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 2020, at 57.9 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 31.1 years. The median was 42.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.9Hamilton County
Lowest31.1Tompkins County
Median42.362 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 39 yearsAllegany County: 39.1 yearsBronx County: 35.3 yearsBroome County: 39.9 yearsCattaraugus County: 42.5 yearsCayuga County: 43.8 yearsChautauqua County: 43 yearsChemung County: 42.2 yearsChenango County: 45.5 yearsClinton County: 41.5 yearsColumbia County: 48.8 yearsCortland County: 38.6 yearsDelaware County: 48.7 yearsDutchess County: 42.5 yearsErie County: 40 yearsEssex County: 47.9 yearsFranklin County: 41.9 yearsFulton County: 44.6 yearsGenesee County: 43.6 yearsGreene County: 46.7 yearsHamilton County: 57.9 yearsHerkimer County: 44.5 yearsJefferson County: 33.9 yearsKings County: 35.1 yearsLewis County: 42.5 yearsLivingston County: 42.3 yearsMadison County: 41.6 yearsMonroe County: 39.6 yearsMontgomery County: 41.1 yearsNassau County: 41.7 yearsNew York County: 36.9 yearsNiagara County: 43.7 yearsOneida County: 40.9 yearsOnondaga County: 39.2 yearsOntario County: 44.2 yearsOrange County: 37.1 yearsOrleans County: 43.1 yearsOswego County: 40.7 yearsOtsego County: 42.3 yearsPutnam County: 44.4 yearsQueens County: 38.9 yearsRensselaer County: 39.6 yearsRichmond County: 40.3 yearsRockland County: 34.8 yearsSt. Lawrence County: 38.9 yearsSaratoga County: 43.5 yearsSchenectady County: 40 yearsSchoharie County: 45.6 yearsSchuyler County: 47.1 yearsSeneca County: 42.7 yearsSteuben County: 43.3 yearsSuffolk County: 41.8 yearsSullivan County: 41.9 yearsTioga County: 44.4 yearsTompkins County: 31.1 yearsUlster County: 44.6 yearsWarren County: 47.6 yearsWashington County: 44.7 yearsWayne County: 44.1 yearsWestchester County: 41.2 yearsWyoming County: 43.3 yearsYates County: 41.1 years
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years, 2020. 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, 2020

