Counties in Georgia by median age

Quitman County had the highest median age of 159 counties in 2021, at 57.5 years. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 24.5 years. The median was 39.6 years and the figure for Georgia was 37.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.5Quitman County
Median39.6159 counties
Georgia37.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Quitman CountyQuitman County: 57.5 years57.5Union CountyUnion County: 55.7 years55.7Fannin CountyFannin County: 52.9 years52.9Towns CountyTowns County: 52.8 years52.8Baker CountyBaker County: 51.2 years51.2Greene CountyGreene County: 51 years51McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 50.6 years50.6Talbot CountyTalbot County: 50.3 years50.3Rabun CountyRabun County: 49.8 years49.8Clay CountyClay County: 49.3 years49.3Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 49.2 years49.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 48.1 years48.1Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 47.2 years47.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 47.1 years47.1Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 47.1 years47.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 47 years47Pickens CountyPickens County: 46.2 years46.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 45.7 years45.7White CountyWhite County: 45.7 years45.7Marion CountyMarion County: 45.2 years45.2Hart CountyHart County: 44.8 years44.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 44.5 years44.5Warren CountyWarren County: 44.5 years44.5Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 44.5 years44.5Dawson CountyDawson County: 44.3 years44.3Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 43.7 years43.7Dooly CountyDooly County: 43.5 years43.5Harris CountyHarris County: 43.4 years43.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 43.2 years43.2Jenkins CountyJenkins County: 43.2 years43.2Miller CountyMiller County: 43.2 years43.2Worth CountyWorth County: 43.2 years43.2Glascock CountyGlascock County: 43.1 years43.1Elbert CountyElbert County: 42.8 years42.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 42.8 years42.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 42.8 years42.8Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 42.7 years42.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 42.7 years42.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 42.7 years42.7Dade CountyDade County: 42.4 years42.4
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
years
1Quitman County57.5
2Union County55.7
3Fannin County52.9
4Towns County52.8
5Baker County51.2
6Greene County51
7McIntosh County50.6
8Talbot County50.3
9Rabun County49.8
10Clay County49.3
11Gilmer County49.2
12Putnam County48.1
13Twiggs County47.2
14Lincoln County47.1
14Taliaferro County47.1
16Hancock County47
17Pickens County46.2
18Seminole County45.7
18White County45.7
20Marion County45.2
21Hart County44.8
22Crawford County44.5
22Warren County44.5
22Wilkes County44.5
25Dawson County44.3
26Wilkinson County43.7
27Dooly County43.5
28Harris County43.4
29Fayette County43.2
29Jenkins County43.2
29Miller County43.2
29Worth County43.2
33Glascock County43.1
34Elbert County42.8
34Jasper County42.8
34Monroe County42.8
37Meriwether County42.7
37Morgan County42.7
37Taylor County42.7
40Dade County42.4
41Glynn County42.3
42Upson County42.2
43Candler County42.1
44Oglethorpe County42
45Brooks County41.9
45Dodge County41.9
45Johnson County41.9
45Screven County41.9
49Banks County41.7
50Heard County41.6
50Walker County41.6
52Telfair County41
53Stephens County40.9
53Wilcox County40.9
55Franklin County40.8
55Terrell County40.8
55Washington County40.8
58Brantley County40.7
59Catoosa County40.6
59Charlton County40.6
61Crisp County40.5
61Jefferson County40.5
63Jones County40.4
64Early County40.3
64Echols County40.3
64Madison County40.3
64Oconee County40.3
64Pike County40.3
64Pulaski County40.3
70Calhoun County40.2
71Irwin County40.1
72Chattooga County40
72Haralson County40
72Macon County40
75Appling County39.9
75Pierce County39.9
75Thomas County39.9
75Treutlen County39.9
79Jeff Davis County39.7
80Berrien County39.6
80Webster County39.6
82Ben Hill County39.5
82Laurens County39.5
82Turner County39.5
85Grady County39.4
86Cherokee County39.3
86Randolph County39.3
88Spalding County39.2
88Walton County39.2
90Gordon County39.1
90Mitchell County39.1
92Forsyth County39
93Butts County38.9
93Coweta County38.9
95Habersham County38.8
96Montgomery County38.7
97McDuffie County38.6
97Murray County38.6
97Wayne County38.6
100Clinch County38.5
100Rockdale County38.5
100Schley County38.5
103Ware County38.3
104Bartow County38.2
104Jackson County38.2
106Burke County38.1
106Floyd County38.1
106Lamar County38.1
109Polk County38
110Decatur County37.9
111Toombs County37.8
112Peach County37.7
113Tattnall County37.6
114Columbia County37.5
114Hall County37.5
114Lee County37.5
117Bleckley County37.4
117Colquitt County37.4
119Emanuel County37.2
119Henry County37.2
121Cobb County37.1
121Cook County37.1
123Bacon County37
123Sumter County37
125Troup County36.9
126Coffee County36.8
126Evans County36.8
126Lanier County36.8
126Stewart County36.8
130Douglas County36.7
131Newton County36.5
132Paulding County36.4
133Chatham County36.3
133Whitfield County36.3
135Barrow County36.2
135Bibb County36.2
135DeKalb County36.2
135Effingham County36.2
139Baldwin County35.9
139Fulton County35.9
139Houston County35.9
139Lumpkin County35.9
139Tift County35.9
144Atkinson County35.8
144Dougherty County35.8
146Gwinnett County35.7
147Carroll County35.1
148Richmond County34.7
149Muscogee County34.6
150Bryan County34.4
151Long County33.7
152Wheeler County33.6
153Camden County33.5
154Clayton County32.7
155Lowndes County30.7
156Bulloch County29.4
157Liberty County28.9
158Clarke County28.7
159Chattahoochee County24.5

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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?

Quitman County, with 57.5 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Chattahoochee County, with 24.5 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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