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 2016, at 53.6 years. Big Horn County had the lowest, at 30.1 years. The median was 45.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.6Sanders County
Lowest30.1Big Horn County
Median45.856 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Beaverhead County: 43.1 yearsBig Horn County: 30.1 yearsBlaine County: 34.6 yearsBroadwater County: 47 yearsCarbon County: 49.6 yearsCarter County: 49.8 yearsCascade County: 38.4 yearsChouteau County: 40 yearsCuster County: 40.9 yearsDaniels County: 46.8 yearsDawson County: 39.8 yearsDeer Lodge County: 48.2 yearsFallon County: 37.8 yearsFergus County: 46.7 yearsFlathead County: 42.4 yearsGallatin County: 33.1 yearsGarfield County: 42.5 yearsGlacier County: 32.3 yearsGolden Valley County: 51.6 yearsGranite County: 52.2 yearsHill County: 34.7 yearsJefferson County: 48.8 yearsJudith Basin County: 51.8 yearsLake County: 43.5 yearsLewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLiberty County: 42.3 yearsLincoln County: 53 yearsMcCone County: 48.1 yearsMadison County: 53.1 yearsMeagher County: 53.4 yearsMineral County: 53.4 yearsMissoula County: 36.2 yearsMusselshell County: 50.7 yearsPark County: 46.6 yearsPetroleum County: 50.4 yearsPhillips County: 45.4 yearsPondera County: 41.8 yearsPowder River County: 49.5 yearsPowell County: 46.1 yearsPrairie County: 50.8 yearsRavalli County: 49 yearsRichland County: 37.4 yearsRoosevelt County: 31.7 yearsRosebud County: 37.4 yearsSanders County: 53.6 yearsSheridan County: 44 yearsSilver Bow County: 41.4 yearsStillwater County: 47.8 yearsSweet Grass County: 47.3 yearsTeton County: 45 yearsToole County: 41.4 yearsTreasure County: 50.8 yearsValley County: 44.2 yearsWheatland County: 46.5 yearsWibaux County: 46.7 yearsYellowstone County: 38.2 years
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years, 2016. 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, 2016

