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

Cumberland County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 95 counties in 2017, at 51.8 years. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 30.7 years. The median was 43.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 43.3 yearsBedford County: 37.7 yearsBenton County: 47.7 yearsBledsoe County: 42.9 yearsBlount County: 43.5 yearsBradley County: 39.2 yearsCampbell County: 44.2 yearsCannon County: 43.5 yearsCarroll County: 43.4 yearsCarter County: 44.7 yearsCheatham County: 41.5 yearsChester County: 38.2 yearsClaiborne County: 43.3 yearsClay County: 47.8 yearsCocke County: 45.8 yearsCoffee County: 40.7 yearsCrockett County: 40.7 yearsCumberland County: 51.8 yearsDavidson County: 33.9 yearsDecatur County: 46.7 yearsDeKalb County: 42.8 yearsDickson County: 40.3 yearsDyer County: 39.9 yearsFayette County: 46.1 yearsFentress County: 46.3 yearsFranklin County: 42.9 yearsGibson County: 40.3 yearsGiles County: 43.8 yearsGrainger County: 45.1 yearsGreene County: 44.4 yearsGrundy County: 43.8 yearsHamblen County: 40.5 yearsHamilton County: 39.2 yearsHancock County: 44.3 yearsHardeman County: 41 yearsHardin County: 45.8 yearsHawkins County: 45.1 yearsHaywood County: 41.9 yearsHenderson County: 41.8 yearsHenry County: 46.1 yearsHickman County: 41.8 yearsHouston County: 43.9 yearsHumphreys County: 43.4 yearsJackson County: 47.4 yearsJefferson County: 43.7 yearsJohnson County: 46.6 yearsKnox County: 37.5 yearsLake County: 41.2 yearsLauderdale County: 39 yearsLawrence County: 39.8 yearsLewis County: 43.7 yearsLincoln County: 43.4 yearsLoudon County: 48.4 yearsMcMinn County: 43.2 yearsMcNairy County: 43.8 yearsMacon County: 38.8 yearsMadison County: 39.2 yearsMarion County: 44.3 yearsMarshall County: 39.9 yearsMaury County: 38.9 yearsMeigs County: 45.1 yearsMonroe County: 44.1 yearsMontgomery County: 30.7 yearsMoore County: 45.1 yearsMorgan County: 42.4 yearsObion County: 43.2 yearsOverton County: 44.2 yearsPerry County: 44.8 yearsPickett County: 49.8 yearsPolk County: 45.9 yearsPutnam County: 36.1 yearsRhea County: 41.5 yearsRoane County: 47 yearsRobertson County: 39 yearsRutherford County: 33.8 yearsScott County: 39.7 yearsSequatchie County: 43.7 yearsSevier County: 43.2 yearsShelby County: 36 yearsSmith County: 41.2 yearsStewart County: 44.7 yearsSullivan County: 45.3 yearsSumner County: 39.2 yearsTipton County: 38.6 yearsTrousdale County: 38 yearsUnicoi County: 47 yearsUnion County: 42.4 yearsVan Buren County: 46.7 yearsWarren County: 40.6 yearsWashington County: 40.2 yearsWayne County: 43.4 yearsWeakley County: 38.6 yearsWhite County: 43.1 yearsWilliamson County: 38.7 yearsWilson County: 40 years
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years, 2017. 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, 2017

Cumberland County: 51.8 yearsCumberland County51.8Pickett County: 49.8 yearsPickett County49.8Loudon County: 48.4 yearsLoudon County48.4Clay County: 47.8 yearsClay County47.8Benton County: 47.7 yearsBenton County47.7Jackson County: 47.4 yearsJackson County47.4Roane County: 47 yearsRoane County47Unicoi County: 47 yearsUnicoi County47Decatur County: 46.7 yearsDecatur County46.7Van Buren County: 46.7 yearsVan Buren County46.7Johnson County: 46.6 yearsJohnson County46.6Fentress County: 46.3 yearsFentress County46.3Fayette County: 46.1 yearsFayette County46.1Henry County: 46.1 yearsHenry County46.1Polk County: 45.9 yearsPolk County45.9Cocke County: 45.8 yearsCocke County45.8Hardin County: 45.8 yearsHardin County45.8Sullivan County: 45.3 yearsSullivan County45.3Grainger County: 45.1 yearsGrainger County45.1Hawkins County: 45.1 yearsHawkins County45.1Meigs County: 45.1 yearsMeigs County45.1Moore County: 45.1 yearsMoore County45.1Perry County: 44.8 yearsPerry County44.8Carter County: 44.7 yearsCarter County44.7Stewart County: 44.7 yearsStewart County44.7Greene County: 44.4 yearsGreene County44.4Hancock County: 44.3 yearsHancock County44.3Marion County: 44.3 yearsMarion County44.3Campbell County: 44.2 yearsCampbell County44.2Overton County: 44.2 yearsOverton County44.2Monroe County: 44.1 yearsMonroe County44.1Houston County: 43.9 yearsHouston County43.9Giles County: 43.8 yearsGiles County43.8Grundy County: 43.8 yearsGrundy County43.8McNairy County: 43.8 yearsMcNairy County43.8Jefferson County: 43.7 yearsJefferson County43.7Lewis County: 43.7 yearsLewis County43.7Sequatchie County: 43.7 yearsSequatchie County43.7Blount County: 43.5 yearsBlount County43.5Cannon County: 43.5 yearsCannon County43.5Cumberland County: 51.8 yearsCumberland County51.8Pickett County: 49.8 yearsPickett County49.8Loudon County: 48.4 yearsLoudon County48.4Clay County: 47.8 yearsClay County47.8Benton County: 47.7 yearsBenton County47.7Jackson County: 47.4 yearsJackson County47.4Roane County: 47 yearsRoane County47Unicoi County: 47 yearsUnicoi County47Decatur County: 46.7 yearsDecatur County46.7Van Buren County: 46.7 yearsVan Buren County46.7Johnson County: 46.6 yearsJohnson County46.6Fentress County: 46.3 yearsFentress County46.3Fayette County: 46.1 yearsFayette County46.1Henry County: 46.1 yearsHenry County46.1Polk County: 45.9 yearsPolk County45.9Cocke County: 45.8 yearsCocke County45.8Hardin County: 45.8 yearsHardin County45.8Sullivan County: 45.3 yearsSullivan County45.3Grainger County: 45.1 yearsGrainger County45.1Hawkins County: 45.1 yearsHawkins County45.1Meigs County: 45.1 yearsMeigs County45.1Moore County: 45.1 yearsMoore County45.1Perry County: 44.8 yearsPerry County44.8Carter County: 44.7 yearsCarter County44.7Stewart County: 44.7 yearsStewart County44.7Greene County: 44.4 yearsGreene County44.4Hancock County: 44.3 yearsHancock County44.3Marion County: 44.3 yearsMarion County44.3Campbell County: 44.2 yearsCampbell County44.2Overton County: 44.2 yearsOverton County44.2Monroe County: 44.1 yearsMonroe County44.1Houston County: 43.9 yearsHouston County43.9Giles County: 43.8 yearsGiles County43.8Grundy County: 43.8 yearsGrundy County43.8McNairy County: 43.8 yearsMcNairy County43.8Jefferson County: 43.7 yearsJefferson County43.7Lewis County: 43.7 yearsLewis County43.7Sequatchie County: 43.7 yearsSequatchie County43.7Blount County: 43.5 yearsBlount County43.5Cannon County: 43.5 yearsCannon County43.5
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

