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US counties by median age

Loving County had the highest median age of 3144 counties in 2023, at 68.9 years. Madison County had the lowest, at 21.4 years. The median was 41.4 years and the figure for the United States was 38.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest68.9Loving County
Lowest21.4Madison County
Median41.43144 counties
United States38.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Loving CountyLoving County: 68.9 years68.9Sumter CountySumter County: 68.4 years68.4Kenedy CountyKenedy County: 65.5 years65.5Catron CountyCatron County: 62.6 years62.6Terrell CountyTerrell County: 60.9 years60.9Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 60 years60Meagher CountyMeagher County: 59.9 years59.9Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 59.9 years59.9Alcona CountyAlcona County: 59.7 years59.7La Paz CountyLa Paz County: 59.7 years59.7Custer CountyCuster County: 59.5 years59.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 59.5 years59.5Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 59.5 years59.5Ontonagon CountyOntonagon County: 59.4 years59.4Quitman CountyQuitman County: 59.4 years59.4Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 59.1 years59.1Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 58.7 years58.7McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 58.7 years58.7Custer CountyCuster County: 58.6 years58.6Mora CountyMora County: 58.5 years58.5Menard CountyMenard County: 58 years58Kent CountyKent County: 57.6 years57.6Llano CountyLlano County: 57.5 years57.5Roscommon CountyRoscommon County: 57.4 years57.4Sarasota CountySarasota County: 57.3 years57.3Sierra CountySierra County: 57.3 years57.3Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 57.3 years57.3Curry CountyCurry County: 57.2 years57.2Custer CountyCuster County: 57.2 years57.2Dolores CountyDolores County: 57.2 years57.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 57.2 years57.2Highland CountyHighland County: 57.1 years57.1Citrus CountyCitrus County: 56.9 years56.9Towns CountyTowns County: 56.9 years56.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 56.8 years56.8Storey CountyStorey County: 56.8 years56.8Carter CountyCarter County: 56.7 years56.7Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 56.7 years56.7Montmorency CountyMontmorency County: 56.7 years56.7San Juan CountySan Juan County: 56.7 years56.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years		Change on 2022
1Loving County68.9+37
2Sumter County68.4+0.1
3Kenedy County65.5+25.6
4Catron County62.6+3.1
5Terrell County60.9+3.2
6Charlotte County60+0.1
7Meagher County59.9+2.3
7Wheeler County59.9+2.1
9Alcona County59.7+0.4
9La Paz County59.7+2.4
11Custer County59.5+4
11Jefferson County59.5+0.1
11Northumberland County59.5+0.5
14Ontonagon County59.4+0.2
14Quitman County59.4+0.3
16Lancaster County59.1-0.1
17Jeff Davis County58.7-3.3
17McCormick County58.7+0.8
19Custer County58.6+0.5
20Mora County58.5-0.9
21Menard County58-1.4
22Kent County57.6-2.3
23Llano County57.5+0.1
24Roscommon County57.4+0.4
25Sarasota County57.3+0.2
25Sierra County57.3+1.9
25Wheeler County57.3+1.2
28Curry County57.2+0.4
28Custer County57.2+0.4
28Dolores County57.2-2
28Hamilton County57.2+0.8
32Highland County57.1-0.9
33Citrus County56.90
33Towns County56.9+0.6
35Blaine County56.8-0.9
35Storey County56.8+1.1
37Carter County56.7-0.1
37Keweenaw County56.7-0.5
37Montmorency County56.7+0.5
37San Juan County56.7+0.2
41Banner County56.6+2.5
42Aitkin County56.5+0.3
42Real County56.5+4.2
44Presque Isle County56.2+0.1
45Brunswick County56.1+0.4
45Sullivan County56.1+1.1
47Sierra County56+1.1
48Iron County55.9-0.2
48Union County55.90
50Esmeralda County55.8+0.8
51Ouray County55.6-1.2
52Adams County55.5+0.4
52Middlesex County55.5+0.6
52Vilas County55.5+0.2
55Leelanau County55.3+0.1
56Burnett County55.2+0.8
56Hickory County55.2-0.5
58Barnstable County55.1+0.6
58Huerfano County55.1-0.3
60Hardin County55+1.1
60Indian River County55+0.2
60Yavapai County55+0.5
63Boyd County54.9-0.7
63Pacific County54.9+0.2
65Florence County54.8+0.7
65Golden Valley County54.8-0.1
65Hinsdale County54.8-2.1
65Trinity County54.8+1.6
65Wahkiakum County54.8-1.5
70Sanders County54.6-0.1
71Clay County54.5+0.4
71Fall River County54.5-0.2
73Benton County54.4+0.3
73Polk County54.4+0.2
73Stone County54.4-0.2
76Adams County54.3-0.1
76Sabine County54.3+0.2
78Carroll County54.2+0.4
78Douglas County54.2+0.7
78Highlands County54.2+0.1
78Slope County54.2+0.1
82Bayfield County54.1+0.5
82Door County54.1+0.5
