According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Idaho remained the sixth youngest state in the nation with a median age of 36.6 years.
Utah retained its rank as the youngest state with a median age of 31.1 years.
Except for North Dakota, all 50 states and the District of Columbia experienced an increase in the median age. The nation’s median age was 38.2 years and is up slightly from its 37.6 years median age in 2015.
The states with the oldest or highest median age were concentrated on the eastern side of the U.S. starting with Maine at 44.8 years, followed by New Hampshire at 43 years, Vermont 42.8 years, West Virginia 42.7 years, Florida 42.2 years, Connecticut 41.1 years, Delaware 41 years and Pennsylvania at 40.9 years of age. (Idaho Department of Labor, U.S. Census Bureau)
