The Oldest And Youngest States In America

2026-10-28

Maine holds the title of oldest state, with a median age near 45, while Utah is the youngest at about 31, a gap wide enough to reshape schools, hospitals, and housing demand. Florida and West Virginia skew gray, driven by retirees and by young adults leaving for work elsewhere. Texas stays young through births and in migration, and the District of Columbia skews young because transplants arrive in their late twenties. Median age is one of more than 30 metrics this hub tracks for all 50 states, alongside income, education, and commute times

. Open the age rankings, then put Maine and Utah side by side on the compare page to see how differently an old state and a young one look..