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Counties in Nebraska by median age, 2024

Blaine County had the highest median age of 93 counties in 2024, at 57.5 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 29.2 years. The median was 42.8 years and the figure for Nebraska was 37.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.5Blaine County
Lowest29.2Thurston County
Median42.893 counties
Nebraska37.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Blaine CountyBlaine County: 57.5 years57.5Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 54.3 years54.3Thomas CountyThomas County: 53.3 years53.3Boyd CountyBoyd County: 52.2 years52.2Banner CountyBanner County: 51.5 years51.5Deuel CountyDeuel County: 50.8 years50.8Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 50.6 years50.6Garden CountyGarden County: 49.9 years49.9Kimball CountyKimball County: 49.8 years49.8Rock CountyRock County: 49.4 years49.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 49 years49Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 48.5 years48.5Gosper CountyGosper County: 48.4 years48.4Keith CountyKeith County: 48.4 years48.4Garfield CountyGarfield County: 47.7 years47.7Furnas CountyFurnas County: 47.3 years47.3Harlan CountyHarlan County: 47.3 years47.3Hayes CountyHayes County: 47.3 years47.3Richardson CountyRichardson County: 47.3 years47.3Sherman CountySherman County: 46.9 years46.9Dundy CountyDundy County: 46.4 years46.4Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 46.1 years46.1Sheridan CountySheridan County: 46.1 years46.1Valley CountyValley County: 46.1 years46.1Arthur CountyArthur County: 46 years46Thayer CountyThayer County: 46 years46McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 45.8 years45.8Brown CountyBrown County: 45.7 years45.7Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 45.5 years45.5Logan CountyLogan County: 45.5 years45.5Chase CountyChase County: 45 years45Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 44.9 years44.9Webster CountyWebster County: 44.5 years44.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 44.4 years44.4Burt CountyBurt County: 44.3 years44.3Knox CountyKnox County: 44.3 years44.3Greeley CountyGreeley County: 44.1 years44.1Loup CountyLoup County: 43.9 years43.9Frontier CountyFrontier County: 43.7 years43.7Sioux CountySioux County: 43.7 years43.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Blaine County57.5+0.7
2Wheeler County54.3-5.6
3Thomas County53.3+8.2
4Boyd County52.2-2.7
5Banner County51.5-5.1
6Deuel County50.8+0.1
7Nuckolls County50.6+0.1
8Garden County49.9-4.2
9Kimball County49.8+1.3
10Rock County49.4+4.2
11Franklin County490
12Keya Paha County48.5-0.5
13Gosper County48.4-0.8
13Keith County48.4-0.6
15Garfield County47.7+2.7
16Furnas County47.3+0.9
16Harlan County47.3+0.2
16Hayes County47.3-1.4
16Richardson County47.3+1.4
20Sherman County46.9-1
21Dundy County46.4+0.8
22Fillmore County46.1-0.2
22Sheridan County46.1-0.5
22Valley County46.1+0.7
25Arthur County46+5.5
25Thayer County46-0.2
27McPherson County45.8-0.8
28Brown County45.7-0.2
29Hitchcock County45.5+0.8
29Logan County45.5+0.7
31Chase County45+3.2
32Pawnee County44.9-2.2
33Webster County44.5-0.1
34Jefferson County44.4-0.3
35Burt County44.3-0.5
35Knox County44.3-0.2
37Greeley County44.1-0.4
38Loup County43.9-3.2
39Frontier County43.7+0.9
39Sioux County43.7+2.2
41Hooker County43.6-1.2
42Polk County43.4-0.3
43Dixon County43.3+1.2
44Merrick County43.2+0.4
45Nance County43.1-0.5
46Washington County42.9+0.3
47Butler County42.8+0.1
48Boone County42.6-0.6
48Gage County42.6-0.2
50Cheyenne County42.5+0.5
51Antelope County42.4-0.3
51Lincoln County42.40
53Howard County42.2-0.1
54Custer County42.1-0.2
55Hamilton County42+0.7
56Cedar County41.90
57Otoe County41.7-0.1
58Holt County41.6-0.2
58Red Willow County41.6+0.4
60Box Butte County41.5+0.8
60Cass County41.5+0.5
60Morrill County41.5+0.2
63Cherry County41.4-2.1
63Phelps County41.4+0.7
65Perkins County41.2+0.2
66Johnson County41.1+1
67Cuming County40.9+0.1
68Stanton County40.5-1.5
69Grant County40.4+2.6
70Saunders County40.3-0.1
70Scotts Bluff County40.3+0.5
72Kearney County40.2-0.1
73Pierce County39.6-0.1
74Dodge County39.3+0.4
74Nemaha County39.3+0.3
76Clay County39.1-1
77Adams County38.7-0.1
78York County38.6-0.4
79Seward County38+0.4
80Platte County37.7-0.7
81Madison County37.4+0.3
82Saline County37.3-0.1
83Hall County36.1+0.1
84Dawes County35.8+0.6
85Sarpy County35.7+0.2
86Dawson County35.6-0.2
86Douglas County35.6+0.1
88Colfax County35.5+0.5
89Buffalo County35.1+0.5
90Lancaster County34.30
91Dakota County32.5+0.4
92Wayne County30-1.6
93Thurston County29.2+0.5

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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?

Blaine County, with 57.5 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Thurston County, with 29.2 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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