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

Nelson County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 53 counties in 2015, at 53.3 years. Sioux County had the lowest, at 27.2 years. The median was 43.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Nelson County
Lowest27.2Sioux County
Median43.553 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 50.7 yearsBarnes County: 43.4 yearsBenson County: 31.7 yearsBillings County: 43.3 yearsBottineau County: 45.2 yearsBowman County: 41.7 yearsBurke County: 40.7 yearsBurleigh County: 36.5 yearsCass County: 32.2 yearsCavalier County: 49.5 yearsDickey County: 41.5 yearsDivide County: 45.3 yearsDunn County: 38 yearsEddy County: 47.8 yearsEmmons County: 51.1 yearsFoster County: 45.1 yearsGolden Valley County: 39.8 yearsGrand Forks County: 29.8 yearsGrant County: 51.9 yearsGriggs County: 51.5 yearsHettinger County: 44.6 yearsKidder County: 47.3 yearsLaMoure County: 48.2 yearsLogan County: 49.6 yearsMcHenry County: 42.8 yearsMcIntosh County: 52.6 yearsMcKenzie County: 31.3 yearsMcLean County: 46.3 yearsMercer County: 43.1 yearsMorton County: 37.6 yearsMountrail County: 34.7 yearsNelson County: 53.3 yearsOliver County: 47.5 yearsPembina County: 47 yearsPierce County: 45.4 yearsRamsey County: 40.9 yearsRansom County: 43.4 yearsRenville County: 43.5 yearsRichland County: 39 yearsRolette County: 30.9 yearsSargent County: 46.5 yearsSheridan County: 52 yearsSioux County: 27.2 yearsSlope County: 48.5 yearsStark County: 33.1 yearsSteele County: 47.7 yearsStutsman County: 41 yearsTowner County: 49.5 yearsTraill County: 41.7 yearsWalsh County: 44.8 yearsWard County: 31 yearsWells County: 51.2 yearsWilliams County: 31.7 years
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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

