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 2017, at 53.9 years. Sioux County had the lowest, at 28.1 years. The median was 44.4 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Nelson County
Lowest28.1Sioux County
Median44.453 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 51.2 yearsBarnes County: 43.8 yearsBenson County: 31.7 yearsBillings County: 44.3 yearsBottineau County: 45.1 yearsBowman County: 42.5 yearsBurke County: 42.5 yearsBurleigh County: 36.8 yearsCass County: 32.6 yearsCavalier County: 49 yearsDickey County: 41 yearsDivide County: 46.8 yearsDunn County: 39.5 yearsEddy County: 46.7 yearsEmmons County: 52 yearsFoster County: 45 yearsGolden Valley County: 41.5 yearsGrand Forks County: 30.3 yearsGrant County: 52.3 yearsGriggs County: 50.2 yearsHettinger County: 46.1 yearsKidder County: 47 yearsLaMoure County: 47.4 yearsLogan County: 49.1 yearsMcHenry County: 43.5 yearsMcIntosh County: 53.7 yearsMcKenzie County: 31.9 yearsMcLean County: 45.9 yearsMercer County: 43.6 yearsMorton County: 37.6 yearsMountrail County: 34.5 yearsNelson County: 53.9 yearsOliver County: 45 yearsPembina County: 47.1 yearsPierce County: 45.3 yearsRamsey County: 40.8 yearsRansom County: 42.8 yearsRenville County: 44.7 yearsRichland County: 38.8 yearsRolette County: 31.6 yearsSargent County: 45.9 yearsSheridan County: 51 yearsSioux County: 28.1 yearsSlope County: 46.9 yearsStark County: 34.4 yearsSteele County: 47.3 yearsStutsman County: 40.7 yearsTowner County: 49.3 yearsTraill County: 41.4 yearsWalsh County: 44.4 yearsWard County: 31.9 yearsWells County: 51.3 yearsWilliams County: 32.5 years
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years, 2017. 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, 2017

Nelson County: 53.9 yearsNelson County53.9McIntosh County: 53.7 yearsMcIntosh County53.7Grant County: 52.3 yearsGrant County52.3Emmons County: 52 yearsEmmons County52Wells County: 51.3 yearsWells County51.3Adams County: 51.2 yearsAdams County51.2Sheridan County: 51 yearsSheridan County51Griggs County: 50.2 yearsGriggs County50.2Towner County: 49.3 yearsTowner County49.3Logan County: 49.1 yearsLogan County49.1Cavalier County: 49 yearsCavalier County49LaMoure County: 47.4 yearsLaMoure County47.4Steele County: 47.3 yearsSteele County47.3Pembina County: 47.1 yearsPembina County47.1Kidder County: 47 yearsKidder County47Slope County: 46.9 yearsSlope County46.9Divide County: 46.8 yearsDivide County46.8Eddy County: 46.7 yearsEddy County46.7Hettinger County: 46.1 yearsHettinger County46.1McLean County: 45.9 yearsMcLean County45.9Sargent County: 45.9 yearsSargent County45.9Pierce County: 45.3 yearsPierce County45.3Bottineau County: 45.1 yearsBottineau County45.1Foster County: 45 yearsFoster County45Oliver County: 45 yearsOliver County45Renville County: 44.7 yearsRenville County44.7Walsh County: 44.4 yearsWalsh County44.4Billings County: 44.3 yearsBillings County44.3Barnes County: 43.8 yearsBarnes County43.8Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6McHenry County: 43.5 yearsMcHenry County43.5Ransom County: 42.8 yearsRansom County42.8Bowman County: 42.5 yearsBowman County42.5Burke County: 42.5 yearsBurke County42.5Golden Valley County: 41.5 yearsGolden Valley County41.5Traill County: 41.4 yearsTraill County41.4Dickey County: 41 yearsDickey County41Ramsey County: 40.8 yearsRamsey County40.8Stutsman County: 40.7 yearsStutsman County40.7Dunn County: 39.5 yearsDunn County39.5Richland County: 38.8 yearsRichland County38.8Morton County: 37.6 yearsMorton County37.6Burleigh County: 36.8 yearsBurleigh County36.8Mountrail County: 34.5 yearsMountrail County34.5Stark County: 34.4 yearsStark County34.4Cass County: 32.6 yearsCass County32.6Williams County: 32.5 yearsWilliams County32.5McKenzie County: 31.9 yearsMcKenzie County31.9Ward County: 31.9 yearsWard County31.9Benson County: 31.7 yearsBenson County31.7Rolette County: 31.6 yearsRolette County31.6Grand Forks County: 