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Median age by US state

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Median age, US states

Median age by state · all 52 states · hover or tap a state for every figure on this page

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Median age, US statesDarker amber is an older median age. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map.Alabama · Median age: 39.3 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.0 · Median age, female: 40.5Alaska · Median age: 35.6 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 35.2 · Median age, female: 36.1Arizona · Median age: 38.8 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.7 · Median age, female: 40.0Arkansas · Median age: 38.4 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 37.3 · Median age, female: 39.6California · Median age: 37.6 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 36.7 · Median age, female: 38.6Colorado · Median age: 37.5 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 36.8 · Median age, female: 38.4Connecticut · Median age: 41.2 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 39.8 · Median age, female: 42.5Delaware · Median age: 41.5 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 40.0 · Median age, female: 42.9Florida · Median age: 42.6 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 41.2 · Median age, female: 44.0Georgia · Median age: 37.4 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 36.2 · Median age, female: 38.6Hawaii · Median age: 40.6 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 39.2 · Median age, female: 42.0Idaho · Median age: 37.1 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 36.5 · Median age, female: 37.7Illinois · Median age: 38.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.9 · Median age, female: 39.9Indiana · Median age: 38.0 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 36.9 · Median age, female: 39.1Iowa · Median age: 38.6 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.7 · Median age, female: 39.5Kansas · Median age: 37.2 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 36.3 · Median age, female: 38.3Kentucky · Median age: 39.1 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.9 · Median age, female: 40.3Louisiana · Median age: 37.8 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 36.7 · Median age, female: 38.9Maine · Median age: 44.8 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 43.5 · Median age, female: 46.0Maryland · Median age: 39.3 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.0 · Median age, female: 40.5Massachusetts · Median age: 40.0 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.8 · Median age, female: 41.1Michigan · Median age: 40.1 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.9 · Median age, female: 41.3Minnesota · Median age: 38.6 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 37.9 · Median age, female: 39.3Mississippi · Median age: 38.4 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.0 · Median age, female: 39.7Missouri · Median age: 38.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.8 · Median age, female: 40.1Montana · Median age: 40.2 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 39.4 · Median age, female: 41.1Nebraska · Median age: 37.1 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 36.3 · Median age, female: 37.8Nevada · Median age: 38.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.4 · Median age, female: 39.5New Hampshire · Median age: 43.2 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 42.1 · Median age, female: 44.3New Jersey · Median age: 40.1 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.9 · Median age, female: 41.4New Mexico · Median age: 39.2 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 38.0 · Median age, female: 40.4New York · Median age: 39.6 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.4 · Median age, female: 40.8North Carolina · Median age: 39.1 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.7 · Median age, female: 40.4North Dakota · Median age: 35.7 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 35.1 · Median age, female: 36.4Ohio · Median age: 39.6 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.4 · Median age, female: 40.8Oklahoma · Median age: 36.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 35.9 · Median age, female: 38.0Oregon · Median age: 40.1 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 39.3 · Median age, female: 41.0Pennsylvania · Median age: 40.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 39.6 · Median age, female: 42.2Rhode Island · Median age: 40.5 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 39.0 · Median age, female: 41.8South Carolina · Median age: 40.1 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 38.7 · Median age, female: 41.3South Dakota · Median age: 37.7 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.0 · Median age, female: 38.5Tennessee · Median age: 38.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.8 · Median age, female: 40.0Texas · Median age: 35.5 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 34.7 · Median age, female: 36.3Utah · Median age: 31.7 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 31.2 · Median age, female: 32.2Vermont · Median age: 43.0 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 41.8 · Median age, female: 44.2Virginia · Median age: 38.8 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.7 · Median age, female: 40.0Washington · Median age: 38.2 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 37.4 · Median age, female: 39.1West Virginia · Median age: 42.7 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 41.4 · Median age, female: 44.0Wisconsin · Median age: 40.1 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 39.2 · Median age, female: 40.9Wyoming · Median age: 38.8 · Margin of error: 0.2 · Median age, male: 38.3 · Median age, female: 39.6District of Columbia · Median age: 34.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 34.8 · Median age, female: 35.0District of Columbia · Median age: 34.9 · Margin of error: 0.1 · Median age, male: 34.8 · Median age, female: 35.0Median age31.744.8
Summary

Darker amber is an older median age. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map.

A typical published area has a median age of 38.9 years, the midpoint of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. Maine is the oldest state at 44.8, and New Hampshire, Vermont, West Virginia and Florida also sit above 42. Utah is the youngest of the 50 states at 31.7. Puerto Rico, which this table also returns, is 44.2, older than every state except Maine. The District of Columbia is 34.9. Maine is 13.1 years older than Utah. These are medians for people in each area, not a United States median: the 38.9-year midpoint is a typical-state figure.

