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 2022, at 53.3 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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Highest53.3Nelson County
Lowest29.7Sioux County
Median44.353 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 52.5 yearsBarnes County: 43.9 yearsBenson County: 32.6 yearsBillings County: 42.4 yearsBottineau County: 44.6 yearsBowman County: 44.1 yearsBurke County: 43.5 yearsBurleigh County: 38.2 yearsCass County: 33.2 yearsCavalier County: 47.9 yearsDickey County: 40.4 yearsDivide County: 44.1 yearsDunn County: 38.1 yearsEddy County: 43.4 yearsEmmons County: 51.3 yearsFoster County: 44.7 yearsGolden Valley County: 45 yearsGrand Forks County: 31.9 yearsGrant County: 52.9 yearsGriggs County: 49.2 yearsHettinger County: 44.9 yearsKidder County: 45.8 yearsLaMoure County: 47.4 yearsLogan County: 47.5 yearsMcHenry County: 44.5 yearsMcIntosh County: 52.2 yearsMcKenzie County: 32 yearsMcLean County: 47.2 yearsMercer County: 44 yearsMorton County: 38.4 yearsMountrail County: 35.8 yearsNelson County: 53.3 yearsOliver County: 45 yearsPembina County: 46.3 yearsPierce County: 45.3 yearsRamsey County: 40.9 yearsRansom County: 42.5 yearsRenville County: 44.8 yearsRichland County: 39.3 yearsRolette County: 32.7 yearsSargent County: 45.4 yearsSheridan County: 52 yearsSioux County: 29.7 yearsSlope County: 49.8 yearsStark County: 35.2 yearsSteele County: 47.9 yearsStutsman County: 41 yearsTowner County: 50 yearsTraill County: 40.3 yearsWalsh County: 44.3 yearsWard County: 33.4 yearsWells County: 52.2 yearsWilliams County: 33 years
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years, 2022. 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, 2022

