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US counties by median age, 2024

Loving County had the highest median age of 3144 counties in 2024, at 86.2 years. Madison County had the lowest, at 21.4 years. The median was 41.5 years and the figure for the United States was 38.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest86.2Loving County
Lowest21.4Madison County
Median41.53144 counties
United States38.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Loving CountyLoving County: 86.2 years86.2Sumter CountySumter County: 68.5 years68.5Catron CountyCatron County: 63.8 years63.8La Paz CountyLa Paz County: 60.2 years60.2Alcona CountyAlcona County: 60 years60Custer CountyCuster County: 60 years60Kent CountyKent County: 60 years60Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 59.9 years59.9Terrell CountyTerrell County: 59.9 years59.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 59.8 years59.8Ontonagon CountyOntonagon County: 59.8 years59.8McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 59.5 years59.5Menard CountyMenard County: 59.5 years59.5Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 59.5 years59.5Real CountyReal County: 59.5 years59.5Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 59.3 years59.3Quitman CountyQuitman County: 58.4 years58.4Meagher CountyMeagher County: 58.3 years58.3Custer CountyCuster County: 58.2 years58.2Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 58.2 years58.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 58.1 years58.1Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 58 years58Prairie CountyPrairie County: 57.8 years57.8Curry CountyCurry County: 57.7 years57.7Roscommon CountyRoscommon County: 57.7 years57.7Custer CountyCuster County: 57.6 years57.6Sierra CountySierra County: 57.6 years57.6Blaine CountyBlaine County: 57.5 years57.5Llano CountyLlano County: 57.4 years57.4Sarasota CountySarasota County: 57.4 years57.4Towns CountyTowns County: 57.4 years57.4Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 57.1 years57.1San Juan CountySan Juan County: 57 years57Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 56.9 years56.9Carter CountyCarter County: 56.9 years56.9Citrus CountyCitrus County: 56.9 years56.9Montmorency CountyMontmorency County: 56.9 years56.9Dolores CountyDolores County: 56.7 years56.7Highland CountyHighland County: 56.5 years56.5Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 56.4 years56.4
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Loving County86.2+17.3
2Sumter County68.5+0.1
3Catron County63.8+1.2
4La Paz County60.2+0.5
5Alcona County60+0.3
5Custer County60+0.5
5Kent County60+2.4
8Charlotte County59.9-0.1
8Terrell County59.9-1
10Jefferson County59.8+0.3
10Ontonagon County59.8+0.4
12McCormick County59.5+0.8
12Menard County59.5+1.5
12Northumberland County59.50
12Real County59.5+3
16Wheeler County59.3+2
17Quitman County58.4-1
18Meagher County58.3-1.6
19Custer County58.2-0.4
19Lancaster County58.2-0.9
21Hamilton County58.1+0.9
22Jeff Davis County58-0.7
23Prairie County57.8+8.7
24Curry County57.7+0.5
24Roscommon County57.7+0.3
26Custer County57.6+0.4
26Sierra County57.6+0.3
28Blaine County57.5+0.7
29Llano County57.4-0.1
29Sarasota County57.4+0.1
29Towns County57.4+0.5
32Keweenaw County57.1+0.4
33San Juan County57+0.3
34Aitkin County56.9+0.4
34Carter County56.9+0.2
34Citrus County56.90
34Montmorency County56.9+0.2
38Dolores County56.7-0.5
39Highland County56.5-0.6
40Brunswick County56.4+0.3
40Mineral County56.4+2.7
42Iron County56.1+0.2
42Presque Isle County56.1-0.1
44Burnett County56+0.8
45Leelanau County55.9+0.6
45Sullivan County55.9-0.2
45Union County55.90
48Adams County55.7+0.2
48Vilas County55.7+0.2
50Middlesex County55.50
51Barnstable County55.4+0.3
51Ouray County55.4-0.2
53Fall River County55.3+0.8
53Florence County55.3+0.5
53Huerfano County55.3+0.2
53Indian River County55.3+0.3
57Hickory County55.20
58Mora County55.1-3.4
58Yavapai County55.1+0.1
60Clay County55+0.5
60Douglas County55+0.8
60Esmeralda County55-0.8
60Mathews County55+1.2
60Pacific County55+0.1
65Niobrara County54.9+5.3
65Polk County54.9+0.5
65Trinity County54.9+0.1
68Kenedy County54.8-10.7
69Sierra County54.7-1.3
70Bayfield County54.6+0.5
70Carroll County54.6+0.4
70Sanders County54.60
70Stone County54.6+0.2
74Benton County54.5+0.1
74Wahkiakum County54.5-0.3
76Highlands County54.4+0.2
77Door County54.3+0.2
77Wheeler County54.3-5.6
79Sabine County54.2-0.1
80Pamlico County54.10
80Slope County54.1-0.1
82Fannin County540
83Adams County53.9-0.4
83Pope County53.9+3.1
85Hyde County53.7+2.8
