Counties in New York by median age

Hamilton County had the highest median age of 62 counties in 2023, at 57.2 years. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 32.8 years. The median was 41.8 years and the figure for New York was 39.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.2Hamilton County
Lowest32.8Tompkins County
Median41.862 counties
New York39.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 57.2 years57.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 49.5 years49.5Essex CountyEssex County: 49.5 years49.5Delaware CountyDelaware County: 48.8 years48.8Greene CountyGreene County: 47.4 years47.4Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 47.4 years47.4Warren CountyWarren County: 46.8 years46.8Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 45.7 years45.7Washington CountyWashington County: 45 years45Chenango CountyChenango County: 44.9 years44.9Tioga CountyTioga County: 44.8 years44.8Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 44.6 years44.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 44.2 years44.2Ulster CountyUlster County: 44.2 years44.2Fulton CountyFulton County: 44.1 years44.1Ontario CountyOntario County: 43.9 years43.9Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 43.7 years43.7Orleans CountyOrleans County: 43.6 years43.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 43.6 years43.6Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 43.4 years43.4Niagara CountyNiagara County: 43.2 years43.2Steuben CountySteuben County: 43.1 years43.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 43.1 years43.1Seneca CountySeneca County: 42.8 years42.8Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 42.7 years42.7Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 42.6 years42.6Madison CountyMadison County: 42.6 years42.6Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 42.5 years42.5Genesee CountyGenesee County: 42.4 years42.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 42 years42Chemung CountyChemung County: 41.9 years41.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 41.8 years41.8Nassau CountyNassau County: 41.8 years41.8Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 41.7 years41.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 41.7 years41.7Yates CountyYates County: 41.6 years41.6Clinton CountyClinton County: 41.5 years41.5Westchester CountyWestchester County: 41.5 years41.5Livingston CountyLivingston County: 41.4 years41.4Oneida CountyOneida County: 40.8 years40.8
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years
Change on 2022
1Hamilton County57.2+0.8
2Columbia County49.5+0.2
2Essex County49.5+0.3
4Delaware County48.8-0.1
5Greene County47.4+0.4
5Schuyler County47.4+0.1
7Warren County46.8+0.1
8Schoharie County45.70
9Washington County45+0.4
10Chenango County44.90
11Tioga County44.8+0.1
12Herkimer County44.6+0.3
13Putnam County44.2+0.1
13Ulster County44.20
15Fulton County44.1-0.1
16Ontario County43.9+0.1
17Cayuga County43.7+0.3
18Orleans County43.6+0.4
18Wayne County43.60
20Saratoga County43.4+0.1
21Niagara County43.2+0.1
22Steuben County43.1+0.3
22Wyoming County43.1+0.2
24Seneca County42.8-0.2
25Chautauqua County42.7-0.1
26Dutchess County42.6-0.3
26Madison County42.6+0.1
28Cattaraugus County42.50
29Genesee County42.4-0.3
30Lewis County420
31Chemung County41.9+0.2
32Franklin County41.8-0.1
32Nassau County41.8+0.1
34Suffolk County41.70
34Sullivan County41.7-0.2
36Yates County41.6-0.1
37Clinton County41.5+0.6
37Westchester County41.5+0.2
39Livingston County41.4-0.3
40Oneida County40.8-0.1
41Oswego County40.6+0.3
42Otsego County40.4-0.4
42Queens County40.4+0.5
42Richmond County40.4+0.1
45Erie County40.3+0.2
46Rensselaer County40.2+0.2
47Montgomery County40.1-0.5
48Schenectady County39.6-0.1
49Monroe County39.5+0.2
49Onondaga County39.5+0.1
51Broome County39.4-0.3
52St. Lawrence County39+0.2
53Allegany County38.90
53New York County38.9+0.4
55Albany County38.3+0.2
56Orange County36.9+0.1
57Cortland County36.5+0.2
58Kings County36.3+0.4
59Bronx County35.6+0.6
60Rockland County35.1-0.2
61Jefferson County33.2+0.4
62Tompkins County32.8+0.2

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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?

Hamilton County, with 57.2 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Tompkins County, with 32.8 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.

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