List of U.S. states and territories by median age

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

Contents

RankState,
federal district,
or territory
Median age
in years
(Total
Population) [1] [2] [note 2]
1Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands [2] 45.9
2Flag of Maine.svg  Maine 45.0
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico [2] 43.6
4Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 43.1
5Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont 43.0
5Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia 43.0
7Flag of Florida.svg  Florida 42.7
8Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware 41.4
9Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 41.2
10Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania 40.9
11Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 40.3
12Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey 40.2
12Flag of Montana.svg  Montana 40.2
14Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 40.1
14Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina 40.1
16Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin 40.0
16Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 40.0
18Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon 39.9
19Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 39.7
20Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 39.6
21Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama 39.5
22Flag of New York.svg  New York 39.4
23Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky 39.2
23Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina 39.2
23Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland 39.2
26Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee 39.1
26Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 39.1
28Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 38.8
29Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia 38.7
29Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming 38.7
31Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 38.6
31Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico 38.6
31Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas 38.6
34Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 38.5
34Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada 38.5
34Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona 38.5
37Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi 38.3
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 38.2
38Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana 38.0
39Flag of Washington.svg  Washington 37.9
40Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana 37.8
41Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota 37.6
42Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado 37.3
42Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia 37.3
42Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 37.3
42Flag of California.svg  California 37.3
46Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho 37.2
47Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma 37.1
48Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska 36.9
49Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota 35.4
50Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska 35.3
51Flag of Texas.svg  Texas 35.2
52Flag of Washington, D.C.svg  District of Columbia 34.4
53Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands [2] 34.4
54Flag of Guam.svg  Guam [2] 33.7
55Flag of Utah.svg  Utah 31.5
56Flag of American Samoa.svg  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-09.