US states by median age

Name: US states by median age, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Maine had the highest median age of 51 states in 2023, at 44.8 years. Utah had the lowest, at 31.7 years. The median was 38.9 years and the figure for the United States was 38.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest44.8Maine

Lowest31.7Utah

Median38.951 states

United States38.7History

All states, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2023 years	Change on 2022
1	Maine	44.8	0
2	New Hampshire	43.2	+0.1
3	Vermont	43	+0.1
4	West Virginia	42.7	+0.1
5	Florida	42.6	+0.2
6	Delaware	41.5	+0.1
7	Connecticut	41.2	+0.3
8	Pennsylvania	40.9	+0.1
9	Hawaii	40.6	+0.7
10	Rhode Island	40.5	+0.4
11	Montana	40.2	+0.1
12	Michigan	40.1	+0.2
12	New Jersey	40.1	+0.1
12	Oregon	40.1	+0.2
12	South Carolina	40.1	+0.1
12	Wisconsin	40.1	+0.2
17	Massachusetts	40	+0.2
18	New York	39.6	+0.3
18	Ohio	39.6	0
20	Alabama	39.3	0
20	Maryland	39.3	+0.2
22	New Mexico	39.2	+0.6
23	Kentucky	39.1	0
23	North Carolina	39.1	0
25	Illinois	38.9	+0.2
25	Missouri	38.9	+0.1
25	Nevada	38.9	+0.4
25	Tennessee	38.9	0
29	Arizona	38.8	+0.4
29	Virginia	38.8	+0.1
29	Wyoming	38.8	+0.3
32	Iowa	38.6	+0.2
32	Minnesota	38.6	+0.1
34	Arkansas	38.4	0
34	Mississippi	38.4	+0.3
36	Washington	38.2	+0.2
37	Indiana	38	0
38	Louisiana	37.8	+0.2
39	South Dakota	37.7	+0.2
40	California	37.6	+0.3
41	Colorado	37.5	+0.2
42	Georgia	37.4	+0.2
43	Kansas	37.2	+0.1
44	Idaho	37.1	+0.2
44	Nebraska	37.1	+0.2
46	Oklahoma	36.9	0
47	North Dakota	35.7	+0.3
48	Alaska	35.6	+0.3
49	Texas	35.5	+0.3
50	District of Columbia	34.9	+0.1
51	Utah	31.7	+0.3

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

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 states 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 state has the highest median age?

Maine, with 44.8 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest median age?

Utah, with 31.7 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.