Counties in Idaho by median age

Custer County had the highest median age of 44 counties in 2022, at 55.5 years. Madison County had the lowest, at 21.6 years. The median was 39 years and the figure for Idaho was 36.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.5Custer County
Lowest21.6Madison County
Median3944 counties
Idaho36.9History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Custer CountyCuster County: 55.5 years55.5Adams CountyAdams County: 54.4 years54.4Boise CountyBoise County: 53.7 years53.7Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 53.2 years53.2Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 52.3 years52.3Idaho CountyIdaho County: 49.5 years49.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 49.1 years49.1Valley CountyValley County: 48.9 years48.9Bonner CountyBonner County: 48.3 years48.3Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 46.1 years46.1Benewah CountyBenewah County: 45.9 years45.9Washington CountyWashington County: 44.7 years44.7Blaine CountyBlaine County: 44.5 years44.5Gem CountyGem County: 44 years44Boundary CountyBoundary County: 43.6 years43.6Butte CountyButte County: 43.1 years43.1Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 40.7 years40.7Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 40.7 years40.7Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 40 years40Payette CountyPayette County: 40 years40Oneida CountyOneida County: 39.7 years39.7Fremont CountyFremont County: 39 years39Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 38.9 years38.9Teton CountyTeton County: 38.6 years38.6Gooding CountyGooding County: 38.3 years38.3Ada CountyAda County: 38.1 years38.1Caribou CountyCaribou County: 37.9 years37.9Clark CountyClark County: 37.6 years37.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 37.3 years37.3Camas CountyCamas County: 36.5 years36.5Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 35.5 years35.5Power CountyPower County: 35.3 years35.3Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 34.9 years34.9Bannock CountyBannock County: 34.7 years34.7Canyon CountyCanyon County: 34.4 years34.4Bingham CountyBingham County: 34.3 years34.3Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 33.2 years33.2Cassia CountyCassia County: 33.1 years33.1Jerome CountyJerome County: 33 years33Franklin CountyFranklin County: 32.6 years32.6Elmore CountyElmore County: 32.3 years32.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 31.7 years31.7Latah CountyLatah County: 30.3 years30.3Madison CountyMadison County: 21.6 years21.6
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years
Change on 2021
1Custer County55.5+2.1
2Adams County54.4-0.3
3Boise County53.70
4Lemhi County53.2+0.4
5Clearwater County52.3+1.3
6Idaho County49.5-0.6
7Lewis County49.1+0.1
8Valley County48.9-1.3
9Bonner County48.3+0.1
10Shoshone County46.1-0.2
11Benewah County45.90
12Washington County44.7-0.2
13Blaine County44.5+0.7
14Gem County44-0.7
15Boundary County43.6-0.2
16Butte County43.1-1.2
17Kootenai County40.7+0.3
17Nez Perce County40.7+0.1
19Bear Lake County40+1.1
19Payette County400
21Oneida County39.7-1.9
22Fremont County39+1.1
23Owyhee County38.9-1.1
24Teton County38.6+0.3
25Gooding County38.3+0.1
26Ada County38.1+0.4
27Caribou County37.9+0.4
28Clark County37.6+3.8
29Lincoln County37.3+0.9
30Camas County36.5-7.5
31Twin Falls County35.5+0.2
32Power County35.3-0.9
33Minidoka County34.9-0.2
34Bannock County34.7+0.2
35Canyon County34.4+0.3
36Bingham County34.3+0.1
37Bonneville County33.2+0.2
38Cassia County33.1-0.1
39Jerome County33+0.1
40Franklin County32.6-0.6
41Elmore County32.3-0.3
42Jefferson County31.7-0.2
43Latah County30.3+0.2
44Madison County21.6-1.7

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Custer County, with 55.5 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Madison County, with 21.6 years in 2022.

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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