Hamilton County: 57.9 yearsHamilton County57.9Columbia County: 48.8 yearsColumbia County48.8Delaware County: 48.7 yearsDelaware County48.7Essex County: 47.9 yearsEssex County47.9Warren County: 47.6 yearsWarren County47.6Schuyler County: 47.1 yearsSchuyler County47.1Greene County: 46.7 yearsGreene County46.7Schoharie County: 45.6 yearsSchoharie County45.6Chenango County: 45.5 yearsChenango County45.5Washington County: 44.7 yearsWashington County44.7Fulton County: 44.6 yearsFulton County44.6Ulster County: 44.6 yearsUlster County44.6Herkimer County: 44.5 yearsHerkimer County44.5Putnam County: 44.4 yearsPutnam County44.4Tioga County: 44.4 yearsTioga County44.4Ontario County: 44.2 yearsOntario County44.2Wayne County: 44.1 yearsWayne County44.1Cayuga County: 43.8 yearsCayuga County43.8Niagara County: 43.7 yearsNiagara County43.7Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Saratoga County: 43.5 yearsSaratoga County43.5Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Wyoming County: 43.3 yearsWyoming County43.3Orleans County: 43.1 yearsOrleans County43.1Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Seneca County: 42.7 yearsSeneca County42.7Cattaraugus County: 42.5 yearsCattaraugus County42.5Dutchess County: 42.5 yearsDutchess County42.5Lewis County: 42.5 yearsLewis County42.5Livingston County: 42.3 yearsLivingston County42.3Otsego County: 42.3 yearsOtsego County42.3Chemung County: 42.2 yearsChemung County42.2Franklin County: 41.9 yearsFranklin County41.9Sullivan County: 41.9 yearsSullivan County41.9Suffolk County: 41.8 yearsSuffolk County41.8Nassau County: 41.7 yearsNassau County41.7Madison County: 41.6 yearsMadison County41.6Clinton County: 41.5 yearsClinton County41.5Westchester County: 41.2 yearsWestchester County41.2Montgomery County: 41.1 yearsMontgomery County41.1Hamilton County: 57.9 yearsHamilton County57.9Columbia County: 48.8 yearsColumbia County48.8Delaware County: 48.7 yearsDelaware County48.7Essex County: 47.9 yearsEssex County47.9Warren County: 47.6 yearsWarren County47.6Schuyler County: 47.1 yearsSchuyler County47.1Greene County: 46.7 yearsGreene County46.7Schoharie County: 45.6 yearsSchoharie County45.6Chenango County: 45.5 yearsChenango County45.5Washington County: 44.7 yearsWashington County44.7Fulton County: 44.6 yearsFulton County44.6Ulster County: 44.6 yearsUlster County44.6Herkimer County: 44.5 yearsHerkimer County44.5Putnam County: 44.4 yearsPutnam County44.4Tioga County: 44.4 yearsTioga County44.4Ontario County: 44.2 yearsOntario County44.2Wayne County: 44.1 yearsWayne County44.1Cayuga County: 43.8 yearsCayuga County43.8Niagara County: 43.7 yearsNiagara County43.7Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Saratoga County: 43.5 yearsSaratoga County43.5Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Wyoming County: 43.3 yearsWyoming County43.3Orleans County: 43.1 yearsOrleans County43.1Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Seneca County: 42.7 yearsSeneca County42.7Cattaraugus County: 42.5 yearsCattaraugus County42.5Dutchess County: 42.5 yearsDutchess County42.5Lewis County: 42.5 yearsLewis County42.5Livingston County: 42.3 yearsLivingston County42.3Otsego County: 42.3 yearsOtsego County42.3Chemung County: 42.2 yearsChemung County42.2Franklin County: 41.9 yearsFranklin County41.9Sullivan County: 41.9 yearsSullivan County41.9Suffolk County: 41.8 yearsSuffolk County41.8Nassau County: 41.7 yearsNassau County41.7Madison County: 41.6 yearsMadison County41.6Clinton County: 41.5 yearsClinton County41.5Westchester County: 41.2 yearsWestchester County41.2Montgomery County: 41.1 yearsMontgomery County41.1
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

RankCounties2020
years
Change on 2019
1Hamilton County57.9+1.1
2Columbia County48.8+0.2
3Delaware County48.7+0.3
4Essex County47.9+0.4
5Warren County47.6+0.3
6Schuyler County47.1+0.3
7Greene County46.7+0.1
8Schoharie County45.6-0.2
9Chenango County45.5+0.1
10Washington County44.7+0.3
11Fulton County44.60
11Ulster County44.6+0.1
13Herkimer County44.5+0.2
14Putnam County44.4-0.1
14Tioga County44.4+0.1
16Ontario County44.2-0.1
17Wayne County44.10
18Cayuga County43.8+0.2
19Niagara County43.70
20Genesee County43.60
21Saratoga County43.5+0.2
22Steuben County43.30
22Wyoming County43.3+0.3
24Orleans County43.1+0.3
25Chautauqua County430
26Seneca County42.7+0.3
27Cattaraugus County42.5-0.1
27Dutchess County42.5-0.1
27Lewis County42.5+0.1
30Livingston County42.3+0.2
30Otsego County42.3-0.1
32Chemung County42.2+0.1
33Franklin County41.9+0.1
33Sullivan County41.9-0.4
35Suffolk County41.8-0.2
36Nassau County41.7-0.1
37Madison County41.6-0.1
38Clinton County41.5+0.2
39Westchester County41.2+0.1
40Montgomery County41.1-0.1
40Yates County41.1-0.1
42Oneida County40.90
43Oswego County40.7+0.3
44Richmond County40.3+0.1
45Erie County400
45Schenectady County40-0.1
47Broome County39.9-0.1
48Monroe County39.6+0.1
48Rensselaer County39.6+0.1
50Onondaga County39.20
51Allegany County39.1-0.1
52Albany County39+0.1
53Queens County38.90
53St. Lawrence County38.9+0.1
55Cortland County38.6-0.2
56Orange County37.1+0.1
57New York County36.9+0.1
58Bronx County35.3-0.1
59Kings County35.10
60Rockland County34.8-0.3
61Jefferson County33.9+0.2
62Tompkins County31.1+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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Hamilton County, with 57.9 years in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tompkins County, with 31.1 years in 2020.

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