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Counties in Wisconsin by median age

Iron County had the highest median age of 72 counties in 2022, at 56.1 years. Menominee County had the lowest, at 32.1 years. The median was 43.3 years and the figure for Wisconsin was 39.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.1Iron County
Lowest32.1Menominee County
Median43.372 counties
Wisconsin39.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Iron CountyIron County: 56.1 years56.1Vilas CountyVilas County: 55.3 years55.3Adams CountyAdams County: 55.1 years55.1Burnett CountyBurnett County: 54.4 years54.4Florence CountyFlorence County: 54.1 years54.1Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 53.6 years53.6Door CountyDoor County: 53.6 years53.6Washburn CountyWashburn County: 52.2 years52.2Price CountyPrice County: 52.1 years52.1Oneida CountyOneida County: 51.8 years51.8Sawyer CountySawyer County: 51.4 years51.4Marquette CountyMarquette County: 50.4 years50.4Waushara CountyWaushara County: 49.9 years49.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 49.1 years49.1Rusk CountyRusk County: 49 years49Marinette CountyMarinette County: 48.8 years48.8Forest CountyForest County: 48.7 years48.7Langlade CountyLanglade County: 48.6 years48.6Oconto CountyOconto County: 47.5 years47.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 47.2 years47.2Polk CountyPolk County: 46.5 years46.5Richland CountyRichland County: 46.5 years46.5Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 46.4 years46.4Pepin CountyPepin County: 46.3 years46.3Juneau CountyJuneau County: 45.7 years45.7Shawano CountyShawano County: 45.4 years45.4Green Lake CountyGreen Lake County: 45.3 years45.3Waupaca CountyWaupaca County: 45.3 years45.3Manitowoc CountyManitowoc County: 45 years45Barron CountyBarron County: 44.6 years44.6Kewaunee CountyKewaunee County: 44.4 years44.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 44 years44Wood CountyWood County: 43.9 years43.9Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 43.8 years43.8Iowa CountyIowa County: 43.5 years43.5Washington CountyWashington County: 43.4 years43.4Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 43.3 years43.3Green CountyGreen County: 43 years43Columbia CountyColumbia County: 42.8 years42.8Dodge CountyDodge County: 42.7 years42.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years		Change on 2021
1Iron County56.1+0.8
2Vilas County55.3+0.3
3Adams County55.1+0.6
4Burnett County54.4+1
5Florence County54.1-0.3
6Bayfield County53.6+0.8
6Door County53.6+0.3
8Washburn County52.2+0.5
9Price County52.1+0.3
10Oneida County51.8+0.4
11Sawyer County51.4+0.6
12Marquette County50.4+0.3
13Waushara County49.9+0.4
14Lincoln County49.1+1.1
15Rusk County49+0.3
16Marinette County48.8+0.2
17Forest County48.7+1.4
18Langlade County48.6+0.1
19Oconto County47.5+0.1
20Crawford County47.2+0.4
21Polk County46.5+0.2
21Richland County46.5+0.7
23Buffalo County46.4-0.1
24Pepin County46.3-0.4
25Juneau County45.7+0.3
26Shawano County45.4+0.1
27Green Lake County45.3+0.2
27Waupaca County45.30
29Manitowoc County45+0.2
30Barron County44.6+0.3
31Kewaunee County44.4+0.4
32Taylor County44+0.1
33Wood County43.9+0.5
34Ozaukee County43.8+0.3
35Iowa County43.5+0.4
36Washington County43.4+0.2
37Waukesha County43.3+0.3
38Green County430
39Columbia County42.8+0.2
40Dodge County42.7+0.1
41Douglas County42.6+0.3
42Ashland County42.2+0.5
42Jackson County42.2+0.6
44Fond du Lac County41.9+0.3
45Calumet County41.7+0.2
45Lafayette County41.7+0.3
47Jefferson County41.5-0.3
47Sheboygan County41.5+0.2
49Chippewa County41.4+0.1
50Vernon County41.3-0.1
51Sauk County41.1+0.3
52Marathon County41+0.2
53Trempealeau County40.9+0.3
54Walworth County40.7+0.2
55Racine County40.2+0.1
56Rock County40+0.2
57Monroe County39.7-0.1
57St. Croix County39.7+0.1
59Kenosha County38.9+0.2
60Outagamie County38.5+0.2
61Winnebago County38.4+0.2
62Brown County37.8+0.2
62Portage County37.8+0.2
64Pierce County37.7+0.3
65Clark County37.1-0.1
66Grant County36.8+0.6
67La Crosse County36.6+0.3
68Dane County35.5+0.1
68Eau Claire County35.5+0.3
70Dunn County35.4+0.1
71Milwaukee County35.3+0.2
72Menominee County32.1+0.8

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?

Iron County, with 56.1 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Menominee County, with 32.1 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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