Counties in Montana by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025

Petroleum County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 56 counties in 2025, at 56.7 years. Big Horn County had the lowest, at 32.8 years. The median was 45 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.7Petroleum County
Lowest32.8Big Horn County
Median4556 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Beaverhead County: 43.3 yearsBig Horn County: 32.8 yearsBlaine County: 36.7 yearsBroadwater County: 43.7 yearsCarbon County: 50.5 yearsCarter County: 44.7 yearsCascade County: 39.1 yearsChouteau County: 44.2 yearsCuster County: 42 yearsDaniels County: 45.7 yearsDawson County: 42 yearsDeer Lodge County: 51.1 yearsFallon County: 40.8 yearsFergus County: 45.7 yearsFlathead County: 42.5 yearsGallatin County: 34.8 yearsGarfield County: 44.2 yearsGlacier County: 34.9 yearsGolden Valley County: 49.5 yearsGranite County: 51.5 yearsHill County: 35.8 yearsJefferson County: 47.2 yearsJudith Basin County: 50.9 yearsLake County: 45.3 yearsLewis and Clark County: 42.4 yearsLiberty County: 42.1 yearsLincoln County: 52.4 yearsMcCone County: 47.3 yearsMadison County: 49.7 yearsMeagher County: 50.4 yearsMineral County: 51.3 yearsMissoula County: 38.8 yearsMusselshell County: 48 yearsPark County: 46 yearsPetroleum County: 56.7 yearsPhillips County: 44.3 yearsPondera County: 42.2 yearsPowder River County: 49.5 yearsPowell County: 45.7 yearsPrairie County: 54.6 yearsRavalli County: 49.2 yearsRichland County: 39.6 yearsRoosevelt County: 32.9 yearsRosebud County: 37.5 yearsSanders County: 54.9 yearsSheridan County: 46.3 yearsSilver Bow County: 41.9 yearsStillwater County: 48.1 yearsSweet Grass County: 49.9 yearsTeton County: 43.5 yearsToole County: 39.3 yearsTreasure County: 46 yearsValley County: 44.7 yearsWheatland County: 47.5 yearsWibaux County: 46.4 yearsYellowstone County: 39.7 years
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years, 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Petroleum County: 56.7 yearsPetroleum County56.7Sanders County: 54.9 yearsSanders County54.9Prairie County: 54.6 yearsPrairie County54.6Lincoln County: 52.4 yearsLincoln County52.4Granite County: 51.5 yearsGranite County51.5Mineral County: 51.3 yearsMineral County51.3Deer Lodge County: 51.1 yearsDeer Lodge County51.1Judith Basin County: 50.9 yearsJudith Basin County50.9Carbon County: 50.5 yearsCarbon County50.5Meagher County: 50.4 yearsMeagher County50.4Sweet Grass County: 49.9 yearsSweet Grass County49.9Madison County: 49.7 yearsMadison County49.7Golden Valley County: 49.5 yearsGolden Valley County49.5Powder River County: 49.5 yearsPowder River County49.5Ravalli County: 49.2 yearsRavalli County49.2Stillwater County: 48.1 yearsStillwater County48.1Musselshell County: 48 yearsMusselshell County48Wheatland County: 47.5 yearsWheatland County47.5McCone County: 47.3 yearsMcCone County47.3Jefferson County: 47.2 yearsJefferson County47.2Wibaux County: 46.4 yearsWibaux County46.4Sheridan County: 46.3 yearsSheridan County46.3Park County: 46 yearsPark County46Treasure County: 46 yearsTreasure County46Daniels County: 45.7 yearsDaniels County45.7Fergus County: 45.7 yearsFergus County45.7Powell County: 45.7 yearsPowell County45.7Lake County: 45.3 yearsLake County45.3Carter County: 44.7 yearsCarter County44.7Valley County: 44.7 yearsValley County44.7Phillips County: 44.3 yearsPhillips County44.3Chouteau County: 44.2 yearsChouteau County44.2Garfield County: 44.2 yearsGarfield County44.2Broadwater County: 43.7 yearsBroadwater County43.7Teton County: 43.5 yearsTeton County43.5Beaverhead County: 43.3 yearsBeaverhead County43.3Flathead County: 42.5 yearsFlathead County42.5Lewis and Clark County: 42.4 yearsLewis and Clark County42.4Pondera County: 42.2 yearsPondera County42.2Liberty County: 42.1 yearsLiberty County42.1Custer County: 42 yearsCuster County42Dawson County: 42 yearsDawson County42Silver Bow County: 41.9 yearsSilver Bow County41.9Fallon County: 40.8 yearsFallon County40.8Yellowstone County: 39.7 yearsYellowstone County39.7Richland County: 39.6 yearsRichland County39.6Toole County: 39.3 yearsToole County39.3Cascade County: 39.1 yearsCascade County39.1Missoula County: 38.8 yearsMissoula County38.8Rosebud County: 37.5 yearsRosebud County37.5Blaine County: 36.7 yearsBlaine County36.7Hill County: 35.8 yearsHill County35.8Glacier County: 34.9 yearsGlacier County34.9Gallatin County: 34.8 yearsGallatin County34.8Roosevelt County: 32.9 yearsRoosevelt County32.9Big Horn County: 32.8 