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Maine Is The 'Oldest' State, Utah The 'Youngest'

• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

This map, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, highlights those differences using the most recent nationwide estimates.

It reports the median age for each state and the District of Columbia.

The Oldest States Are Concentrated in the Northeast

The national median age stands at 39.2 as of 2024.

Rank State Median age overall -- U.S. Median Age 39.2
1 Maine 44.9
2 Vermont 43.9
3 New Hampshire 43.6
4 West Virginia 42.9
5 Florida 42.7
6 Delaware 42.1
7 Hawaii 41.5
8 Montana 41.3
9 Connecticut 41.2
10 Pennsylvania 41.2
11 Rhode Island 41.0
12 Oregon 40.8
13 South Carolina 40.7
14 Wisconsin 40.7
15 Michigan 40.4
16 Wyoming 40.2
17 Massachusetts 40.1
18 New Jersey 40.1
19 New York 40.1
20 New Mexico 39.9
21 Maryland 39.8
22 Ohio 39.8
23 Alabama 39.6
24 Nevada 39.5
25 Arizona 39.4
26 Illinois 39.4
27 Missouri 39.4
28 North Carolina 39.4
29 Virginia 39.4
30 Kentucky 39.3
31 Mississippi 39.3
32 Minnesota 39.2
33 Arkansas 39.1
34 Tennessee 39.1
35 Iowa 39.0
36 Louisiana 38.7
37 South Dakota 38.7
38 Washington 38.7
39 California 38.4
40 Indiana 38.3
41 Colorado 38.0
42 Georgia 38.0
43 Kansas 38.0
44 Idaho 37.8
45 Nebraska 37.4
46 Oklahoma 37.4
47 North Dakota 36.7
48 Alaska 36.3
49 Texas 35.9
50 District of Columbia 34.9
51 Utah 32.5

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