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Counties in Maryland by median age, 2024

Talbot County had the highest median age of 24 counties in 2024, at 51.2 years. Wicomico County had the lowest, at 36.2 years. The median was 40.4 years and the figure for Maryland was 39.4 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.2Talbot County
Lowest36.2Wicomico County
Median40.424 counties
Maryland39.4History

All counties, 2024

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Talbot CountyTalbot County: 51.2 years51.2Worcester CountyWorcester County: 50.7 years50.7Kent CountyKent County: 48.6 years48.6Garrett CountyGarrett County: 48.3 years48.3Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 44.7 years44.7Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 43.5 years43.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 41.3 years41.3Allegany CountyAllegany County: 41.2 years41.2Calvert CountyCalvert County: 40.8 years40.8Washington CountyWashington County: 40.7 years40.7Cecil CountyCecil County: 40.6 years40.6Harford CountyHarford County: 40.5 years40.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 40.2 years40.2Caroline CountyCaroline County: 39.9 years39.9Howard CountyHoward County: 39.8 years39.8Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 39.7 years39.7Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 39 years39Frederick CountyFrederick County: 39 years39Charles CountyCharles County: 38.9 years38.9Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 38.5 years38.5Somerset CountySomerset County: 38.1 years38.1St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 37.2 years37.2Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 36.2 years36.2Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 36.2 years36.2
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Talbot County51.2+0.1
2Worcester County50.70
3Kent County48.6+0.2
4Garrett County48.3+0.2
5Queen Anne's County44.7-0.1
6Dorchester County43.5-0.4
7Carroll County41.30
8Allegany County41.2-0.5
9Calvert County40.8+0.3
10Washington County40.7-0.3
11Cecil County40.6-0.2
12Harford County40.50
13Montgomery County40.2+0.1
14Caroline County39.9+0.1
15Howard County39.8+0.4
16Baltimore County39.7+0.2
17Anne Arundel County390
17Frederick County39+0.1
19Charles County38.9+0.1
20Prince George's County38.50
21Somerset County38.10
22St. Mary's County37.2+0.2
23Baltimore city36.2+0.1
23Wicomico County36.20

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median age?

Talbot County, with 51.2 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Wicomico County, with 36.2 years in 2024.

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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