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Counties in Alabama by median age

Coosa County had the highest median age of 67 counties in 2023, at 50.3 years. Pike County had the lowest, at 31.7 years. The median was 41.3 years and the figure for Alabama was 39.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest50.3Coosa County
Lowest31.7Pike County
Median41.367 counties
Alabama39.3History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Coosa CountyCoosa County: 50.3 years50.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 47.4 years47.4Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 47 years47Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 46.3 years46.3Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 45.4 years45.4Winston CountyWinston County: 45.3 years45.3Henry CountyHenry County: 45 years45Lamar CountyLamar County: 44.5 years44.5Greene CountyGreene County: 44.4 years44.4Washington CountyWashington County: 44.1 years44.1Geneva CountyGeneva County: 44 years44Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44 years44Monroe CountyMonroe County: 43.9 years43.9Clay CountyClay County: 43.8 years43.8Marion CountyMarion County: 43.8 years43.8Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 43.7 years43.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 43.4 years43.4Covington CountyCovington County: 42.8 years42.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 42.8 years42.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 42.8 years42.8Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 42.7 years42.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 42.5 years42.5Perry CountyPerry County: 42.5 years42.5Pickens CountyPickens County: 42.5 years42.5Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 42.4 years42.4Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 42.3 years42.3Colbert CountyColbert County: 42.3 years42.3Butler CountyButler County: 42.2 years42.2Talladega CountyTalladega County: 42.2 years42.2Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 42 years42Etowah CountyEtowah County: 41.8 years41.8Chambers CountyChambers County: 41.5 years41.5Bibb CountyBibb County: 41.3 years41.3Walker CountyWalker County: 41.3 years41.3Cullman CountyCullman County: 41.1 years41.1Marengo CountyMarengo County: 41.1 years41.1Hale CountyHale County: 41 years41St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 41 years41Blount CountyBlount County: 40.9 years40.9Barbour CountyBarbour County: 40.7 years40.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years		Change on 2022
1Coosa County50.3+0.1
2Cherokee County47.4+0.6
3Choctaw County47+0.3
4Conecuh County46.3+0.1
5Tallapoosa County45.4+0.2
6Winston County45.3-0.1
7Henry County45+0.4
8Lamar County44.5+0.3
9Greene County44.4+3.3
10Washington County44.1+0.4
11Geneva County44+0.4
11Randolph County44-0.1
13Monroe County43.9+0.2
14Clay County43.8-0.1
14Marion County43.8-0.2
16Baldwin County43.70
17Jackson County43.4+0.4
18Covington County42.8-0.1
18Fayette County42.8-0.9
18Lawrence County42.8+0.1
21Lowndes County42.7+1
22Clarke County42.5-0.2
22Perry County42.5+0.7
22Pickens County42.5-0.4
25Crenshaw County42.4+0.1
26Cleburne County42.3+0.1
26Colbert County42.3+0.3
28Butler County42.2+0.6
28Talladega County42.2+0.1
30Wilcox County42+0.9
31Etowah County41.8-0.1
32Chambers County41.5-0.7
33Bibb County41.3+1
33Walker County41.3-0.5
35Cullman County41.1-0.3
35Marengo County41.1-0.6
37Hale County41+0.5
37St. Clair County410
39Blount County40.9+0.1
40Barbour County40.7+0.1
40Lauderdale County40.7-0.1
42Escambia County40.50
42Limestone County40.5+0.3
44Bullock County40.4+1.2
45Dallas County40.3-0.1
45Houston County40.3-0.1
45Morgan County40.3-0.3
48Shelby County400
49DeKalb County39.60
50Chilton County39.5-0.4
51Autauga County39.2+0.2
52Calhoun County39-0.2
53Elmore County38.90
54Coffee County38.8-0.4
55Franklin County38.6-0.7
55Marshall County38.6-0.2
57Mobile County38.4+0.2
58Madison County38.2-0.3
59Dale County38+0.3
60Jefferson County37.8-0.1
60Macon County37.80
62Russell County37.20
63Montgomery County36.90
64Sumter County34.9-0.9
65Lee County33.6+0.6
66Tuscaloosa County33+0.2
67Pike County31.7+0.6

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Coosa County, with 50.3 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Pike County, with 31.7 years in 2023.

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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