Sanders County: 53.6 yearsSanders County53.6Meagher County: 53.4 yearsMeagher County53.4Mineral County: 53.4 yearsMineral County53.4Madison County: 53.1 yearsMadison County53.1Lincoln County: 53 yearsLincoln County53Granite County: 52.2 yearsGranite County52.2Judith Basin County: 51.8 yearsJudith Basin County51.8Golden Valley County: 51.6 yearsGolden Valley County51.6Prairie County: 50.8 yearsPrairie County50.8Treasure County: 50.8 yearsTreasure County50.8Musselshell County: 50.7 yearsMusselshell County50.7Petroleum County: 50.4 yearsPetroleum County50.4Carter County: 49.8 yearsCarter County49.8Carbon County: 49.6 yearsCarbon County49.6Powder River County: 49.5 yearsPowder River County49.5Ravalli County: 49 yearsRavalli County49Jefferson County: 48.8 yearsJefferson County48.8Deer Lodge County: 48.2 yearsDeer Lodge County48.2McCone County: 48.1 yearsMcCone County48.1Stillwater County: 47.8 yearsStillwater County47.8Sweet Grass County: 47.3 yearsSweet Grass County47.3Broadwater County: 47 yearsBroadwater County47Daniels County: 46.8 yearsDaniels County46.8Fergus County: 46.7 yearsFergus County46.7Wibaux County: 46.7 yearsWibaux County46.7Park County: 46.6 yearsPark County46.6Wheatland County: 46.5 yearsWheatland County46.5Powell County: 46.1 yearsPowell County46.1Phillips County: 45.4 yearsPhillips County45.4Teton County: 45 yearsTeton County45Valley County: 44.2 yearsValley County44.2Sheridan County: 44 yearsSheridan County44Lake County: 43.5 yearsLake County43.5Beaverhead County: 43.1 yearsBeaverhead County43.1Garfield County: 42.5 yearsGarfield County42.5Flathead County: 42.4 yearsFlathead County42.4Liberty County: 42.3 yearsLiberty County42.3Pondera County: 41.8 yearsPondera County41.8Silver Bow County: 41.4 yearsSilver Bow County41.4Toole County: 41.4 yearsToole County41.4Lewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLewis and Clark County41.3Custer County: 40.9 yearsCuster County40.9Chouteau County: 40 yearsChouteau County40Dawson County: 39.8 yearsDawson County39.8Cascade County: 38.4 yearsCascade County38.4Yellowstone County: 38.2 yearsYellowstone County38.2Fallon County: 37.8 yearsFallon County37.8Richland County: 37.4 yearsRichland County37.4Rosebud County: 37.4 yearsRosebud County37.4Missoula County: 36.2 yearsMissoula County36.2Hill County: 34.7 yearsHill County34.7Blaine County: 34.6 yearsBlaine County34.6Gallatin County: 33.1 yearsGallatin County33.1Glacier County: 32.3 yearsGlacier County32.3Roosevelt County: 31.7 yearsRoosevelt County31.7Big Horn County: 30.1 yearsBig Horn County30.1Sanders County: 53.6 yearsSanders County53.6Meagher County: 53.4 yearsMeagher County53.4Mineral County: 53.4 yearsMineral County53.4Madison County: 53.1 yearsMadison County53.1Lincoln County: 53 yearsLincoln County53Granite County: 52.2 yearsGranite County52.2Judith Basin County: 51.8 yearsJudith Basin County51.8Golden Valley County: 51.6 yearsGolden Valley County51.6Prairie County: 50.8 yearsPrairie County50.8Treasure County: 50.8 yearsTreasure County50.8Musselshell County: 50.7 yearsMusselshell County50.7Petroleum County: 50.4 yearsPetroleum County50.4Carter County: 49.8 yearsCarter County49.8Carbon County: 49.6 yearsCarbon County49.6Powder River County: 49.5 yearsPowder River County49.5Ravalli County: 49 yearsRavalli County49Jefferson County: 48.8 yearsJefferson County48.8Deer Lodge County: 48.2 yearsDeer Lodge County48.2McCone County: 48.1 yearsMcCone County48.1Stillwater County: 47.8 yearsStillwater County47.8Sweet Grass County: 47.3 yearsSweet Grass County47.3Broadwater County: 47 yearsBroadwater County47Daniels County: 46.8 yearsDaniels County46.8Fergus County: 46.7 yearsFergus County46.7Wibaux County: 46.7 yearsWibaux County46.7Park County: 46.6 yearsPark County46.6Wheatland County: 46.5 yearsWheatland County46.5Powell County: 46.1 yearsPowell County46.1Phillips County: 45.4 yearsPhillips County45.4Teton County: 45 yearsTeton County45Valley County: 44.2 yearsValley County44.2Sheridan County: 44 yearsSheridan County44Lake County: 43.5 yearsLake County43.5Beaverhead County: 43.1 yearsBeaverhead County43.1Garfield County: 42.5 yearsGarfield County42.5Flathead County: 42.4 yearsFlathead County42.4Liberty County: 42.3 yearsLiberty County42.3Pondera County: 41.8 yearsPondera County41.8Silver Bow County: 41.4 yearsSilver Bow County41.4Toole County: 41.4 yearsToole County41.4Lewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLewis and Clark County41.3Custer County: 40.9 yearsCuster County40.9Chouteau County: 40 yearsChouteau County40Dawson County: 39.8 yearsDawson County39.8Cascade County: 38.4 yearsCascade County38.4Yellowstone County: 38.2 yearsYellowstone County38.2Fallon County: 37.8 yearsFallon County37.8Richland County: 37.4 yearsRichland County37.4Rosebud County: 37.4 yearsRosebud County37.4Missoula County: 36.2 yearsMissoula County36.2Hill County: 34.7 yearsHill County34.7Blaine County: 34.6 yearsBlaine County34.6Gallatin County: 33.1 yearsGallatin County33.1Glacier County: 32.3 yearsGlacier County32.3Roosevelt County: 31.7 yearsRoosevelt County31.7Big Horn County: 30.1 yearsBig Horn County30.1
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.

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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), 2016) [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), 2016. 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=2016. 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), 2016. 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=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/montana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sanders County, with 53.6 years in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Big Horn County, with 30.1 years in 2016.

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