Nelson County: 53.3 yearsNelson County53.3McIntosh County: 52.6 yearsMcIntosh County52.6Sheridan County: 52 yearsSheridan County52Grant County: 51.9 yearsGrant County51.9Griggs County: 51.5 yearsGriggs County51.5Wells County: 51.2 yearsWells County51.2Emmons County: 51.1 yearsEmmons County51.1Adams County: 50.7 yearsAdams County50.7Logan County: 49.6 yearsLogan County49.6Cavalier County: 49.5 yearsCavalier County49.5Towner County: 49.5 yearsTowner County49.5Slope County: 48.5 yearsSlope County48.5LaMoure County: 48.2 yearsLaMoure County48.2Eddy County: 47.8 yearsEddy County47.8Steele County: 47.7 yearsSteele County47.7Oliver County: 47.5 yearsOliver County47.5Kidder County: 47.3 yearsKidder County47.3Pembina County: 47 yearsPembina County47Sargent County: 46.5 yearsSargent County46.5McLean County: 46.3 yearsMcLean County46.3Pierce County: 45.4 yearsPierce County45.4Divide County: 45.3 yearsDivide County45.3Bottineau County: 45.2 yearsBottineau County45.2Foster County: 45.1 yearsFoster County45.1Walsh County: 44.8 yearsWalsh County44.8Hettinger County: 44.6 yearsHettinger County44.6Renville County: 43.5 yearsRenville County43.5Barnes County: 43.4 yearsBarnes County43.4Ransom County: 43.4 yearsRansom County43.4Billings County: 43.3 yearsBillings County43.3Mercer County: 43.1 yearsMercer County43.1McHenry County: 42.8 yearsMcHenry County42.8Bowman County: 41.7 yearsBowman County41.7Traill County: 41.7 yearsTraill County41.7Dickey County: 41.5 yearsDickey County41.5Stutsman County: 41 yearsStutsman County41Ramsey County: 40.9 yearsRamsey County40.9Burke County: 40.7 yearsBurke County40.7Golden Valley County: 39.8 yearsGolden Valley County39.8Richland County: 39 yearsRichland County39Dunn County: 38 yearsDunn County38Morton County: 37.6 yearsMorton County37.6Burleigh County: 36.5 yearsBurleigh County36.5Mountrail County: 34.7 yearsMountrail County34.7Stark County: 33.1 yearsStark County33.1Cass County: 32.2 yearsCass County32.2Benson County: 31.7 yearsBenson County31.7Williams County: 31.7 yearsWilliams County31.7McKenzie County: 31.3 yearsMcKenzie County31.3Ward County: 31 yearsWard County31Rolette County: 30.9 yearsRolette County30.9Grand Forks County: 29.8 yearsGrand Forks County29.8Sioux County: 27.2 yearsSioux County27.2Nelson County: 53.3 yearsNelson County53.3McIntosh County: 52.6 yearsMcIntosh County52.6Sheridan County: 52 yearsSheridan County52Grant County: 51.9 yearsGrant County51.9Griggs County: 51.5 yearsGriggs County51.5Wells County: 51.2 yearsWells County51.2Emmons County: 51.1 yearsEmmons County51.1Adams County: 50.7 yearsAdams County50.7Logan County: 49.6 yearsLogan County49.6Cavalier County: 49.5 yearsCavalier County49.5Towner County: 49.5 yearsTowner County49.5Slope County: 48.5 yearsSlope County48.5LaMoure County: 48.2 yearsLaMoure County48.2Eddy County: 47.8 yearsEddy County47.8Steele County: 47.7 yearsSteele County47.7Oliver County: 47.5 yearsOliver County47.5Kidder County: 47.3 yearsKidder County47.3Pembina County: 47 yearsPembina County47Sargent County: 46.5 yearsSargent County46.5McLean County: 46.3 yearsMcLean County46.3Pierce County: 45.4 yearsPierce County45.4Divide County: 45.3 yearsDivide County45.3Bottineau County: 45.2 yearsBottineau County45.2Foster County: 45.1 yearsFoster County45.1Walsh County: 44.8 yearsWalsh County44.8Hettinger County: 44.6 yearsHettinger County44.6Renville County: 43.5 yearsRenville County43.5Barnes County: 43.4 yearsBarnes County43.4Ransom County: 43.4 yearsRansom County43.4Billings County: 43.3 yearsBillings County43.3Mercer County: 43.1 yearsMercer County43.1McHenry County: 42.8 yearsMcHenry County42.8Bowman County: 41.7 yearsBowman County41.7Traill County: 41.7 yearsTraill County41.7Dickey County: 41.5 yearsDickey County41.5Stutsman County: 41 yearsStutsman County41Ramsey County: 40.9 yearsRamsey County40.9Burke County: 40.7 yearsBurke County40.7Golden Valley County: 39.8 yearsGolden Valley County39.8Richland County: 39 yearsRichland County39Dunn County: 38 yearsDunn County38Morton County: 37.6 yearsMorton County37.6Burleigh County: 36.5 yearsBurleigh County36.5Mountrail County: 34.7 yearsMountrail County34.7Stark County: 33.1 yearsStark County33.1Cass County: 32.2 yearsCass County32.2Benson County: 31.7 yearsBenson County31.7Williams County: 31.7 yearsWilliams County31.7McKenzie County: 31.3 yearsMcKenzie County31.3Ward County: 31 yearsWard County31Rolette County: 30.9 yearsRolette County30.9Grand Forks County: 29.8 yearsGrand Forks County29.8Sioux County: 27.2 yearsSioux County27.2
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
1Nelson County53.3+0.5
2McIntosh County52.6+0.1
3Sheridan County52-1.1
4Grant County51.9-0.8
5Griggs County51.5-0.6
6Wells County51.2+0.1
7Emmons County51.10
8Adams County50.70
9Logan County49.6-0.1
10Cavalier County49.5-0.8
10Towner County49.50
12Slope County48.5+0.9
13LaMoure County48.2-1
14Eddy County47.8-0.3
15Steele County47.7+0.2
16Oliver County47.5-0.1
17Kidder County47.3+0.2
18Pembina County47-0.3
19Sargent County46.5+0.9
20McLean County46.3-0.4
21Pierce County45.4-0.1
22Divide County45.3-0.8
23Bottineau County45.2-0.3
24Foster County45.1-0.9
25Walsh County44.8-0.1
26Hettinger County44.6-0.5
27Renville County43.5-0.3
28Barnes County43.40
28Ransom County43.4-0.7
30Billings County43.3+0.2
31Mercer County43.1-1.4
32McHenry County42.8+0.3
33Bowman County41.7-1.1
33Traill County41.7-0.2
35Dickey County41.5-0.3
36Stutsman County41-0.1
37Ramsey County40.9-0.5
38Burke County40.7-2.2
39Golden Valley County39.8-0.4
40Richland County390
41Dunn County38-1.3
42Morton County37.6-0.1
43Burleigh County36.5-0.2
44Mountrail County34.7-0.6
45Stark County33.1-0.4
46Cass County32.2+0.1
47Benson County31.70
47Williams County31.7-0.9
49McKenzie County31.3-0.9
50Ward County31-0.2
51Rolette County30.9+0.4
52Grand Forks County29.8+0.1
53Sioux County27.2+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.

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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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2015.

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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 North Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015 [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/north-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

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Sioux County, with 27.2 years in 2015.

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