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Counties in Minnesota by median age, 2024

Aitkin County had the highest median age of 87 counties in 2024, at 56.9 years. Blue Earth County had the lowest, at 31.6 years. The median was 41.8 years and the figure for Minnesota was 38.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.9Aitkin County
Lowest31.6Blue Earth County
Median41.887 counties
Minnesota38.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 56.9 years56.9Cook CountyCook County: 53 years53Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 51.6 years51.6Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 50.7 years50.7Cass CountyCass County: 49.9 years49.9Lake CountyLake County: 49.4 years49.4Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 48.6 years48.6Kittson CountyKittson County: 47.8 years47.8Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 47.4 years47.4Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 47 years47Itasca CountyItasca County: 46.9 years46.9Murray CountyMurray County: 46.5 years46.5Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 46.2 years46.2Traverse CountyTraverse County: 46.1 years46.1Pine CountyPine County: 45.9 years45.9Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 45.7 years45.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 45.6 years45.6Pope CountyPope County: 45.3 years45.3Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 45.2 years45.2Houston CountyHouston County: 45.1 years45.1Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 44.7 years44.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 44.5 years44.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 44.5 years44.5Faribault CountyFaribault County: 44.3 years44.3Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 44.3 years44.3Martin CountyMartin County: 43.9 years43.9Norman CountyNorman County: 43.8 years43.8Becker CountyBecker County: 43.5 years43.5Grant CountyGrant County: 43.2 years43.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 43.2 years43.2Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 43 years43Todd CountyTodd County: 42.8 years42.8Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 42.5 years42.5Morrison CountyMorrison County: 42.5 years42.5Sibley CountySibley County: 42.4 years42.4Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 42.3 years42.3Renville CountyRenville County: 42.3 years42.3Meeker CountyMeeker County: 42.2 years42.2Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 42.2 years42.2Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 42.1 years42.1
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Aitkin County56.9+0.4
2Cook County53+0.7
3Koochiching County51.6+1.1
4Lake of the Woods County50.7-0.1
5Cass County49.9+0.2
6Lake County49.4-0.2
7Hubbard County48.6+0.3
8Kittson County47.8-0.6
9Lac qui Parle County47.4-0.3
10Big Stone County47-0.4
11Itasca County46.90
12Murray County46.5-0.1
13Otter Tail County46.2-0.1
14Traverse County46.1+0.6
15Pine County45.9+0.1
16Crow Wing County45.7+0.3
17Lincoln County45.6+0.6
18Pope County45.3-0.3
19Wabasha County45.2+0.4
20Houston County45.1+0.1
21Kanabec County44.7+0.2
22Douglas County44.5+0.2
22Jackson County44.50
24Faribault County44.3-0.3
24Freeborn County44.3+0.4
26Martin County43.9-0.6
27Norman County43.8-0.1
28Becker County43.5+0.3
29Grant County43.2-0.5
29Marshall County43.20
31Red Lake County43+0.2
32Todd County42.80
33Goodhue County42.5+0.2
33Morrison County42.5+0.3
35Sibley County42.4+0.2
36Fillmore County42.30
36Renville County42.3+0.2
38Meeker County42.2-0.1
38Wilkin County42.2+0.2
40Yellow Medicine County42.1+0.1
41Brown County42-0.4
42Roseau County41.9-0.4
43Le Sueur County41.8+0.4
43Swift County41.8-1.6
45Chippewa County41.7-0.1
46Clearwater County41.6-0.2
46McLeod County41.6+0.1
48Carlton County41.4-0.3
49Mille Lacs County41.20
49Rock County41.2+0.1
49St. Louis County41.2-0.1
52Chisago County40.80
52Watonwan County40.8+0.2
54Waseca County40.6+0.2
55Redwood County40.5-0.6
55Steele County40.5+0.3
57Pipestone County40.4+0.6
58Cottonwood County40.3-1
59Isanti County40.2+0.1
60Kandiyohi County40+0.2
60Wadena County40-0.1
62Polk County39.8+0.3
62Washington County39.8-0.1
64Pennington County39.6-0.6
65Mower County39.2+0.3
66Carver County39+0.1
67Anoka County38.80
68Dodge County38.7+0.2
69Dakota County38.6+0.2
70Nicollet County38.3+0.5
71Olmsted County37.80
71Scott County37.8+0.5
73Hennepin County37.6+0.2
73Wright County37.6+0.2
75Lyon County37.4+0.1
76Rice County37.10
77Sherburne County37+0.1
78Winona County36.4+0.3
79Benton County36.2-0.5
80Ramsey County36.1+0.2
81Nobles County35.7-0.6
82Mahnomen County35.4+0.2
83Beltrami County35.3+0.2
84Stearns County35.1+0.1
85Stevens County33.9+0.3
86Clay County33.7+0.2
87Blue Earth County31.6+0.1

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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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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Aitkin County, with 56.9 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Blue Earth County, with 31.6 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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