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Counties in Virginia by median age

Lancaster County had the highest median age of 133 counties in 2022, at 59.2 years. Lexington city had the lowest, at 22.7 years. The median was 43.1 years and the figure for Virginia was 38.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.2Lancaster County
Lowest22.7Lexington city
Median43.1133 counties
Virginia38.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 59.2 years59.2Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 59 years59Highland CountyHighland County: 58 years58Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 54.9 years54.9Mathews CountyMathews County: 53.7 years53.7Charles City CountyCharles City County: 52 years52Bath CountyBath County: 51.8 years51.8Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 51.3 years51.3Patrick CountyPatrick County: 50.9 years50.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 50.7 years50.7Surry CountySurry County: 50.5 years50.5Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 50 years50Rockbridge CountyRockbridge County: 49.4 years49.4Goochland CountyGoochland County: 49 years49Grayson CountyGrayson County: 49 years49Carroll CountyCarroll County: 48.7 years48.7Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 48.6 years48.6Clarke CountyClarke County: 48.4 years48.4Floyd CountyFloyd County: 48.4 years48.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 48.4 years48.4Henry CountyHenry County: 48.3 years48.3Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 48 years48Pittsylvania CountyPittsylvania County: 48 years48Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 47.9 years47.9Scott CountyScott County: 47.7 years47.7Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 47.6 years47.6Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 47.5 years47.5King and Queen CountyKing and Queen County: 47.4 years47.4Accomack CountyAccomack County: 47.3 years47.3Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 47.2 years47.2James City CountyJames City County: 47.1 years47.1Southampton CountySouthampton County: 47 years47Essex CountyEssex County: 46.9 years46.9Bedford CountyBedford County: 46.8 years46.8Washington CountyWashington County: 46.8 years46.8Halifax CountyHalifax County: 46.6 years46.6Madison CountyMadison County: 46.6 years46.6Russell CountyRussell County: 46.6 years46.6Bland CountyBland County: 46.4 years46.4Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 46.3 years46.3
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years		Change on 2021
1Lancaster County59.2+2.1
2Northumberland County59-0.8
3Highland County58+1.5
4Middlesex County54.9+0.1
5Mathews County53.7+0.3
6Charles City County52+0.6
7Bath County51.8+0.9
8Northampton County51.3+0.6
9Patrick County50.9+0.5
10Nelson County50.7-1.1
11Surry County50.5+0.1
12Rappahannock County50+1.8
13Rockbridge County49.4+0.2
14Goochland County49+0.2
14Grayson County49+0.6
16Carroll County48.7+0.7
17Mecklenburg County48.6+0.2
18Clarke County48.4+0.8
18Floyd County48.4+0.4
18Franklin County48.4+0.3
21Henry County48.3+0.3
22Alleghany County480
22Pittsylvania County48+0.2
24Westmoreland County47.90
25Scott County47.7+0.5
26Buchanan County47.6-0.2
27Botetourt County47.5+0.4
28King and Queen County47.4-0.8
29Accomack County47.3+0.2
30Pulaski County47.20
31James City County47.1+0.3
32Southampton County47-0.2
33Essex County46.9-0.2
34Bedford County46.8+0.1
34Washington County46.8+0.2
36Halifax County46.6+0.2
36Madison County46.6+0.1
36Russell County46.6-0.2
39Bland County46.4+0.6
40Cumberland County46.3+0.9
41Smyth County46.2+1
42Craig County46.1-3.1
42Richmond County46.1+1.8
44Powhatan County45.60
44Wythe County45.6-0.2
46Dickenson County45.5+0.2
47Charlotte County45.4-1.2
47Giles County45.4+0.3
49Page County45.30
50Lee County45.2-0.4
51Amelia County45.1+0.1
52Louisa County45+0.1
53Augusta County44.8-0.3
54Brunswick County44.6+1.3
54Tazewell County44.6-0.5
56Gloucester County44.3-0.2
57Isle of Wight County44.2-0.2
58Lunenburg County44+0.1
59Amherst County43.9-1
60Bristol city43.7+0.3
61Norton city43.6+2.4
61Roanoke County43.60
61Shenandoah County43.6-0.6
64Dinwiddie County43.4+0.5
65Buckingham County43.3+0.3
66New Kent County43.2+1.1
67Appomattox County43.1+0.5
67Campbell County43.1+0.3
67Fluvanna County43.1-0.2
70Orange County42.8+0.3
71Galax city42.6+0.5
72Hanover County42.4+0.3
72Poquoson city42.4-0.6
74Wise County42+0.5
75Covington city41.9-0.3
76Greene County41.7+1.9
77Nottoway County41.3+0.3
78Danville city41+0.1
78Staunton city41+0.1
80Warren County40.9-0.4
81Fauquier County40.8-0.1
81Greensville County40.8+0.4
81King William County40.8+0.2
81Salem city40.80
85Frederick County40.6+0.2
86Rockingham County40.5+0.2
87Sussex County40.4-0.2
88Emporia city39.9+0.7
88Martinsville city39.9-0.7
90Albemarle County39.7+0.4
90York County39.70
92Culpeper County39.5+0.5
93Henrico County39.3+0.1
94Caroline County39.2-0.3
95Chesterfield County38.90
96Falls Church city38.8-0.5
96Franklin city38.8-0.2
98Waynesboro city38.7-0.4
99Fairfax County38.6+0.3
100Suffolk city38.5+0.3
101Colonial Heights city38.4-0.6
102King George County38.30
103Roanoke city38.1+0.1
103Spotsylvania County38.1-0.1
105Fairfax city37.5-0.2
106Alexandria city37.4+0.3
106Chesapeake city37.4+0.3
108Loudoun County37.3+0.4
109Virginia Beach city37.1+0.4
110Petersburg city36.6-0.6
110Winchester city36.60
112Hampton city36.5+0.2
113Stafford County36.4+0.5
114Manassas Park city35.8+0.3
114Prince William County35.8+0.1
116Hopewell city35.7-0.1
117Portsmouth city35.6+0.1
118Arlington County35.3+0.2
118Buena Vista city35.3-0.6
120Manassas city35.1+0.1
121Richmond city34.5+0.1
122Prince George County34.2-2.9
123Newport News city34.1+0.2
124Charlottesville city32.4-0.1
125Norfolk city32.2+1.3
126Prince Edward County32-0.3
127Fredericksburg city30.9+0.2
128Montgomery County29.7-0.4
129Lynchburg city28.4-0.2
130Harrisonburg city25.4-0.1
131Williamsburg city24.6-1.5
132Radford city23.3-0.3
133Lexington city22.7+0.3

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Lancaster County, with 59.2 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Lexington city, with 22.7 years in 2022.

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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