Counties in New York by median age

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

Hamilton County had the highest median age of 62 counties in 2022, at 56.4 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 32.6 years. The median was 41.9 years and the figure for New York was 39.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.4Hamilton County

Lowest32.6Tompkins County

Median41.962 counties

New York39.3History

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	Hamilton County	56.4	0
2	Columbia County	49.3	+0.4
3	Essex County	49.2	+0.9
4	Delaware County	48.9	+0.4
5	Schuyler County	47.3	+0.2
6	Greene County	47	+0.4
7	Warren County	46.7	-0.1
8	Schoharie County	45.7	0
9	Chenango County	44.9	+0.2
10	Tioga County	44.7	+0.2
11	Washington County	44.6	+0.2
12	Herkimer County	44.3	0
13	Fulton County	44.2	-0.1
13	Ulster County	44.2	0
15	Putnam County	44.1	-0.1
16	Ontario County	43.8	+0.2
17	Wayne County	43.6	-0.3
18	Cayuga County	43.4	+0.1
19	Saratoga County	43.3	+0.1
20	Orleans County	43.2	0
21	Niagara County	43.1	-0.2
22	Seneca County	43	+0.5
23	Dutchess County	42.9	+0.4
23	Wyoming County	42.9	+0.3
25	Chautauqua County	42.8	0
25	Steuben County	42.8	-0.1
27	Genesee County	42.7	+0.1
28	Cattaraugus County	42.5	+0.2
28	Madison County	42.5	0
30	Lewis County	42	0
31	Franklin County	41.9	+1.3
31	Sullivan County	41.9	-0.4
33	Chemung County	41.7	+0.3
33	Livingston County	41.7	0
33	Nassau County	41.7	-0.1
33	Suffolk County	41.7	0
33	Yates County	41.7	+0.8
38	Westchester County	41.3	+0.1
39	Clinton County	40.9	+0.2
39	Oneida County	40.9	+0.1
41	Otsego County	40.8	-1.4
42	Montgomery County	40.6	+0.1
43	Oswego County	40.3	-0.4
43	Richmond County	40.3	-0.1
45	Erie County	40.1	-0.1
46	Rensselaer County	40	-0.1
47	Queens County	39.9	+0.3
48	Broome County	39.7	0
48	Schenectady County	39.7	-0.2
50	Onondaga County	39.4	+0.1
51	Monroe County	39.3	+0.1
52	Allegany County	38.9	-0.3
53	St. Lawrence County	38.8	-0.2
54	New York County	38.5	+0.4
55	Albany County	38.1	+0.1
56	Orange County	36.8	-0.2
57	Cortland County	36.3	-0.2
58	Kings County	35.9	+0.2
59	Rockland County	35.3	-0.3
60	Bronx County	35	+0.2
61	Jefferson County	32.8	-0.1
62	Tompkins County	32.6	+0.8

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/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?

Hamilton County, with 56.4 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Tompkins County, with 32.6 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.