Counties in Minnesota by median age

Name: Counties in Minnesota by median age, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Aitkin County had the highest median age of 87 counties in 2023, at 56.5 years. Blue Earth County had the lowest, at 31.5 years. The median was 41.8 years and the figure for Minnesota was 38.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.5Aitkin County

Lowest31.5Blue Earth County

Median41.887 counties

Minnesota38.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 years	Change on 2022
1	Aitkin County	56.5	+0.3
2	Cook County	52.3	+0.1
3	Lake of the Woods County	50.8	-0.4
4	Koochiching County	50.5	-0.1
5	Cass County	49.7	+0.7
6	Lake County	49.6	-0.1
7	Kittson County	48.4	+0.4
8	Hubbard County	48.3	+0.2
9	Lac qui Parle County	47.7	-1
10	Big Stone County	47.4	-0.3
11	Itasca County	46.9	+0.1
12	Murray County	46.6	-0.1
13	Otter Tail County	46.3	+0.2
14	Pine County	45.8	+0.2
15	Pope County	45.6	-0.6
16	Traverse County	45.5	+0.2
17	Crow Wing County	45.4	+0.4
18	Houston County	45	+0.4
18	Lincoln County	45	+0.4
20	Wabasha County	44.8	-0.6
21	Faribault County	44.6	0
22	Jackson County	44.5	+0.1
22	Kanabec County	44.5	-0.3
22	Martin County	44.5	-0.3
25	Douglas County	44.3	+0.1
26	Freeborn County	43.9	-0.2
26	Norman County	43.9	+0.2
28	Grant County	43.7	-0.6
29	Swift County	43.4	-0.4
30	Becker County	43.2	+0.7
30	Marshall County	43.2	+0.4
32	Red Lake County	42.8	-0.1
32	Todd County	42.8	-0.5
34	Brown County	42.4	+0.4
35	Fillmore County	42.3	+0.2
35	Goodhue County	42.3	+0.3
35	Meeker County	42.3	0
35	Roseau County	42.3	+0.2
39	Morrison County	42.2	0
39	Sibley County	42.2	+0.3
41	Renville County	42.1	-0.2
42	Wilkin County	42	+0.1
42	Yellow Medicine County	42	-0.3
44	Chippewa County	41.8	0
44	Clearwater County	41.8	+0.2
46	Carlton County	41.7	+0.1
47	McLeod County	41.5	+0.2
48	Le Sueur County	41.4	+0.1
49	Cottonwood County	41.3	-0.1
49	St. Louis County	41.3	+0.1
51	Mille Lacs County	41.2	+0.4
52	Redwood County	41.1	+0.7
52	Rock County	41.1	+0.2
54	Chisago County	40.8	0
55	Watonwan County	40.6	-0.4
56	Waseca County	40.4	+0.2
57	Pennington County	40.2	+0.4
57	Steele County	40.2	+0.3
59	Isanti County	40.1	-0.1
59	Wadena County	40.1	+0.1
61	Washington County	39.9	+0.1
62	Kandiyohi County	39.8	-0.2
62	Pipestone County	39.8	-0.2
64	Polk County	39.5	+0.2
65	Carver County	38.9	+0.4
65	Mower County	38.9	-0.2
67	Anoka County	38.8	0
68	Dodge County	38.5	+0.2
69	Dakota County	38.4	0
70	Nicollet County	37.8	+0.7
70	Olmsted County	37.8	+0.2
72	Hennepin County	37.4	+0.2
72	Wright County	37.4	0
74	Lyon County	37.3	+0.5
74	Scott County	37.3	0
76	Rice County	37.1	0
77	Sherburne County	36.9	+0.3
78	Benton County	36.7	+0.5
79	Nobles County	36.3	-0.1
80	Winona County	36.1	+0.5
81	Ramsey County	35.9	+0.2
82	Mahnomen County	35.2	+0.1
83	Beltrami County	35.1	+0.1
84	Stearns County	35	+0.1
85	Stevens County	33.6	-0.2
86	Clay County	33.5	+0.7
87	Blue Earth County	31.5	+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/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?

Aitkin County, with 56.5 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Blue Earth County, with 31.5 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.