Median Age in Harlan County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Median Age
40.9 years +5.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,829 of 3,222
43th percentile

How Harlan County Compares

Harlan County
40.9 years
Kentucky Average
40.9 years
Rank #68 of 120 in state
National
38.9 years
5.1% above

National Distribution

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

21.4 years 86.2 years

■ Harlan County: 40.9 years

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,826 Madison County, IN 40.9 years
#1,827 Reno County, KS 40.9 years
#1,828 Fulton County, KY 40.9 years
#1,829 Harlan County, KY 40.9 years
#1,830 Henderson County, KY 40.9 years
#1,831 Shelby County, KY 40.9 years
#1,832 Washington Parish, LA 40.9 years
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Median Age in Harlan County, Kentucky

Harlan County, Kentucky has a median age of 40.9 years, which ranks #1,829 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.1% above the national value of 38.9 years.

Within Kentucky, Harlan County ranks #68 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.