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 2020, at 53.8 years. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 31.3 years. The median was 43.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Median43.295 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Anderson County: 43 yearsBedford County: 37.9 yearsBenton County: 48.1 yearsBledsoe County: 44 yearsBlount County: 43.9 yearsBradley County: 39.6 yearsCampbell County: 44.6 yearsCannon County: 42.8 yearsCarroll County: 43.2 yearsCarter County: 45.6 yearsCheatham County: 41.9 yearsChester County: 38.5 yearsClaiborne County: 43.5 yearsClay County: 48.9 yearsCocke County: 46.6 yearsCoffee County: 40.5 yearsCrockett County: 41.1 yearsCumberland County: 53.8 yearsDavidson County: 33.9 yearsDecatur County: 47.5 yearsDeKalb County: 42.9 yearsDickson County: 40.9 yearsDyer County: 40.2 yearsFayette County: 47.9 yearsFentress County: 47.6 yearsFranklin County: 43.5 yearsGibson County: 40.8 yearsGiles County: 44 yearsGrainger County: 45.9 yearsGreene County: 44.8 yearsGrundy County: 44.4 yearsHamblen County: 40.4 yearsHamilton County: 39.1 yearsHancock County: 45.7 yearsHardeman County: 41.8 yearsHardin County: 46.4 yearsHawkins County: 46.4 yearsHaywood County: 43 yearsHenderson County: 42.2 yearsHenry County: 47 yearsHickman County: 42.1 yearsHouston County: 44.7 yearsHumphreys County: 43.1 yearsJackson County: 47.9 yearsJefferson County: 44.8 yearsJohnson County: 47.8 yearsKnox County: 37.9 yearsLake County: 42.9 yearsLauderdale County: 40 yearsLawrence County: 39.9 yearsLewis County: 43.4 yearsLincoln County: 43.4 yearsLoudon County: 50 yearsMcMinn County: 43.1 yearsMcNairy County: 44.3 yearsMacon County: 38.8 yearsMadison County: 39.9 yearsMarion County: 45.2 yearsMarshall County: 39.9 yearsMaury County: 39.3 yearsMeigs County: 45.9 yearsMonroe County: 45.2 yearsMontgomery County: 31.3 yearsMoore County: 46.4 yearsMorgan County: 43 yearsObion County: 43.5 yearsOverton County: 44.6 yearsPerry County: 44.2 yearsPickett County: 51.8 yearsPolk County: 46.8 yearsPutnam County: 36.3 yearsRhea County: 41.5 yearsRoane County: 47.3 yearsRobertson County: 39.7 yearsRutherford County: 34.4 yearsScott County: 40.5 yearsSequatchie County: 44.4 yearsSevier County: 43.8 yearsShelby County: 36.3 yearsSmith County: 41.1 yearsStewart County: 44.5 yearsSullivan County: 45.7 yearsSumner County: 39.5 yearsTipton County: 39.5 yearsTrousdale County: 39 yearsUnicoi County: 47.9 yearsUnion County: 43 yearsVan Buren County: 47.2 yearsWarren County: 41 yearsWashington County: 40.7 yearsWayne County: 44.6 yearsWeakley County: 38.7 yearsWhite County: 43.7 yearsWilliamson County: 39.5 yearsWilson County: 40.1 years
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 41
  • 41 to 43
  • 43 to 45
  • 45 to 46
  • 46 and over
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

