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

Hamilton County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 62 counties in 2018, at 56.5 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 30.9 years. The median was 42.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.5Hamilton County
Lowest30.9Tompkins County
Median42.262 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 38.6 yearsAllegany County: 39 yearsBronx County: 35 yearsBroome County: 39.9 yearsCattaraugus County: 42.4 yearsCayuga County: 43.3 yearsChautauqua County: 42.8 yearsChemung County: 42 yearsChenango County: 45.4 yearsClinton County: 41 yearsColumbia County: 48.3 yearsCortland County: 38.4 yearsDelaware County: 48 yearsDutchess County: 42.6 yearsErie County: 40 yearsEssex County: 47.1 yearsFranklin County: 41.5 yearsFulton County: 44.3 yearsGenesee County: 43.6 yearsGreene County: 46.5 yearsHamilton County: 56.5 yearsHerkimer County: 44.2 yearsJefferson County: 33.1 yearsKings County: 35 yearsLewis County: 42.3 yearsLivingston County: 42 yearsMadison County: 41.5 yearsMonroe County: 39.3 yearsMontgomery County: 41.1 yearsNassau County: 41.8 yearsNew York County: 36.8 yearsNiagara County: 43.5 yearsOneida County: 40.9 yearsOnondaga County: 39 yearsOntario County: 44.1 yearsOrange County: 37.1 yearsOrleans County: 42.5 yearsOswego County: 40.1 yearsOtsego County: 42.3 yearsPutnam County: 44.3 yearsQueens County: 38.7 yearsRensselaer County: 39.5 yearsRichmond County: 40.1 yearsRockland County: 35.3 yearsSt. Lawrence County: 38.6 yearsSaratoga County: 42.8 yearsSchenectady County: 40.1 yearsSchoharie County: 45.5 yearsSchuyler County: 46.6 yearsSeneca County: 42.4 yearsSteuben County: 43.3 yearsSuffolk County: 41.9 yearsSullivan County: 42.5 yearsTioga County: 44.3 yearsTompkins County: 30.9 yearsUlster County: 44.3 yearsWarren County: 47 yearsWashington County: 44.3 yearsWayne County: 43.9 yearsWestchester County: 41 yearsWyoming County: 43 yearsYates County: 41.3 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

Hamilton County: 56.5 yearsHamilton County56.5Columbia County: 48.3 yearsColumbia County48.3Delaware County: 48 yearsDelaware County48Essex County: 47.1 yearsEssex County47.1Warren County: 47 yearsWarren County47Schuyler County: 46.6 yearsSchuyler County46.6Greene County: 46.5 yearsGreene County46.5Schoharie County: 45.5 yearsSchoharie County45.5Chenango County: 45.4 yearsChenango County45.4Fulton County: 44.3 yearsFulton County44.3Putnam County: 44.3 yearsPutnam County44.3Tioga County: 44.3 yearsTioga County44.3Ulster County: 44.3 yearsUlster County44.3Washington County: 44.3 yearsWashington County44.3Herkimer County: 44.2 yearsHerkimer County44.2Ontario County: 44.1 yearsOntario County44.1Wayne County: 43.9 yearsWayne County43.9Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Niagara County: 43.5 yearsNiagara County43.5Cayuga County: 43.3 yearsCayuga County43.3Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Wyoming County: 43 yearsWyoming County43Chautauqua County: 42.8 yearsChautauqua County42.8Saratoga County: 42.8 yearsSaratoga County42.8Dutchess County: 42.6 yearsDutchess County42.6Orleans County: 42.5 yearsOrleans County42.5Sullivan County: 42.5 yearsSullivan County42.5Cattaraugus County: 42.4 yearsCattaraugus County42.4Seneca County: 42.4 yearsSeneca County42.4Lewis County: 42.3 yearsLewis County42.3Otsego County: 42.3 yearsOtsego County42.3Chemung County: 42 yearsChemung County42Livingston County: 42 yearsLivingston County42Suffolk County: 41.9 yearsSuffolk County41.9Nassau County: 41.8 yearsNassau County41.8Franklin County: 41.5 yearsFranklin County41.5Madison County: 41.5 yearsMadison County41.5Yates County: 41.3 yearsYates County41.3Montgomery County: 41.1 yearsMontgomery County41.1Clinton County: 41 yearsClinton County41Hamilton County: 56.5 yearsHamilton County56.5Columbia County: 48.3 yearsColumbia County48.3Delaware County: 48 yearsDelaware County48Essex County: 47.1 yearsEssex County47.1Warren County: 47 yearsWarren County47Schuyler County: 46.6 yearsSchuyler County46.6Greene County: 46.5 yearsGreene County46.5Schoharie County: 45.5 yearsSchoharie County45.5Chenango County: 45.4 yearsChenango County45.4Fulton County: 44.3 yearsFulton County44.3Putnam County: 44.3 yearsPutnam County44.3Tioga County: 44.3 yearsTioga County44.3Ulster County: 44.3 yearsUlster County44.3Washington County: 44.3 yearsWashington County44.3Herkimer County: 44.2 yearsHerkimer County44.2Ontario County: 44.1 yearsOntario County44.1Wayne County: 43.9 yearsWayne County43.9Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Niagara County: 43.5 yearsNiagara County43.5Cayuga County: 43.3 yearsCayuga County43.3Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Wyoming County: 43 yearsWyoming County43Chautauqua County: 42.8 yearsChautauqua County42.8Saratoga County: 42.8 yearsSaratoga County42.8Dutchess County: 42.6 yearsDutchess County42.6Orleans County: 42.5 yearsOrleans County42.5Sullivan County: 42.5 yearsSullivan County42.5Cattaraugus County: 42.4 yearsCattaraugus County42.4Seneca County: 42.4 yearsSeneca County42.4Lewis County: 42.3 yearsLewis County42.3Otsego County: 42.3 yearsOtsego County42.3Chemung County: 42 yearsChemung County42Livingston County: 42 yearsLivingston County42Suffolk County: 41.9 yearsSuffolk County41.9Nassau County: 41.8 yearsNassau County41.8Franklin County: 41.5 yearsFranklin County41.5Madison County: 41.5 yearsMadison County41.5Yates County: 41.3 yearsYates County41.3Montgomery County: 41.1 yearsMontgomery County41.1Clinton County: 41 yearsClinton County41
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.

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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hamilton County, with 56.5 years in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tompkins County, with 30.9 years in 2018.

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