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Counties in Alabama by median age

Coosa County had the highest median age of 67 counties in 2021, at 49.8 years. Pike County had the lowest, at 31.9 years. The median was 41.1 years and the figure for Alabama was 39.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49.8Coosa County
Lowest31.9Pike County
Median41.167 counties
Alabama39.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Coosa CountyCoosa County: 49.8 years49.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 46.7 years46.7Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 46.5 years46.5Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 45.4 years45.4Winston CountyWinston County: 45.4 years45.4Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 45.1 years45.1Henry CountyHenry County: 44.6 years44.6Lamar CountyLamar County: 44.6 years44.6Marion CountyMarion County: 44.4 years44.4Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44.1 years44.1Greene CountyGreene County: 44 years44Washington CountyWashington County: 43.9 years43.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 43.6 years43.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 43.6 years43.6Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 43.4 years43.4Clay CountyClay County: 43.3 years43.3Geneva CountyGeneva County: 43.3 years43.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 43.2 years43.2Pickens CountyPickens County: 43 years43Covington CountyCovington County: 42.9 years42.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 42.8 years42.8Clarke CountyClarke County: 42.6 years42.6Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 42.5 years42.5Colbert CountyColbert County: 42.1 years42.1Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 42.1 years42.1Chambers CountyChambers County: 42 years42Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 41.9 years41.9Marengo CountyMarengo County: 41.7 years41.7Talladega CountyTalladega County: 41.7 years41.7Walker CountyWalker County: 41.7 years41.7Etowah CountyEtowah County: 41.5 years41.5Butler CountyButler County: 41.2 years41.2Cullman CountyCullman County: 41.2 years41.2Blount CountyBlount County: 41.1 years41.1Hale CountyHale County: 41 years41Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 40.8 years40.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 40.7 years40.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 40.6 years40.6St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 40.5 years40.5Houston CountyHouston County: 40.4 years40.4
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
years
1Coosa County49.8
2Cherokee County46.7
3Choctaw County46.5
4Conecuh County45.4
4Winston County45.4
6Tallapoosa County45.1
7Henry County44.6
7Lamar County44.6
9Marion County44.4
10Randolph County44.1
11Greene County44
12Washington County43.9
13Fayette County43.6
13Monroe County43.6
15Baldwin County43.4
16Clay County43.3
16Geneva County43.3
18Jackson County43.2
19Pickens County43
20Covington County42.9
21Lawrence County42.8
22Clarke County42.6
23Lowndes County42.5
24Colbert County42.1
24Crenshaw County42.1
26Chambers County42
27Cleburne County41.9
28Marengo County41.7
28Talladega County41.7
28Walker County41.7
31Etowah County41.5
32Butler County41.2
32Cullman County41.2
34Blount County41.1
35Hale County41
36Wilcox County40.8
37Lauderdale County40.7
38Morgan County40.6
39St. Clair County40.5
40Houston County40.4
41Barbour County40.2
41Limestone County40.2
43Escambia County39.9
44Chilton County39.8
45Bibb County39.7
45Calhoun County39.7
45Dallas County39.7
45DeKalb County39.7
45Shelby County39.7
50Macon County39.3
51Coffee County39.1
52Elmore County39
52Franklin County39
52Marshall County39
55Perry County38.8
56Bullock County38.7
57Madison County38.6
58Autauga County38.5
59Mobile County38.3
60Dale County37.9
60Jefferson County37.9
62Russell County37.1
63Montgomery County36.8
64Sumter County35.8
65Tuscaloosa County33.6
66Lee County33
67Pike County31.9

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About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Coosa County, with 49.8 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Pike County, with 31.9 years in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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