List of U.S. states and territories by median age
This is a list of U.S. states, the District of Columbia and territories by median age in 2018. Median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups - that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population.[note 1]
Rank | State, federal district, or territory |
Median age in years (Total Population)[6] |
---|---|---|
1 | 44.9 | |
2 | 43.0 | |
3 | 42.8 | |
4 | 42.7 | |
5 | 42.2 | |
6 | 41.5 | |
7 | 41.0 | |
8 | 41.0 | |
9 | 40.8 | |
10 | 40.7 | |
11 | 40.1 | |
12 | 40.0 | |
13 | 39.9 | |
14 | 39.8 | |
15 | 39.6 | |
15 | 39.6 | |
17 | 39.4 | |
17 | 39.4 | |
17 | 39.4 | |
20 | 39.2 | |
20 | 39.2 | |
22 | 39.0 | |
23 | 38.9 | |
23 | 38.9 | |
25 | 38.8 | |
25 | 38.8 | |
27 | 38.7 | |
28 | 38.4 | |
29 | 38.3 | |
29 | 38.3 | |
31 | 38.2 | |
— | 38.2 | |
32 | 38.1 | |
32 | 38.1 | |
32 | 38.1 | |
35 | 38.0 | |
36 | 37.9 | |
36 | 37.9 | |
38 | 37.7 | |
38 | 37.7 | |
40 | 37.2 | |
41 | 37.1 | |
42 | 36.9 | |
42 | 36.9 | |
42 | 36.9 | |
45 | 36.8 | |
46 | 36.7 | |
47 | 36.6 | |
47 | 36.6 | |
49 | 35.2 | |
50 | 34.8 | |
51 | 34.6 | |
52 | 34.0 | |
53 | 33.6 | |
54 | 31.0 | |
55 | 29.0 | |
56 | 25.5 |
See also
- Demography of the United States
- List of countries by median age
Notes
- In the table, territories data is from 2017 CIA World Factbook estimates. The CIA World Factbook published updated median ages for these territories in 2018: 26.1 years in American Samoa,[1] 29.1 years in Guam,[2] 33.4 years in the Northern Mariana Islands,[3] 42.2 years in Puerto Rico,[4] and 41.3 years in the U.S. Virgin Islands.[5]
References
- "Australia - Oceania :: American Samoa — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
- "Australia - Oceania :: Guam — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
- "Australia - Oceania :: Northern Mariana Islands — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
- "Central America :: Puerto Rico — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
- "Central America :: Virgin Islands — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
- "Median Age in 2018". www.statsamerica.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
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