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U.S. Median age of the population 2016, by state

Median age of U.S. population in 2016, by state

The data displays the median age of the population of the United States in 2016, by state of residence. The states with the highest median age of its population was Maine at 44.5 years. Utah had the lowest median age (30.7 years).

View the distribution of the United States population by ethnicity here. Additional information on the ageing population in the U.S.\ High birth rates during the so-called baby boom years that followed World War II followed by lower fertility and morality rates have left the U.S. with a serious challenge in the 21st Century.

Maine	44.5
Vermont	43.1
New Hampshire	42.7
West Virginia	42.3
Florida	42.1
Connecticut	40.9
Delaware	40.6
Pennsylvania	40.6
Rhode Island	40.2
Montana	40.1
Michigan	39.7
Massachusetts	39.5
New Jersey	39.5
Wisconsin	39.4
Ohio	39.3
Oregon	39.2
South Carolina	39.1
Alabama	39
Hawaii	38.9
North Carolina	38.7
Kentucky	38.7
Tennessee	38.6
Maryland	38.5
Missouri	38.4
New York	38.4
Virginia	38.2
Iowa	38
Arkansas	38
Nevada	37.9
Minnesota	37.9
Illinois	37.9
New Mexico	37.7
Washington	37.7
Indiana	37.6
Arizona	37.5
Mississippi	37.2
Wyoming	37.2
South Dakota	36.8
Colorado	36.7
Louisiana	36.5
Georgia	36.5
Kansas	36.5
California	36.4
Oklahoma	36.4
Nebraska	36.3
Idaho	36.1
North Dakota	35
Texas	34.5
District of Columbia	33.9
Alaska	33.5
Utah	30.7

U.S. Median age of the population 2016, by state

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