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 2018, at 53.9 years. Sioux County had the lowest, at 28.5 years. The median was 44.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Nelson County
Lowest28.5Sioux County
Median44.653 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 51.3 yearsBarnes County: 44.1 yearsBenson County: 32.2 yearsBillings County: 44.1 yearsBottineau County: 45.2 yearsBowman County: 42.8 yearsBurke County: 41.9 yearsBurleigh County: 37.1 yearsCass County: 32.9 yearsCavalier County: 47.8 yearsDickey County: 40.1 yearsDivide County: 45.8 yearsDunn County: 39.2 yearsEddy County: 45.4 yearsEmmons County: 51.8 yearsFoster County: 45.6 yearsGolden Valley County: 41.5 yearsGrand Forks County: 30.6 yearsGrant County: 51.8 yearsGriggs County: 49.7 yearsHettinger County: 45.4 yearsKidder County: 47.5 yearsLaMoure County: 47.8 yearsLogan County: 48 yearsMcHenry County: 43.8 yearsMcIntosh County: 53.4 yearsMcKenzie County: 31.3 yearsMcLean County: 46.3 yearsMercer County: 43.7 yearsMorton County: 37.9 yearsMountrail County: 34.7 yearsNelson County: 53.9 yearsOliver County: 44.6 yearsPembina County: 46.8 yearsPierce County: 44.9 yearsRamsey County: 40.7 yearsRansom County: 42.6 yearsRenville County: 45.3 yearsRichland County: 38.8 yearsRolette County: 32.2 yearsSargent County: 46.1 yearsSheridan County: 51.2 yearsSioux County: 28.5 yearsSlope County: 47 yearsStark County: 34.3 yearsSteele County: 47.6 yearsStutsman County: 40.9 yearsTowner County: 49.4 yearsTraill County: 41.5 yearsWalsh County: 44.8 yearsWard County: 32.4 yearsWells County: 51.3 yearsWilliams County: 32.1 years
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years, 2018. 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, 2018

