Counties in Texas by median age

Jeff Davis County had the highest median age of 254 counties in 2021, at 60.5 years. Jim Hogg County had the lowest, at 26.4 years. The median was 38.3 years and the figure for Texas was 35 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest26.4Jim Hogg County
Median38.3254 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 60.5 years60.5Menard CountyMenard County: 58.1 years58.1Llano CountyLlano County: 57 years57Foard CountyFoard County: 55 years55Terrell CountyTerrell County: 54.2 years54.2Sabine CountySabine County: 53.9 years53.9Bandera CountyBandera County: 52.6 years52.6Marion CountyMarion County: 50.9 years50.9Blanco CountyBlanco County: 50.5 years50.5Kimble CountyKimble County: 50.5 years50.5Roberts CountyRoberts County: 50.3 years50.3Aransas CountyAransas County: 49.8 years49.8Mills CountyMills County: 49.8 years49.8Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 49.6 years49.6Coleman CountyColeman County: 49.3 years49.3Trinity CountyTrinity County: 49.3 years49.3Rains CountyRains County: 48.8 years48.8Real CountyReal County: 48.7 years48.7San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 48.7 years48.7Concho CountyConcho County: 48.3 years48.3Red River CountyRed River County: 48.3 years48.3Wood CountyWood County: 48.2 years48.2Throckmorton CountyThrockmorton County: 48.1 years48.1Mason CountyMason County: 48 years48Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 47.9 years47.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 47.7 years47.7Kerr CountyKerr County: 47.6 years47.6Kinney CountyKinney County: 47.6 years47.6Dickens CountyDickens County: 47.2 years47.2Baylor CountyBaylor County: 47.1 years47.1Edwards CountyEdwards County: 46.8 years46.8Kent CountyKent County: 46.8 years46.8Bosque CountyBosque County: 46.3 years46.3Hood CountyHood County: 46.3 years46.3Motley CountyMotley County: 46.3 years46.3Clay CountyClay County: 46.1 years46.1Coke CountyCoke County: 45.7 years45.7Goliad CountyGoliad County: 45.5 years45.5San Jacinto CountySan Jacinto County: 45.3 years45.3Shackelford CountyShackelford County: 45.1 years45.1
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
years
1Jeff Davis County60.5
2Menard County58.1
3Llano County57
4Foard County55
5Terrell County54.2
6Sabine County53.9
7Bandera County52.6
8Marion County50.9
9Blanco County50.5
9Kimble County50.5
11Roberts County50.3
12Aransas County49.8
12Mills County49.8
14Gillespie County49.6
15Coleman County49.3
15Trinity County49.3
17Rains County48.8
18Real County48.7
18San Augustine County48.7
20Concho County48.3
20Red River County48.3
22Wood County48.2
23Throckmorton County48.1
24Mason County48
25Briscoe County47.9
26Fayette County47.7
27Kerr County47.6
27Kinney County47.6
29Dickens County47.2
30Baylor County47.1
31Edwards County46.8
31Kent County46.8
33Bosque County46.3
33Hood County46.3
33Motley County46.3
36Clay County46.1
37Coke County45.7
38Goliad County45.5
39San Jacinto County45.3
40Shackelford County45.1
41Hall County44.9
42Crockett County44.8
43Burnet County44.7
43Newton County44.7
45Brewster County44.6
45Leon County44.6
47Comanche County44.5
48Cass County44.3
48McCulloch County44.3
50Montague County44.2
51Hamilton County44.1
51Houston County44.1
53Polk County44
54Burleson County43.7
54Hardeman County43.7
54Henderson County43.7
57Lampasas County43.6
58Archer County43.5
58Callahan County43.5
58Garza County43.5
61Lavaca County43.4
62Morris County43.2
63Haskell County43.1
64Somervell County42.9
65Colorado County42.6
65Tyler County42.6
67Fisher County42.5
67Jasper County42.5
69Carson County42.3
69Kendall County42.3
69Refugio County42.3
69Van Zandt County42.3
73Presidio County42.2
74Franklin County42.1
75Comal County42
75Milam County42
77Eastland County41.8
77Lee County41.8
79Knox County41.7
79Washington County41.7
81Live Oak County41.5
82DeWitt County41.4
82Hill County41.4
