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 2021, at 55 years. Big Horn County had the lowest, at 31.7 years. The median was 44.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest31.7Big Horn County
Median44.756 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 43.6 yearsBig Horn County: 31.7 yearsBlaine County: 34.9 yearsBroadwater County: 45.9 yearsCarbon County: 49.8 yearsCarter County: 44.3 yearsCascade County: 38.9 yearsChouteau County: 42.3 yearsCuster County: 41 yearsDaniels County: 46 yearsDawson County: 41.6 yearsDeer Lodge County: 50 yearsFallon County: 39.5 yearsFergus County: 46.9 yearsFlathead County: 42.5 yearsGallatin County: 33.7 yearsGarfield County: 43.3 yearsGlacier County: 33.5 yearsGolden Valley County: 52.3 yearsGranite County: 51.5 yearsHill County: 35.2 yearsJefferson County: 48.8 yearsJudith Basin County: 51.5 yearsLake County: 44.6 yearsLewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLiberty County: 42.8 yearsLincoln County: 53.1 yearsMcCone County: 47.4 yearsMadison County: 52.6 yearsMeagher County: 53.6 yearsMineral County: 51.9 yearsMissoula County: 37.9 yearsMusselshell County: 50.1 yearsPark County: 46.7 yearsPetroleum County: 54.7 yearsPhillips County: 44.7 yearsPondera County: 41.9 yearsPowder River County: 51.3 yearsPowell County: 46 yearsPrairie County: 53.1 yearsRavalli County: 49.8 yearsRichland County: 38.9 yearsRoosevelt County: 32.1 yearsRosebud County: 37.7 yearsSanders County: 55 yearsSheridan County: 46.4 yearsSilver Bow County: 41.6 yearsStillwater County: 48.5 yearsSweet Grass County: 48.6 yearsTeton County: 44.5 yearsToole County: 40 yearsTreasure County: 44.6 yearsValley County: 44.3 yearsWheatland County: 47.1 yearsWibaux County: 49.8 yearsYellowstone County: 38.9 years
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years, 2021. 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, 2021

Sanders County: 55 yearsSanders County55Petroleum County: 54.7 yearsPetroleum County54.7Meagher County: 53.6 yearsMeagher County53.6Lincoln County: 53.1 yearsLincoln County53.1Prairie County: 53.1 yearsPrairie County53.1Madison County: 52.6 yearsMadison County52.6Golden Valley County: 52.3 yearsGolden Valley County52.3Mineral County: 51.9 yearsMineral County51.9Granite County: 51.5 yearsGranite County51.5Judith Basin County: 51.5 yearsJudith Basin County51.5Powder River County: 51.3 yearsPowder River County51.3Musselshell County: 50.1 yearsMusselshell County50.1Deer Lodge County: 50 yearsDeer Lodge County50Carbon County: 49.8 yearsCarbon County49.8Ravalli County: 49.8 yearsRavalli County49.8Wibaux County: 49.8 yearsWibaux County49.8Jefferson County: 48.8 yearsJefferson County48.8Sweet Grass County: 48.6 yearsSweet Grass County48.6Stillwater County: 48.5 yearsStillwater County48.5McCone County: 47.4 yearsMcCone County47.4Wheatland County: 47.1 yearsWheatland County47.1Fergus County: 46.9 yearsFergus County46.9Park County: 46.7 yearsPark County46.7Sheridan County: 46.4 yearsSheridan County46.4Daniels County: 46 yearsDaniels County46Powell County: 46 yearsPowell County46Broadwater County: 45.9 yearsBroadwater County45.9Phillips County: 44.7 yearsPhillips County44.7Lake County: 44.6 yearsLake County44.6Treasure County: 44.6 yearsTreasure County44.6Teton County: 44.5 yearsTeton County44.5Carter County: 44.3 yearsCarter County44.3Valley County: 44.3 yearsValley County44.3Beaverhead County: 43.6 yearsBeaverhead County43.6Garfield County: 43.3 yearsGarfield County43.3Liberty County: 42.8 yearsLiberty County42.8Flathead County: 42.5 yearsFlathead County42.5Chouteau County: 42.3 yearsChouteau County42.3Pondera County: 41.9 yearsPondera County41.9Dawson County: 41.6 yearsDawson County41.6Silver Bow County: 41.6 yearsSilver Bow County41.6Lewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLewis and Clark County41.3Custer County: 41 yearsCuster County41Toole County: 40 yearsToole County40Fallon County: 39.5 yearsFallon County39.5Cascade County: 38.9 yearsCascade County38.9Richland County: 38.9 yearsRichland County38.9Yellowstone County: 38.9 yearsYellowstone County38.9Missoula County: 37.9 yearsMissoula County37.9Rosebud County: 37.7 yearsRosebud County37.7Hill County: 35.2 yearsHill County35.2Blaine County: 34.9 yearsBlaine County34.9Gallatin County: 33.7 yearsGallatin County33.7Glacier County: 33.5 yearsGlacier County33.5Roosevelt County: 32.1 yearsRoosevelt County32.1Big Horn County: 31.7 yearsBig Horn County31.7Sanders County: 55 yearsSanders County55Petroleum County: 54.7 yearsPetroleum County54.7Meagher County: 53.6 yearsMeagher County53.6Lincoln County: 53.1 yearsLincoln County53.1Prairie County: 53.1 yearsPrairie County53.1Madison County: 52.6 yearsMadison County52.6Golden Valley County: 52.3 yearsGolden Valley County52.3Mineral County: 51.9 yearsMineral County51.9Granite County: 51.5 yearsGranite County51.5Judith Basin County: 51.5 yearsJudith Basin County51.5Powder River County: 51.3 yearsPowder River County51.3Musselshell County: 50.1 yearsMusselshell County50.1Deer Lodge County: 50 yearsDeer Lodge County50Carbon County: 49.8 yearsCarbon County49.8Ravalli County: 49.8 yearsRavalli County49.8Wibaux County: 49.8 yearsWibaux County49.8Jefferson County: 48.8 yearsJefferson County48.8Sweet Grass County: 48.6 yearsSweet Grass County48.6Stillwater County: 48.5 yearsStillwater County48.5McCone County: 47.4 yearsMcCone County47.4Wheatland County: 47.1 yearsWheatland County47.1Fergus County: 46.9 yearsFergus County46.9Park County: 46.7 yearsPark County46.7Sheridan County: 46.4 yearsSheridan County46.4Daniels County: 46 yearsDaniels County46Powell County: 46 yearsPowell County46Broadwater County: 45.9 yearsBroadwater County45.9Phillips County: 44.7 yearsPhillips County44.7Lake County: 44.6 yearsLake County44.6Treasure County: 44.6 yearsTreasure County44.6Teton County: 44.5 yearsTeton County44.5Carter County: 44.3 yearsCarter County44.3Valley County: 44.3 yearsValley County44.3Beaverhead County: 43.6 yearsBeaverhead County43.6Garfield County: 43.3 yearsGarfield County43.3Liberty County: 42.8 yearsLiberty County42.8Flathead County: 42.5 yearsFlathead County42.5Chouteau County: 42.3 yearsChouteau County42.3Pondera County: 41.9 yearsPondera County41.9Dawson County: 41.6 yearsDawson County41.6Silver Bow County: 41.6 yearsSilver Bow County41.6Lewis and Clark County: 41.3 yearsLewis and Clark County41.3Custer County: 41 yearsCuster County41Toole County: 40 yearsToole County40Fallon County: 39.5 yearsFallon County39.5Cascade County: 38.9 yearsCascade County38.9Richland County: 38.9 yearsRichland County38.9Yellowstone County: 38.9 yearsYellowstone County38.9Missoula County: 37.9 yearsMissoula County37.9Rosebud County: 37.7 yearsRosebud County37.7Hill County: 35.2 yearsHill County35.2Blaine County: 34.9 yearsBlaine County34.9Gallatin County: 33.7 yearsGallatin County33.7Glacier County: 33.5 yearsGlacier County33.5Roosevelt County: 32.1 yearsRoosevelt County32.1Big Horn County: 31.7 yearsBig Horn County31.7
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

