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Counties in Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025

Lancaster County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 133 counties in 2025, at 60.3 years. Lexington city had the lowest, at 22.1 years. The median was 43.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.3Lancaster County
Lowest22.1Lexington city
Median43.2133 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Accomack County: 48.4 yearsAlbemarle County: 40.3 yearsAlleghany County: 50.5 yearsAmelia County: 45.1 yearsAmherst County: 44 yearsAppomattox County: 42.6 yearsArlington County: 34.8 yearsAugusta County: 45.5 yearsBath County: 50.4 yearsBedford County: 47.3 yearsBland County: 49.5 yearsBotetourt County: 48.2 yearsBrunswick County: 46.2 yearsBuchanan County: 47.4 yearsBuckingham County: 44.6 yearsCampbell County: 43.3 yearsCaroline County: 39.6 yearsCarroll County: 50 yearsCharles City County: 54.2 yearsCharlotte County: 46.1 yearsChesterfield County: 39.5 yearsClarke County: 46.2 yearsCraig County: 49.1 yearsCulpeper County: 39.5 yearsCumberland County: 44.7 yearsDickenson County: 46.7 yearsDinwiddie County: 43.4 yearsEssex County: 48 yearsFairfax County: 39.4 yearsFauquier County: 41.7 yearsFloyd County: 48.8 yearsFluvanna County: 44.9 yearsFranklin County: 49.3 yearsFrederick County: 41.8 yearsGiles County: 45.4 yearsGloucester County: 45.6 yearsGoochland County: 51.9 yearsGrayson County: 49.6 yearsGreene County: 42.1 yearsGreensville County: 42.1 yearsHalifax County: 47.3 yearsHanover County: 43.1 yearsHenrico County: 39.9 yearsHenry County: 47.9 yearsHighland County: 59.9 yearsIsle of Wight County: 44.3 yearsJames City County: 47.8 yearsKing and Queen County: 49.3 yearsKing George County: 38.6 yearsKing William County: 40.9 yearsLancaster County: 60.3 yearsLee County: 43.9 yearsLoudoun County: 38.9 yearsLouisa County: 44.7 yearsLunenburg County: 44.6 yearsMadison County: 46.6 yearsMathews County: 55.4 yearsMecklenburg County: 49.4 yearsMiddlesex County: 55.8 yearsMontgomery County: 29.4 yearsNelson County: 52.7 yearsNew Kent County: 43.2 yearsNorthampton County: 54.6 yearsNorthumberland County: 60.3 yearsNottoway County: 43.4 yearsOrange County: 42.2 yearsPage County: 46.3 yearsPatrick County: 51.7 yearsPittsylvania County: 47.8 yearsPowhatan County: 45.6 yearsPrince Edward County: 34 yearsPrince George County: 34.4 yearsPrince William County: 36.8 yearsPulaski County: 46.4 yearsRappahannock County: 53.4 yearsRichmond County: 42.1 yearsRoanoke County: 44.4 yearsRockbridge County: 49.6 yearsRockingham County: 40.6 yearsRussell County: 46.2 yearsScott County: 47.5 yearsShenandoah County: 44.4 yearsSmyth County: 45.6 yearsSouthampton County: 49.1 yearsSpotsylvania County: 38.7 yearsStafford County: 36.8 yearsSurry County: 51.5 yearsSussex County: 42.9 yearsTazewell County: 45.7 yearsWarren County: 40.3 yearsWashington County: 46.8 yearsWestmoreland County: 50.1 yearsWise County: 42.6 yearsWythe County: 46.2 yearsYork County: 40.6 yearsAlexandria city: 37.6 yearsBristol city: 43.8 yearsBuena Vista city: 35.4 yearsCharlottesville city: 31.4 yearsChesapeake city: 39.1 yearsColonial Heights city: 38.8 yearsCovington city: 40.1 yearsDanville city: 41.1 yearsEmporia city: 39.9 yearsFairfax city: 35.5 yearsFalls Church city: 38.9 yearsFranklin city: 38.5 yearsFredericksburg city: 32 yearsGalax city: 41.3 yearsHampton city: 37.8 yearsHarrisonburg city: 24 yearsHopewell city: 37 yearsLexington city: 22.1 yearsLynchburg city: 29.5 yearsManassas city: 34.4 yearsManassas Park city: 36.1 yearsMartinsville city: 39.7 yearsNewport News city: 35.4 yearsNorfolk city: 33.3 yearsNorton city: 38.8 yearsPetersburg city: 37.4 yearsPoquoson city: 42.4 yearsPortsmouth city: 36.9 yearsRadford city: 23.5 yearsRichmond city: 34.3 yearsRoanoke city: 38.8 yearsSalem city: 40.1 yearsStaunton city: 41.1 yearsSuffolk city: 39.1 yearsVirginia Beach city: 39 yearsWaynesboro city: 39.8 yearsWilliamsburg city: 27 yearsWinchester city: 36.6 years
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years, 2025. 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, 2025

