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Counties in Oregon by median age

Curry County had the highest median age of 36 counties in 2022, at 56.8 years. Benton County had the lowest, at 33.5 years. The median was 42.5 years and the figure for Oregon was 39.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.8Curry County
Lowest33.5Benton County
Median42.536 counties
Oregon39.9History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Curry CountyCurry County: 56.8 years56.8Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 56.1 years56.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 52.4 years52.4Grant CountyGrant County: 51.7 years51.7Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 51 years51Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 50.9 years50.9Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 48.7 years48.7Coos CountyCoos County: 48.4 years48.4Baker CountyBaker County: 47.4 years47.4Josephine CountyJosephine County: 47.4 years47.4Crook CountyCrook County: 47 years47Douglas CountyDouglas County: 46.6 years46.6Lake CountyLake County: 46.1 years46.1Sherman CountySherman County: 45.7 years45.7Harney CountyHarney County: 45.5 years45.5Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 44.9 years44.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 43.1 years43.1Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 42.6 years42.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 42.3 years42.3Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 41.9 years41.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 41.1 years41.1Klamath CountyKlamath County: 41.1 years41.1Wasco CountyWasco County: 40.4 years40.4Hood River CountyHood River County: 40.2 years40.2Lane CountyLane County: 40.1 years40.1Linn CountyLinn County: 40 years40Union CountyUnion County: 39.7 years39.7Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 39.4 years39.4Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 38.2 years38.2Washington CountyWashington County: 37.5 years37.5Polk CountyPolk County: 37.1 years37.1Marion CountyMarion County: 37 years37Morrow CountyMorrow County: 37 years37Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 36.9 years36.9Malheur CountyMalheur County: 35.9 years35.9Benton CountyBenton County: 33.5 years33.5
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years		Change on 2021
1Curry County56.8+0.6
2Wheeler County56.1+4.2
3Lincoln County52.4+0.8
4Grant County51.7+0.2
5Gilliam County51-2.2
6Wallowa County50.9-1.4
7Tillamook County48.7+1
8Coos County48.40
9Baker County47.4-0.3
9Josephine County47.4+0.3
11Crook County47+0.1
12Douglas County46.60
13Lake County46.1-0.6
14Sherman County45.7-0.1
15Harney County45.5+0.1
16Clatsop County44.9+0.4
17Columbia County43.1-0.2
18Deschutes County42.6+0.2
19Jackson County42.3-0.1
20Clackamas County41.9+0.3
21Jefferson County41.1+0.4
21Klamath County41.1-0.3
23Wasco County40.4+0.1
24Hood River County40.2+0.8
25Lane County40.1+0.3
26Linn County40+0.1
27Union County39.7-0.3
28Yamhill County39.4+0.3
29Multnomah County38.2+0.4
30Washington County37.5+0.2
31Polk County37.10
32Marion County370
32Morrow County37-0.8
34Umatilla County36.9+0.1
35Malheur County35.9+0.1
36Benton County33.5+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/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?

Curry County, with 56.8 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Benton County, with 33.5 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.

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