30.3 yearsGrand Forks County30.3Sioux County: 28.1 yearsSioux County28.1Nelson County: 53.9 yearsNelson County53.9McIntosh County: 53.7 yearsMcIntosh County53.7Grant County: 52.3 yearsGrant County52.3Emmons County: 52 yearsEmmons County52Wells County: 51.3 yearsWells County51.3Adams County: 51.2 yearsAdams County51.2Sheridan County: 51 yearsSheridan County51Griggs County: 50.2 yearsGriggs County50.2Towner County: 49.3 yearsTowner County49.3Logan County: 49.1 yearsLogan County49.1Cavalier County: 49 yearsCavalier County49LaMoure County: 47.4 yearsLaMoure County47.4Steele County: 47.3 yearsSteele County47.3Pembina County: 47.1 yearsPembina County47.1Kidder County: 47 yearsKidder County47Slope County: 46.9 yearsSlope County46.9Divide County: 46.8 yearsDivide County46.8Eddy County: 46.7 yearsEddy County46.7Hettinger County: 46.1 yearsHettinger County46.1McLean County: 45.9 yearsMcLean County45.9Sargent County: 45.9 yearsSargent County45.9Pierce County: 45.3 yearsPierce County45.3Bottineau County: 45.1 yearsBottineau County45.1Foster County: 45 yearsFoster County45Oliver County: 45 yearsOliver County45Renville County: 44.7 yearsRenville County44.7Walsh County: 44.4 yearsWalsh County44.4Billings County: 44.3 yearsBillings County44.3Barnes County: 43.8 yearsBarnes County43.8Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6McHenry County: 43.5 yearsMcHenry County43.5Ransom County: 42.8 yearsRansom County42.8Bowman County: 42.5 yearsBowman County42.5Burke County: 42.5 yearsBurke County42.5Golden Valley County: 41.5 yearsGolden Valley County41.5Traill County: 41.4 yearsTraill County41.4Dickey County: 41 yearsDickey County41Ramsey County: 40.8 yearsRamsey County40.8Stutsman County: 40.7 yearsStutsman County40.7Dunn County: 39.5 yearsDunn County39.5Richland County: 38.8 yearsRichland County38.8Morton County: 37.6 yearsMorton County37.6Burleigh County: 36.8 yearsBurleigh County36.8Mountrail County: 34.5 yearsMountrail County34.5Stark County: 34.4 yearsStark County34.4Cass County: 32.6 yearsCass County32.6Williams County: 32.5 yearsWilliams County32.5McKenzie County: 31.9 yearsMcKenzie County31.9Ward County: 31.9 yearsWard County31.9Benson County: 31.7 yearsBenson County31.7Rolette County: 31.6 yearsRolette County31.6Grand Forks County: 30.3 yearsGrand Forks County30.3Sioux County: 28.1 yearsSioux County28.1
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
years
Change on 2016
1Nelson County53.9-0.6
2McIntosh County53.7+0.6
3Grant County52.3+0.1
4Emmons County52+0.6
5Wells County51.3-0.2
6Adams County51.2+0.3
7Sheridan County51-0.8
8Griggs County50.2-1.3
9Towner County49.3-0.5
10Logan County49.1-0.1
11Cavalier County49-0.6
12LaMoure County47.4-0.1
13Steele County47.3-0.1
14Pembina County47.1+0.2
15Kidder County47-0.4
16Slope County46.9-0.2
17Divide County46.8+1.2
18Eddy County46.7-1
19Hettinger County46.1+0.8
20McLean County45.9-0.1
20Sargent County45.9-0.1
22Pierce County45.3+0.7
23Bottineau County45.1-0.3
24Foster County45-0.1
24Oliver County45-1.2
26Renville County44.7+0.7
27Walsh County44.4-0.1
28Billings County44.3+1.7
29Barnes County43.8+0.4
30Mercer County43.6+0.3
31McHenry County43.5+0.6
32Ransom County42.8-0.3
33Bowman County42.5+0.6
33Burke County42.5+0.4
35Golden Valley County41.5+1.8
36Traill County41.4+0.2
37Dickey County41+0.4
38Ramsey County40.8-0.1
39Stutsman County40.7-0.1
40Dunn County39.5+0.5
41Richland County38.8-0.1
42Morton County37.6+0.2
43Burleigh County36.8+0.2
44Mountrail County34.5-0.2
45Stark County34.4+0.5
46Cass County32.6+0.2
47Williams County32.5+0.3
48McKenzie County31.9+0.2
48Ward County31.9+0.4
50Benson County31.7-0.1
51Rolette County31.6+0.4
52Grand Forks County30.3+0.2
53Sioux County28.1+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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Nelson County, with 53.9 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 28.1 years in 2017.

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