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 2023, at 58.5 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 32.1 years. The median was 42.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.5Hamilton County
Lowest32.1Tompkins County
Median42.362 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 39 yearsAllegany County: 38.6 yearsBronx County: 36.5 yearsBroome County: 39.8 yearsCattaraugus County: 42.8 yearsCayuga County: 44.1 yearsChautauqua County: 43 yearsChemung County: 42.3 yearsChenango County: 45.3 yearsClinton County: 42.2 yearsColumbia County: 50 yearsCortland County: 38.6 yearsDelaware County: 48 yearsDutchess County: 42.6 yearsErie County: 40.3 yearsEssex County: 48.9 yearsFranklin County: 42.6 yearsFulton County: 44.9 yearsGenesee County: 43.2 yearsGreene County: 46.7 yearsHamilton County: 58.5 yearsHerkimer County: 44.3 yearsJefferson County: 34.2 yearsKings County: 36.2 yearsLewis County: 42.9 yearsLivingston County: 42.3 yearsMadison County: 42.1 yearsMonroe County: 40 yearsMontgomery County: 40.4 yearsNassau County: 42.1 yearsNew York County: 37.8 yearsNiagara County: 43.6 yearsOneida County: 41.1 yearsOnondaga County: 39.7 yearsOntario County: 44.8 yearsOrange County: 37.1 yearsOrleans County: 43.4 yearsOswego County: 40.7 yearsOtsego County: 39.6 yearsPutnam County: 44.1 yearsQueens County: 40.2 yearsRensselaer County: 40.2 yearsRichmond County: 40.7 yearsRockland County: 33.8 yearsSt. Lawrence County: 39.5 yearsSaratoga County: 43.9 yearsSchenectady County: 39.4 yearsSchoharie County: 45 yearsSchuyler County: 47.3 yearsSeneca County: 43 yearsSteuben County: 43.3 yearsSuffolk County: 41.8 yearsSullivan County: 41.7 yearsTioga County: 44.3 yearsTompkins County: 32.1 yearsUlster County: 44.4 yearsWarren County: 47.9 yearsWashington County: 45.2 yearsWayne County: 44 yearsWestchester County: 41.9 yearsWyoming County: 43.6 yearsYates County: 41.7 years
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years, 2023. 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, 2023