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38.9 yearstypical published areathe middle area, not a US median
44.8 yearsMaineoldest of the 50 states
31.7 yearsUtahyoungest of the 50 states
44.2 yearsPuerto Ricosecond-oldest published figure
5areas under 36 yearsUtah, District of Columbia, Texas, Alaska and North Dakota
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Median age, all published states

Median age · all 52 · ranked high to low

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Median age, all published statesEvery area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. Maine leads at 44.8 years, then Puerto Rico at 44.2, New Hampshire at 43.2 and Vermont at 43.0. Utah is the youngest of the 50 states at 31.7. The District of Columbia is 34.9. The middle published area sits at 38.9 years. Eighteen areas reach 40, and five sit below 36. The ranking is each area's own median age for people, not a United States median.0.010.020.030.040.050.0Median age, years44.8Maine44.2Puerto Rico43.2New Hampshire43.0Vermont42.7West Virginia42.6Florida41.5Delaware41.2Connecticut40.9Pennsylvania40.6Hawaii40.5Rhode Island40.2Montana40.1Michigan40.1New Jersey40.1Oregon40.1South Carolina40.1Wisconsin40.0Massachusetts39.6New York39.6Ohio39.3Alabama39.3Maryland39.2New Mexico39.1Kentucky39.1North Carolina38.9Illinois38.9Missouri38.9Nevada38.9Tennessee38.8Arizona38.8Virginia38.8Wyoming38.6Iowa38.6Minnesota38.4Arkansas38.4Mississippi38.2Washington38.0Indiana37.8Louisiana37.7South Dakota37.6California37.5Colorado37.4Georgia37.2Kansas37.1Idaho37.1Nebraska36.9Oklahoma35.7North Dakota35.6Alaska35.5Texas34.9District of Columbia31.7Utah
Summary

Every area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. Maine leads at 44.8 years, then Puerto Rico at 44.2, New Hampshire at 43.2 and Vermont at 43.0. Utah is the youngest of the 50 states at 31.7. The District of Columbia is 34.9. The middle published area sits at 38.9 years. Eighteen areas reach 40, and five sit below 36. The ranking is each area's own median age for people, not a United States median.

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Male median age against female median age

Median age, female against median age, male · one point per row, 52 of 52 plotted

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Male median age against female median ageEach point is one area with both figures published, 52 of 52. Women are older than men in every published area. The relationship is tight: the correlation coefficient is 0.98, so male median age accounts for about 96 per cent of the variation in female median age. The female-minus-male gap is 2.3 years in a typical area, 3.9 years in Puerto Rico and 0.2 years in the District of Columbia. Utah has the youngest men (31.2) and the youngest women (32.2). Puerto Rico has the oldest women (46.1) and Maine the oldest men (43.5).30.035.040.045.050.030.032.535.037.540.042.545.0Median age, femaleMedian age, male
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Each point is one area with both figures published, 52 of 52. Women are older than men in every published area. The relationship is tight: the correlation coefficient is 0.98, so male median age accounts for about 96 per cent of the variation in female median age. The female-minus-male gap is 2.3 years in a typical area, 3.9 years in Puerto Rico and 0.2 years in the District of Columbia. Utah has the youngest men (31.2) and the youngest women (32.2). Puerto Rico has the oldest women (46.1) and Maine the oldest men (43.5).

Table 1

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Median age, male median age and female median age for every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. Sort any column or use the filter box to jump to a state by name. Each figure is a median for people in that area alone, so those columns cannot be averaged into a United States figure.

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Maine44.80.143.546.0
Puerto Rico44.20.242.246.1
New Hampshire43.20.142.144.3
Vermont43.00.241.844.2
West Virginia42.70.141.444.0
Florida42.60.141.244.0
Delaware41.50.140.042.9
Connecticut41.20.139.842.5
Pennsylvania40.90.139.642.2
Hawaii40.60.239.242.0
Rhode Island40.50.239.041.8
Montana40.20.239.441.1
Michigan40.10.138.941.3
New Jersey40.10.138.941.4
Oregon40.10.239.341.0
South Carolina40.10.138.741.3
Wisconsin40.10.139.240.9
Massachusetts40.00.138.841.1
New York39.60.138.440.8
Ohio39.60.138.440.8
Alabama39.30.138.040.5
Maryland39.30.138.040.5
New Mexico39.20.238.040.4
Kentucky39.10.137.940.3
North Carolina39.10.137.740.4
Illinois38.90.137.939.9
Missouri38.90.137.840.1
Nevada38.90.138.439.5
Tennessee38.90.137.840.0
Arizona38.80.137.740.0
Virginia38.80.137.740.0
Wyoming38.80.238.339.6
Iowa38.60.137.739.5
Minnesota38.60.237.939.3
Arkansas38.40.237.339.6
Mississippi38.40.137.039.7
Washington38.20.137.439.1
Indiana38.00.136.939.1
Louisiana37.80.136.738.9
South Dakota37.70.137.038.5
California37.60.136.738.6
Colorado37.50.136.838.4
Georgia37.40.136.238.6
Kansas37.20.236.338.3
Idaho37.10.136.537.7
Nebraska37.10.236.337.8
Oklahoma36.90.135.938.0
North Dakota35.70.135.136.4
Alaska35.60.135.236.1
Texas35.50.134.736.3
District of Columbia34.90.134.835.0
Utah31.70.131.232.2

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Median age, all published states

Figure 2: Median age, all published states
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Male median age against female median age

Figure 3: Male median age against female median age
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About this data

  • Median age is the midpoint of the age distribution for people in that area on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates.
  • A median of these 52 figures is a typical-state figure, not a United States median. These numbers cannot be averaged to produce a national figure.
  • The Census published 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. None of the medians were suppressed.
  • In every published area the female median is higher than the male median.
  • Alaska and Hawaii appear in the ranking and table. On the map they sit in the usual insets. Puerto Rico is not drawn on the state map.