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 2023, at 54.2 years. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 31.9 years. The median was 43 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 42.1 yearsBedford County: 37.5 yearsBenton County: 47.7 yearsBledsoe County: 44.8 yearsBlount County: 43.9 yearsBradley County: 40 yearsCampbell County: 44.2 yearsCannon County: 42.8 yearsCarroll County: 42.4 yearsCarter County: 45.5 yearsCheatham County: 41.9 yearsChester County: 38.3 yearsClaiborne County: 43.2 yearsClay County: 48.5 yearsCocke County: 46.1 yearsCoffee County: 40.5 yearsCrockett County: 40.8 yearsCumberland County: 54.2 yearsDavidson County: 34.4 yearsDecatur County: 47 yearsDeKalb County: 42.5 yearsDickson County: 40.8 yearsDyer County: 39.7 yearsFayette County: 48.2 yearsFentress County: 47.9 yearsFranklin County: 42.8 yearsGibson County: 40.5 yearsGiles County: 43.7 yearsGrainger County: 46.3 yearsGreene County: 45.2 yearsGrundy County: 43.9 yearsHamblen County: 39.9 yearsHamilton County: 39.2 yearsHancock County: 45.2 yearsHardeman County: 41.6 yearsHardin County: 46.5 yearsHawkins County: 46.3 yearsHaywood County: 43.6 yearsHenderson County: 42.3 yearsHenry County: 47.1 yearsHickman County: 41.7 yearsHouston County: 44.4 yearsHumphreys County: 43.6 yearsJackson County: 47 yearsJefferson County: 44.7 yearsJohnson County: 48.5 yearsKnox County: 37.7 yearsLake County: 42.6 yearsLauderdale County: 40.3 yearsLawrence County: 39.4 yearsLewis County: 42.9 yearsLincoln County: 43.1 yearsLoudon County: 50.5 yearsMcMinn County: 42.5 yearsMcNairy County: 44 yearsMacon County: 38.5 yearsMadison County: 39.7 yearsMarion County: 45.6 yearsMarshall County: 39.3 yearsMaury County: 39.4 yearsMeigs County: 45.8 yearsMonroe County: 45.6 yearsMontgomery County: 31.9 yearsMoore County: 45.8 yearsMorgan County: 42.2 yearsObion County: 43.3 yearsOverton County: 44.5 yearsPerry County: 43.5 yearsPickett County: 51.8 yearsPolk County: 47.3 yearsPutnam County: 36.4 yearsRhea County: 42.1 yearsRoane County: 46.4 yearsRobertson County: 39.3 yearsRutherford County: 34.6 yearsScott County: 40.8 yearsSequatchie County: 44.5 yearsSevier County: 43.6 yearsShelby County: 36.6 yearsSmith County: 41.2 yearsStewart County: 43.9 yearsSullivan County: 45.3 yearsSumner County: 39.8 yearsTipton County: 39.8 yearsTrousdale County: 38.9 yearsUnicoi County: 48 yearsUnion County: 43 yearsVan Buren County: 46.7 yearsWarren County: 40.8 yearsWashington County: 40.9 yearsWayne County: 45.1 yearsWeakley County: 38.3 yearsWhite County: 43.4 yearsWilliamson County: 40.6 yearsWilson County: 39.5 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