Cumberland County: 53.8 yearsCumberland County53.8Pickett County: 51.8 yearsPickett County51.8Loudon County: 50 yearsLoudon County50Clay County: 48.9 yearsClay County48.9Benton County: 48.1 yearsBenton County48.1Fayette County: 47.9 yearsFayette County47.9Jackson County: 47.9 yearsJackson County47.9Unicoi County: 47.9 yearsUnicoi County47.9Johnson County: 47.8 yearsJohnson County47.8Fentress County: 47.6 yearsFentress County47.6Decatur County: 47.5 yearsDecatur County47.5Roane County: 47.3 yearsRoane County47.3Van Buren County: 47.2 yearsVan Buren County47.2Henry County: 47 yearsHenry County47Polk County: 46.8 yearsPolk County46.8Cocke County: 46.6 yearsCocke County46.6Hardin County: 46.4 yearsHardin County46.4Hawkins County: 46.4 yearsHawkins County46.4Moore County: 46.4 yearsMoore County46.4Grainger County: 45.9 yearsGrainger County45.9Meigs County: 45.9 yearsMeigs County45.9Hancock County: 45.7 yearsHancock County45.7Sullivan County: 45.7 yearsSullivan County45.7Carter County: 45.6 yearsCarter County45.6Marion County: 45.2 yearsMarion County45.2Monroe County: 45.2 yearsMonroe County45.2Greene County: 44.8 yearsGreene County44.8Jefferson County: 44.8 yearsJefferson County44.8Houston County: 44.7 yearsHouston County44.7Campbell County: 44.6 yearsCampbell County44.6Overton County: 44.6 yearsOverton County44.6Wayne County: 44.6 yearsWayne County44.6Stewart County: 44.5 yearsStewart County44.5Grundy County: 44.4 yearsGrundy County44.4Sequatchie County: 44.4 yearsSequatchie County44.4McNairy County: 44.3 yearsMcNairy County44.3Perry County: 44.2 yearsPerry County44.2Bledsoe County: 44 yearsBledsoe County44Giles County: 44 yearsGiles County44Blount County: 43.9 yearsBlount County43.9Cumberland County: 53.8 yearsCumberland County53.8Pickett County: 51.8 yearsPickett County51.8Loudon County: 50 yearsLoudon County50Clay County: 48.9 yearsClay County48.9Benton County: 48.1 yearsBenton County48.1Fayette County: 47.9 yearsFayette County47.9Jackson County: 47.9 yearsJackson County47.9Unicoi County: 47.9 yearsUnicoi County47.9Johnson County: 47.8 yearsJohnson County47.8Fentress County: 47.6 yearsFentress County47.6Decatur County: 47.5 yearsDecatur County47.5Roane County: 47.3 yearsRoane County47.3Van Buren County: 47.2 yearsVan Buren County47.2Henry County: 47 yearsHenry County47Polk County: 46.8 yearsPolk County46.8Cocke County: 46.6 yearsCocke County46.6Hardin County: 46.4 yearsHardin County46.4Hawkins County: 46.4 yearsHawkins County46.4Moore County: 46.4 yearsMoore County46.4Grainger County: 45.9 yearsGrainger County45.9Meigs County: 45.9 yearsMeigs County45.9Hancock County: 45.7 yearsHancock County45.7Sullivan County: 45.7 yearsSullivan County45.7Carter County: 45.6 yearsCarter County45.6Marion County: 45.2 yearsMarion County45.2Monroe County: 45.2 yearsMonroe County45.2Greene County: 44.8 yearsGreene County44.8Jefferson County: 44.8 yearsJefferson County44.8Houston County: 44.7 yearsHouston County44.7Campbell County: 44.6 yearsCampbell County44.6Overton County: 44.6 yearsOverton County44.6Wayne County: 44.6 yearsWayne County44.6Stewart County: 44.5 yearsStewart County44.5Grundy County: 44.4 yearsGrundy County44.4Sequatchie County: 44.4 yearsSequatchie County44.4McNairy County: 44.3 yearsMcNairy County44.3Perry County: 44.2 yearsPerry County44.2Bledsoe County: 44 yearsBledsoe County44Giles County: 44 yearsGiles County44Blount County: 43.9 yearsBlount County43.9
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
1Cumberland County53.8+0.7
2Pickett County51.8+0.9
3Loudon County50+0.7
4Clay County48.9+0.2
5Benton County48.1+0.4
6Fayette County47.9+0.7
6Jackson County47.90
6Unicoi County47.9+0.6
9Johnson County47.8+0.8
10Fentress County47.6+0.4
11Decatur County47.5-0.4
12Roane County47.3+0.1
13Van Buren County47.2+0.9
14Henry County47+0.4
15Polk County46.8+0.2
16Cocke County46.6+0.1
17Hardin County46.4+0.2
17Hawkins County46.4+0.6
17Moore County46.4+0.7
20Grainger County45.9+0.4
20Meigs County45.9+0.3
22Hancock County45.7+0.8
22Sullivan County45.7+0.1
24Carter County45.6+0.2
25Marion County45.2+0.2
25Monroe County45.2+0.2
27Greene County44.8+0.1
27Jefferson County44.8+0.1
29Houston County44.7+0.1
30Campbell County44.6-0.1
30Overton County44.6+0.4
30Wayne County44.6+0.6
33Stewart County44.5-0.1
34Grundy County44.4-0.1
34Sequatchie County44.4+0.2
36McNairy County44.3-0.1
37Perry County44.2+0.1
38Bledsoe County44+0.5
38Giles County44+0.1
40Blount County43.9+0.1
41Sevier County43.80
42White County43.7+0.2
43Claiborne County43.5+0.2
43Franklin County43.5+0.2
43Obion County43.5-0.1
46Lewis County43.4+0.2
46Lincoln County43.4+0.1
48Carroll County43.2-0.1
49Humphreys County43.1-0.2
49McMinn County43.1-0.1
51Anderson County430
51Haywood County43+0.7
51Morgan County43+0.1
51Union County43+0.3
55DeKalb County42.9-0.2
55Lake County42.9+0.4
57Cannon County42.8-0.3
58Henderson County42.20
59Hickman County42.1+0.1
60Cheatham County41.9-0.1
61Hardeman County41.8+0.2
62Rhea County41.5-0.4
63Crockett County41.1-0.2
63Smith County41.1-0.4
65Warren County41+0.1
66Dickson County40.9+0.2
67Gibson County40.80
68Washington County40.7+0.2
69Coffee County40.5-0.2
69Scott County40.5+0.4
71Hamblen County40.4-0.1
72Dyer County40.2+0.2
73Wilson County40.1+0.1
74Lauderdale County40+0.2
75Lawrence County39.90
75Madison County39.9+0.2
75Marshall County39.9-0.1
78Robertson County39.7+0.2
79Bradley County39.60
80Sumner County39.5+0.1
80Tipton County39.5+0.4
80Williamson County39.5+0.4
83Maury County39.3+0.1
84Hamilton County39.1-0.1
85Trousdale County39+0.2
86Macon County38.80
87Weakley County38.7-0.3
88Chester County38.5-0.1
89Bedford County37.9+0.1
89Knox County37.9+0.1
91Putnam County36.3-0.1
91Shelby County36.3-0.1
93Rutherford County34.4+0.2
94Davidson County33.90
95Montgomery County31.3+0.2

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

MLA 9

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), 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/tennessee-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2020. 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=2020.

Harvard

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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_tennessee_by_2020,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2020}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/tennessee-counties?period=2020. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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), 2020
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/tennessee-counties?period=2020
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/tennessee-counties?period=2020.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Tennessee by median age on 1 July (US county estimates) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"median_age_pep","level":"province","within":"Tennessee","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=median_age_pep&level=province&within=Tennessee&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Cumberland County, with 53.8 years in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Montgomery County, with 31.3 years in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

Median age on 1 July (US county estimates): other rankings

Counties in Tennessee: more rankings