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Counties in Tennessee by median age

Cumberland County had the highest median age of 95 counties in 2022, at 52.6 years. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 31.4 years. The median was 42.3 years and the figure for Tennessee was 38.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.6Cumberland County
Lowest31.4Montgomery County
Median42.395 counties
Tennessee38.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 52.6 years52.6Pickett CountyPickett County: 51.1 years51.1Loudon CountyLoudon County: 48.5 years48.5Benton CountyBenton County: 47.9 years47.9Clay CountyClay County: 47.4 years47.4Roane CountyRoane County: 47.4 years47.4Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 47.4 years47.4Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 47.4 years47.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 47.3 years47.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 46.8 years46.8Moore CountyMoore County: 46.4 years46.4Fentress CountyFentress County: 46.3 years46.3Polk CountyPolk County: 46.3 years46.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 46.2 years46.2Carter CountyCarter County: 46 years46Decatur CountyDecatur County: 45.8 years45.8Henry CountyHenry County: 45.7 years45.7Grainger CountyGrainger County: 45.6 years45.6Cocke CountyCocke County: 45.5 years45.5Hardin CountyHardin County: 45.5 years45.5Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 45.5 years45.5Meigs CountyMeigs County: 45.5 years45.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 45.2 years45.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 44.9 years44.9Greene CountyGreene County: 44.7 years44.7Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 44.6 years44.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 44.6 years44.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 44.4 years44.4Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 44.4 years44.4Stewart CountyStewart County: 44.3 years44.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 44.3 years44.3Campbell CountyCampbell County: 44.2 years44.2Houston CountyHouston County: 44.1 years44.1Sevier CountySevier County: 43.9 years43.9Blount CountyBlount County: 43.8 years43.8Giles CountyGiles County: 43.7 years43.7Marion CountyMarion County: 43.6 years43.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 43.2 years43.2Grundy CountyGrundy County: 43.1 years43.1Haywood CountyHaywood County: 43.1 years43.1
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years		Change on 2021
1Cumberland County52.6+0.4
2Pickett County51.1+0.6
3Loudon County48.5+0.6
4Benton County47.9+0.5
5Clay County47.4+0.7
5Roane County47.4+0.3
5Unicoi County47.4+0.1
5Van Buren County47.4+0.2
9Jackson County47.3-0.8
10Fayette County46.8+0.3
11Moore County46.4+0.8
12Fentress County46.3+0.6
12Polk County46.3+0.2
14Johnson County46.2+0.2
15Carter County46+0.3
16Decatur County45.8+0.2
17Henry County45.70
18Grainger County45.60
19Cocke County45.5+0.2
19Hardin County45.5+0.1
19Hawkins County45.5+0.1
19Meigs County45.5-0.1
23Sullivan County45.20
24Hancock County44.9+0.7
25Greene County44.7-0.2
26Bledsoe County44.6+0.8
26Monroe County44.6+0.4
28Jefferson County44.4+0.3
28Sequatchie County44.4-0.2
30Stewart County44.3+0.5
30Wayne County44.3-0.3
32Campbell County44.2+0.1
33Houston County44.1-0.3
34Sevier County43.9+0.7
35Blount County43.80
36Giles County43.7+0.4
37Marion County43.6+0.2
38Lincoln County43.20
39Grundy County43.1-0.2
39Haywood County43.10
39Overton County43.1+0.2
42Humphreys County43+0.5
42White County43-0.2
44McNairy County42.9+0.1
45Perry County42.8-0.8
46Union County42.6+0.1
47Franklin County42.4+0.5
48McMinn County42.3+0.2
48Obion County42.3+0.1
50Lewis County42.2-0.2
51Anderson County42.1-0.7
51DeKalb County42.1-0.5
53Claiborne County42-0.5
54Hickman County41.8-0.4
54Lake County41.8+1
56Carroll County41.7-1.4
57Morgan County41.6-0.2
58Hamblen County41.2+0.3
59Cheatham County40.9+0.5
59Rhea County40.9+0.6
61Cannon County40.7-0.1
61Hardeman County40.7+0.1
61Henderson County40.7+0.1
61Scott County40.7+1.2
65Dyer County40.5+0.4
65Smith County40.50
67Warren County40.3-0.1
68Crockett County40.2-0.2
69Washington County40.1-0.1
70Williamson County40+0.5
70Wilson County400
72Bradley County39.9+0.1
73Gibson County39.8-0.2
73Sumner County39.8+0.1
75Hamilton County39.7+0.1
76Maury County39.4+0.4
76Robertson County39.40
78Coffee County39.3+0.2
78Marshall County39.30
80Dickson County39.20
81Macon County39.1+0.5
82Lawrence County39-0.3
83Lauderdale County38.9+0.4
84Madison County38.4+0.1
84Tipton County38.4+0.5
86Chester County38+0.2
87Bedford County37.9-0.6
87Weakley County37.9-1.4
89Knox County37.4-0.1
90Putnam County36.3-0.1
91Shelby County35.9+0.2
92Davidson County34.7+0.1
93Trousdale County34.6+1.5
94Rutherford County34+0.1
95Montgomery County31.4+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?

Cumberland County, with 52.6 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Montgomery County, with 31.4 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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