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 2021, at 54.1 years. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 31.4 years. The median was 43.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 42.9 yearsBedford County: 37.8 yearsBenton County: 47.9 yearsBledsoe County: 44.5 yearsBlount County: 43.9 yearsBradley County: 39.7 yearsCampbell County: 44.5 yearsCannon County: 43 yearsCarroll County: 43.1 yearsCarter County: 45.7 yearsCheatham County: 41.8 yearsChester County: 38.4 yearsClaiborne County: 43.6 yearsClay County: 48.7 yearsCocke County: 46.6 yearsCoffee County: 40.4 yearsCrockett County: 40.8 yearsCumberland County: 54.1 yearsDavidson County: 34.4 yearsDecatur County: 47.5 yearsDeKalb County: 42.7 yearsDickson County: 40.8 yearsDyer County: 40.1 yearsFayette County: 48.2 yearsFentress County: 48 yearsFranklin County: 43.5 yearsGibson County: 40.8 yearsGiles County: 43.7 yearsGrainger County: 46 yearsGreene County: 45 yearsGrundy County: 44.1 yearsHamblen County: 40.4 yearsHamilton County: 39.3 yearsHancock County: 45 yearsHardeman County: 41.9 yearsHardin County: 46.4 yearsHawkins County: 46.3 yearsHaywood County: 43.1 yearsHenderson County: 42.1 yearsHenry County: 47 yearsHickman County: 42 yearsHouston County: 44.4 yearsHumphreys County: 43 yearsJackson County: 47.6 yearsJefferson County: 44.7 yearsJohnson County: 48 yearsKnox County: 37.9 yearsLake County: 42.6 yearsLauderdale County: 40.2 yearsLawrence County: 39.7 yearsLewis County: 43.1 yearsLincoln County: 43.4 yearsLoudon County: 50.4 yearsMcMinn County: 42.9 yearsMcNairy County: 44.2 yearsMacon County: 38.6 yearsMadison County: 39.9 yearsMarion County: 45.4 yearsMarshall County: 39.8 yearsMaury County: 39.2 yearsMeigs County: 45.6 yearsMonroe County: 45.4 yearsMontgomery County: 31.4 yearsMoore County: 45.8 yearsMorgan County: 42.6 yearsObion County: 43.4 yearsOverton County: 44.3 yearsPerry County: 44.1 yearsPickett County: 51.5 yearsPolk County: 46.7 yearsPutnam County: 36.1 yearsRhea County: 41.8 yearsRoane County: 47.2 yearsRobertson County: 39.6 yearsRutherford County: 34.5 yearsScott County: 40.4 yearsSequatchie County: 44.3 yearsSevier County: 43.7 yearsShelby County: 36.4 yearsSmith County: 41 yearsStewart County: 44.4 yearsSullivan County: 45.6 yearsSumner County: 39.6 yearsTipton County: 39.7 yearsTrousdale County: 38.9 yearsUnicoi County: 48.1 yearsUnion County: 43.2 yearsVan Buren County: 46.9 yearsWarren County: 40.9 yearsWashington County: 41 yearsWayne County: 44.6 yearsWeakley County: 38.7 yearsWhite County: 43.5 yearsWilliamson County: 39.8 yearsWilson County: 40.1 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

Cumberland County: 54.1 yearsCumberland County54.1Pickett County: 51.5 yearsPickett County51.5Loudon County: 50.4 yearsLoudon County50.4Clay County: 48.7 yearsClay County48.7Fayette County: 48.2 yearsFayette County48.2Unicoi County: 48.1 yearsUnicoi County48.1Fentress County: 48 yearsFentress County48Johnson County: 48 yearsJohnson County48Benton County: 47.9 yearsBenton County47.9Jackson County: 47.6 yearsJackson County47.6Decatur County: 47.5 yearsDecatur County47.5Roane County: 47.2 yearsRoane County47.2Henry County: 47 yearsHenry County47Van Buren County: 46.9 yearsVan Buren County46.9Polk County: 46.7 yearsPolk County46.7Cocke County: 46.6 yearsCocke County46.6Hardin County: 46.4 yearsHardin County46.4Hawkins County: 46.3 yearsHawkins County46.3Grainger County: 46 yearsGrainger County46Moore County: 45.8 yearsMoore County45.8Carter County: 45.7 yearsCarter County45.7Meigs County: 45.6 yearsMeigs County45.6Sullivan County: 45.6 yearsSullivan County45.6Marion County: 45.4 yearsMarion County45.4Monroe County: 45.4 yearsMonroe County45.4Greene County: 45 yearsGreene County45Hancock County: 45 yearsHancock County45Jefferson County: 44.7 yearsJefferson County44.7Wayne County: 44.6 yearsWayne County44.6Bledsoe County: 44.5 yearsBledsoe County44.5Campbell County: 44.5 yearsCampbell County44.5Houston County: 44.4 yearsHouston County44.4Stewart County: 44.4 yearsStewart County44.4Overton County: 44.3 yearsOverton County44.3Sequatchie County: 44.3 yearsSequatchie County44.3McNairy County: 44.2 yearsMcNairy County44.2Grundy County: 44.1 yearsGrundy County44.1Perry County: 44.1 yearsPerry County44.1Blount County: 43.9 yearsBlount County43.9Giles County: 43.7 yearsGiles County43.7Cumberland County: 54.1 yearsCumberland County54.1Pickett County: 51.5 yearsPickett County51.5Loudon County: 50.4 yearsLoudon County50.4Clay County: 48.7 yearsClay County48.7Fayette County: 48.2 yearsFayette County48.2Unicoi County: 48.1 yearsUnicoi County48.1Fentress County: 48 yearsFentress County48Johnson County: 48 yearsJohnson County48Benton County: 47.9 yearsBenton County47.9Jackson County: 47.6 yearsJackson County47.6Decatur County: 47.5 yearsDecatur County47.5Roane County: 47.2 yearsRoane County47.2Henry County: 47 yearsHenry County47Van Buren County: 46.9 yearsVan Buren County46.9Polk County: 46.7 yearsPolk County46.7Cocke County: 46.6 yearsCocke County46.6Hardin County: 46.4 yearsHardin County46.4Hawkins County: 46.3 yearsHawkins County46.3Grainger County: 46 yearsGrainger County46Moore County: 45.8 yearsMoore County45.8Carter County: 45.7 yearsCarter County45.7Meigs County: 45.6 yearsMeigs County45.6Sullivan County: 45.6 yearsSullivan County45.6Marion County: 45.4 yearsMarion County45.4Monroe County: 45.4 yearsMonroe County45.4Greene County: 45 yearsGreene County45Hancock County: 45 yearsHancock County45Jefferson County: 44.7 yearsJefferson County44.7Wayne County: 44.6 yearsWayne County44.6Bledsoe County: 44.5 yearsBledsoe County44.5Campbell County: 44.5 yearsCampbell County44.5Houston County: 44.4 yearsHouston County44.4Stewart County: 44.4 yearsStewart County44.4Overton County: 44.3 yearsOverton County44.3Sequatchie County: 44.3 yearsSequatchie County44.3McNairy County: 44.2 yearsMcNairy County44.2Grundy County: 44.1 yearsGrundy County44.1Perry County: 44.1 yearsPerry County44.1Blount County: 43.9 yearsBlount County43.9Giles County: 43.7 yearsGiles County43.7
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

