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 2020, at 54.4 years. Sioux County had the lowest, at 29.7 years. The median was 44.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.4Nelson County
Lowest29.7Sioux County
Median44.353 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 51.5 yearsBarnes County: 43.9 yearsBenson County: 32.1 yearsBillings County: 45 yearsBottineau County: 45.6 yearsBowman County: 43.3 yearsBurke County: 43 yearsBurleigh County: 37.7 yearsCass County: 33.5 yearsCavalier County: 47.4 yearsDickey County: 40.9 yearsDivide County: 43.7 yearsDunn County: 38.6 yearsEddy County: 45.7 yearsEmmons County: 51.8 yearsFoster County: 45.8 yearsGolden Valley County: 44.1 yearsGrand Forks County: 31.3 yearsGrant County: 54.1 yearsGriggs County: 49.7 yearsHettinger County: 46.4 yearsKidder County: 47.2 yearsLaMoure County: 47.6 yearsLogan County: 48 yearsMcHenry County: 44.3 yearsMcIntosh County: 54.3 yearsMcKenzie County: 30.8 yearsMcLean County: 46.8 yearsMercer County: 43.7 yearsMorton County: 38.4 yearsMountrail County: 34.7 yearsNelson County: 54.4 yearsOliver County: 44.3 yearsPembina County: 47.3 yearsPierce County: 46.2 yearsRamsey County: 40.8 yearsRansom County: 42.5 yearsRenville County: 46 yearsRichland County: 39 yearsRolette County: 32.7 yearsSargent County: 44.9 yearsSheridan County: 52.9 yearsSioux County: 29.7 yearsSlope County: 47.6 yearsStark County: 34 yearsSteele County: 48.2 yearsStutsman County: 41.1 yearsTowner County: 51 yearsTraill County: 40.5 yearsWalsh County: 44.6 yearsWard County: 32.9 yearsWells County: 52.7 yearsWilliams County: 31.6 years
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years, 2020. 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, 2020

