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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 2021, at 53.8 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 28.7 years. The median was 43.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.8Boyd County
Lowest28.7Thurston County
Median43.193 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 38.4 yearsAntelope County: 43.3 yearsArthur County: 42.7 yearsBanner County: 44.8 yearsBlaine County: 51.3 yearsBoone County: 43.7 yearsBox Butte County: 41.2 yearsBoyd County: 53.8 yearsBrown County: 46.1 yearsBuffalo County: 34.8 yearsBurt County: 46.6 yearsButler County: 42.9 yearsCass County: 42.2 yearsCedar County: 43 yearsChase County: 43.8 yearsCherry County: 43 yearsCheyenne County: 42.7 yearsClay County: 42 yearsColfax County: 34.6 yearsCuming County: 41.4 yearsCuster County: 43.3 yearsDakota County: 33.8 yearsDawes County: 36.4 yearsDawson County: 36.5 yearsDeuel County: 50.7 yearsDixon County: 41.9 yearsDodge County: 38.8 yearsDouglas County: 35.1 yearsDundy County: 49.8 yearsFillmore County: 45.2 yearsFranklin County: 48.1 yearsFrontier County: 42.7 yearsFurnas County: 46.2 yearsGage County: 44.3 yearsGarden County: 52.7 yearsGarfield County: 47.6 yearsGosper County: 49.3 yearsGrant County: 41.9 yearsGreeley County: 47.4 yearsHall County: 36.3 yearsHamilton County: 41.2 yearsHarlan County: 50 yearsHayes County: 45.5 yearsHitchcock County: 47.6 yearsHolt County: 43.1 yearsHooker County: 47.5 yearsHoward County: 42.9 yearsJefferson County: 45.3 yearsJohnson County: 41.9 yearsKearney County: 41 yearsKeith County: 47.8 yearsKeya Paha County: 49 yearsKimball County: 49.7 yearsKnox County: 44.3 yearsLancaster County: 35.1 yearsLincoln County: 41.7 yearsLogan County: 46.1 yearsLoup County: 51.5 yearsMcPherson County: 48 yearsMadison County: 37.6 yearsMerrick County: 42.8 yearsMorrill County: 43.6 yearsNance County: 43.7 yearsNemaha County: 39 yearsNuckolls County: 49.6 yearsOtoe County: 42.6 yearsPawnee County: 47.6 yearsPerkins County: 42.5 yearsPhelps County: 41.8 yearsPierce County: 40.9 yearsPlatte County: 38.5 yearsPolk County: 45.8 yearsRed Willow County: 41.4 yearsRichardson County: 46.5 yearsRock County: 48.8 yearsSaline County: 36.5 yearsSarpy County: 35.7 yearsSaunders County: 40.9 yearsScotts Bluff County: 40.5 yearsSeward County: 38.4 yearsSheridan County: 46.4 yearsSherman County: 47.4 yearsSioux County: 50.3 yearsStanton County: 40.2 yearsThayer County: 46.9 yearsThomas County: 45.4 yearsThurston County: 28.7 yearsValley County: 44.5 yearsWashington County: 42.4 yearsWayne County: 29.4 yearsWebster County: 44.6 yearsWheeler County: 49.4 yearsYork County: 40.1 years
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years, 2021. 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, 2021