Lancaster County: 60.3 yearsLancaster County60.3Northumberland County: 60.3 yearsNorthumberland County60.3Highland County: 59.9 yearsHighland County59.9Middlesex County: 55.8 yearsMiddlesex County55.8Mathews County: 55.4 yearsMathews County55.4Northampton County: 54.6 yearsNorthampton County54.6Charles City County: 54.2 yearsCharles City County54.2Rappahannock County: 53.4 yearsRappahannock County53.4Nelson County: 52.7 yearsNelson County52.7Goochland County: 51.9 yearsGoochland County51.9Patrick County: 51.7 yearsPatrick County51.7Surry County: 51.5 yearsSurry County51.5Alleghany County: 50.5 yearsAlleghany County50.5Bath County: 50.4 yearsBath County50.4Westmoreland County: 50.1 yearsWestmoreland County50.1Carroll County: 50 yearsCarroll County50Grayson County: 49.6 yearsGrayson County49.6Rockbridge County: 49.6 yearsRockbridge County49.6Bland County: 49.5 yearsBland County49.5Mecklenburg County: 49.4 yearsMecklenburg County49.4Franklin County: 49.3 yearsFranklin County49.3King and Queen County: 49.3 yearsKing and Queen County49.3Craig County: 49.1 yearsCraig County49.1Southampton County: 49.1 yearsSouthampton County49.1Floyd County: 48.8 yearsFloyd County48.8Accomack County: 48.4 yearsAccomack County48.4Botetourt County: 48.2 yearsBotetourt County48.2Essex County: 48 yearsEssex County48Henry County: 47.9 yearsHenry County47.9James City County: 47.8 yearsJames City County47.8Pittsylvania County: 47.8 yearsPittsylvania County47.8Scott County: 47.5 yearsScott County47.5Buchanan County: 47.4 yearsBuchanan County47.4Bedford County: 47.3 yearsBedford County47.3Halifax County: 47.3 yearsHalifax County47.3Washington County: 46.8 yearsWashington County46.8Dickenson County: 46.7 yearsDickenson County46.7Madison County: 46.6 yearsMadison County46.6Pulaski County: 46.4 yearsPulaski County46.4Page County: 46.3 yearsPage County46.3Lancaster County: 60.3 yearsLancaster County60.3Northumberland County: 60.3 yearsNorthumberland County60.3Highland County: 59.9 yearsHighland County59.9Middlesex County: 55.8 yearsMiddlesex County55.8Mathews County: 55.4 yearsMathews County55.4Northampton County: 54.6 yearsNorthampton County54.6Charles City County: 54.2 yearsCharles City County54.2Rappahannock County: 53.4 yearsRappahannock County53.4Nelson County: 52.7 yearsNelson County52.7Goochland County: 51.9 yearsGoochland County51.9Patrick County: 51.7 yearsPatrick County51.7Surry County: 51.5 yearsSurry County51.5Alleghany County: 50.5 yearsAlleghany County50.5Bath County: 50.4 yearsBath County50.4Westmoreland County: 50.1 yearsWestmoreland County50.1Carroll County: 50 yearsCarroll County50Grayson County: 49.6 yearsGrayson County49.6Rockbridge County: 49.6 yearsRockbridge County49.6Bland County: 49.5 yearsBland County49.5Mecklenburg County: 49.4 yearsMecklenburg County49.4Franklin County: 49.3 yearsFranklin County49.3King and Queen County: 49.3 yearsKing and Queen County49.3Craig County: 49.1 yearsCraig County49.1Southampton County: 49.1 yearsSouthampton County49.1Floyd County: 48.8 yearsFloyd County48.8Accomack County: 48.4 yearsAccomack County48.4Botetourt County: 48.2 yearsBotetourt County48.2Essex County: 48 yearsEssex County48Henry County: 47.9 yearsHenry County47.9James City County: 47.8 yearsJames City County47.8Pittsylvania County: 47.8 yearsPittsylvania County47.8Scott County: 47.5 yearsScott County47.5Buchanan County: 47.4 yearsBuchanan County47.4Bedford County: 47.3 yearsBedford County47.3Halifax County: 47.3 yearsHalifax County47.3Washington County: 46.8 yearsWashington County46.8Dickenson County: 46.7 yearsDickenson County46.7Madison County: 46.6 yearsMadison County46.6Pulaski County: 46.4 yearsPulaski County46.4Page County: 46.3 yearsPage County46.3
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