Hamilton County: 58.5 yearsHamilton County58.5Columbia County: 50 yearsColumbia County50Essex County: 48.9 yearsEssex County48.9Delaware County: 48 yearsDelaware County48Warren County: 47.9 yearsWarren County47.9Schuyler County: 47.3 yearsSchuyler County47.3Greene County: 46.7 yearsGreene County46.7Chenango County: 45.3 yearsChenango County45.3Washington County: 45.2 yearsWashington County45.2Schoharie County: 45 yearsSchoharie County45Fulton County: 44.9 yearsFulton County44.9Ontario County: 44.8 yearsOntario County44.8Ulster County: 44.4 yearsUlster County44.4Herkimer County: 44.3 yearsHerkimer County44.3Tioga County: 44.3 yearsTioga County44.3Cayuga County: 44.1 yearsCayuga County44.1Putnam County: 44.1 yearsPutnam County44.1Wayne County: 44 yearsWayne County44Saratoga County: 43.9 yearsSaratoga County43.9Niagara County: 43.6 yearsNiagara County43.6Wyoming County: 43.6 yearsWyoming County43.6Orleans County: 43.4 yearsOrleans County43.4Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Genesee County: 43.2 yearsGenesee County43.2Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Seneca County: 43 yearsSeneca County43Lewis County: 42.9 yearsLewis County42.9Cattaraugus County: 42.8 yearsCattaraugus County42.8Dutchess County: 42.6 yearsDutchess County42.6Franklin County: 42.6 yearsFranklin County42.6Chemung County: 42.3 yearsChemung County42.3Livingston County: 42.3 yearsLivingston County42.3Clinton County: 42.2 yearsClinton County42.2Madison County: 42.1 yearsMadison County42.1Nassau County: 42.1 yearsNassau County42.1Westchester County: 41.9 yearsWestchester County41.9Suffolk County: 41.8 yearsSuffolk County41.8Sullivan County: 41.7 yearsSullivan County41.7Yates County: 41.7 yearsYates County41.7Oneida County: 41.1 yearsOneida County41.1Hamilton County: 58.5 yearsHamilton County58.5Columbia County: 50 yearsColumbia County50Essex County: 48.9 yearsEssex County48.9Delaware County: 48 yearsDelaware County48Warren County: 47.9 yearsWarren County47.9Schuyler County: 47.3 yearsSchuyler County47.3Greene County: 46.7 yearsGreene County46.7Chenango County: 45.3 yearsChenango County45.3Washington County: 45.2 yearsWashington County45.2Schoharie County: 45 yearsSchoharie County45Fulton County: 44.9 yearsFulton County44.9Ontario County: 44.8 yearsOntario County44.8Ulster County: 44.4 yearsUlster County44.4Herkimer County: 44.3 yearsHerkimer County44.3Tioga County: 44.3 yearsTioga County44.3Cayuga County: 44.1 yearsCayuga County44.1Putnam County: 44.1 yearsPutnam County44.1Wayne County: 44 yearsWayne County44Saratoga County: 43.9 yearsSaratoga County43.9Niagara County: 43.6 yearsNiagara County43.6Wyoming County: 43.6 yearsWyoming County43.6Orleans County: 43.4 yearsOrleans County43.4Steuben County: 43.3 yearsSteuben County43.3Genesee County: 43.2 yearsGenesee County43.2Chautauqua County: 43 yearsChautauqua County43Seneca County: 43 yearsSeneca County43Lewis County: 42.9 yearsLewis County42.9Cattaraugus County: 42.8 yearsCattaraugus County42.8Dutchess County: 42.6 yearsDutchess County42.6Franklin County: 42.6 yearsFranklin County42.6Chemung County: 42.3 yearsChemung County42.3Livingston County: 42.3 yearsLivingston County42.3Clinton County: 42.2 yearsClinton County42.2Madison County: 42.1 yearsMadison County42.1Nassau County: 42.1 yearsNassau County42.1Westchester County: 41.9 yearsWestchester County41.9Suffolk County: 41.8 yearsSuffolk County41.8Sullivan County: 41.7 yearsSullivan County41.7Yates County: 41.7 yearsYates County41.7Oneida County: 41.1 yearsOneida 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

RankCounties2023
years
Change on 2022
1Hamilton County58.5+0.4
2Columbia County50+0.4
3Essex County48.9+0.3
4Delaware County48-0.1
5Warren County47.9+0.1
6Schuyler County47.30
7Greene County46.7-0.1
8Chenango County45.30
9Washington County45.2+0.4
10Schoharie County45+0.1
11Fulton County44.9+0.1
12Ontario County44.8+0.2
13Ulster County44.4+0.1
14Herkimer County44.30
14Tioga County44.30
16Cayuga County44.10
16Putnam County44.1+0.1
18Wayne County440
19Saratoga County43.9+0.2
20Niagara County43.6+0.1
20Wyoming County43.6+0.1
22Orleans County43.4+0.1
23Steuben County43.3+0.1
24Genesee County43.2-0.4
25Chautauqua County43+0.1
25Seneca County43+0.2
27Lewis County42.9+0.2
28Cattaraugus County42.8+0.2
29Dutchess County42.6+0.1
29Franklin County42.6+0.2
31Chemung County42.3+0.1
31Livingston County42.3+0.2
33Clinton County42.2+0.3
34Madison County42.1-0.1
34Nassau County42.1+0.2
36Westchester County41.9+0.2
37Suffolk County41.80
38Sullivan County41.70
38Yates County41.7+0.2
40Oneida County41.1+0.1
41Oswego County40.7+0.2
41Richmond County40.7+0.1
43Montgomery County40.4-0.1
44Erie County40.3+0.2
45Queens County40.2+0.1
45Rensselaer County40.2+0.1
47Monroe County40+0.1
48Broome County39.8+0.1
49Onondaga County39.7+0.2
50Otsego County39.6-0.3
51St. Lawrence County39.5+0.2
52Schenectady County39.40
53Albany County390
54Allegany County38.6-0.1
54Cortland County38.6+0.1
56New York County37.8-0.1
57Orange County37.10
58Bronx County36.5+0.1
59Kings County36.2+0.1
60Jefferson County34.2+0.5
61Rockland County33.8-0.4
62Tompkins County32.10

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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), 2023) [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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 2023. 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=2023.

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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), 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hamilton County, with 58.5 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tompkins County, with 32.1 years in 2023.

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