Nelson County: 53.3 yearsNelson County53.3Grant County: 52.9 yearsGrant County52.9Adams County: 52.5 yearsAdams County52.5McIntosh County: 52.2 yearsMcIntosh County52.2Wells County: 52.2 yearsWells County52.2Sheridan County: 52 yearsSheridan County52Emmons County: 51.3 yearsEmmons County51.3Towner County: 50 yearsTowner County50Slope County: 49.8 yearsSlope County49.8Griggs County: 49.2 yearsGriggs County49.2Cavalier County: 47.9 yearsCavalier County47.9Steele County: 47.9 yearsSteele County47.9Logan County: 47.5 yearsLogan County47.5LaMoure County: 47.4 yearsLaMoure County47.4McLean County: 47.2 yearsMcLean County47.2Pembina County: 46.3 yearsPembina County46.3Kidder County: 45.8 yearsKidder County45.8Sargent County: 45.4 yearsSargent County45.4Pierce County: 45.3 yearsPierce County45.3Golden Valley County: 45 yearsGolden Valley County45Oliver County: 45 yearsOliver County45Hettinger County: 44.9 yearsHettinger County44.9Renville County: 44.8 yearsRenville County44.8Foster County: 44.7 yearsFoster County44.7Bottineau County: 44.6 yearsBottineau County44.6McHenry County: 44.5 yearsMcHenry County44.5Walsh County: 44.3 yearsWalsh County44.3Bowman County: 44.1 yearsBowman County44.1Divide County: 44.1 yearsDivide County44.1Mercer County: 44 yearsMercer County44Barnes County: 43.9 yearsBarnes County43.9Burke County: 43.5 yearsBurke County43.5Eddy County: 43.4 yearsEddy County43.4Ransom County: 42.5 yearsRansom County42.5Billings County: 42.4 yearsBillings County42.4Stutsman County: 41 yearsStutsman County41Ramsey County: 40.9 yearsRamsey County40.9Dickey County: 40.4 yearsDickey County40.4Traill County: 40.3 yearsTraill County40.3Richland County: 39.3 yearsRichland County39.3Morton County: 38.4 yearsMorton County38.4Burleigh County: 38.2 yearsBurleigh County38.2Dunn County: 38.1 yearsDunn County38.1Mountrail County: 35.8 yearsMountrail County35.8Stark County: 35.2 yearsStark County35.2Ward County: 33.4 yearsWard County33.4Cass County: 33.2 yearsCass County33.2Williams County: 33 yearsWilliams County33Rolette County: 32.7 yearsRolette County32.7Benson County: 32.6 yearsBenson County32.6McKenzie County: 32 yearsMcKenzie County32Grand Forks County: 31.9 yearsGrand Forks County31.9Sioux County: 29.7 yearsSioux County29.7Nelson County: 53.3 yearsNelson County53.3Grant County: 52.9 yearsGrant County52.9Adams County: 52.5 yearsAdams County52.5McIntosh County: 52.2 yearsMcIntosh County52.2Wells County: 52.2 yearsWells County52.2Sheridan County: 52 yearsSheridan County52Emmons County: 51.3 yearsEmmons County51.3Towner County: 50 yearsTowner County50Slope County: 49.8 yearsSlope County49.8Griggs County: 49.2 yearsGriggs County49.2Cavalier County: 47.9 yearsCavalier County47.9Steele County: 47.9 yearsSteele County47.9Logan County: 47.5 yearsLogan County47.5LaMoure County: 47.4 yearsLaMoure County47.4McLean County: 47.2 yearsMcLean County47.2Pembina County: 46.3 yearsPembina County46.3Kidder County: 45.8 yearsKidder County45.8Sargent County: 45.4 yearsSargent County45.4Pierce County: 45.3 yearsPierce County45.3Golden Valley County: 45 yearsGolden Valley County45Oliver County: 45 yearsOliver County45Hettinger County: 44.9 yearsHettinger County44.9Renville County: 44.8 yearsRenville County44.8Foster County: 44.7 yearsFoster County44.7Bottineau County: 44.6 yearsBottineau County44.6McHenry County: 44.5 yearsMcHenry County44.5Walsh County: 44.3 yearsWalsh County44.3Bowman County: 44.1 yearsBowman County44.1Divide County: 44.1 yearsDivide County44.1Mercer County: 44 yearsMercer County44Barnes County: 43.9 yearsBarnes County43.9Burke County: 43.5 yearsBurke County43.5Eddy County: 43.4 yearsEddy County43.4Ransom County: 42.5 yearsRansom County42.5Billings County: 42.4 yearsBillings County42.4Stutsman County: 41 yearsStutsman County41Ramsey County: 40.9 yearsRamsey County40.9Dickey County: 40.4 yearsDickey County40.4Traill County: 40.3 yearsTraill County40.3Richland County: 39.3 yearsRichland County39.3Morton County: 38.4 yearsMorton County38.4Burleigh County: 38.2 yearsBurleigh County38.2Dunn County: 38.1 yearsDunn County38.1Mountrail County: 35.8 yearsMountrail County35.8Stark County: 35.2 yearsStark County35.2Ward County: 33.4 yearsWard County33.4Cass County: 33.2 yearsCass County33.2Williams County: 33 yearsWilliams County33Rolette County: 32.7 yearsRolette County32.7Benson County: 32.6 yearsBenson County32.6McKenzie County: 32 yearsMcKenzie County32Grand Forks County: 31.9 yearsGrand Forks County31.9Sioux 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

RankCounties2022
years
Change on 2021
1Nelson County53.3-0.2
2Grant County52.9+0.2
3Adams County52.5+0.5
4McIntosh County52.2-0.9
4Wells County52.2-0.5
6Sheridan County520
7Emmons County51.30
8Towner County50+0.1
9Slope County49.8+1.4
10Griggs County49.2+0.2
11Cavalier County47.9+0.2
11Steele County47.9+0.1
13Logan County47.50
14LaMoure County47.4+0.2
15McLean County47.2+0.4
16Pembina County46.3-0.5
17Kidder County45.8-1
18Sargent County45.4+0.5
19Pierce County45.3-0.3
20Golden Valley County45+0.7
20Oliver County45+0.4
22Hettinger County44.9-1.1
23Renville County44.8-0.8
24Foster County44.7-0.5
25Bottineau County44.6-0.1
26McHenry County44.5+0.3
27Walsh County44.30
28Bowman County44.1-0.1
28Divide County44.1-0.1
30Mercer County44-0.1
31Barnes County43.9+0.1
32Burke County43.5-0.1
33Eddy County43.4-1
34Ransom County42.5+0.1
35Billings County42.4-0.9
36Stutsman County41+0.2
37Ramsey County40.9+0.2
38Dickey County40.4-0.7
39Traill County40.30
40Richland County39.3+0.2
41Morton County38.4+0.2
42Burleigh County38.2+0.4
43Dunn County38.1-0.4
44Mountrail County35.8+0.8
45Stark County35.2+0.5
46Ward County33.4+0.4
47Cass County33.20
48Williams County33+0.4
49Rolette County32.7+0.3
50Benson County32.6+0.2
51McKenzie County32+0.3
52Grand Forks County31.9+0.2
53Sioux County29.7+0.3

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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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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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), 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Nelson County, with 53.3 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 29.7 years in 2022.

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