86Hardin County53.6-1.4
86Mohave County53.6+0.4
88Bandera County53.5+0.1
88Cherokee County53.5+0.2
88Cumberland County53.5+0.5
88Iosco County53.50
92Boise County53.4-0.1
92Daniels County53.4+4.7
92Noble County53.4+2.1
95Collier County53.3+0.2
95Lemhi County53.3+0.2
95Martin County53.3+0.1
95Thomas County53.3+8.2
99Camden County53.2+0.2
99McCone County53.2+0.8
101Flagler County53.1+0.5
101Greene County53.1+0.8
101Iron County53.1-0.1
104Cameron County53+0.5
104Cook County53+0.7
104Granite County53-0.9
104Mackinac County53-0.3
104McIntosh County53-0.8
109Ferry County52.9+0.1
110Lincoln County52.8+0.2
110Sawyer County52.8+0.6
110Storey County52.8-4
113Lincoln County52.7+0.2
113Mason County52.7+6.2
113Oneida County52.7+0.5
113Washburn County52.7+0.3
117Alleghany County52.6+1.2
117Charles City County52.60
117Price County52.6+0.1
117Schoolcraft County52.6+0.5
117Taos County52.6+0.7
122Northampton County52.5+0.9
122Nye County52.5+0.1
122Oscoda County52.5+0.4
125Lincoln County52.4-0.3
126Motley County52.3+0.9
126Stonewall County52.3+5.8
128Boyd County52.2-2.7
128Cheboygan County52.2+0.3
128Clearwater County52.2+0.2
128Georgetown County52.2+0.6
128Madison County52.2-1.9
128Teller County52.2+0.2
134Archuleta County52.1-0.1
134Clallam County52.1+0.3
136Calaveras County520
136Northampton County52+0.4
136Plumas County52-0.1
136Treasure County52-1.4
140Essex County51.9+0.5
140Sussex County51.9+0.5
142Antrim County51.80
142Cape May County51.8+0.4
142Marion County51.8-0.1
142McIntosh County51.8-0.3
142Patrick County51.8+0.8
147Emmons County51.7+0.2
148Crawford County51.6+0.1
148Jackson County51.6+0.1
148Koochiching County51.6+1.1
148Petroleum County51.6+0.1
148Pickett County51.6-0.1
148Transylvania County51.6-0.3
154Banner County51.5-5.1
154Blanco County51.5+1.2
154Griggs County51.5+0.9
154Jo Daviess County51.5+0.6
154Piscataquis County51.5+0.1
154Sheridan County51.5+0.7
160Baxter County51.4-0.5
160Lincoln County51.4+0.3
160Ozark County51.4-0.5
163Marion County51.3+0.7
163Musselshell County51.30
163Nelson County51.30
163Tucker County51.3+0.1
167Gogebic County51.2-0.1
167Jewell County51.2+0.9
167Mariposa County51.2-0.4
167Ogemaw County51.2+0.4
167Park County51.2-0.5
167Talbot County51.2+0.1
173Gila County51.1-0.3
174Brown County51+0.1
174Talbot County51+0.5
176Bath County50.9-1.4
176Campbell County50.9-1.5
176Golden Valley County50.9-3.9
176Haines Borough50.9-1.5
180Benzie County50.8+0.2
180Deuel County50.8+0.1
180Montgomery County50.80
183Dukes County50.7+0.3
183Eureka County50.7+0.6
183Gillespie County50.7+0.2
183Gladwin County50.7-0.1
183Lake of the Woods County50.7-0.1
183Marquette County50.7+0.2
183Pendleton County50.7-0.1
183Perquimans County50.7+0.2
183Worcester County50.70
192Nuckolls County50.6+0.1
192Ottawa County50.6+0.3
192Rappahannock County50.6+0.5
192Summers County50.6+0.2
196Carteret County50.5+0.4
196Costilla County50.5-0.2
196Goochland County50.5+1.1
196Lake County50.5+0.2
196San Augustine County50.5+1.7
201Carbon County50.4-0.1
201Charlevoix County50.4+0.4
201Grant County50.4-0.4
201Surry County50.4-0.3
205Baker County50.3+2.2
205Coos County50.3+0.4
205Kinney County50.3-0.1
205Lane County50.3+1.4
205Logan County50.3+0.4
205Manistee County50.30
211Arenac County50.2+0.1
211Henderson County50.2+0.4
211Waushara County50.2+0.3
214Coosa County50.1-0.2
214Decatur County50.1-2
214Franklin County50.1+0.9
214Gilliam County50.1-0.2
214Nelson County50.1-0.3
214Nevada County50.1-0.2
214Rabun County50.1+0.2
221Gilmer County500
221Hoonah-Angoon Census Area50-1.4
221McPherson County50+1.2
221Mineral County50-0.1
225Aransas County49.9-1.1
225Cass County49.9+0.2
225Deer Lodge County49.9+0.3
225Essex County49.9+0.4
225Garden County49.9-4.2
225Newton County49.9+1
225Potter County49.9+5
232Ashe County49.80
232Columbia County49.8+0.3
232Issaquena County49.8+0.3
232Kimball County49.8+1.3
232Pend Oreille County49.8-0.2
232Rockbridge County49.8+0.1
238Amador County49.7-0.2
238Divide County49.7+2.4
238Macon County49.7-0.4
238Wallowa County49.7-0.5
242Columbia County49.6-2.5
242Comanche County49.6-1.2
242Manatee County49.6+0.2
242Menominee County49.6-0.3
242Saguache County49.6-0.2
242Van Buren County49.60
242Warren County49.6+1
249Cleburne County49.50
249Grant County49.5+0.5

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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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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?

Madison County, with 21.4 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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