How Adams County Compares

Adams County

43.7 years

Pennsylvania Average

43.7 years

Rank #34 of 67 in state

National

38.9 years

12.3% above

National Distribution

Where Adams County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for median age.

21.4 years 86.2 years

■ Adams County: 43.7 years

Ranking Context

Rank	County	Value
#1,018	Frontier County, NE	43.7 years
#1,019	Sioux County, NE	43.7 years
#1,020	Trumbull County, OH	43.7 years
#1,021	Adams County, PA	43.7 years
#1,022	Schuylkill County, PA	43.7 years
#1,023	Blount County, TN	43.7 years
#1,024	Overton County, TN	43.7 years

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Median Age in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Adams County, Pennsylvania has a median age of 43.7 years, which ranks #1,021 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 12.3% above the national value of 38.9 years.

Within Pennsylvania, Adams County ranks #34 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 68th percentile nationally.

The median age of the total population. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.