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Counties in Nebraska by median age

Blaine County had the highest median age of 93 counties in 2021, at 57.8 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 27.5 years. The median was 42.7 years and the figure for Nebraska was 36.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.8Blaine County
Lowest27.5Thurston County
Median42.793 counties
Nebraska36.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Blaine CountyBlaine County: 57.8 years57.8Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 57.8 years57.8McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 56.1 years56.1Boyd CountyBoyd County: 55.5 years55.5Banner CountyBanner County: 54.5 years54.5Garden CountyGarden County: 53.8 years53.8Gosper CountyGosper County: 51 years51Keith CountyKeith County: 49.6 years49.6Sherman CountySherman County: 49.6 years49.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 49.5 years49.5Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 49.3 years49.3Brown CountyBrown County: 48.4 years48.4Deuel CountyDeuel County: 47.8 years47.8Richardson CountyRichardson County: 47.3 years47.3Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 47.2 years47.2Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 47 years47Furnas CountyFurnas County: 46.5 years46.5Kimball CountyKimball County: 46.2 years46.2Thayer CountyThayer County: 46.2 years46.2Valley CountyValley County: 46.2 years46.2Harlan CountyHarlan County: 46 years46Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 45.9 years45.9Garfield CountyGarfield County: 45.9 years45.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 45.9 years45.9Hayes CountyHayes County: 45.5 years45.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 45.5 years45.5Burt CountyBurt County: 45.3 years45.3Webster CountyWebster County: 45.1 years45.1Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 44.8 years44.8Polk CountyPolk County: 44.5 years44.5Knox CountyKnox County: 44.2 years44.2Nance CountyNance County: 44.2 years44.2Thomas CountyThomas County: 44.2 years44.2Sioux CountySioux County: 44.1 years44.1Frontier CountyFrontier County: 43.7 years43.7Greeley CountyGreeley County: 43.7 years43.7Antelope CountyAntelope County: 43.4 years43.4Hooker CountyHooker County: 43.3 years43.3Merrick CountyMerrick County: 43.3 years43.3Dundy CountyDundy County: 43.2 years43.2
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
years
1Blaine County57.8
1Wheeler County57.8
3McPherson County56.1
4Boyd County55.5
5Banner County54.5
6Garden County53.8
7Gosper County51
8Keith County49.6
8Sherman County49.6
10Franklin County49.5
11Nuckolls County49.3
12Brown County48.4
13Deuel County47.8
14Richardson County47.3
15Pawnee County47.2
16Keya Paha County47
17Furnas County46.5
18Kimball County46.2
18Thayer County46.2
18Valley County46.2
21Harlan County46
22Fillmore County45.9
22Garfield County45.9
22Sheridan County45.9
25Hayes County45.5
25Jefferson County45.5
27Burt County45.3
28Webster County45.1
29Hitchcock County44.8
30Polk County44.5
31Knox County44.2
31Nance County44.2
31Thomas County44.2
34Sioux County44.1
35Frontier County43.7
35Greeley County43.7
37Antelope County43.4
38Hooker County43.3
38Merrick County43.3
40Dundy County43.2
40Loup County43.2
42Chase County43
43Boone County42.9
43Gage County42.9
45Arthur County42.7
45Butler County42.7
45Custer County42.7
48Holt County42.4
48Howard County42.4
50Cuming County42.3
50Otoe County42.3
52Perkins County42.1
53Dixon County42
53Hamilton County42
55Cedar County41.9
56Cherry County41.8
57Lincoln County41.6
58Morrill County41.5
58Rock County41.5
58Washington County41.5
61Cheyenne County41.4
62Cass County40.8
63Phelps County40.6
63Saunders County40.6
65Clay County40.5
66Pierce County40.4
67Logan County40.3
68Stanton County40.2
69Box Butte County40.1
69Red Willow County40.1
71York County39.5
72Dodge County39.2
73Scotts Bluff County38.8
74Johnson County38.6
74Kearney County38.6
74Nemaha County38.6
77Platte County37.8
78Adams County37.5
78Seward County37.5
80Grant County37.3
81Madison County36.7
81Saline County36.7
83Colfax County36
83Dawson County36
85Hall County35.9
86Douglas County35.1
86Sarpy County35.1
88Dawes County34.3
89Buffalo County34
89Lancaster County34
91Dakota County32.2
91Wayne County32.2
93Thurston County27.5

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Blaine County, with 57.8 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Thurston County, with 27.5 years in 2021.

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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