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U.S. states ranked by median age

All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Median age by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

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Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 39.2 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 34.9 years
RI 41 years
DE 42.1 years
CT 41.2 years
NJ 40.1 years
MD 39.8 years
MA 40.1 years
VT 43.9 years
NH 43.6 years

Lowest: 32.5 to 38 years
Group 2: 38 to 39.3 years
Group 3: 39.3 to 39.8 years
Group 4: 39.8 to 41 years
Highest: 41 to 44.9 years

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Maine	44.9
2	Vermont	43.9
3	New Hampshire	43.6
4	West Virginia	42.9
5	Florida	42.7
6	Delaware	42.1
7	Hawaii	41.5
8	Montana	41.3
9	Connecticut	41.2
9	Pennsylvania	41.2
11	Rhode Island	41
12	Oregon	40.8
13	South Carolina	40.7
13	Wisconsin	40.7
15	Michigan	40.4
16	Wyoming	40.2
17	Massachusetts	40.1
17	New Jersey	40.1
17	New York	40.1
20	New Mexico	39.9
21	Maryland	39.8
21	Ohio	39.8
23	Alabama	39.6
24	Nevada	39.5
25	Arizona	39.4
25	Illinois	39.4
25	Missouri	39.4
25	North Carolina	39.4
25	Virginia	39.4
30	Kentucky	39.3
30	Mississippi	39.3
32	Minnesota	39.2
33	Arkansas	39.1
33	Tennessee	39.1
35	Iowa	39
36	Louisiana	38.7
36	South Dakota	38.7
36	Washington	38.7
39	California	38.4
40	Indiana	38.3
41	Colorado	38
41	Georgia	38
41	Kansas	38
44	Idaho	37.8
45	Nebraska	37.4
45	Oklahoma	37.4
47	North Dakota	36.7
48	Alaska	36.3
49	Texas	35.9
50	District of Columbia	34.9
51	Utah	32.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table B01002: Median Age by Sex. Reference period: 2024.

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U.S. states ranked by median age (2024). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table B01002; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-median-age/

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