Counties in Nebraska by median age

Name: Counties in Nebraska by median age, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Wheeler County had the highest median age of 93 counties in 2022, at 57.8 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 28.1 years. The median was 42.4 years and the figure for Nebraska was 36.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.8Wheeler County

Lowest28.1Thurston County

Median42.493 counties

Nebraska36.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Wheeler County	57.8	0
2	Blaine County	57.7	-0.1
3	McPherson County	56.3	+0.2
4	Boyd County	55.6	+0.1
5	Banner County	54.1	-0.4
6	Deuel County	51	+3.2
7	Franklin County	49.8	+0.3
8	Nuckolls County	49.4	+0.1
9	Keith County	49.1	-0.5
9	Sherman County	49.1	-0.5
11	Gosper County	48.9	-2.1
11	Hayes County	48.9	+3.4
13	Kimball County	47.8	+1.6
14	Harlan County	47.5	+1.5
15	Garden County	47.3	-6.5
15	Pawnee County	47.3	+0.1
17	Richardson County	47.1	-0.2
18	Furnas County	47	+0.5
19	Brown County	46.9	-1.5
20	Thomas County	46.7	+2.5
21	Garfield County	46.5	+0.6
22	Fillmore County	46.4	+0.5
22	Keya Paha County	46.4	-0.6
24	Valley County	46.3	+0.1
25	Thayer County	45.9	-0.3
26	Jefferson County	45.8	+0.3
26	Sheridan County	45.8	-0.1
28	Burt County	44.9	-0.4
29	Logan County	44.8	+4.5
30	Webster County	44.6	-0.5
31	Arthur County	44.1	+1.4
32	Nance County	44	-0.2
33	Knox County	43.9	-0.3
34	Boone County	43.6	+0.7
34	Greeley County	43.6	-0.1
36	Rock County	43.5	+2
37	Loup County	43.4	+0.2
37	Polk County	43.4	-1.1
39	Frontier County	43.3	-0.4
39	Hitchcock County	43.3	-1.5
41	Chase County	43.2	+0.2
42	Butler County	43	+0.3
42	Merrick County	43	-0.3
44	Gage County	42.9	0
45	Howard County	42.6	+0.2
46	Antelope County	42.5	-0.9
47	Dundy County	42.4	-0.8
48	Holt County	42.3	-0.1
49	Lincoln County	42.2	+0.6
50	Custer County	42.1	-0.6
51	Otoe County	42	-0.3
52	Cuming County	41.8	-0.5
53	Cedar County	41.7	-0.2
54	Washington County	41.6	+0.1
55	Cherry County	41.5	-0.3
55	Perkins County	41.5	-0.6
55	Red Willow County	41.5	+1.4
58	Cheyenne County	41.4	0
58	Dixon County	41.4	-0.6
58	Stanton County	41.4	+1.2
61	Hamilton County	41.3	-0.7
61	Sioux County	41.3	-2.8
63	Box Butte County	40.9	+0.8
63	Hooker County	40.9	-2.4
65	Cass County	40.8	0
66	Phelps County	40.4	-0.2
66	Saunders County	40.4	-0.2
68	Johnson County	40.3	+1.7
68	Morrill County	40.3	-1.2
70	Grant County	40.2	+2.9
70	Pierce County	40.2	-0.2
72	Clay County	39.5	-1
72	York County	39.5	0
74	Dodge County	39.4	+0.2
75	Scotts Bluff County	39.2	+0.4
76	Nemaha County	38.6	0
76	Saline County	38.6	+1.9
78	Kearney County	38.3	-0.3
78	Platte County	38.3	+0.5
80	Adams County	38	+0.5
81	Seward County	37.5	0
82	Madison County	36.8	+0.1
83	Colfax County	36.4	+0.4
84	Hall County	36	+0.1
85	Dawson County	35.9	-0.1
86	Dawes County	35.3	+1
86	Douglas County	35.3	+0.2
86	Sarpy County	35.3	+0.2
89	Buffalo County	34.2	+0.2
90	Lancaster County	34.1	+0.1
91	Wayne County	31.8	-0.4
92	Dakota County	31.7	-0.5
93	Thurston County	28.1	+0.6

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Wheeler County, with 57.8 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Thurston County, with 28.1 years in 2022.

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.