Nelson County: 54.4 yearsNelson County54.4McIntosh County: 54.3 yearsMcIntosh County54.3Grant County: 54.1 yearsGrant County54.1Sheridan County: 52.9 yearsSheridan County52.9Wells County: 52.7 yearsWells County52.7Emmons County: 51.8 yearsEmmons County51.8Adams County: 51.5 yearsAdams County51.5Towner County: 51 yearsTowner County51Griggs County: 49.7 yearsGriggs County49.7Steele County: 48.2 yearsSteele County48.2Logan County: 48 yearsLogan County48LaMoure County: 47.6 yearsLaMoure County47.6Slope County: 47.6 yearsSlope County47.6Cavalier County: 47.4 yearsCavalier County47.4Pembina County: 47.3 yearsPembina County47.3Kidder County: 47.2 yearsKidder County47.2McLean County: 46.8 yearsMcLean County46.8Hettinger County: 46.4 yearsHettinger County46.4Pierce County: 46.2 yearsPierce County46.2Renville County: 46 yearsRenville County46Foster County: 45.8 yearsFoster County45.8Eddy County: 45.7 yearsEddy County45.7Bottineau County: 45.6 yearsBottineau County45.6Billings County: 45 yearsBillings County45Sargent County: 44.9 yearsSargent County44.9Walsh County: 44.6 yearsWalsh County44.6McHenry County: 44.3 yearsMcHenry County44.3Oliver County: 44.3 yearsOliver County44.3Golden Valley County: 44.1 yearsGolden Valley County44.1Barnes County: 43.9 yearsBarnes County43.9Divide County: 43.7 yearsDivide County43.7Mercer County: 43.7 yearsMercer County43.7Bowman County: 43.3 yearsBowman County43.3Burke County: 43 yearsBurke County43Ransom County: 42.5 yearsRansom County42.5Stutsman County: 41.1 yearsStutsman County41.1Dickey County: 40.9 yearsDickey County40.9Ramsey County: 40.8 yearsRamsey County40.8Traill County: 40.5 yearsTraill County40.5Richland County: 39 yearsRichland County39Dunn County: 38.6 yearsDunn County38.6Morton County: 38.4 yearsMorton County38.4Burleigh County: 37.7 yearsBurleigh County37.7Mountrail County: 34.7 yearsMountrail County34.7Stark County: 34 yearsStark County34Cass County: 33.5 yearsCass County33.5Ward County: 32.9 yearsWard County32.9Rolette County: 32.7 yearsRolette County32.7Benson County: 32.1 yearsBenson County32.1Williams County: 31.6 yearsWilliams County31.6Grand Forks County: 31.3 yearsGrand Forks County31.3McKenzie County: 30.8 yearsMcKenzie County30.8Sioux County: 29.7 yearsSioux County29.7Nelson County: 54.4 yearsNelson County54.4McIntosh County: 54.3 yearsMcIntosh County54.3Grant County: 54.1 yearsGrant County54.1Sheridan County: 52.9 yearsSheridan County52.9Wells County: 52.7 yearsWells County52.7Emmons County: 51.8 yearsEmmons County51.8Adams County: 51.5 yearsAdams County51.5Towner County: 51 yearsTowner County51Griggs County: 49.7 yearsGriggs County49.7Steele County: 48.2 yearsSteele County48.2Logan County: 48 yearsLogan County48LaMoure County: 47.6 yearsLaMoure County47.6Slope County: 47.6 yearsSlope County47.6Cavalier County: 47.4 yearsCavalier County47.4Pembina County: 47.3 yearsPembina County47.3Kidder County: 47.2 yearsKidder County47.2McLean County: 46.8 yearsMcLean County46.8Hettinger County: 46.4 yearsHettinger County46.4Pierce County: 46.2 yearsPierce County46.2Renville County: 46 yearsRenville County46Foster County: 45.8 yearsFoster County45.8Eddy County: 45.7 yearsEddy County45.7Bottineau County: 45.6 yearsBottineau County45.6Billings County: 45 yearsBillings County45Sargent County: 44.9 yearsSargent County44.9Walsh County: 44.6 yearsWalsh County44.6McHenry County: 44.3 yearsMcHenry County44.3Oliver County: 44.3 yearsOliver County44.3Golden Valley County: 44.1 yearsGolden Valley County44.1Barnes County: 43.9 yearsBarnes County43.9Divide County: 43.7 yearsDivide County43.7Mercer County: 43.7 yearsMercer County43.7Bowman County: 43.3 yearsBowman County43.3Burke County: 43 yearsBurke County43Ransom County: 42.5 yearsRansom County42.5Stutsman County: 41.1 yearsStutsman County41.1Dickey County: 40.9 yearsDickey County40.9Ramsey County: 40.8 yearsRamsey County40.8Traill County: 40.5 yearsTraill County40.5Richland County: 39 yearsRichland County39Dunn County: 38.6 yearsDunn County38.6Morton County: 38.4 yearsMorton County38.4Burleigh County: 37.7 yearsBurleigh County37.7Mountrail County: 34.7 yearsMountrail County34.7Stark County: 34 yearsStark County34Cass County: 33.5 yearsCass County33.5Ward County: 32.9 yearsWard County32.9Rolette County: 32.7 yearsRolette County32.7Benson County: 32.1 yearsBenson County32.1Williams County: 31.6 yearsWilliams County31.6Grand Forks County: 31.3 yearsGrand Forks County31.3McKenzie County: 30.8 yearsMcKenzie County30.8Sioux County: 29.7 yearsSioux County29.7
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

RankCounties2020
years
Change on 2019
1Nelson County54.4+0.6
2McIntosh County54.3+0.4
3Grant County54.1+0.6
4Sheridan County52.9+1.5
5Wells County52.7+0.7
6Emmons County51.8-0.4
7Adams County51.5-0.1
8Towner County51+2.3
9Griggs County49.7+1.8
10Steele County48.2-0.3
11Logan County48-0.3
12LaMoure County47.6+0.1
12Slope County47.6+3.6
14Cavalier County47.4-0.4
15Pembina County47.3+0.2
16Kidder County47.20
17McLean County46.8+0.3
18Hettinger County46.4+1
19Pierce County46.2+0.6
20Renville County46+0.4
21Foster County45.8+0.6
22Eddy County45.7+0.8
23Bottineau County45.6-0.1
24Billings County45+2.4
25Sargent County44.9-0.6
26Walsh County44.6+0.2
27McHenry County44.30
27Oliver County44.3+0.3
29Golden Valley County44.1+1.8
30Barnes County43.9-0.3
31Divide County43.7-0.1
31Mercer County43.7+0.2
33Bowman County43.3-0.2
34Burke County43+0.4
35Ransom County42.5+0.2
36Stutsman County41.1+0.1
37Dickey County40.9+1.1
38Ramsey County40.8-0.5
39Traill County40.5-0.7
40Richland County390
41Dunn County38.6-0.5
42Morton County38.4+0.4
43Burleigh County37.7+0.3
44Mountrail County34.7+0.1
45Stark County34-0.2
46Cass County33.5+0.3
47Ward County32.9+0.3
48Rolette County32.7-0.1
49Benson County32.1-0.9
50Williams County31.6-0.1
51Grand Forks County31.3+0.1
52McKenzie County30.80
53Sioux County29.7+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.

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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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Nelson County, with 54.4 years in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 29.7 years in 2020.

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