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 2023, at 53.1 years. Sioux County had the lowest, at 29.4 years. The median was 44.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.1Nelson County
Lowest29.4Sioux County
Median44.253 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 51.2 yearsBarnes County: 43.7 yearsBenson County: 32.6 yearsBillings County: 42.9 yearsBottineau County: 45 yearsBowman County: 44.2 yearsBurke County: 44 yearsBurleigh County: 38.6 yearsCass County: 33.3 yearsCavalier County: 47 yearsDickey County: 40.5 yearsDivide County: 43.9 yearsDunn County: 38.3 yearsEddy County: 43.5 yearsEmmons County: 50.6 yearsFoster County: 45.3 yearsGolden Valley County: 45.6 yearsGrand Forks County: 31.5 yearsGrant County: 52.5 yearsGriggs County: 48.9 yearsHettinger County: 45 yearsKidder County: 46.3 yearsLaMoure County: 46.8 yearsLogan County: 46 yearsMcHenry County: 44.4 yearsMcIntosh County: 51.4 yearsMcKenzie County: 32.2 yearsMcLean County: 47.4 yearsMercer County: 43.8 yearsMorton County: 38.6 yearsMountrail County: 35.6 yearsNelson County: 53.1 yearsOliver County: 45.1 yearsPembina County: 46.2 yearsPierce County: 45.5 yearsRamsey County: 40.9 yearsRansom County: 42.8 yearsRenville County: 43.8 yearsRichland County: 39.3 yearsRolette County: 32.9 yearsSargent County: 45.6 yearsSheridan County: 51.4 yearsSioux County: 29.4 yearsSlope County: 51.6 yearsStark County: 35.5 yearsSteele County: 48.2 yearsStutsman County: 40.8 yearsTowner County: 48.3 yearsTraill County: 40.4 yearsWalsh County: 44.2 yearsWard County: 33.8 yearsWells County: 51.6 yearsWilliams County: 33 years
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years, 2023. 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, 2023