RankCounties2017
years
Change on 2016
1Cumberland County51.8+0.7
2Pickett County49.8+0.5
3Loudon County48.4+0.4
4Clay County47.8+0.8
5Benton County47.7+0.4
6Jackson County47.4+0.3
7Roane County47+0.2
7Unicoi County470
9Decatur County46.7+0.6
9Van Buren County46.7+0.1
11Johnson County46.6+0.7
12Fentress County46.3+0.4
13Fayette County46.1+0.6
13Henry County46.1+0.2
15Polk County45.9+0.6
16Cocke County45.8+0.3
16Hardin County45.8+0.2
18Sullivan County45.3+0.2
19Grainger County45.1+0.5
19Hawkins County45.1+0.5
19Meigs County45.1+0.3
19Moore County45.1-0.2
23Perry County44.8+0.1
24Carter County44.7+0.2
24Stewart County44.7-0.2
26Greene County44.4+0.1
27Hancock County44.3+0.3
27Marion County44.3+0.1
29Campbell County44.2+0.2
29Overton County44.2+0.3
31Monroe County44.1+0.2
32Houston County43.9-0.1
33Giles County43.8-0.1
33Grundy County43.80
33McNairy County43.8+0.1
36Jefferson County43.7+0.2
36Lewis County43.70
36Sequatchie County43.7+0.5
39Blount County43.50
39Cannon County43.50
41Carroll County43.4+0.3
41Humphreys County43.4-0.1
41Lincoln County43.4-0.1
41Wayne County43.4+0.4
45Anderson County43.3-0.2
45Claiborne County43.3+0.3
47McMinn County43.20
47Obion County43.2+0.1
47Sevier County43.2+0.2
50White County43.1+0.1
51Bledsoe County42.9+0.2
51Franklin County42.9+0.2
53DeKalb County42.8+0.2
54Morgan County42.4+0.4
54Union County42.4+0.1
56Haywood County41.9+0.3
57Henderson County41.8+0.4
57Hickman County41.8+0.4
59Cheatham County41.5-0.1
59Rhea County41.50
61Lake County41.2+0.4
61Smith County41.2+0.1
63Hardeman County41+0.1
64Coffee County40.7+0.1
64Crockett County40.7+0.1
66Warren County40.60
67Hamblen County40.50
68Dickson County40.30
68Gibson County40.30
70Washington County40.2+0.1
71Wilson County40+0.1
72Dyer County39.90
72Marshall County39.9-0.3
74Lawrence County39.8+0.1
75Scott County39.7+0.1
76Bradley County39.20
76Hamilton County39.2-0.1
76Madison County39.2+0.2
76Sumner County39.20
80Lauderdale County390
80Robertson County39+0.3
82Maury County38.90
83Macon County38.8-0.5
84Williamson County38.7-0.1
85Tipton County38.6+0.1
85Weakley County38.6+0.4
87Chester County38.2+0.2
88Trousdale County38-1.1
89Bedford County37.7-0.1
90Knox County37.50
91Putnam County36.1+0.1
92Shelby County36+0.2
93Davidson County33.90
94Rutherford County33.8+0.1
95Montgomery County30.7+0.1

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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 Tennessee by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017) [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 Tennessee by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2017. 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 Tennessee by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2017.

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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 Tennessee by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017 [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/tennessee-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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 Tennessee by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2017}},
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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Cumberland County, with 51.8 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Montgomery County, with 30.7 years in 2017.

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