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Oldest by median age, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by median age of residents (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 42.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lee County, VA, up 19 places to #45.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01▲1Northumberland County, VAVA12,55759.5+19%

02▼1Lancaster County, VAVA10,99558.2+17%

03Highland County, VAVA2,31856.5+23%

04Middlesex County, VAVA10,84155.5+19%

05Mathews County, VAVA8,52955.0+19%

06Charles City County, VAVA6,62352.6+32%

07▲1Northampton County, VAVA11,87952.5+24%

08▲4Patrick County, VAVA17,42451.8+28%

09Nelson County, VAVA14,92051.3+20%

10▲1Bath County, VAVA4,07650.9+22%

11▼4Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43950.6+19%

12▲5Goochland County, VAVA29,18750.5+25%

13▼3Surry County, VAVA6,60350.4+28%

14▲8Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66349.8+23%

15▲4Carroll County, VAVA29,29949.4+21%

16▼3King and Queen County, VAVA6,74349.3+21%

17▼2Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74749.2+20%

18▲6Clarke County, VAVA15,60948.4+19%

19▲2Franklin County, VAVA55,52648.4+22%

20▼4Grayson County, VAVA15,23048.4+20%

21▼3Alleghany County, VAVA14,54648.3+18%

22▲1Bland County, VAVA6,15148.1+19%

23▲2Botetourt County, VAVA34,14448.1+18%

24▲10Floyd County, VAVA15,78948.1+19%

25▲11Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49048.1+21%

26▲3Buchanan County, VAVA18,49247.8+23%

27▲6Henry County, VAVA49,24247.7+21%

28▼14Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71547.7+11%

29▲1Scott County, VAVA21,20047.7+15%

30▼2Accomack County, VAVA33,85947.6+21%

31▼5Southampton County, VAVA18,11047.3+23%

32▲3Bedford County, VAVA83,05947.2+19%

33▼13Essex County, VAVA10,65447.1+17%

34▼2James City County, VAVA83,32647.1+15%

35▲6Washington County, VAVA53,89846.9+16%

36▲1Pulaski County, VAVA33,58646.8+16%

37▲1Russell County, VAVA25,33246.7+21%

38▼7Halifax County, VAVA33,44746.5+14%

39▲10Madison County, VAVA14,23746.4+16%

40▲5Smyth County, VAVA28,88246.4+16%

41▼14Craig County, VAVA4,80046.3+17%

42▲1Dickenson County, VAVA13,23646.1+16%

43▲3Wythe County, VAVA27,98346.0+17%

44▲13Powhatan County, VAVA32,59145.8+24%

45▲19Lee County, VAVA21,64245.5+15%

46▼4Page County, VAVA23,76245.4+16%

47Giles County, VAVA16,56445.4+13%

48▲6Augusta County, VAVA78,94045.1+16%

49▲1Tazewell County, VAVA38,63545.0+11%

50▲2Gloucester County, VAVA40,09744.8+18%

51▲2Louisa County, VAVA42,92444.8+15%

52▼8Amelia County, VAVA13,63244.7+16%

53▼13Brunswick County, VAVA15,72744.7+17%

54▼3Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05844.6+10%

55▼16Charlotte County, VAVA11,40144.5+11%

56▲11Buckingham County, VAVA17,13744.1+15%

57▲14Richmond County, VAVA9,29443.8+9%

58▼2Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32143.8+13%

59▲19Campbell County, VAVA55,62943.6+14%

60▼12Cumberland County, VAVA10,35243.5+13%

61▲1Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97543.5+14%

62▲1Roanoke County, VAVA97,15043.5+6%

63▼5Amherst County, VAVA31,96243.4+14%

64▲9Bristol, VAVA16,41843.4+5%

65▲14Appomattox County, VAVA17,17243.2+10%

66▲6Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89643.1+12%

67▼8New Kent County, VAVA28,02242.9+12%

68▼13Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83942.9+5%

69Galax, VAVA6,67042.9+8%

70▲5Hanover County, VAVA116,42342.7+14%

71▼11Orange County, VAVA40,08342.1+4%

72▲5Wise County, VAVA34,82441.8+11%

73▼5Nottoway County, VAVA15,79641.5+8%

74▲17Norton, VAVA3,47741.3+6%

75▲6Fauquier County, VAVA76,50341.2+9%

76▼2Poquoson, VAVA13,29241.2+4%

77▲11King William County, VAVA19,61740.9+11%

78▲9Frederick County, VAVA99,95540.8+11%

79▼14Sussex County, VAVA10,75540.8+9%

80▲9Warren County, VAVA42,74040.5+9%

81▲19Falls Church, VAVA15,15940.5+2%

82▼6Danville, VAVA41,64740.40%

83▲1Greene County, VAVA21,95840.3+14%

84▲2Rockingham County, VAVA89,31640.1+7%

85▼2Salem, VAVA25,81640.0+2%

86▲9York County, VAVA71,37439.9+9%

87▼2Staunton, VAVA26,80139.90%

88▼8Greensville County, VAVA11,18139.8+4%

89▲14Albemarle County, VAVA118,35639.7+6%

90▲9Henrico County, VAVA342,77539.4+9%

91▲3Culpeper County, VAVA57,66639.1+7%

92▲13Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87339.1+9%

93▲5Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14839.0+9%

94▼1Caroline County, VAVA34,41338.9+3%

95▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,69938.7+8%

96▲8Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38838.6+13%

97▼36Martinsville, VAVA13,84938.4−6%

98▲8King George County, VAVA29,64638.3+9%

99▼29Franklin, VAVA8,47838.3−4%

100▲1Roanoke, VAVA99,11138.3+2%

101▼9Waynesboro, VAVA23,95138.3−2%

102▲10Loudoun County, VAVA449,74938.2+14%

103▼21Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73838.2−4%

104▼38Covington, VAVA5,68038.0−6%

105▲3Chesapeake, VAVA255,33237.9+9%

106▲5Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73737.9+16%

107▲8Alexandria, VAVA160,66237.7+10%

108▼1Hopewell, VAVA23,26137.5+7%

109▲1Hampton, VAVA137,31536.8+8%

110▲4Winchester, VAVA28,27236.8+5%

111▼21Emporia, VAVA5,44736.6−6%

112▼10Fairfax, VAVA26,77236.6−1%

113▲10Manassas Park, VAVA16,56036.5+20%

114▲4Prince William County, VAVA502,96636.3+14%

115▲1Stafford County, VAVA170,80336.3+10%

116▼3Portsmouth, VAVA96,77735.9+4%

117▼8Buena Vista, VAVA6,67235.9−5%

118▼22Petersburg, VAVA33,73435.8−3%

119▲3Arlington County, VAVA243,93135.5+4%

120▼1Manassas, VAVA44,33234.8+11%

121▲3Richmond, VAVA237,25734.7+2%

122▼2Newport News, VAVA183,23034.4+7%

123▼2Prince George County, VAVA43,93633.2+3%

124▲4Charlottesville, VAVA44,38833.1+29%

125▲1Norfolk, VAVA231,01332.7+10%

126▼9Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39132.6+3%

127▼2Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39332.1+6%

128▲1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43430.2+17%

129▼2Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728.6−19%

130▲1Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.0+11%

131▼1Williamsburg, VAVA15,86123.7+5%

132Radford, VAVA17,24323.3+2%

133Lexington, VAVA7,76922.6−3%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES