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 2019, at 56.8 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 31 years. The median was 42.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.8Hamilton County
Median42.262 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 38.9 yearsAllegany County: 39.2 yearsBronx County: 35.4 yearsBroome County: 40 yearsCattaraugus County: 42.6 yearsCayuga County: 43.6 yearsChautauqua County: 43 yearsChemung County: 42.1 yearsChenango County: 45.4 yearsClinton County: 41.3 yearsColumbia County: 48.6 yearsCortland County: 38.8 yearsDelaware County: 48.4 yearsDutchess County: 42.6 yearsErie County: 40 yearsEssex County: 47.5 yearsFranklin County: 41.8 yearsFulton County: 44.6 yearsGenesee County: 43.6 yearsGreene County: 46.6 yearsHamilton County: 56.8 yearsHerkimer County: 44.3 yearsJefferson County: 33.7 yearsKings County: 35.1 yearsLewis County: 42.4 yearsLivingston County: 42.1 yearsMadison County: 41.7 yearsMonroe County: 39.5 yearsMontgomery County: 41.2 yearsNassau County: 41.8 yearsNew York County: 36.8 yearsNiagara County: 43.7 yearsOneida County: 40.9 yearsOnondaga County: 39.2 yearsOntario County: 44.3 yearsOrange County: 37 yearsOrleans County: 42.8 yearsOswego County: 40.4 yearsOtsego County: 42.4 yearsPutnam County: 44.5 yearsQueens County: 38.9 yearsRensselaer County: 39.5 yearsRichmond County: 40.2 yearsRockland County: 35.1 yearsSt. Lawrence County: 38.8 yearsSaratoga County: 43.3 yearsSchenectady County: 40.1 yearsSchoharie County: 45.8 yearsSchuyler County: 46.8 yearsSeneca County: 42.4 yearsSteuben County: 43.3 yearsSuffolk County: 42 yearsSullivan County: 42.3 yearsTioga County: 44.3 yearsTompkins County: 31 yearsUlster County: 44.5 yearsWarren County: 47.3 yearsWashington County: 44.4 yearsWayne County: 44.1 yearsWestchester County: 41.1 yearsWyoming County: 43 yearsYates County: 41.2 years
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years, 2019. 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, 2019

