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 2021, at 58 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 32.8 years. The median was 42 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 38.9 yearsAllegany County: 38.7 yearsBronx County: 36 yearsBroome County: 39.6 yearsCattaraugus County: 42.6 yearsCayuga County: 43.8 yearsChautauqua County: 43 yearsChemung County: 42 yearsChenango County: 45.5 yearsClinton County: 41.6 yearsColumbia County: 49 yearsCortland County: 38.5 yearsDelaware County: 48.3 yearsDutchess County: 42.4 yearsErie County: 40 yearsEssex County: 48 yearsFranklin County: 42.2 yearsFulton County: 44.6 yearsGenesee County: 43.6 yearsGreene County: 46.5 yearsHamilton County: 58 yearsHerkimer County: 44.2 yearsJefferson County: 33.6 yearsKings County: 35.7 yearsLewis County: 42.4 yearsLivingston County: 42 yearsMadison County: 41.9 yearsMonroe County: 39.7 yearsMontgomery County: 40.6 yearsNassau County: 41.8 yearsNew York County: 38.4 yearsNiagara County: 43.5 yearsOneida County: 41 yearsOnondaga County: 39.4 yearsOntario County: 44.3 yearsOrange County: 37.1 yearsOrleans County: 43 yearsOswego County: 40.5 yearsOtsego County: 39.9 yearsPutnam County: 44.2 yearsQueens County: 39.7 yearsRensselaer County: 39.8 yearsRichmond County: 40.4 yearsRockland County: 34.6 yearsSt. Lawrence County: 39 yearsSaratoga County: 43.5 yearsSchenectady County: 39.4 yearsSchoharie County: 45.2 yearsSchuyler County: 47.1 yearsSeneca County: 42.5 yearsSteuben County: 43.2 yearsSuffolk County: 41.7 yearsSullivan County: 41.7 yearsTioga County: 44.5 yearsTompkins County: 32.8 yearsUlster County: 44.2 yearsWarren County: 47.7 yearsWashington County: 44.7 yearsWayne County: 43.9 yearsWestchester County: 41.3 yearsWyoming County: 43.3 yearsYates County: 41.4 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

Hamilton County: 58 yearsHamilton County58Columbia County: 49 yearsColumbia County49Delaware County: 48.3 yearsDelaware County48.3Essex County: 48 yearsEssex County48Warren County: 47.7 yearsWarren County47.7Schuyler County: 47.1 yearsSchuyler County47.1Greene County: 46.5 yearsGreene County46.5Chenango County: 45.5 yearsChenango County45.5Schoharie County: 45.2 yearsSchoharie County45.2Washington County: 44.7 yearsWashington County44.7Fulton County: 44.6 yearsFulton County44.6Tioga County: 44.5 yearsTioga County44.5Ontario County: 44.3 yearsOntario County44.3Herkimer County: 44.2 yearsHerkimer County44.2Putnam County: 44.2 yearsPutnam County44.2Ulster County: 44.2 yearsUlster County44.2Wayne County: 43.9 yearsWayne County43.9Cayuga County: 43.8 yearsCayuga County43.8Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Niagara County: 43.5 yearsNiagara County43.5Saratoga County: 43.5 yearsSaratoga County43.5Wyoming County: 43.3 yearsWyoming County43.3Steuben County: 43.2 yearsSteuben County43.2Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Orleans County: 43 yearsOrleans County43Cattaraugus County: 42.6 yearsCattaraugus County42.6Seneca County: 42.5 yearsSeneca County42.5Dutchess County: 42.4 yearsDutchess County42.4Lewis County: 42.4 yearsLewis County42.4Franklin County: 42.2 yearsFranklin County42.2Chemung County: 42 yearsChemung County42Livingston County: 42 yearsLivingston County42Madison County: 41.9 yearsMadison County41.9Nassau County: 41.8 yearsNassau County41.8Suffolk County: 41.7 yearsSuffolk County41.7Sullivan County: 41.7 yearsSullivan County41.7Clinton County: 41.6 yearsClinton County41.6Yates County: 41.4 yearsYates County41.4Westchester County: 41.3 yearsWestchester County41.3Oneida County: 41 yearsOneida County41Hamilton County: 58 yearsHamilton County58Columbia County: 49 yearsColumbia County49Delaware County: 48.3 yearsDelaware County48.3Essex County: 48 yearsEssex County48Warren County: 47.7 yearsWarren County47.7Schuyler County: 47.1 yearsSchuyler County47.1Greene County: 46.5 yearsGreene County46.5Chenango County: 45.5 yearsChenango County45.5Schoharie County: 45.2 yearsSchoharie County45.2Washington County: 44.7 yearsWashington County44.7Fulton County: 44.6 yearsFulton County44.6Tioga County: 44.5 yearsTioga County44.5Ontario County: 44.3 yearsOntario County44.3Herkimer County: 44.2 yearsHerkimer County44.2Putnam County: 44.2 yearsPutnam County44.2Ulster County: 44.2 yearsUlster County44.2Wayne County: 43.9 yearsWayne County43.9Cayuga County: 43.8 yearsCayuga County43.8Genesee County: 43.6 yearsGenesee County43.6Niagara County: 43.5 yearsNiagara County43.5Saratoga County: 43.5 yearsSaratoga County43.5Wyoming County: 43.3 yearsWyoming County43.3Steuben County: 43.2 yearsSteuben County43.2Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Orleans County: 43 yearsOrleans County43Cattaraugus County: 42.6 yearsCattaraugus County42.6Seneca County: 42.5 yearsSeneca County42.5Dutchess County: 42.4 yearsDutchess County42.4Lewis County: 42.4 yearsLewis County42.4Franklin County: 42.2 yearsFranklin County42.2Chemung County: 42 yearsChemung County42Livingston County: 42 yearsLivingston County42Madison County: 41.9 yearsMadison County41.9Nassau County: 41.8 yearsNassau County41.8Suffolk County: 41.7 yearsSuffolk County41.7Sullivan County: 41.7 yearsSullivan County41.7Clinton County: 41.6 yearsClinton County41.6Yates County: 41.4 yearsYates County41.4Westchester County: 41.3 yearsWestchester County41.3Oneida County: 41 yearsOneida 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), 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hamilton County, with 58 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tompkins County, with 32.8 years in 2021.

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