RankCounties2025
years		Change on 2024
1Lancaster County60.3+0.3
1Northumberland County60.3+0.2
3Highland County59.9-0.1
4Middlesex County55.8+0.1
5Mathews County55.4+0.3
6Northampton County54.6+0.7
7Charles City County54.2-0.2
8Rappahannock County53.4+0.1
9Nelson County52.7-0.3
10Goochland County51.9+0.6
11Patrick County51.7-0.1
12Surry County51.5-0.3
13Alleghany County50.5+0.3
14Bath County50.4-1.1
15Westmoreland County50.1-0.5
16Carroll County50+0.3
17Grayson County49.60
17Rockbridge County49.60
19Bland County49.5+0.1
20Mecklenburg County49.40
21Franklin County49.3+0.1
21King and Queen County49.3+0.2
23Craig County49.1-0.1
23Southampton County49.1+0.2
25Floyd County48.8+0.3
26Accomack County48.40
27Botetourt County48.2-0.2
28Essex County48+0.2
29Henry County47.9+0.1
30James City County47.8+0.1
30Pittsylvania County47.80
32Scott County47.5-0.1
33Buchanan County47.4-0.1
34Bedford County47.3+0.1
34Halifax County47.30
36Washington County46.8+0.2
37Dickenson County46.70
38Madison County46.6+0.5
39Pulaski County46.4-0.2
40Page County46.3-0.1
41Brunswick County46.20
41Clarke County46.2-0.3
41Russell County46.20
41Wythe County46.2+0.1
45Charlotte County46.1-0.3
46Tazewell County45.7+0.2
47Gloucester County45.6+0.2
47Powhatan County45.6+0.2
47Smyth County45.6+0.1
50Augusta County45.5+0.3
51Giles County45.4-0.1
52Amelia County45.1+0.2
53Fluvanna County44.9+0.3
54Cumberland County44.7-0.1
54Louisa County44.70
56Buckingham County44.6+0.3
56Lunenburg County44.6-0.1
58Roanoke County44.4+0.1
58Shenandoah County44.4+0.1
60Isle of Wight County44.3+0.2
61Amherst County44-0.2
62Lee County43.90
63Bristol city43.8-0.2
64Dinwiddie County43.4+0.2
64Nottoway County43.4-0.1
66Campbell County43.3+0.1
67New Kent County43.2+0.4
68Hanover County43.1+0.2
69Sussex County42.9-0.1
70Appomattox County42.6+0.1
70Wise County42.6-0.1
72Poquoson city42.4-0.4
73Orange County42.2-0.3
74Greene County42.1+0.3
74Greensville County42.1-0.1
74Richmond County42.1-0.2
77Frederick County41.8+0.2
78Fauquier County41.70
79Galax city41.3-0.3
80Danville city41.1-0.3
80Staunton city41.1-0.4
82King William County40.9+0.1
83Rockingham County40.6-0.1
83York County40.6+0.4
85Albemarle County40.3+0.3
85Warren County40.3+0.1
87Covington city40.1-0.5
87Salem city40.1-0.4
89Emporia city39.9-0.5
89Henrico County39.9+0.2
91Waynesboro city39.80
92Martinsville city39.7-0.6
93Caroline County39.6-0.1
94Chesterfield County39.5+0.2
94Culpeper County39.5+0.2
96Fairfax County39.4+0.2
97Chesapeake city39.1+0.4
97Suffolk city39.1+0.2
99Virginia Beach city39+0.4
100Falls Church city38.9-0.1
100Loudoun County38.9+0.4
102Colonial Heights city38.80
102Norton city38.8-0.2
102Roanoke city38.80
105Spotsylvania County38.7+0.1
106King George County38.6+0.1
107Franklin city38.5-0.4
108Hampton city37.8+0.3
109Alexandria city37.6+0.2
110Petersburg city37.40
111Hopewell city37-0.3
112Portsmouth city36.90
113Prince William County36.8+0.3
113Stafford County36.8+0.3
115Winchester city36.6-0.1
116Manassas Park city36.1+0.3
117Fairfax city35.5-0.5
118Buena Vista city35.4-0.3
118Newport News city35.4+0.3
120Arlington County34.80
121Manassas city34.4+0.2
121Prince George County34.4+0.2
123Richmond city34.3+0.4
124Prince Edward County34+0.3
125Norfolk city33.3+0.3
126Fredericksburg city32+0.3
127Charlottesville city31.4+0.1
128Lynchburg city29.5-0.1
129Montgomery County29.4+0.4
130Williamsburg city27+0.1
131Harrisonburg city24+0.2
132Radford city23.5+0.1
133Lexington city22.1-0.2

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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.

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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 Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025) [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 Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025. 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/virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Lancaster County, with 60.3 years in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lexington city, with 22.1 years in 2025.

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