82Garden County54.1+6.8
82Madison County54.1-0.2
82Pamlico County54.1-0.1
87Fannin County54+0.2
88Granite County53.9-0.8
89Mathews County53.8+0.1
89McIntosh County53.8+0.2
91Mineral County53.7-1
92Boise County53.5-0.2
92Iosco County53.5+0.4
94Bandera County53.40
94Treasure County53.4-0.9
96Cherokee County53.3+0.4
96Mackinac County53.3+0.6
98Iron County53.2-0.2
98Martin County53.20
98Mohave County53.2+0.3
98Yakutat City and Borough53.2+11.9
102Collier County53.1+0.9
102Lemhi County53.1-0.1
104Camden County53+0.4
104Cumberland County53+0.4
106Ferry County52.8+1
107Lincoln County52.7+1
108Charles City County52.6+0.6
108Flagler County52.6+0.2
108Garfield County52.6+2.7
108Lincoln County52.6+0.1
112Cameron County52.5+0.7
112Lincoln County52.5+0.1
112Price County52.5+0.4
115Campbell County52.4+2
115Haines Borough52.4+6.2
115McCone County52.4-1.6
115Nye County52.4-0.5
115Washburn County52.4+0.2
120Bath County52.3+0.5
120Cook County52.3+0.1
120Greene County52.3+1.1
123Archuleta County52.2+1.4
123Mills County52.2+1.4
123Oneida County52.2+0.4
123Sawyer County52.2+0.8
127Columbia County52.1+1.3
127Decatur County52.1+1.5
127McIntosh County52.1+0.3
127Oscoda County52.1+0.1
127Plumas County52.1-0.2
127Schoolcraft County52.1+0.3
133Calaveras County52-0.1
133Clearwater County52-0.3
133Teller County52+0.9
136Baxter County51.9-0.2
136Cheboygan County51.9-0.1
136Marion County51.9+0.2
136Ozark County51.9-0.7
136Taos County51.9+2.1
136Transylvania County51.9-0.5
142Antrim County51.8+0.3
142Clallam County51.8+0.6
144Park County51.7+0.4
144Pickett County51.7+0.6
146Georgetown County51.6+0.6
146Mariposa County51.60
146Northampton County51.6+0.3
146Northampton County51.6+0.3
150Crawford County51.5+0.1
150Emmons County51.5+1
150Jackson County51.50
150Petroleum County51.5+1.9
154Alleghany County51.4+0.8
154Cape May County51.4+0.5
154Essex County51.4-0.2
154Gila County51.4+0.8
154Hoonah-Angoon Census Area51.4+1.4
154Motley County51.4+0.7
154Piscataquis County51.4+0.2
154Sully County51.4-1.3
154Sussex County51.4+0.1
163Gogebic County51.3+0.7
163Musselshell County51.3-0.7
163Nelson County51.3+0.6
163Noble County51.3-0.6
167Tucker County51.2+0.3
168Lincoln County51.1-0.2
168Talbot County51.1-0.3
170Aransas County510
170Patrick County51+0.1
172Brown County50.9+0.2
172Hyde County50.9+3.9
172Jo Daviess County50.9+0.1
172Judith Basin County50.9+0.7
176Briscoe County50.8+1.1
176Comanche County50.8+4
176Gladwin County50.8+0.1
176Grant County50.8-0.9
176Lake of the Woods County50.8-0.4
176Montgomery County50.8+0.3
176Ogemaw County50.8+0.2
176Pendleton County50.8-0.1
176Pope County50.8+1.1
176Sheridan County50.8-1.5
186Costilla County50.7-2.1
186Deuel County50.7-0.3
186Surry County50.7+0.2
186Worcester County50.7+0.1
190Benzie County50.6+0.2
190Griggs County50.6-1.3
190Marion County50.6-1.5
193Carbon County50.5-0.2
193Gillespie County50.5+0.8
193Irion County50.5+11
193Koochiching County50.5-0.1
193Marquette County50.5+0.1
193Nuckolls County50.5+1.1
193Perquimans County50.5+0.7
193Talbot County50.5+0.6
201Dukes County50.4+1.2
201Kinney County50.4+2.9
201Nelson County50.4+0.4
201Summers County50.4+0.5
205Blanco County50.3+0.8
205Coosa County50.3+0.1
205Gilliam County50.3-0.7
205Jewell County50.3-0.8
205Kimble County50.3+1.9
205Lake County50.3-1.5
205Manistee County50.3+0.3
205Nevada County50.3+0.1
205Ottawa County50.3+0.5
205Towner County50.3+1.2
215Wallowa County50.2-0.7
216Arenac County50.1+0.1
216Carteret County50.1+0.2
216Eureka County50.1+1.7
216Macon County50.1-0.5
216Mineral County50.1-0.2
216Rappahannock County50.1+0.1
222Adams County50+3.1
222Charlevoix County50+0.5
222Gilmer County50+0.4
222Pend Oreille County50-0.4
222Smith County500
227Amador County49.9+0.3
227Coos County49.9+0.2
227Logan County49.9+0.7
227Menominee County49.9+0.3
227Rabun County49.9+0.5
227Waushara County49.90
227Woodson County49.9+3.3
234Ashe County49.8+0.2
234Henderson County49.8+0.2
234Pocahontas County49.8+0.4
234Saguache County49.8-0.1
234Trinity County49.8-0.3
239Cass County49.7+0.7
239Rockbridge County49.7+0.3
241Deer Lodge County49.60
241Elk County49.6-0.8
241Idaho County49.6+0.1
241Lake County49.6-0.1
241Niobrara County49.6+6
241Van Buren County49.6-0.1
247Cleburne County49.50
247Columbia County49.5+0.2
247Essex County49.5+0.3
247Issaquena County49.5+6.4

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Loving County, with 68.9 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Madison County, with 21.4 years in 2023.

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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