Nelson County: 53.1 yearsNelson County53.1Grant County: 52.5 yearsGrant County52.5Slope County: 51.6 yearsSlope County51.6Wells County: 51.6 yearsWells County51.6McIntosh County: 51.4 yearsMcIntosh County51.4Sheridan County: 51.4 yearsSheridan County51.4Adams County: 51.2 yearsAdams County51.2Emmons County: 50.6 yearsEmmons County50.6Griggs County: 48.9 yearsGriggs County48.9Towner County: 48.3 yearsTowner County48.3Steele County: 48.2 yearsSteele County48.2McLean County: 47.4 yearsMcLean County47.4Cavalier County: 47 yearsCavalier County47LaMoure County: 46.8 yearsLaMoure County46.8Kidder County: 46.3 yearsKidder County46.3Pembina County: 46.2 yearsPembina County46.2Logan County: 46 yearsLogan County46Golden Valley County: 45.6 yearsGolden Valley County45.6Sargent County: 45.6 yearsSargent County45.6Pierce County: 45.5 yearsPierce County45.5Foster County: 45.3 yearsFoster County45.3Oliver County: 45.1 yearsOliver County45.1Bottineau County: 45 yearsBottineau County45Hettinger County: 45 yearsHettinger County45McHenry County: 44.4 yearsMcHenry County44.4Bowman County: 44.2 yearsBowman County44.2Walsh County: 44.2 yearsWalsh County44.2Burke County: 44 yearsBurke County44Divide County: 43.9 yearsDivide County43.9Mercer County: 43.8 yearsMercer County43.8Renville County: 43.8 yearsRenville County43.8Barnes County: 43.7 yearsBarnes County43.7Eddy County: 43.5 yearsEddy County43.5Billings County: 42.9 yearsBillings County42.9Ransom County: 42.8 yearsRansom County42.8Ramsey County: 40.9 yearsRamsey County40.9Stutsman County: 40.8 yearsStutsman County40.8Dickey County: 40.5 yearsDickey County40.5Traill County: 40.4 yearsTraill County40.4Richland County: 39.3 yearsRichland County39.3Burleigh County: 38.6 yearsBurleigh County38.6Morton County: 38.6 yearsMorton County38.6Dunn County: 38.3 yearsDunn County38.3Mountrail County: 35.6 yearsMountrail County35.6Stark County: 35.5 yearsStark County35.5Ward County: 33.8 yearsWard County33.8Cass County: 33.3 yearsCass County33.3Williams County: 33 yearsWilliams County33Rolette County: 32.9 yearsRolette County32.9Benson County: 32.6 yearsBenson County32.6McKenzie County: 32.2 yearsMcKenzie County32.2Grand Forks County: 31.5 yearsGrand Forks County31.5Sioux County: 29.4 yearsSioux County29.4Nelson County: 53.1 yearsNelson County53.1Grant County: 52.5 yearsGrant County52.5Slope County: 51.6 yearsSlope County51.6Wells County: 51.6 yearsWells County51.6McIntosh County: 51.4 yearsMcIntosh County51.4Sheridan County: 51.4 yearsSheridan County51.4Adams County: 51.2 yearsAdams County51.2Emmons County: 50.6 yearsEmmons County50.6Griggs County: 48.9 yearsGriggs County48.9Towner County: 48.3 yearsTowner County48.3Steele County: 48.2 yearsSteele County48.2McLean County: 47.4 yearsMcLean County47.4Cavalier County: 47 yearsCavalier County47LaMoure County: 46.8 yearsLaMoure County46.8Kidder County: 46.3 yearsKidder County46.3Pembina County: 46.2 yearsPembina County46.2Logan County: 46 yearsLogan County46Golden Valley County: 45.6 yearsGolden Valley County45.6Sargent County: 45.6 yearsSargent County45.6Pierce County: 45.5 yearsPierce County45.5Foster County: 45.3 yearsFoster County45.3Oliver County: 45.1 yearsOliver County45.1Bottineau County: 45 yearsBottineau County45Hettinger County: 45 yearsHettinger County45McHenry County: 44.4 yearsMcHenry County44.4Bowman County: 44.2 yearsBowman County44.2Walsh County: 44.2 yearsWalsh County44.2Burke County: 44 yearsBurke County44Divide County: 43.9 yearsDivide County43.9Mercer County: 43.8 yearsMercer County43.8Renville County: 43.8 yearsRenville County43.8Barnes County: 43.7 yearsBarnes County43.7Eddy County: 43.5 yearsEddy County43.5Billings County: 42.9 yearsBillings County42.9Ransom County: 42.8 yearsRansom County42.8Ramsey County: 40.9 yearsRamsey County40.9Stutsman County: 40.8 yearsStutsman County40.8Dickey County: 40.5 yearsDickey County40.5Traill County: 40.4 yearsTraill County40.4Richland County: 39.3 yearsRichland County39.3Burleigh County: 38.6 yearsBurleigh County38.6Morton County: 38.6 yearsMorton County38.6Dunn County: 38.3 yearsDunn County38.3Mountrail County: 35.6 yearsMountrail County35.6Stark County: 35.5 yearsStark County35.5Ward County: 33.8 yearsWard County33.8Cass County: 33.3 yearsCass County33.3Williams County: 33 yearsWilliams County33Rolette County: 32.9 yearsRolette County32.9Benson County: 32.6 yearsBenson County32.6McKenzie County: 32.2 yearsMcKenzie County32.2Grand Forks County: 31.5 yearsGrand Forks County31.5Sioux County: 29.4 yearsSioux County29.4
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

RankCounties2023
years
Change on 2022
1Nelson County53.1-0.2
2Grant County52.5-0.4
3Slope County51.6+1.8
3Wells County51.6-0.6
5McIntosh County51.4-0.8
5Sheridan County51.4-0.6
7Adams County51.2-1.3
8Emmons County50.6-0.7
9Griggs County48.9-0.3
10Towner County48.3-1.7
11Steele County48.2+0.3
12McLean County47.4+0.2
13Cavalier County47-0.9
14LaMoure County46.8-0.6
15Kidder County46.3+0.5
16Pembina County46.2-0.1
17Logan County46-1.5
18Golden Valley County45.6+0.6
18Sargent County45.6+0.2
20Pierce County45.5+0.2
21Foster County45.3+0.6
22Oliver County45.1+0.1
23Bottineau County45+0.4
23Hettinger County45+0.1
25McHenry County44.4-0.1
26Bowman County44.2+0.1
26Walsh County44.2-0.1
28Burke County44+0.5
29Divide County43.9-0.2
30Mercer County43.8-0.2
30Renville County43.8-1
32Barnes County43.7-0.2
33Eddy County43.5+0.1
34Billings County42.9+0.5
35Ransom County42.8+0.3
36Ramsey County40.90
37Stutsman County40.8-0.2
38Dickey County40.5+0.1
39Traill County40.4+0.1
40Richland County39.30
41Burleigh County38.6+0.4
41Morton County38.6+0.2
43Dunn County38.3+0.2
44Mountrail County35.6-0.2
45Stark County35.5+0.3
46Ward County33.8+0.4
47Cass County33.3+0.1
48Williams County330
49Rolette County32.9+0.2
50Benson County32.60
51McKenzie County32.2+0.2
52Grand Forks County31.5-0.4
53Sioux County29.4-0.3

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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), 2023) [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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 2023. 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=2023.

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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), 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Nelson County, with 53.1 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 29.4 years in 2023.

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