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Median age, July 1, 2025

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Median age, July 1, 2025, by state

Years. Shaded in five groups of about ten states each. Rank 1 is the highest value.

Years

  • Step 1 of 5, lightest: 32.0 to under 38.5
  • Step 2 of 5, shade: 38.5 to under 39.5
  • Step 3 of 5, shade: 39.5 to under 40.0
  • Step 4 of 5, shade: 40.0 to under 42.0
  • Step 5 of 5, strongest: 42.0 to 45.0

United States: 39.4 years

Data table

All 50 states and DC, A to Z. The source publishes no margin of error for this measure.

StateJuly 1, 2025Rank (1 = highest)
Alabama39.8 years21
Alaska36.7 years47
Arizona39.4 years30
Arkansas39.0 years35
California38.7 years38
Colorado38.0 years43
Connecticut41.4 years8
Delaware42.3 years6
District of Columbia35.0 years50
Florida43.1 years5
Georgia38.2 years41
Hawaii42.1 years7
Idaho37.9 years44
Illinois39.7 years24
Indiana38.6 years39
Iowa39.3 years33
Kansas38.1 years42
Kentucky39.5 years28
Louisiana39.0 years35
Maine44.9 years1
Maryland39.8 years21
Massachusetts40.4 years16
Michigan40.7 years15
Minnesota39.4 years30
Mississippi39.6 years25
Missouri39.6 years25
Montana41.2 years10
Nebraska37.5 years46
Nevada39.6 years25
New Hampshire44.1 years3
New Jersey40.1 years18
New Mexico40.1 years18
New York39.8 years21
North Carolina39.5 years28
North Dakota36.5 years48
Ohio40.1 years18
Oklahoma37.7 years45
Oregon41.1 years12
Pennsylvania41.4 years8
Rhode Island41.2 years10
South Carolina41.1 years12
South Dakota38.4 years40
Tennessee39.2 years34
Texas36.0 years49
Utah32.6 years51
Vermont44.4 years2
Virginia39.4 years30
Washington38.8 years37
West Virginia43.2 years4
Wisconsin41.0 years14
Wyoming40.2 years17

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (SC-EST2025-AGESEX). SC-EST2025-AGESEX-<FIPS> (one workbook per state), row 'Median age (years)', 2025, Both Sexes · retrieved Oct. 2, 2026 · 51 rows · as of July 1, 2025 · annual. File: SC-EST2025-AGESEX-<FIPS> (one workbook per state), row 'Median age (years)', 2025, Both Sexes. Download CSV

Highest to lowest

The source publishes no margin of error for this measure, so the ranks carry no test of whether neighbors really differ. Small gaps between states may be within the estimate’s ordinary error and revisions.

Median age, July 1, 2025, highest to lowest
RankStateValue
1Maine44.9 years
2Vermont44.4 years
3New Hampshire44.1 years
4West Virginia43.2 years
5Florida43.1 years
6Delaware42.3 years
7Hawaii42.1 years
8Connecticut41.4 years
8Pennsylvania41.4 years
10Montana41.2 years
10Rhode Island41.2 years
12Oregon41.1 years
12South Carolina41.1 years
14Wisconsin41.0 years
15Michigan40.7 years
16Massachusetts40.4 years
17Wyoming40.2 years
18New Jersey40.1 years
18New Mexico40.1 years
18Ohio40.1 years
21Alabama39.8 years
21Maryland39.8 years
21New York39.8 years
24Illinois39.7 years
25Mississippi39.6 years
25Missouri39.6 years
25Nevada39.6 years
28Kentucky39.5 years
28North Carolina39.5 years
30Arizona39.4 years
30Minnesota39.4 years
30Virginia39.4 years
33Iowa39.3 years
34Tennessee39.2 years
35Arkansas39.0 years
35Louisiana39.0 years
37Washington38.8 years
38California38.7 years
39Indiana38.6 years
40South Dakota38.4 years
41Georgia38.2 years
42Kansas38.1 years
43Colorado38.0 years
44Idaho37.9 years
45Oklahoma37.7 years
46Nebraska37.5 years
47Alaska36.7 years
48North Dakota36.5 years
49Texas36.0 years
50District of Columbia35.0 years
51Utah32.6 years
Not rankedUnited States For reference, not ranked39.4 years

About this measure

Period
July 1, 2025
As of
, retrieved
Units
Years
Uncertainty
None published (administrative and model-based estimates), so ranks carry no test.
Data
Download the CSV (all 50 states and DC, with the rank, the test and every input column)