Boyd County: 53.8 yearsBoyd County53.8Garden County: 52.7 yearsGarden County52.7Loup County: 51.5 yearsLoup County51.5Blaine County: 51.3 yearsBlaine County51.3Deuel County: 50.7 yearsDeuel County50.7Sioux County: 50.3 yearsSioux County50.3Harlan County: 50 yearsHarlan County50Dundy County: 49.8 yearsDundy County49.8Kimball County: 49.7 yearsKimball County49.7Nuckolls County: 49.6 yearsNuckolls County49.6Wheeler County: 49.4 yearsWheeler County49.4Gosper County: 49.3 yearsGosper County49.3Keya Paha County: 49 yearsKeya Paha County49Rock County: 48.8 yearsRock County48.8Franklin County: 48.1 yearsFranklin County48.1McPherson County: 48 yearsMcPherson County48Keith County: 47.8 yearsKeith County47.8Garfield County: 47.6 yearsGarfield County47.6Hitchcock County: 47.6 yearsHitchcock County47.6Pawnee County: 47.6 yearsPawnee County47.6Hooker County: 47.5 yearsHooker County47.5Greeley County: 47.4 yearsGreeley County47.4Sherman County: 47.4 yearsSherman County47.4Thayer County: 46.9 yearsThayer County46.9Burt County: 46.6 yearsBurt County46.6Richardson County: 46.5 yearsRichardson County46.5Sheridan County: 46.4 yearsSheridan County46.4Furnas County: 46.2 yearsFurnas County46.2Brown County: 46.1 yearsBrown County46.1Logan County: 46.1 yearsLogan County46.1Polk County: 45.8 yearsPolk County45.8Hayes County: 45.5 yearsHayes County45.5Thomas County: 45.4 yearsThomas County45.4Jefferson County: 45.3 yearsJefferson County45.3Fillmore County: 45.2 yearsFillmore County45.2Banner County: 44.8 yearsBanner County44.8Webster County: 44.6 yearsWebster County44.6Valley County: 44.5 yearsValley County44.5Gage County: 44.3 yearsGage County44.3Knox County: 44.3 yearsKnox County44.3Boyd County: 53.8 yearsBoyd County53.8Garden County: 52.7 yearsGarden County52.7Loup County: 51.5 yearsLoup County51.5Blaine County: 51.3 yearsBlaine County51.3Deuel County: 50.7 yearsDeuel County50.7Sioux County: 50.3 yearsSioux County50.3Harlan County: 50 yearsHarlan County50Dundy County: 49.8 yearsDundy County49.8Kimball County: 49.7 yearsKimball County49.7Nuckolls County: 49.6 yearsNuckolls County49.6Wheeler County: 49.4 yearsWheeler County49.4Gosper County: 49.3 yearsGosper County49.3Keya Paha County: 49 yearsKeya Paha County49Rock County: 48.8 yearsRock County48.8Franklin County: 48.1 yearsFranklin County48.1McPherson County: 48 yearsMcPherson County48Keith County: 47.8 yearsKeith County47.8Garfield County: 47.6 yearsGarfield County47.6Hitchcock County: 47.6 yearsHitchcock County47.6Pawnee County: 47.6 yearsPawnee County47.6Hooker County: 47.5 yearsHooker County47.5Greeley County: 47.4 yearsGreeley County47.4Sherman County: 47.4 yearsSherman County47.4Thayer County: 46.9 yearsThayer County46.9Burt County: 46.6 yearsBurt County46.6Richardson County: 46.5 yearsRichardson County46.5Sheridan County: 46.4 yearsSheridan County46.4Furnas County: 46.2 yearsFurnas County46.2Brown County: 46.1 yearsBrown County46.1Logan County: 46.1 yearsLogan County46.1Polk County: 45.8 yearsPolk County45.8Hayes County: 45.5 yearsHayes County45.5Thomas County: 45.4 yearsThomas County45.4Jefferson County: 45.3 yearsJefferson County45.3Fillmore County: 45.2 yearsFillmore County45.2Banner County: 44.8 yearsBanner County44.8Webster County: 44.6 yearsWebster County44.6Valley County: 44.5 yearsValley County44.5Gage County: 44.3 yearsGage County44.3Knox County: 44.3 yearsKnox 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

RankCounties2021
years		Change on 2020
1Boyd County53.8-0.3
2Garden County52.7+0.7
3Loup County51.5-0.7
4Blaine County51.3-1.2
5Deuel County50.70
6Sioux County50.3-1.7
7Harlan County50-0.4
8Dundy County49.8+0.2
9Kimball County49.7-0.2
10Nuckolls County49.6-0.3
11Wheeler County49.4-0.5
12Gosper County49.3+0.8
13Keya Paha County49-1
14Rock County48.8-0.7
15Franklin County48.1-0.4
16McPherson County480
17Keith County47.80
18Garfield County47.6+0.2
18Hitchcock County47.6-0.6
18Pawnee County47.6-1.2
21Hooker County47.5-0.7
22Greeley County47.4-0.8
22Sherman County47.4-0.9
24Thayer County46.9+0.2
25Burt County46.6-0.5
26Richardson County46.5-0.7
27Sheridan County46.4-0.6
28Furnas County46.20
29Brown County46.1-0.3
29Logan County46.1+1.1
31Polk County45.8+0.1
32Hayes County45.5+0.3
33Thomas County45.4-1.2
34Jefferson County45.30
35Fillmore County45.2-0.9
36Banner County44.8-0.5
37Webster County44.6-1.4
38Valley County44.5-0.5
39Gage County44.30
39Knox County44.3-0.4
41Chase County43.8+0.4
42Boone County43.7-1.1
42Nance County43.7-0.3
44Morrill County43.6-0.4
45Antelope County43.3-0.4
45Custer County43.3-0.4
47Holt County43.10
48Cedar County43-0.2
48Cherry County43-0.2
50Butler County42.9-0.6
50Howard County42.9-0.1
52Merrick County42.8-0.3
53Arthur County42.7+0.6
53Cheyenne County42.7-0.3
53Frontier County42.7-0.3
56Otoe County42.6+0.3
57Perkins County42.5+0.2
58Washington County42.40
59Cass County42.2-0.3
60Clay County42-0.6
61Dixon County41.9+0.2
61Grant County41.9+1
61Johnson County41.9-0.2
64Phelps County41.8-0.7
65Lincoln County41.7+0.2
66Cuming County41.4-0.3
66Red Willow County41.40
68Box Butte County41.2+0.2
68Hamilton County41.2-0.3
70Kearney County41+0.2
71Pierce County40.9-0.1
71Saunders County40.9-0.4
73Scotts Bluff County40.5+0.2
74Stanton County40.2+0.1
75York County40.1-0.4
76Nemaha County39+0.3
77Dodge County38.8-0.1
78Platte County38.5+0.2
79Adams County38.4+0.3
79Seward County38.4+0.4
81Madison County37.6+0.2
82Dawson County36.5+0.3
82Saline County36.5+0.6
84Dawes County36.40
85Hall County36.3+0.3
86Sarpy County35.7+0.3
87Douglas County35.1+0.3
87Lancaster County35.1+0.4
89Buffalo County34.8+0.2
90Colfax County34.6+0.3
91Dakota County33.8+0.4
92Wayne County29.4-0.4
93Thurston County28.7-0.1

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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.

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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boyd County, with 53.8 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Thurston County, with 28.7 years in 2021.

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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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