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Counties in Texas by median age, 2024

Loving County had the highest median age of 254 counties in 2024, at 86.2 years. Jim Hogg County had the lowest, at 26.1 years. The median was 39.3 years and the figure for Texas was 35.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest86.2Loving County
Lowest26.1Jim Hogg County
Median39.3254 counties
Texas35.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Loving CountyLoving County: 86.2 years86.2Kent CountyKent County: 60 years60Terrell CountyTerrell County: 59.9 years59.9Menard CountyMenard County: 59.5 years59.5Real CountyReal County: 59.5 years59.5Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 58 years58Llano CountyLlano County: 57.4 years57.4Kenedy CountyKenedy County: 54.8 years54.8Sabine CountySabine County: 54.2 years54.2Bandera CountyBandera County: 53.5 years53.5Mason CountyMason County: 52.7 years52.7Motley CountyMotley County: 52.3 years52.3Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 52.3 years52.3Blanco CountyBlanco County: 51.5 years51.5Marion CountyMarion County: 51.3 years51.3Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 50.7 years50.7San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 50.5 years50.5Kinney CountyKinney County: 50.3 years50.3Aransas CountyAransas County: 49.9 years49.9King CountyKing County: 49.4 years49.4Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 49.2 years49.2Trinity CountyTrinity County: 49.2 years49.2Foard CountyFoard County: 49.1 years49.1Kerr CountyKerr County: 48.8 years48.8Coleman CountyColeman County: 48.7 years48.7Wood CountyWood County: 48.5 years48.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 48.2 years48.2Baylor CountyBaylor County: 48.1 years48.1Red River CountyRed River County: 48.1 years48.1Mills CountyMills County: 47.9 years47.9Dickens CountyDickens County: 47.6 years47.6Clay CountyClay County: 47.5 years47.5Coke CountyCoke County: 47.4 years47.4Kimble CountyKimble County: 47.4 years47.4Cottle CountyCottle County: 46.4 years46.4Rains CountyRains County: 46.4 years46.4Bosque CountyBosque County: 46.2 years46.2Newton CountyNewton County: 46.1 years46.1Hood CountyHood County: 45.9 years45.9Hemphill CountyHemphill County: 45.1 years45.1
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Loving County86.2+17.3
2Kent County60+2.4
3Terrell County59.9-1
4Menard County59.5+1.5
4Real County59.5+3
6Jeff Davis County58-0.7
7Llano County57.4-0.1
8Kenedy County54.8-10.7
9Sabine County54.2-0.1
10Bandera County53.5+0.1
11Mason County52.7+6.2
12Motley County52.3+0.9
12Stonewall County52.3+5.8
14Blanco County51.5+1.2
15Marion County51.3+0.7
16Gillespie County50.7+0.2
17San Augustine County50.5+1.7
18Kinney County50.3-0.1
19Aransas County49.9-1.1
20King County49.4+0.3
21Briscoe County49.2-1.6
21Trinity County49.2-0.6
23Foard County49.1+3.4
24Kerr County48.8+0.2
25Coleman County48.7+0.2
26Wood County48.5+0.1
27Fayette County48.2-0.4
28Baylor County48.1+0.6
28Red River County48.1-1
30Mills County47.9-4.3
31Dickens County47.6+1.9
32Clay County47.5-0.3
33Coke County47.4+0.2
33Kimble County47.4-2.9
35Cottle County46.4+2.1
35Rains County46.4+0.2
37Bosque County46.2-0.1
38Newton County46.1+0.3
39Hood County45.9-0.4
40Hemphill County45.1+3.8
41Throckmorton County45+2.3
42Culberson County44.8-3.3
43Goliad County44.6-0.2
43Leon County44.6+0.3
45McCulloch County44.5-2.6
45Somervell County44.5+0.5
47Cass County44.4+0.6
47Hardeman County44.4+0.1
49Hall County44.3-0.6
50Comanche County44.2+0.5
50Montague County44.2+0.2
52Burleson County44.1-0.2
52Burnet County44.1-0.8
52Callahan County44.1+0.3
55Polk County44+0.1
55San Jacinto County44-1
57Henderson County43.80
57Lampasas County43.8-0.1
59Houston County43.7-0.3
60Armstrong County43.6+0.6
61Hamilton County43.5-0.3
62Colorado County43.3-0.5
63Franklin County43.2-0.3
63Kendall County43.2+0.1
63Tyler County43.2+0.7
66Eastland County43.1+0.5
66Haskell County43.1-1.2
68Concho County43-2.3
69Lavaca County42.9-0.2
70Archer County42.8-0.3
70Jasper County42.8+0.3
72Crockett County42.6-0.3
72Lee County42.6+1.2
74Refugio County42.4-1.5
75Shackelford County42.3-1.6
75Sutton County42.3+7.4
77Morris County42.1-0.3
77Runnels County42.1+0.3
79DeWitt County42+0.2
79Stephens County42+0.4
79Van Zandt County42-0.1
82Limestone County41.9-0.1
83Brown County41.8+0.4
83Comal County41.8-0.2
85Jackson County41.7-0.4
86Palo Pinto County41.6+0.5