RankCounties2021
years
Change on 2020
1Sanders County55-0.2
2Petroleum County54.7-0.1
3Meagher County53.6+0.3
4Lincoln County53.1-0.7
4Prairie County53.1-0.4
6Madison County52.6-0.2
7Golden Valley County52.3-1.1
8Mineral County51.9-0.7
9Granite County51.5-0.9
9Judith Basin County51.5+0.1
11Powder River County51.3-0.1
12Musselshell County50.1-1
13Deer Lodge County50+0.1
14Carbon County49.8-0.3
14Ravalli County49.8-0.5
14Wibaux County49.8-0.7
17Jefferson County48.8-0.3
18Sweet Grass County48.6-0.4
19Stillwater County48.5-0.3
20McCone County47.4-0.3
21Wheatland County47.1+0.6
22Fergus County46.9-0.6
23Park County46.7-0.4
24Sheridan County46.4-0.3
25Daniels County46-0.7
25Powell County46-0.3
27Broadwater County45.9-0.8
28Phillips County44.7-0.4
29Lake County44.6-0.1
29Treasure County44.6-0.8
31Teton County44.5-0.1
32Carter County44.3+0.5
32Valley County44.3+0.1
34Beaverhead County43.6-0.2
35Garfield County43.3-1.7
36Liberty County42.80
37Flathead County42.5-0.3
38Chouteau County42.3+0.7
39Pondera County41.9-0.2
40Dawson County41.6+0.1
40Silver Bow County41.6-0.1
42Lewis and Clark County41.30
43Custer County41-0.3
44Toole County40-0.5
45Fallon County39.5+0.4
46Cascade County38.90
46Richland County38.9+0.5
46Yellowstone County38.9+0.1
49Missoula County37.9+0.1
50Rosebud County37.7-0.2
51Hill County35.2+0.3
52Blaine County34.9+0.2
53Gallatin County33.7+0.2
54Glacier County33.5+0.4
55Roosevelt County32.1-0.3
56Big Horn County31.7+0.1

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sanders County, with 55 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Big Horn County, with 31.7 years in 2021.

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