RankCounties2021
years
Change on 2020
1Cumberland County54.1+0.3
2Pickett County51.5-0.3
3Loudon County50.4+0.4
4Clay County48.7-0.2
5Fayette County48.2+0.3
6Unicoi County48.1+0.2
7Fentress County48+0.4
7Johnson County48+0.2
9Benton County47.9-0.2
10Jackson County47.6-0.3
11Decatur County47.50
12Roane County47.2-0.1
13Henry County470
14Van Buren County46.9-0.3
15Polk County46.7-0.1
16Cocke County46.60
17Hardin County46.40
18Hawkins County46.3-0.1
19Grainger County46+0.1
20Moore County45.8-0.6
21Carter County45.7+0.1
22Meigs County45.6-0.3
22Sullivan County45.6-0.1
24Marion County45.4+0.2
24Monroe County45.4+0.2
26Greene County45+0.2
26Hancock County45-0.7
28Jefferson County44.7-0.1
29Wayne County44.60
30Bledsoe County44.5+0.5
30Campbell County44.5-0.1
32Houston County44.4-0.3
32Stewart County44.4-0.1
34Overton County44.3-0.3
34Sequatchie County44.3-0.1
36McNairy County44.2-0.1
37Grundy County44.1-0.3
37Perry County44.1-0.1
39Blount County43.90
40Giles County43.7-0.3
40Sevier County43.7-0.1
42Claiborne County43.6+0.1
43Franklin County43.50
43White County43.5-0.2
45Lincoln County43.40
45Obion County43.4-0.1
47Union County43.2+0.2
48Carroll County43.1-0.1
48Haywood County43.1+0.1
48Lewis County43.1-0.3
51Cannon County43+0.2
51Humphreys County43-0.1
53Anderson County42.9-0.1
53McMinn County42.9-0.2
55DeKalb County42.7-0.2
56Lake County42.6-0.3
56Morgan County42.6-0.4
58Henderson County42.1-0.1
59Hickman County42-0.1
60Hardeman County41.9+0.1
61Cheatham County41.8-0.1
61Rhea County41.8+0.3
63Smith County41-0.1
63Washington County41+0.3
65Warren County40.9-0.1
66Crockett County40.8-0.3
66Dickson County40.8-0.1
66Gibson County40.80
69Coffee County40.4-0.1
69Hamblen County40.40
69Scott County40.4-0.1
72Lauderdale County40.2+0.2
73Dyer County40.1-0.1
73Wilson County40.10
75Madison County39.90
76Marshall County39.8-0.1
76Williamson County39.8+0.3
78Bradley County39.7+0.1
78Lawrence County39.7-0.2
78Tipton County39.7+0.2
81Robertson County39.6-0.1
81Sumner County39.6+0.1
83Hamilton County39.3+0.2
84Maury County39.2-0.1
85Trousdale County38.9-0.1
86Weakley County38.70
87Macon County38.6-0.2
88Chester County38.4-0.1
89Knox County37.90
90Bedford County37.8-0.1
91Shelby County36.4+0.1
92Putnam County36.1-0.2
93Rutherford County34.5+0.1
94Davidson County34.4+0.5
95Montgomery County31.4+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), 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cumberland County, with 54.1 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Montgomery County, with 31.4 years in 2021.

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