yearsBig Horn County32.8Petroleum County: 56.7 yearsPetroleum County56.7Sanders County: 54.9 yearsSanders County54.9Prairie County: 54.6 yearsPrairie County54.6Lincoln County: 52.4 yearsLincoln County52.4Granite County: 51.5 yearsGranite County51.5Mineral County: 51.3 yearsMineral County51.3Deer Lodge County: 51.1 yearsDeer Lodge County51.1Judith Basin County: 50.9 yearsJudith Basin County50.9Carbon County: 50.5 yearsCarbon County50.5Meagher County: 50.4 yearsMeagher County50.4Sweet Grass County: 49.9 yearsSweet Grass County49.9Madison County: 49.7 yearsMadison County49.7Golden Valley County: 49.5 yearsGolden Valley County49.5Powder River County: 49.5 yearsPowder River County49.5Ravalli County: 49.2 yearsRavalli County49.2Stillwater County: 48.1 yearsStillwater County48.1Musselshell County: 48 yearsMusselshell County48Wheatland County: 47.5 yearsWheatland County47.5McCone County: 47.3 yearsMcCone County47.3Jefferson County: 47.2 yearsJefferson County47.2Wibaux County: 46.4 yearsWibaux County46.4Sheridan County: 46.3 yearsSheridan County46.3Park County: 46 yearsPark County46Treasure County: 46 yearsTreasure County46Daniels County: 45.7 yearsDaniels County45.7Fergus County: 45.7 yearsFergus County45.7Powell County: 45.7 yearsPowell County45.7Lake County: 45.3 yearsLake County45.3Carter County: 44.7 yearsCarter County44.7Valley County: 44.7 yearsValley County44.7Phillips County: 44.3 yearsPhillips County44.3Chouteau County: 44.2 yearsChouteau County44.2Garfield County: 44.2 yearsGarfield County44.2Broadwater County: 43.7 yearsBroadwater County43.7Teton County: 43.5 yearsTeton County43.5Beaverhead County: 43.3 yearsBeaverhead County43.3Flathead County: 42.5 yearsFlathead County42.5Lewis and Clark County: 42.4 yearsLewis and Clark County42.4Pondera County: 42.2 yearsPondera County42.2Liberty County: 42.1 yearsLiberty County42.1Custer County: 42 yearsCuster County42Dawson County: 42 yearsDawson County42Silver Bow County: 41.9 yearsSilver Bow County41.9Fallon County: 40.8 yearsFallon County40.8Yellowstone County: 39.7 yearsYellowstone County39.7Richland County: 39.6 yearsRichland County39.6Toole County: 39.3 yearsToole County39.3Cascade County: 39.1 yearsCascade County39.1Missoula County: 38.8 yearsMissoula County38.8Rosebud County: 37.5 yearsRosebud County37.5Blaine County: 36.7 yearsBlaine County36.7Hill County: 35.8 yearsHill County35.8Glacier County: 34.9 yearsGlacier County34.9Gallatin County: 34.8 yearsGallatin County34.8Roosevelt County: 32.9 yearsRoosevelt County32.9Big Horn County: 32.8 yearsBig Horn County32.8
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
years
Change on 2024
1Petroleum County56.7+0.5
2Sanders County54.9+0.4
3Prairie County54.6-0.2
4Lincoln County52.40
5Granite County51.5+0.6
6Mineral County51.3-0.2
7Deer Lodge County51.1+0.6
8Judith Basin County50.9-0.5
9Carbon County50.5+0.5
10Meagher County50.4-0.6
11Sweet Grass County49.9+1
12Madison County49.7-1.1
13Golden Valley County49.5-1.5
13Powder River County49.5+0.3
15Ravalli County49.20
16Stillwater County48.1+0.5
17Musselshell County48-0.7
18Wheatland County47.5-0.1
19McCone County47.3-0.4
20Jefferson County47.20
21Wibaux County46.40
22Sheridan County46.3+0.5
23Park County46+0.1
23Treasure County46+1.2
25Daniels County45.7+0.4
25Fergus County45.7-0.4
25Powell County45.7+0.1
28Lake County45.3+0.3
29Carter County44.7+1.4
29Valley County44.7+0.1
31Phillips County44.3-0.1
32Chouteau County44.2+0.4
32Garfield County44.2+0.5
34Broadwater County43.7-0.5
35Teton County43.50
36Beaverhead County43.3-0.4
37Flathead County42.5+0.1
38Lewis and Clark County42.4+0.5
39Pondera County42.2+0.6
40Liberty County42.1-0.2
41Custer County42+0.1
41Dawson County42+0.1
43Silver Bow County41.9+0.2
44Fallon County40.8+0.4
45Yellowstone County39.7+0.2
46Richland County39.6-0.3
47Toole County39.3-0.3
48Cascade County39.1-0.1
49Missoula County38.8+0.2
50Rosebud County37.5-0.1
51Blaine County36.7+0.2
52Hill County35.8+0.1
53Glacier County34.9+0.4
54Gallatin County34.8+0.3
55Roosevelt County32.90
56Big Horn County32.8+0.4

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Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in Montana by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in Montana by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/montana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Petroleum County, with 56.7 years in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Big Horn County, with 32.8 years in 2025.

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