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Median Age in New York, by County

Median Age for every county in New York, ranked. The highest is Hamilton County at 58.1 and the lowest is Tompkins County at 32.3.

New York: 39.8 · United States: 38.9 · median county in New York: 42.0

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#County Median Age
1Hamilton County58.1
2Essex County49.9
3Columbia County49.8
4Delaware County48.8
5Schuyler County47.6
6Greene County47.4
7Warren County46.8
8Schoharie County45.8
9Washington County45.4
10Chenango County45.0
11Herkimer County44.8
12Tioga County44.8
13Ontario County44.2
14Fulton County44.1
15Ulster County44.1
16Putnam County44.0
17Cayuga County43.8
18Saratoga County43.6
19Wayne County43.6
20Orleans County43.5
21Niagara County43.3
22Wyoming County43.3
23Seneca County43.0
24Steuben County43.0
25Chautauqua County42.9
26Cattaraugus County42.8
27Dutchess County42.5
28Yates County42.5
29Genesee County42.4
30Madison County42.4
31Chemung County42.0
32Franklin County42.0
33Nassau County42.0
34Clinton County41.9
35Lewis County41.9
36Westchester County41.8
37Suffolk County41.7
38Sullivan County41.7
39Livingston County41.5
40Oswego County40.9
41Oneida County40.7
42Queens County40.7
43Richmond County40.6
44Erie County40.4
45Montgomery County40.3
46Rensselaer County40.1
47Otsego County39.9
48Monroe County39.6
49Onondaga County39.6
50Schenectady County39.6
51St. Lawrence County39.3
52Broome County39.2
53New York County38.9
54Allegany County38.7
55Albany County38.4
56Cortland County37.0
57Orange County37.0
58Kings County36.5
59Bronx County36.0
60Rockland County34.8
61Jefferson County33.7
62Tompkins County32.3

Half of residents are older than this and half are younger.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

New York ranks 19th of 52 states for median age.

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