36Knox County45.50
37Valley County44.9+0.4
38Boone County44.5+0.5
39Nance County44.4+0.5
40Logan County44.3+1.3
41Gage County44.2+0.1
42Antelope County44.1-0.3
43Hayes County43.6-3
44Cedar County43.5-0.2
44Morrill County43.50
46Howard County43.3-0.2
47Butler County43.2-0.2
47Custer County43.2-0.5
47Merrick County43.2+0.8
47Phelps County43.2+0.2
51Holt County43.1-0.7
52Cherry County43-0.4
52Frontier County43+0.1
54Clay County42.9-0.1
55Chase County42.8-0.3
56Grant County42.5-3.3
57Washington County42.3-0.1
58Otoe County42.2+0.1
59Cuming County42.1-0.6
60Cass County42+0.2
61Red Willow County41.8+0.3
61Saunders County41.8-0.1
63Dixon County41.7+0.3
64Johnson County41.6-0.1
65Cheyenne County41.5+0.9
65Perkins County41.5-0.3
67Hamilton County41.4-0.3
67Pierce County41.4-0.3
69Box Butte County40.9+0.1
70Kearney County40.7-0.6
70Lincoln County40.7+0.2
72Arthur County40.50
73Scotts Bluff County39.9+0.2
73York County39.9+0.1
75Stanton County39.1+0.1
76Dodge County39-0.1
77Nemaha County38.4-0.2
78Platte County38.3+0.2
79Adams County38.1+0.3
80Seward County37.6+0.1
81Madison County37.1+0.1
82Saline County36.4+0.5
83Dawson County36.1+0.1
84Hall County360
85Dawes County35.7+1.2
86Sarpy County34.9+0.2
87Douglas County34.4+0.1
88Colfax County34.3+0.2
89Lancaster County34.2+0.2
90Buffalo County33.8+0.5
91Dakota County33.5-0.2
92Wayne County30.4-0.7
93Thurston County28.4-0.4

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

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

Boyd County, with 54.2 years in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Thurston County, with 28.4 years in 2018.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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