States Ranked by Median Age

52 states & territories · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Highest
44.8 years
Maine
Lowest
32.0 years
Utah
National
38.9 years
Rank State Age
#1 Maine 44.8 years
#2 Puerto Rico 44.8 years
#3 New Hampshire 43.3 years
#4 Vermont 43.1 years
#5 West Virginia 42.7 years
#6 Florida 42.6 years
#7 Delaware 41.6 years
#8 Connecticut 41.1 years
#9 Hawaii 40.9 years
#10 Pennsylvania 40.9 years
#11 Rhode Island 40.6 years
#12 Montana 40.4 years
#13 Oregon 40.4 years
#14 Michigan 40.2 years
#15 South Carolina 40.2 years
#16 Wisconsin 40.2 years
#17 New Jersey 40.1 years
#18 Massachusetts 40.0 years
#19 New York 39.8 years
#20 Ohio 39.7 years
#21 Maryland 39.4 years
#22 New Mexico 39.4 years
#23 Alabama 39.3 years
#24 Kentucky 39.1 years
#25 Nevada 39.1 years
#26 North Carolina 39.1 years
#27 Wyoming 39.1 years
#28 Arizona 39.0 years
#29 Illinois 39.0 years
#30 Missouri 39.0 years
#31 Virginia 39.0 years
#32 Tennessee 38.9 years
#33 Minnesota 38.8 years
#34 Iowa 38.6 years
#35 Mississippi 38.6 years
#36 Arkansas 38.5 years
#37 Washington 38.3 years
#38 Indiana 38.1 years
#39 Louisiana 38.0 years
#40 South Dakota 38.0 years
#41 California 37.9 years
#42 Colorado 37.7 years
#43 Georgia 37.6 years
#44 Kansas 37.4 years
#45 Idaho 37.3 years
#46 Nebraska 37.2 years
#47 Oklahoma 37.0 years
#48 North Dakota 35.9 years
#49 Alaska 35.8 years
#50 Texas 35.6 years
#51 District of Columbia 34.9 years
#52 Utah 32.0 years

About This Ranking

This table ranks all 52 U.S. states and territories by median age. Maine leads at 44.8 years, while Utah ranks last at 32.0 years. The national value is 38.9 years. The median age of the total population.

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.