Nelson County: 53.9 yearsNelson County53.9McIntosh County: 53.4 yearsMcIntosh County53.4Emmons County: 51.8 yearsEmmons County51.8Grant County: 51.8 yearsGrant County51.8Adams County: 51.3 yearsAdams County51.3Wells County: 51.3 yearsWells County51.3Sheridan County: 51.2 yearsSheridan County51.2Griggs County: 49.7 yearsGriggs County49.7Towner County: 49.4 yearsTowner County49.4Logan County: 48 yearsLogan County48Cavalier County: 47.8 yearsCavalier County47.8LaMoure County: 47.8 yearsLaMoure County47.8Steele County: 47.6 yearsSteele County47.6Kidder County: 47.5 yearsKidder County47.5Slope County: 47 yearsSlope County47Pembina County: 46.8 yearsPembina County46.8McLean County: 46.3 yearsMcLean County46.3Sargent County: 46.1 yearsSargent County46.1Divide County: 45.8 yearsDivide County45.8Foster County: 45.6 yearsFoster County45.6Eddy County: 45.4 yearsEddy County45.4Hettinger County: 45.4 yearsHettinger County45.4Renville County: 45.3 yearsRenville County45.3Bottineau County: 45.2 yearsBottineau County45.2Pierce County: 44.9 yearsPierce County44.9Walsh County: 44.8 yearsWalsh County44.8Oliver County: 44.6 yearsOliver County44.6Barnes County: 44.1 yearsBarnes County44.1Billings County: 44.1 yearsBillings County44.1McHenry County: 43.8 yearsMcHenry County43.8Mercer County: 43.7 yearsMercer County43.7Bowman County: 42.8 yearsBowman County42.8Ransom County: 42.6 yearsRansom County42.6Burke County: 41.9 yearsBurke County41.9Golden Valley County: 41.5 yearsGolden Valley County41.5Traill County: 41.5 yearsTraill County41.5Stutsman County: 40.9 yearsStutsman County40.9Ramsey County: 40.7 yearsRamsey County40.7Dickey County: 40.1 yearsDickey County40.1Dunn County: 39.2 yearsDunn County39.2Richland County: 38.8 yearsRichland County38.8Morton County: 37.9 yearsMorton County37.9Burleigh County: 37.1 yearsBurleigh County37.1Mountrail County: 34.7 yearsMountrail County34.7Stark County: 34.3 yearsStark County34.3Cass County: 32.9 yearsCass County32.9Ward County: 32.4 yearsWard County32.4Benson County: 32.2 yearsBenson County32.2Rolette County: 32.2 yearsRolette County32.2Williams County: 32.1 yearsWilliams County32.1McKenzie County: 31.3 yearsMcKenzie County31.3Grand Forks County: 30.6 yearsGrand Forks County30.6Sioux County: 28.5 yearsSioux County28.5Nelson County: 53.9 yearsNelson County53.9McIntosh County: 53.4 yearsMcIntosh County53.4Emmons County: 51.8 yearsEmmons County51.8Grant County: 51.8 yearsGrant County51.8Adams County: 51.3 yearsAdams County51.3Wells County: 51.3 yearsWells County51.3Sheridan County: 51.2 yearsSheridan County51.2Griggs County: 49.7 yearsGriggs County49.7Towner County: 49.4 yearsTowner County49.4Logan County: 48 yearsLogan County48Cavalier County: 47.8 yearsCavalier County47.8LaMoure County: 47.8 yearsLaMoure County47.8Steele County: 47.6 yearsSteele County47.6Kidder County: 47.5 yearsKidder County47.5Slope County: 47 yearsSlope County47Pembina County: 46.8 yearsPembina County46.8McLean County: 46.3 yearsMcLean County46.3Sargent County: 46.1 yearsSargent County46.1Divide County: 45.8 yearsDivide County45.8Foster County: 45.6 yearsFoster County45.6Eddy County: 45.4 yearsEddy County45.4Hettinger County: 45.4 yearsHettinger County45.4Renville County: 45.3 yearsRenville County45.3Bottineau County: 45.2 yearsBottineau County45.2Pierce County: 44.9 yearsPierce County44.9Walsh County: 44.8 yearsWalsh County44.8Oliver County: 44.6 yearsOliver County44.6Barnes County: 44.1 yearsBarnes County44.1Billings County: 44.1 yearsBillings County44.1McHenry County: 43.8 yearsMcHenry County43.8Mercer County: 43.7 yearsMercer County43.7Bowman County: 42.8 yearsBowman County42.8Ransom County: 42.6 yearsRansom County42.6Burke County: 41.9 yearsBurke County41.9Golden Valley County: 41.5 yearsGolden Valley County41.5Traill County: 41.5 yearsTraill County41.5Stutsman County: 40.9 yearsStutsman County40.9Ramsey County: 40.7 yearsRamsey County40.7Dickey County: 40.1 yearsDickey County40.1Dunn County: 39.2 yearsDunn County39.2Richland County: 38.8 yearsRichland County38.8Morton County: 37.9 yearsMorton County37.9Burleigh County: 37.1 yearsBurleigh County37.1Mountrail County: 34.7 yearsMountrail County34.7Stark County: 34.3 yearsStark County34.3Cass County: 32.9 yearsCass County32.9Ward County: 32.4 yearsWard County32.4Benson County: 32.2 yearsBenson County32.2Rolette County: 32.2 yearsRolette County32.2Williams County: 32.1 yearsWilliams County32.1McKenzie County: 31.3 yearsMcKenzie County31.3Grand Forks County: 30.6 yearsGrand Forks County30.6Sioux County: 28.5 yearsSioux County28.5
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

RankCounties2018
years
Change on 2017
1Nelson County53.90
2McIntosh County53.4-0.3
3Emmons County51.8-0.2
3Grant County51.8-0.5
5Adams County51.3+0.1
5Wells County51.30
7Sheridan County51.2+0.2
8Griggs County49.7-0.5
9Towner County49.4+0.1
10Logan County48-1.1
11Cavalier County47.8-1.2
11LaMoure County47.8+0.4
13Steele County47.6+0.3
14Kidder County47.5+0.5
15Slope County47+0.1
16Pembina County46.8-0.3
17McLean County46.3+0.4
18Sargent County46.1+0.2
19Divide County45.8-1
20Foster County45.6+0.6
21Eddy County45.4-1.3
21Hettinger County45.4-0.7
23Renville County45.3+0.6
24Bottineau County45.2+0.1
25Pierce County44.9-0.4
26Walsh County44.8+0.4
27Oliver County44.6-0.4
28Barnes County44.1+0.3
28Billings County44.1-0.2
30McHenry County43.8+0.3
31Mercer County43.7+0.1
32Bowman County42.8+0.3
33Ransom County42.6-0.2
34Burke County41.9-0.6
35Golden Valley County41.50
35Traill County41.5+0.1
37Stutsman County40.9+0.2
38Ramsey County40.7-0.1
39Dickey County40.1-0.9
40Dunn County39.2-0.3
41Richland County38.80
42Morton County37.9+0.3
43Burleigh County37.1+0.3
44Mountrail County34.7+0.2
45Stark County34.3-0.1
46Cass County32.9+0.3
47Ward County32.4+0.5
48Benson County32.2+0.5
48Rolette County32.2+0.6
50Williams County32.1-0.4
51McKenzie County31.3-0.6
52Grand Forks County30.6+0.3
53Sioux County28.5+0.4

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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 North Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Nelson County, with 53.9 years in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 28.5 years in 2018.

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