Hamilton County: 56.8 yearsHamilton County56.8Columbia County: 48.6 yearsColumbia County48.6Delaware County: 48.4 yearsDelaware County48.4Essex County: 47.5 yearsEssex County47.5Warren County: 47.3 yearsWarren County47.3Schuyler County: 46.8 yearsSchuyler County46.8Greene County: 46.6 yearsGreene County46.6Schoharie County: 45.8 yearsSchoharie County45.8Chenango County: 45.4 yearsChenango County45.4Fulton County: 44.6 yearsFulton County44.6Putnam County: 44.5 yearsPutnam County44.5Ulster County: 44.5 yearsUlster County44.5Washington County: 44.4 yearsWashington County44.4Herkimer County: 44.3 yearsHerkimer County44.3Ontario County: 44.3 yearsOntario County44.3Tioga County: 44.3 yearsTioga County44.3Wayne County: 44.1 yearsWayne County44.1Niagara County: 43.7 yearsNiagara County43.7Cayuga County: 43.6 yearsCayuga County43.6Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Saratoga County: 43.3 yearsSaratoga County43.3Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Wyoming County: 43 yearsWyoming County43Orleans County: 42.8 yearsOrleans County42.8Cattaraugus County: 42.6 yearsCattaraugus County42.6Dutchess County: 42.6 yearsDutchess County42.6Lewis County: 42.4 yearsLewis County42.4Otsego County: 42.4 yearsOtsego County42.4Seneca County: 42.4 yearsSeneca County42.4Sullivan County: 42.3 yearsSullivan County42.3Chemung County: 42.1 yearsChemung County42.1Livingston County: 42.1 yearsLivingston County42.1Suffolk County: 42 yearsSuffolk County42Franklin County: 41.8 yearsFranklin County41.8Nassau County: 41.8 yearsNassau County41.8Madison County: 41.7 yearsMadison County41.7Clinton County: 41.3 yearsClinton County41.3Montgomery County: 41.2 yearsMontgomery County41.2Yates County: 41.2 yearsYates County41.2Hamilton County: 56.8 yearsHamilton County56.8Columbia County: 48.6 yearsColumbia County48.6Delaware County: 48.4 yearsDelaware County48.4Essex County: 47.5 yearsEssex County47.5Warren County: 47.3 yearsWarren County47.3Schuyler County: 46.8 yearsSchuyler County46.8Greene County: 46.6 yearsGreene County46.6Schoharie County: 45.8 yearsSchoharie County45.8Chenango County: 45.4 yearsChenango County45.4Fulton County: 44.6 yearsFulton County44.6Putnam County: 44.5 yearsPutnam County44.5Ulster County: 44.5 yearsUlster County44.5Washington County: 44.4 yearsWashington County44.4Herkimer County: 44.3 yearsHerkimer County44.3Ontario County: 44.3 yearsOntario County44.3Tioga County: 44.3 yearsTioga County44.3Wayne County: 44.1 yearsWayne County44.1Niagara County: 43.7 yearsNiagara County43.7Cayuga County: 43.6 yearsCayuga County43.6Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Saratoga County: 43.3 yearsSaratoga County43.3Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Wyoming County: 43 yearsWyoming County43Orleans County: 42.8 yearsOrleans County42.8Cattaraugus County: 42.6 yearsCattaraugus County42.6Dutchess County: 42.6 yearsDutchess County42.6Lewis County: 42.4 yearsLewis County42.4Otsego County: 42.4 yearsOtsego County42.4Seneca County: 42.4 yearsSeneca County42.4Sullivan County: 42.3 yearsSullivan County42.3Chemung County: 42.1 yearsChemung County42.1Livingston County: 42.1 yearsLivingston County42.1Suffolk County: 42 yearsSuffolk County42Franklin County: 41.8 yearsFranklin County41.8Nassau County: 41.8 yearsNassau County41.8Madison County: 41.7 yearsMadison County41.7Clinton County: 41.3 yearsClinton County41.3Montgomery County: 41.2 yearsMontgomery County41.2Yates County: 41.2 yearsYates County41.2
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

RankCounties2019
years
Change on 2018
1Hamilton County56.8+0.3
2Columbia County48.6+0.3
3Delaware County48.4+0.4
4Essex County47.5+0.4
5Warren County47.3+0.3
6Schuyler County46.8+0.2
7Greene County46.6+0.1
8Schoharie County45.8+0.3
9Chenango County45.40
10Fulton County44.6+0.3
11Putnam County44.5+0.2
11Ulster County44.5+0.2
13Washington County44.4+0.1
14Herkimer County44.3+0.1
14Ontario County44.3+0.2
14Tioga County44.30
17Wayne County44.1+0.2
18Niagara County43.7+0.2
19Cayuga County43.6+0.3
19Genesee County43.60
21Saratoga County43.3+0.5
21Steuben County43.30
23Chautauqua County43+0.2
23Wyoming County430
25Orleans County42.8+0.3
26Cattaraugus County42.6+0.2
26Dutchess County42.60
28Lewis County42.4+0.1
28Otsego County42.4+0.1
28Seneca County42.40
31Sullivan County42.3-0.2
32Chemung County42.1+0.1
32Livingston County42.1+0.1
34Suffolk County42+0.1
35Franklin County41.8+0.3
35Nassau County41.80
37Madison County41.7+0.2
38Clinton County41.3+0.3
39Montgomery County41.2+0.1
39Yates County41.2-0.1
41Westchester County41.1+0.1
42Oneida County40.90
43Oswego County40.4+0.3
44Richmond County40.2+0.1
45Schenectady County40.10
46Broome County40+0.1
46Erie County400
48Monroe County39.5+0.2
48Rensselaer County39.50
50Allegany County39.2+0.2
50Onondaga County39.2+0.2
52Albany County38.9+0.3
52Queens County38.9+0.2
54Cortland County38.8+0.4
54St. Lawrence County38.8+0.2
56Orange County37-0.1
57New York County36.80
58Bronx County35.4+0.4
59Kings County35.1+0.1
59Rockland County35.1-0.2
61Jefferson County33.7+0.6
62Tompkins County31+0.1

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About this ranking

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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. 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), 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hamilton County, with 56.8 years in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tompkins County, with 31 years in 2019.

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