Counties in Kansas by median age

Name: Counties in Kansas by median age, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Jewell County had the highest median age of 105 counties in 2022, at 51.1 years. Riley County had the lowest, at 24.9 years. The median was 41.8 years and the figure for Kansas was 37.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.1Jewell County

Lowest24.9Riley County

Median41.8105 counties

Kansas37.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Jewell County	51.1	-1.2
2	Decatur County	50.6	+0.4
3	Elk County	50.4	+0.1
4	Smith County	50	+0.1
5	Greenwood County	48.4	+0.2
5	Ness County	48.4	-0.6
7	Lane County	47.9	+1.3
8	Trego County	47.8	+0.2
9	Republic County	47.5	-1.1
10	Graham County	47.2	0
11	Comanche County	46.8	-2
12	Woodson County	46.6	-3.4
13	Morris County	46.5	-0.1
14	Osborne County	46.4	+0.3
14	Rush County	46.4	+0.3
16	Clark County	46.3	-2.6
17	Rawlins County	46.2	-0.6
18	Pawnee County	46.1	-0.7
19	Hodgeman County	46	-1.3
20	Chautauqua County	45.9	-0.2
21	Russell County	45.3	0
22	Linn County	45	+0.2
23	Phillips County	44.9	+1
23	Rooks County	44.9	-0.1
23	Washington County	44.9	-0.2
26	Lincoln County	44.6	-0.2
27	Chase County	44.1	-0.2
28	Coffey County	43.9	-0.3
29	Edwards County	43.8	+1.2
30	Wabaunsee County	43.7	+0.6
31	Kingman County	43.6	-1.2
32	Marion County	43.4	-0.7
33	Jefferson County	43.2	-0.5
34	Clay County	43.1	+0.2
34	Ellsworth County	43.1	+0.8
34	Wallace County	43.1	+0.3
34	Wichita County	43.1	+3.9
38	Cheyenne County	43	-2.6
39	Barber County	42.8	-0.3
40	Osage County	42.6	-0.8
41	Miami County	42.5	0
41	Sheridan County	42.5	-0.5
43	Cherokee County	42.4	-0.7
43	Wilson County	42.4	+0.1
45	Marshall County	42.3	-0.3
45	Ottawa County	42.3	-0.1
47	Stafford County	42.2	-1
48	Gove County	42.1	-0.4
49	Sumner County	42	-0.1
50	Doniphan County	41.9	+0.1
50	Mitchell County	41.9	-0.7
52	Brown County	41.8	+0.3
52	Dickinson County	41.8	+0.3
54	Harper County	41.5	-0.2
54	Kiowa County	41.5	+0.2
56	Allen County	41.1	-0.1
57	Jackson County	40.7	-0.2
58	Greeley County	40.6	+1.4
58	Labette County	40.6	-0.1
60	Harvey County	40.5	+1.2
60	Reno County	40.5	-0.2
62	Norton County	40.4	-3
63	Neosho County	40.3	+0.4
64	Franklin County	40.2	+0.6
64	Montgomery County	40.2	-0.6
66	Nemaha County	40	-0.2
67	Logan County	39.9	-0.4
67	Saline County	39.9	+0.4
69	McPherson County	39.8	-0.5
70	Anderson County	39.7	-0.2
71	Stanton County	39.6	+4.3
72	Morton County	39.5	+2.7
73	Shawnee County	39.4	0
74	Barton County	39.2	+0.4
75	Rice County	39	-0.2
76	Cloud County	38.8	+0.2
77	Scott County	38.7	+1.8
78	Butler County	38.2	-0.3
79	Bourbon County	38.1	-0.8
79	Cowley County	38.1	0
79	Johnson County	38.1	+0.2
82	Haskell County	38	+1.6
82	Leavenworth County	38	-0.1
82	Sherman County	38	-1.1
85	Meade County	37.7	+0.7
86	Pratt County	37.6	-1.1
87	Stevens County	36.3	+0.6
88	Atchison County	36.1	-0.3
88	Gray County	36.1	+0.7
90	Pottawatomie County	35.8	+0.3
90	Sedgwick County	35.8	+0.1
92	Hamilton County	35.4	-1
93	Thomas County	35.2	-0.6
94	Kearny County	34.9	+0.2
95	Wyandotte County	34.3	+0.2
96	Crawford County	32.9	-0.1
96	Ellis County	32.9	-0.8
96	Grant County	32.9	-0.1
96	Lyon County	32.9	-0.1
100	Ford County	32.6	0
101	Finney County	31.9	+0.1
102	Douglas County	30.7	0
103	Seward County	30.5	+0.3
104	Geary County	26.6	+0.1
105	Riley County	24.9	-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/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?

Jewell County, with 51.1 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Riley County, with 24.9 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.