84Brown County41.3
84Freestone County41.3
84Palo Pinto County41.3
87Sherman County41.2
88Austin County41
88Fannin County41
90San Saba County40.9
91Limestone County40.7
91Upshur County40.7
93Cooke County40.6
93Delta County40.6
93Stephens County40.6
96Culberson County40.5
96Runnels County40.5
98Armstrong County40.4
98Grimes County40.4
98Young County40.4
101Robertson County40.3
102Lamar County40.2
103Donley County40.1
103Falls County40.1
105Wilson County40
106Hardin County39.8
106Jackson County39.8
106Wheeler County39.8
109Hemphill County39.5
109Hopkins County39.5
109Irion County39.5
109Parker County39.5
113Crosby County39.4
113Upton County39.4
115Harrison County39.3
115Panola County39.3
117Anderson County39.2
118Grayson County39.1
118Medina County39.1
118Wise County39.1
121Collingsworth County39
121Jack County39
123Shelby County38.9
124Schleicher County38.8
125Bastrop County38.5
126Jones County38.4
127Rusk County38.3
128Camp County38.2
128Hutchinson County38.2
128Navarro County38.2
131Bowie County38.1
132Orange County38
133Calhoun County37.9
133Galveston County37.9
135Cherokee County37.8
136Angelina County37.7
136Hunt County37.7
138Matagorda County37.6
138Rockwall County37.6
140Borden County37.3
140Brooks County37.3
140Montgomery County37.3
143Collin County37.2
143Wharton County37.2
145Cochran County37.1
145Howard County37.1
145Lynn County37.1
145Smith County37.1
145Swisher County37.1
150Cottle County37
150Guadalupe County37
150Johnson County37
153Wilbarger County36.9
154Gonzales County36.8
154Hartley County36.8
154Nolan County36.8
157Caldwell County36.7
157Fort Bend County36.7
157Reeves County36.7
157Williamson County36.7
161Floyd County36.6
162Dimmit County36.5
162Lamb County36.5
164Ellis County36.4
164Jefferson County36.4
166Scurry County36.3
167Denton County36.2
167Duval County36.2
167Randall County36.2
170Brazoria County36.1
170Gray County36.1
170Pecos County36.1
173Glasscock County36
173Nueces County36
173Victoria County36
176Karnes County35.9
176Madison County35.9
176Walker County35.9
176Winkler County35.9
180Crane County35.8
180Jim Wells County35.8
180San Patricio County35.8
183Atascosa County35.7
183Gregg County35.7
185Bee County35.5
185King County35.5
187Parmer County35.4
188Chambers County35.1
188Stonewall County35.1
188Sutton County35.1
191Kaufman County35
191La Salle County35
193Martin County34.9
193Travis County34.9
195Tarrant County34.8
196Terry County34.7
196Ward County34.7
198Liberty County34.6
198Lipscomb County34.6
198Tom Green County34.6
201Wichita County34.5
202Castro County34.4
202Potter County34.4
204Hockley County34.3
204Titus County34.3
206Bexar County34
207Dawson County33.9
207Harris County33.9
207Uvalde County33.9
210McMullen County33.8
211Dallas County33.7
211McLennan County33.7
213Bailey County33.6
214Hale County33.5
215Hudspeth County33.4
215Willacy County33.4
217Childress County33.3
218Hays County33.1
219Ochiltree County33
220Mitchell County32.9
220Zavala County32.9
222Taylor County32.7
223Andrews County32.6
223El Paso County32.6
223Oldham County32.6
226Coryell County32.4
227Sterling County32.3
228Deaf Smith County32.1
228Frio County32.1
230Midland County32
231Cameron County31.9
231Hansford County31.9
231Val Verde County31.9
234Bell County31.5
235Loving County31.2
235Nacogdoches County31.2
237Erath County31.1
237Lubbock County31.1
239Zapata County30.9
240Ector County30.7
241Moore County30.6
242Dallam County30.4
242Reagan County30.4
242Yoakum County30.4
245Kenedy County30.2
246Waller County29.9
247Maverick County29.8
248Hidalgo County29.6
249Webb County29.1
250Starr County28.8

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median age?

Jeff Davis County, with 60.5 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Jim Hogg County, with 26.4 years in 2021.

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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