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Counties in Kentucky by median age

Owsley County had the highest median age of 120 counties in 2023, at 47.9 years. Christian County had the lowest, at 28.6 years. The median was 41.3 years and the figure for Kentucky was 39.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.9Owsley County
Lowest28.6Christian County
Median41.3120 counties
Kentucky39.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Owsley CountyOwsley County: 47.9 years47.9Lyon CountyLyon County: 47.8 years47.8Trigg CountyTrigg County: 46.6 years46.6Hickman CountyHickman County: 46.4 years46.4Livingston CountyLivingston County: 45.7 years45.7Edmonson CountyEdmonson County: 45.3 years45.3Green CountyGreen County: 45.2 years45.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 45.1 years45.1Menifee CountyMenifee County: 45.1 years45.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 44.9 years44.9Elliott CountyElliott County: 44.4 years44.4Knott CountyKnott County: 44.4 years44.4Estill CountyEstill County: 44.3 years44.3Ballard CountyBallard County: 44.2 years44.2Greenup CountyGreenup County: 43.9 years43.9Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 43.6 years43.6Lee CountyLee County: 43.4 years43.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 43.4 years43.4Letcher CountyLetcher County: 43.3 years43.3Spencer CountySpencer County: 43.3 years43.3McLean CountyMcLean County: 43.2 years43.2Floyd CountyFloyd County: 43.1 years43.1Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 43 years43Garrard CountyGarrard County: 42.9 years42.9Pike CountyPike County: 42.9 years42.9Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 42.8 years42.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 42.8 years42.8Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 42.8 years42.8Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 42.8 years42.8Clinton CountyClinton County: 42.5 years42.5Owen CountyOwen County: 42.5 years42.5Boyd CountyBoyd County: 42.4 years42.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 42.4 years42.4McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 42.4 years42.4Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 42.3 years42.3Mason CountyMason County: 42.3 years42.3Woodford CountyWoodford County: 42.3 years42.3Breckinridge CountyBreckinridge County: 42.2 years42.2Leslie CountyLeslie County: 42.2 years42.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 42.2 years42.2
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years		Change on 2022
1Owsley County47.9-0.1
2Lyon County47.8-0.1
3Trigg County46.6+0.8
4Hickman County46.4-0.2
5Livingston County45.7-0.3
6Edmonson County45.3+0.3
7Green County45.2+0.1
8Cumberland County45.1-0.3
8Menifee County45.1+1.7
10Marshall County44.9+0.3
11Elliott County44.4+0.8
11Knott County44.4+0.2
13Estill County44.3+0.6
14Ballard County44.2-0.5
15Greenup County43.9+0.1
16Carlisle County43.6+0.7
17Lee County43.4+1.6
17Wayne County43.40
19Letcher County43.3+0.6
19Spencer County43.3+0.4
21McLean County43.20
22Floyd County43.1+0.2
23Breathitt County43+0.3
24Garrard County42.9-0.6
24Pike County42.9+0.4
26Crittenden County42.8-0.6
26Mercer County42.8-0.3
26Muhlenberg County42.8-0.2
26Rockcastle County42.8-0.1
30Clinton County42.5+0.1
30Owen County42.5-0.4
32Boyd County42.4+0.3
32Harrison County42.4-0.2
32McCracken County42.4-0.1
35Caldwell County42.3-0.1
35Mason County42.3+0.2
35Woodford County42.3-0.2
38Breckinridge County42.2-0.1
38Leslie County42.2-1
38Pulaski County42.2+0.4
38Russell County42.2-0.2
38Washington County42.2-0.1
43Anderson County42.1+0.2
43Lewis County42.1-0.4
45Bourbon County42+0.2
45Bracken County42+0.3
45Johnson County42+0.3
45Lawrence County42+0.8
49Lincoln County41.9+0.5
49Magoffin County41.9+0.5
49Metcalfe County41.9-0.7
52Carter County41.8-0.1
52Morgan County41.8-0.5
54Pendleton County41.70
55Henry County41.6+0.2
56Casey County41.5-0.4
56Hancock County41.5+0.3
56Wolfe County41.5+0.5
59Perry County41.4+0.1
60Bullitt County41.3+0.2
60Hopkins County41.3-0.1
60Larue County41.30
60Monroe County41.3+0.1
60Union County41.30
65Bell County41.2-0.3
65Fulton County41.2+2
65Harlan County41.20
68Butler County41.1-0.3
69Fleming County41+0.2
69Henderson County410
71Ohio County40.9-0.1
71Shelby County40.9+0.3
71Trimble County40.9-1.1
74Clark County40.8-0.1
75Allen County40.7+0.2
76Clay County40.6+0.2
76Franklin County40.6+0.6
76Hart County40.6+0.3
76Jackson County40.6-0.3
76Logan County40.6-0.2
76Montgomery County40.6+0.1
82Grayson County40.3+0.3
82Martin County40.3+0.5
84Adair County40.1-0.2
84Barren County40.1-0.1
86Graves County40+0.1
87Laurel County39.9+0.1
88Knox County39.8-0.3
89Gallatin County39.7+1
89Nelson County39.7-0.2
89Oldham County39.7+0.2
89Robertson County39.7+0.7
93Marion County39.6-0.2
93Webster County39.6-0.1
95Boyle County39.5-0.5
96Meade County39.3+0.1
96Powell County39.3-0.2
98Bath County39-0.5
98Campbell County39+0.1
98Simpson County39-0.2
101Nicholas County38.90
102Daviess County38.70
102Jessamine County38.7+0.3
102McCreary County38.7-0.5
105Carroll County38.50
106Jefferson County38.4-0.1
107Kenton County37.8+0.1
108Boone County37.7-0.3
108Taylor County37.7+0.4
110Hardin County37.4+0.2
111Grant County36.4-0.1
111Scott County36.4+0.3
113Todd County36.3-0.3
114Calloway County35.4-0.2
114Whitley County35.4-0.7
116Fayette County35.20
117Madison County34.7+0.3
118Warren County33.4+0.1
119Rowan County31.2+0.6
120Christian County28.6+0.2

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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?

Owsley County, with 47.9 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Christian County, with 28.6 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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