Counties in Nebraska by median age

Name: Counties in Nebraska by median age, 2023
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 2023, at 59.9 years. Thurston County had the lowest, at 28.7 years. The median was 42.6 years and the figure for Nebraska was 37.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.9Wheeler County

Lowest28.7Thurston County

Median42.693 counties

Nebraska37.1History

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	Wheeler County	59.9	+2.1
2	Blaine County	56.8	-0.9
3	Banner County	56.6	+2.5
4	Boyd County	54.9	-0.7
5	Garden County	54.1	+6.8
6	Deuel County	50.7	-0.3
7	Nuckolls County	50.5	+1.1
8	Gosper County	49.2	+0.3
9	Franklin County	49	-0.8
9	Keith County	49	-0.1
9	Keya Paha County	49	+2.6
12	Hayes County	48.7	-0.2
13	Kimball County	48.5	+0.7
14	Sherman County	47.9	-1.2
15	Harlan County	47.1	-0.4
15	Loup County	47.1	+3.7
15	Pawnee County	47.1	-0.2
18	McPherson County	46.6	-9.7
18	Sheridan County	46.6	+0.8
20	Furnas County	46.4	-0.6
21	Fillmore County	46.3	-0.1
22	Thayer County	46.2	+0.3
23	Brown County	45.9	-1
23	Richardson County	45.9	-1.2
25	Dundy County	45.6	+3.2
26	Valley County	45.4	-0.9
27	Rock County	45.2	+1.7
28	Thomas County	45.1	-1.6
29	Garfield County	45	-1.5
30	Burt County	44.8	-0.1
30	Hooker County	44.8	+3.9
30	Logan County	44.8	0
33	Hitchcock County	44.7	+1.4
33	Jefferson County	44.7	-1.1
35	Webster County	44.6	0
36	Greeley County	44.5	+0.9
36	Knox County	44.5	+0.6
38	Polk County	43.7	+0.3
39	Nance County	43.6	-0.4
40	Cherry County	43.5	+2
41	Boone County	43.2	-0.4
42	Frontier County	42.8	-0.5
42	Gage County	42.8	-0.1
42	Merrick County	42.8	-0.2
45	Antelope County	42.7	+0.2
45	Butler County	42.7	-0.3
47	Washington County	42.6	+1
48	Lincoln County	42.4	+0.2
49	Custer County	42.3	+0.2
49	Howard County	42.3	-0.3
51	Dixon County	42.1	+0.7
52	Cheyenne County	42	+0.6
52	Stanton County	42	+0.6
54	Cedar County	41.9	+0.2
55	Chase County	41.8	-1.4
55	Holt County	41.8	-0.5
55	Otoe County	41.8	-0.2
58	Sioux County	41.5	+0.2
59	Hamilton County	41.3	0
59	Morrill County	41.3	+1
61	Red Willow County	41.2	-0.3
62	Cass County	41	+0.2
62	Perkins County	41	-0.5
64	Cuming County	40.8	-1
65	Box Butte County	40.7	-0.2
65	Phelps County	40.7	+0.3
67	Arthur County	40.5	-3.6
68	Saunders County	40.4	0
69	Kearney County	40.3	+2
70	Clay County	40.1	+0.6
70	Johnson County	40.1	-0.2
72	Scotts Bluff County	39.8	+0.6
73	Pierce County	39.7	-0.5
74	Nemaha County	39	+0.4
74	York County	39	-0.5
76	Dodge County	38.9	-0.5
77	Adams County	38.8	+0.8
78	Platte County	38.4	+0.1
79	Grant County	37.8	-2.4
80	Seward County	37.6	+0.1
81	Saline County	37.4	-1.2
82	Madison County	37.1	+0.3
83	Hall County	36	0
84	Dawson County	35.8	-0.1
85	Douglas County	35.5	+0.2
85	Sarpy County	35.5	+0.2
87	Dawes County	35.2	-0.1
88	Colfax County	35	-1.4
89	Buffalo County	34.6	+0.4
90	Lancaster County	34.3	+0.2
91	Dakota County	32.1	+0.4
92	Wayne County	31.6	-0.2
93	Thurston County	28.7	+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/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?

Wheeler County, with 59.9 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Thurston County, with 28.7 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.