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

Sanders County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 56 counties in 2015, at 53.3 years. Big Horn County had the lowest, at 30.5 years. The median was 46 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Sanders County
Lowest30.5Big Horn County
Median4656 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Beaverhead County: 43.4 yearsBig Horn County: 30.5 yearsBlaine County: 34.5 yearsBroadwater County: 47 yearsCarbon County: 49.6 yearsCarter County: 50.8 yearsCascade County: 38.3 yearsChouteau County: 39.7 yearsCuster County: 40.5 yearsDaniels County: 46.9 yearsDawson County: 39 yearsDeer Lodge County: 47.6 yearsFallon County: 37.2 yearsFergus County: 47.1 yearsFlathead County: 42.6 yearsGallatin County: 33.1 yearsGarfield County: 42.6 yearsGlacier County: 32.3 yearsGolden Valley County: 52.2 yearsGranite County: 52.4 yearsHill County: 34.7 yearsJefferson County: 48.6 yearsJudith Basin County: 51.1 yearsLake County: 43.1 yearsLewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLiberty County: 42.8 yearsLincoln County: 52.4 yearsMcCone County: 48.9 yearsMadison County: 52.7 yearsMeagher County: 52.6 yearsMineral County: 52.4 yearsMissoula County: 35.9 yearsMusselshell County: 50.5 yearsPark County: 46.4 yearsPetroleum County: 52.5 yearsPhillips County: 45.9 yearsPondera County: 41.7 yearsPowder River County: 49.8 yearsPowell County: 46.2 yearsPrairie County: 52.5 yearsRavalli County: 48.9 yearsRichland County: 36.8 yearsRoosevelt County: 31.4 yearsRosebud County: 37 yearsSanders County: 53.3 yearsSheridan County: 43.8 yearsSilver Bow County: 41.4 yearsStillwater County: 47.4 yearsSweet Grass County: 46.7 yearsTeton County: 45.3 yearsToole County: 41.1 yearsTreasure County: 50.9 yearsValley County: 44.5 yearsWheatland County: 46.1 yearsWibaux County: 46.4 yearsYellowstone County: 38.2 years
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  • 42 to 46
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  • 48 to 51
  • 51 and over
years, 2015. 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, 2015

