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Median Age by County 2022
  46 or more
  43 to 45.9
  39 to 42.9
  35 to 39.9
  34.9 or less

This is a list of U.S. states, the District of Columbia and territories by median age in 2020. [note 1] The median age is the index that divides the entire population into two numerically equal age groups, one younger than that age and the other older than that age. It is the only index associated with the age distribution of a population.

Rank State,
federal district,
or territory
Median age
in years
(Total
Population) [1] [2] [note 2]
1   U.S. Virgin Islands [2] 45.9
2   Maine 45.0
3   Puerto Rico [2] 43.6
4   New Hampshire 43.1
5   Vermont 43.0
5   West Virginia 43.0
7   Florida 42.7
8   Delaware 41.4
9   Connecticut 41.2
10   Pennsylvania 40.9
11   Rhode Island 40.3
12   New Jersey 40.2
12   Montana 40.2
14   Michigan 40.1
14   South Carolina 40.1
16   Wisconsin 40.0
16   Hawaii 40.0
18   Oregon 39.9
19   Massachusetts 39.7
20   Ohio 39.6
21   Alabama 39.5
22   New York 39.4
23   Kentucky 39.2
23   North Carolina 39.2
23   Maryland 39.2
26   Tennessee 39.1
26   Missouri 39.1
28   Illinois 38.8
29   Virginia 38.7
29   Wyoming 38.7
31   Iowa 38.6
31   New Mexico 38.6
31   Arkansas 38.6
34   Minnesota 38.5
34   Nevada 38.5
34   Arizona 38.5
37   Mississippi 38.3
  United States 38.2
38   Indiana 38.0
39   Washington 37.9
40   Louisiana 37.8
41   South Dakota 37.6
42   Colorado 37.3
42   Georgia 37.3
42   Kansas 37.3
42   California 37.3
46   Idaho 37.2
47   Oklahoma 37.1
48   Nebraska 36.9
49   North Dakota 35.4
50   Alaska 35.3
51   Texas 35.2
52   District of Columbia 34.4
53   Northern Mariana Islands [2] 34.4
54   Guam [2] 33.7
55   Utah 31.5
56   American Samoa [2] 27.7

See also

Notes

  1. ^ State data is from 2019 Census estimates, territories data is from 2020 CIA World Factbook estimates.
  2. ^ State data is from 2019 Census estimates, territories data is from 2020 CIA World Factbook estimates.

References

  1. ^ "Median Age in 2019". www.statsamerica.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-09.