Counties in New York by median age, 2024

Name: Counties in New York by median age, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Hamilton County had the highest median age of 62 counties in 2024, at 58.1 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 32.3 years. The median was 42 years and the figure for New York was 39.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.1Hamilton County

Lowest32.3Tompkins County

Median4262 counties

New York39.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 years	Change on 2023
1	Hamilton County	58.1	+0.9
2	Essex County	49.9	+0.4
3	Columbia County	49.8	+0.3
4	Delaware County	48.8	0
5	Schuyler County	47.6	+0.2
6	Greene County	47.4	0
7	Warren County	46.8	0
8	Schoharie County	45.8	+0.1
9	Washington County	45.4	+0.4
10	Chenango County	45	+0.1
11	Herkimer County	44.8	+0.2
11	Tioga County	44.8	0
13	Ontario County	44.2	+0.3
14	Fulton County	44.1	0
14	Ulster County	44.1	-0.1
16	Putnam County	44	-0.2
17	Cayuga County	43.8	+0.1
18	Saratoga County	43.6	+0.2
18	Wayne County	43.6	0
20	Orleans County	43.5	-0.1
21	Niagara County	43.3	+0.1
21	Wyoming County	43.3	+0.2
23	Seneca County	43	+0.2
23	Steuben County	43	-0.1
25	Chautauqua County	42.9	+0.2
26	Cattaraugus County	42.8	+0.3
27	Dutchess County	42.5	-0.1
27	Yates County	42.5	+0.9
29	Genesee County	42.4	0
29	Madison County	42.4	-0.2
31	Chemung County	42	+0.1
31	Franklin County	42	+0.2
31	Nassau County	42	+0.2
34	Clinton County	41.9	+0.4
34	Lewis County	41.9	-0.1
36	Westchester County	41.8	+0.3
37	Suffolk County	41.7	0
37	Sullivan County	41.7	0
39	Livingston County	41.5	+0.1
40	Oswego County	40.9	+0.3
41	Oneida County	40.7	-0.1
41	Queens County	40.7	+0.3
43	Richmond County	40.6	+0.2
44	Erie County	40.4	+0.1
45	Montgomery County	40.3	+0.2
46	Rensselaer County	40.1	-0.1
47	Otsego County	39.9	-0.5
48	Monroe County	39.6	+0.1
48	Onondaga County	39.6	+0.1
48	Schenectady County	39.6	0
51	St. Lawrence County	39.3	+0.3
52	Broome County	39.2	-0.2
53	New York County	38.9	0
54	Allegany County	38.7	-0.2
55	Albany County	38.4	+0.1
56	Cortland County	37	+0.5
56	Orange County	37	+0.1
58	Kings County	36.5	+0.2
59	Bronx County	36	+0.4
60	Rockland County	34.8	-0.3
61	Jefferson County	33.7	+0.5
62	Tompkins County	32.3	-0.5

Other periods

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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?

Hamilton County, with 58.1 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Tompkins County, with 32.3 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.