Sanders County: 53.3 yearsSanders County53.3Madison County: 52.7 yearsMadison County52.7Meagher County: 52.6 yearsMeagher County52.6Petroleum County: 52.5 yearsPetroleum County52.5Prairie County: 52.5 yearsPrairie County52.5Granite County: 52.4 yearsGranite County52.4Lincoln County: 52.4 yearsLincoln County52.4Mineral County: 52.4 yearsMineral County52.4Golden Valley County: 52.2 yearsGolden Valley County52.2Judith Basin County: 51.1 yearsJudith Basin County51.1Treasure County: 50.9 yearsTreasure County50.9Carter County: 50.8 yearsCarter County50.8Musselshell County: 50.5 yearsMusselshell County50.5Powder River County: 49.8 yearsPowder River County49.8Carbon County: 49.6 yearsCarbon County49.6McCone County: 48.9 yearsMcCone County48.9Ravalli County: 48.9 yearsRavalli County48.9Jefferson County: 48.6 yearsJefferson County48.6Deer Lodge County: 47.6 yearsDeer Lodge County47.6Stillwater County: 47.4 yearsStillwater County47.4Fergus County: 47.1 yearsFergus County47.1Broadwater County: 47 yearsBroadwater County47Daniels County: 46.9 yearsDaniels County46.9Sweet Grass County: 46.7 yearsSweet Grass County46.7Park County: 46.4 yearsPark County46.4Wibaux County: 46.4 yearsWibaux County46.4Powell County: 46.2 yearsPowell County46.2Wheatland County: 46.1 yearsWheatland County46.1Phillips County: 45.9 yearsPhillips County45.9Teton County: 45.3 yearsTeton County45.3Valley County: 44.5 yearsValley County44.5Sheridan County: 43.8 yearsSheridan County43.8Beaverhead County: 43.4 yearsBeaverhead County43.4Lake County: 43.1 yearsLake County43.1Liberty County: 42.8 yearsLiberty County42.8Flathead County: 42.6 yearsFlathead County42.6Garfield County: 42.6 yearsGarfield County42.6Pondera County: 41.7 yearsPondera County41.7Silver Bow County: 41.4 yearsSilver Bow County41.4Lewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLewis and Clark County41.3Toole County: 41.1 yearsToole County41.1Custer County: 40.5 yearsCuster County40.5Chouteau County: 39.7 yearsChouteau County39.7Dawson County: 39 yearsDawson County39Cascade County: 38.3 yearsCascade County38.3Yellowstone County: 38.2 yearsYellowstone County38.2Fallon County: 37.2 yearsFallon County37.2Rosebud County: 37 yearsRosebud County37Richland County: 36.8 yearsRichland County36.8Missoula County: 35.9 yearsMissoula County35.9Hill County: 34.7 yearsHill County34.7Blaine County: 34.5 yearsBlaine County34.5Gallatin County: 33.1 yearsGallatin County33.1Glacier County: 32.3 yearsGlacier County32.3Roosevelt County: 31.4 yearsRoosevelt County31.4Big Horn County: 30.5 yearsBig Horn County30.5Sanders County: 53.3 yearsSanders County53.3Madison County: 52.7 yearsMadison County52.7Meagher County: 52.6 yearsMeagher County52.6Petroleum County: 52.5 yearsPetroleum County52.5Prairie County: 52.5 yearsPrairie County52.5Granite County: 52.4 yearsGranite County52.4Lincoln County: 52.4 yearsLincoln County52.4Mineral County: 52.4 yearsMineral County52.4Golden Valley County: 52.2 yearsGolden Valley County52.2Judith Basin County: 51.1 yearsJudith Basin County51.1Treasure County: 50.9 yearsTreasure County50.9Carter County: 50.8 yearsCarter County50.8Musselshell County: 50.5 yearsMusselshell County50.5Powder River County: 49.8 yearsPowder River County49.8Carbon County: 49.6 yearsCarbon County49.6McCone County: 48.9 yearsMcCone County48.9Ravalli County: 48.9 yearsRavalli County48.9Jefferson County: 48.6 yearsJefferson County48.6Deer Lodge County: 47.6 yearsDeer Lodge County47.6Stillwater County: 47.4 yearsStillwater County47.4Fergus County: 47.1 yearsFergus County47.1Broadwater County: 47 yearsBroadwater County47Daniels County: 46.9 yearsDaniels County46.9Sweet Grass County: 46.7 yearsSweet Grass County46.7Park County: 46.4 yearsPark County46.4Wibaux County: 46.4 yearsWibaux County46.4Powell County: 46.2 yearsPowell County46.2Wheatland County: 46.1 yearsWheatland County46.1Phillips County: 45.9 yearsPhillips County45.9Teton County: 45.3 yearsTeton County45.3Valley County: 44.5 yearsValley County44.5Sheridan County: 43.8 yearsSheridan County43.8Beaverhead County: 43.4 yearsBeaverhead County43.4Lake County: 43.1 yearsLake County43.1Liberty County: 42.8 yearsLiberty County42.8Flathead County: 42.6 yearsFlathead County42.6Garfield County: 42.6 yearsGarfield County42.6Pondera County: 41.7 yearsPondera County41.7Silver Bow County: 41.4 yearsSilver Bow County41.4Lewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLewis and Clark County41.3Toole County: 41.1 yearsToole County41.1Custer County: 40.5 yearsCuster County40.5Chouteau County: 39.7 yearsChouteau County39.7Dawson County: 39 yearsDawson County39Cascade County: 38.3 yearsCascade County38.3Yellowstone County: 38.2 yearsYellowstone County38.2Fallon County: 37.2 yearsFallon County37.2Rosebud County: 37 yearsRosebud County37Richland County: 36.8 yearsRichland County36.8Missoula County: 35.9 yearsMissoula County35.9Hill County: 34.7 yearsHill County34.7Blaine County: 34.5 yearsBlaine County34.5Gallatin County: 33.1 yearsGallatin County33.1Glacier County: 32.3 yearsGlacier County32.3Roosevelt County: 31.4 yearsRoosevelt County31.4Big Horn County: 30.5 yearsBig Horn County30.5
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

RankCounties2015
years
Change on 2014
1Sanders County53.3+0.5
2Madison County52.7+0.3
3Meagher County52.6+0.7
4Petroleum County52.5+2.7
4Prairie County52.5-1.4
6Granite County52.4-0.4
6Lincoln County52.4+0.5
6Mineral County52.4+0.5
9Golden Valley County52.2+2
10Judith Basin County51.1+0.9
11Treasure County50.9-0.4
12Carter County50.8+0.1
13Musselshell County50.5+0.4
14Powder River County49.8-0.1
15Carbon County49.6+0.2
16McCone County48.9+0.6
16Ravalli County48.9+0.4
18Jefferson County48.6+0.5
19Deer Lodge County47.6+0.5
20Stillwater County47.4+0.1
21Fergus County47.1-0.3
22Broadwater County470
23Daniels County46.9-0.9
24Sweet Grass County46.7+0.3
25Park County46.40
25Wibaux County46.4+0.1
27Powell County46.2+0.3
28Wheatland County46.1+0.6
29Phillips County45.9-0.7
30Teton County45.3-0.2
31Valley County44.5-0.2
32Sheridan County43.8-1.8
33Beaverhead County43.4-0.1
34Lake County43.1+0.2
35Liberty County42.8-1
36Flathead County42.60
36Garfield County42.6-1.5
38Pondera County41.7-0.1
39Silver Bow County41.4+0.1
40Lewis and Clark County41.3+0.1
41Toole County41.10
42Custer County40.5-0.3
43Chouteau County39.7+0.4
44Dawson County39-0.8
45Cascade County38.3+0.1
46Yellowstone County38.20
47Fallon County37.2-1.1
48Rosebud County37-0.1
49Richland County36.8-0.7
50Missoula County35.9+0.4
51Hill County34.7+0.1
52Blaine County34.5+0.2
53Gallatin County33.1+0.1
54Glacier County32.3+0.3
55Roosevelt County31.40
56Big Horn County30.5+0.2

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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.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

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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), 2015) [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), 2015. 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?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/montana-counties?period=2015.

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  title = {{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), 2015}},
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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Sanders County, with 53.3 years in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Big Horn County, with 30.5 years in 2015.

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