Cumberland County: 54.2 yearsCumberland County54.2Pickett County: 51.8 yearsPickett County51.8Loudon County: 50.5 yearsLoudon County50.5Clay County: 48.5 yearsClay County48.5Johnson County: 48.5 yearsJohnson County48.5Fayette County: 48.2 yearsFayette County48.2Unicoi County: 48 yearsUnicoi County48Fentress County: 47.9 yearsFentress County47.9Benton County: 47.7 yearsBenton County47.7Polk County: 47.3 yearsPolk County47.3Henry County: 47.1 yearsHenry County47.1Decatur County: 47 yearsDecatur County47Jackson County: 47 yearsJackson County47Van Buren County: 46.7 yearsVan Buren County46.7Hardin County: 46.5 yearsHardin County46.5Roane County: 46.4 yearsRoane County46.4Grainger County: 46.3 yearsGrainger County46.3Hawkins County: 46.3 yearsHawkins County46.3Cocke County: 46.1 yearsCocke County46.1Meigs County: 45.8 yearsMeigs County45.8Moore County: 45.8 yearsMoore County45.8Marion County: 45.6 yearsMarion County45.6Monroe County: 45.6 yearsMonroe County45.6Carter County: 45.5 yearsCarter County45.5Sullivan County: 45.3 yearsSullivan County45.3Greene County: 45.2 yearsGreene County45.2Hancock County: 45.2 yearsHancock County45.2Wayne County: 45.1 yearsWayne County45.1Bledsoe County: 44.8 yearsBledsoe County44.8Jefferson County: 44.7 yearsJefferson County44.7Overton County: 44.5 yearsOverton County44.5Sequatchie County: 44.5 yearsSequatchie County44.5Houston County: 44.4 yearsHouston County44.4Campbell County: 44.2 yearsCampbell County44.2McNairy County: 44 yearsMcNairy County44Blount County: 43.9 yearsBlount County43.9Grundy County: 43.9 yearsGrundy County43.9Stewart County: 43.9 yearsStewart County43.9Giles County: 43.7 yearsGiles County43.7Haywood County: 43.6 yearsHaywood County43.6Cumberland County: 54.2 yearsCumberland County54.2Pickett County: 51.8 yearsPickett County51.8Loudon County: 50.5 yearsLoudon County50.5Clay County: 48.5 yearsClay County48.5Johnson County: 48.5 yearsJohnson County48.5Fayette County: 48.2 yearsFayette County48.2Unicoi County: 48 yearsUnicoi County48Fentress County: 47.9 yearsFentress County47.9Benton County: 47.7 yearsBenton County47.7Polk County: 47.3 yearsPolk County47.3Henry County: 47.1 yearsHenry County47.1Decatur County: 47 yearsDecatur County47Jackson County: 47 yearsJackson County47Van Buren County: 46.7 yearsVan Buren County46.7Hardin County: 46.5 yearsHardin County46.5Roane County: 46.4 yearsRoane County46.4Grainger County: 46.3 yearsGrainger County46.3Hawkins County: 46.3 yearsHawkins County46.3Cocke County: 46.1 yearsCocke County46.1Meigs County: 45.8 yearsMeigs County45.8Moore County: 45.8 yearsMoore County45.8Marion County: 45.6 yearsMarion County45.6Monroe County: 45.6 yearsMonroe County45.6Carter County: 45.5 yearsCarter County45.5Sullivan County: 45.3 yearsSullivan County45.3Greene County: 45.2 yearsGreene County45.2Hancock County: 45.2 yearsHancock County45.2Wayne County: 45.1 yearsWayne County45.1Bledsoe County: 44.8 yearsBledsoe County44.8Jefferson County: 44.7 yearsJefferson County44.7Overton County: 44.5 yearsOverton County44.5Sequatchie County: 44.5 yearsSequatchie County44.5Houston County: 44.4 yearsHouston County44.4Campbell County: 44.2 yearsCampbell County44.2McNairy County: 44 yearsMcNairy County44Blount County: 43.9 yearsBlount County43.9Grundy County: 43.9 yearsGrundy County43.9Stewart County: 43.9 yearsStewart County43.9Giles County: 43.7 yearsGiles County43.7Haywood County: 43.6 yearsHaywood County43.6
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
1Cumberland County54.2+0.1
2Pickett County51.8+0.2
3Loudon County50.5-0.1
4Clay County48.5-0.1
4Johnson County48.5+0.1
6Fayette County48.20
7Unicoi County480
8Fentress County47.90
9Benton County47.7+0.1
10Polk County47.3+0.3
11Henry County47.1+0.2
12Decatur County47-0.2
12Jackson County47-0.3
14Van Buren County46.7+0.1
15Hardin County46.5+0.1
16Roane County46.4-0.4
17Grainger County46.3+0.1
17Hawkins County46.30
19Cocke County46.1-0.1
20Meigs County45.8-0.3
20Moore County45.8+0.2
22Marion County45.6-0.1
22Monroe County45.6+0.2
24Carter County45.5-0.1
25Sullivan County45.30
26Greene County45.20
26Hancock County45.2+0.1
28Wayne County45.1+0.3
29Bledsoe County44.80
30Jefferson County44.7+0.1
31Overton County44.5-0.1
31Sequatchie County44.5+0.1
33Houston County44.4-0.3
34Campbell County44.2-0.3
35McNairy County44+0.1
36Blount County43.90
36Grundy County43.9-0.1
36Stewart County43.9+0.1
39Giles County43.7+0.1
40Haywood County43.6+0.2
40Humphreys County43.6+0.2
40Sevier County43.6-0.2
43Perry County43.5-0.2
44White County43.4-0.1
45Obion County43.3-0.1
46Claiborne County43.2-0.1
47Lincoln County43.1+0.1
48Union County43+0.2
49Lewis County42.9-0.1
50Cannon County42.8-0.1
50Franklin County42.80
52Lake County42.6+0.1
53DeKalb County42.5-0.1
53McMinn County42.5-0.2
55Carroll County42.4-0.4
56Henderson County42.3+0.1
57Morgan County42.2-0.5
58Anderson County42.1-0.3
58Rhea County42.1+0.2
60Cheatham County41.9-0.1
61Hickman County41.7-0.1
62Hardeman County41.6-0.1
63Smith County41.2+0.2
64Washington County40.9-0.1
65Crockett County40.8-0.3
65Dickson County40.80
65Scott County40.8+0.1
65Warren County40.8-0.1
69Williamson County40.6+0.4
70Coffee County40.50
70Gibson County40.50
72Lauderdale County40.3+0.2
73Bradley County40+0.2
74Hamblen County39.9-0.2
75Sumner County39.80
75Tipton County39.8+0.2
77Dyer County39.7-0.1
77Madison County39.7-0.2
79Wilson County39.5-0.3
80Lawrence County39.40
80Maury County39.40
82Marshall County39.3-0.4
82Robertson County39.3-0.1
84Hamilton County39.20
85Trousdale County38.9+0.2
86Macon County38.50
87Chester County38.30
87Weakley County38.3-0.1
89Knox County37.70
90Bedford County37.5-0.1
91Shelby County36.6+0.1
92Putnam County36.4+0.1
93Rutherford County34.6+0.1
94Davidson County34.40
95Montgomery County31.9+0.4

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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), 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cumberland County, with 54.2 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Montgomery County, with 31.9 years in 2023.

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