86Young County41.6+0.9
88Calhoun County41.4+1.5
88Milam County41.4-0.2
88Robertson County41.4+0.5
91Wheeler County41.3+0.7
92Knox County41.2+0.7
92Presidio County41.2-0.8
94Austin County41.1-0.5
94Freestone County41.1-0.7
96Carson County41-1.3
96Fannin County41+0.3
96Hill County41+0.2
99Brewster County40.9-1.3
99Panola County40.9+0.4
99Washington County40.90
102Upton County40.8-0.3
103Donley County40.7-4.7
103San Saba County40.7+0.6
103Wilson County40.7+0.6
106Falls County40.6-0.9
106Upshur County40.6+0.3
108Cooke County40.5+0.2
108Fisher County40.5-2.1
108Irion County40.5-10
108Wilbarger County40.5+1
112Collingsworth County40.4+2.3
113Delta County40.3-0.4
114Grimes County40.1-0.4
115Jack County40-1.3
115Roberts County40+0.6
117Schleicher County39.9+0.1
118Medina County39.8+0.2
119Anderson County39.7+0.2
119Lamar County39.7-0.3
119Live Oak County39.7+1.1
119Sherman County39.7+3.2
123Glasscock County39.5-1.1
123Hopkins County39.5-0.1
123Wise County39.5-0.5
126Hardin County39.4+0.1
127Gonzales County39.3+0.5
127Hutchinson County39.3+1.2
127Jones County39.3+0.3
127Nolan County39.3+2.8
127Shelby County39.3-0.7
132Parker County39.1-0.2
132Rusk County39.1+0.3
134Edwards County39-0.6
134Grayson County39-0.4
136Galveston County38.8+0.3
136Harrison County38.8-0.1
138Hartley County38.7-0.8
139Bowie County38.5+0.1
139Brooks County38.5+0.4
139Crosby County38.5-0.8
142Caldwell County38.4+0.2
143Floyd County38.3-0.2
143Orange County38.3+0.4
145Camp County38.2-0.5
145Cherokee County38.20
147Karnes County38.1+1
147Wharton County38.1-0.3
149Angelina County37.80
149Matagorda County37.8+0.3
151Guadalupe County37.6+0.1
151Hudspeth County37.6+4.4
151Walker County37.6+0.5
154Rockwall County37.5-0.1
154Smith County37.5+0.1
156Collin County37.30
156Fort Bend County37.3+0.2
156Lynn County37.3+0.1
156Martin County37.3+0.1
156Williamson County37.3+0.1
161Montgomery County37.20
161Nueces County37.2+0.4
163Cochran County37.1-1.6
163Johnson County37.1-0.1
163Lamb County37.1+0.5
166Bastrop County37-0.5
166Denton County37+0.2
166Jefferson County37-0.1
166San Patricio County37-0.1
166Terry County37+1.3
171Gray County36.9+0.1
171Pecos County36.9-0.4
171Scurry County36.9+0.5
174Hunt County36.8-0.4
174Madison County36.8+1
176Brazoria County36.7+0.2
176Howard County36.7-0.3
176Mitchell County36.7-0.2
176Navarro County36.7-0.7
176Randall County36.7-0.1
176Victoria County36.7+0.1
182Swisher County36.4-0.1
183Ellis County36.30
183Lipscomb County36.3-1.1
183Parmer County36.3+0.1
186Atascosa County36.10
187Tom Green County36+0.2
188Childress County35.9+2.3
188Gregg County35.90
188Hockley County35.9+0.1
191Bee County35.7-0.1
191Dimmit County35.7-0.6
191Jim Wells County35.7+0.2
194Travis County35.6+0.1
195La Salle County35.5-3.3
196Garza County35.4-3
196Hansford County35.4-0.5
198Wichita County35.3+0.3
199Tarrant County35.2+0.1
200Chambers County35.1-0.2
200Potter County35.10
200Winkler County35.1-0.2
203Crane County35-1.7
204Titus County34.9+0.2
205Bexar County34.8+0.2
205Dawson County34.8+0.2
207Harris County34.6+0.2
208Castro County34.5-0.4
208Uvalde County34.5-0.1
208Ward County34.5-0.4
211Hale County34.4+0.3
211Reeves County34.40
213Willacy County34.3+0.6
214Dallas County34.1+0.1
214Hays County34.1+0.2
216McLennan County340
217Kaufman County33.8-0.4
218Duval County33.6-2.3
218El Paso County33.6+0.3
220Bailey County33.3-1.8
220Ochiltree County33.30
222Taylor County33.1+0.1
223Andrews County33-0.1
224Liberty County32.9-0.4
225Coryell County32.8+0.4
225Midland County32.8+0.2
227Cameron County32.7+0.3
228Bell County32.3+0.2
228Frio County32.3+0.5
228Val Verde County32.30
228Yoakum County32.3-0.7
228Zapata County32.3+0.8
233Borden County32.2+2.2
234Sterling County32.1+0.7
235Erath County32+0.1
236Lubbock County31.9+0.2
236Nacogdoches County31.9+0.1
238McMullen County31.8-0.8
239Ector County31.4+0.1
239Oldham County31.4-1.1
241Deaf Smith County31.3-0.1
241Waller County31.3+0.5
243Moore County31.2+0.6
244Zavala County30.8-1.7
245Hidalgo County30.5+0.2
246Maverick County30.3+0.1
247Reagan County30+0.6
247Webb County30+0.2
249Dallam County29.9-0.5
250Starr County29.4+0.3

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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?

Loving County, with 86.2 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Jim Hogg County, with 26.1 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.

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