Counties in South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Custer County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 66 counties in 2015, at 54 years. Todd County had the lowest, at 24.4 years. The median was 41.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54Custer County
Lowest24.4Todd County
Median41.866 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Aurora County: 42.5 yearsBeadle County: 37.7 yearsBennett County: 29.9 yearsBon Homme County: 43.5 yearsBrookings County: 28 yearsBrown County: 37.5 yearsBrule County: 41.8 yearsBuffalo County: 25.7 yearsButte County: 41.9 yearsCampbell County: 51.8 yearsCharles Mix County: 36.6 yearsClark County: 42.5 yearsClay County: 24.9 yearsCodington County: 37.9 yearsCorson County: 30 yearsCuster County: 54 yearsDavison County: 38.9 yearsDay County: 47.6 yearsDeuel County: 44.8 yearsDewey County: 30.8 yearsDouglas County: 48.2 yearsEdmunds County: 44.6 yearsFall River County: 52.7 yearsFaulk County: 48.8 yearsGrant County: 45.2 yearsGregory County: 48.1 yearsHaakon County: 47 yearsHamlin County: 35.6 yearsHand County: 48.2 yearsHanson County: 36.6 yearsHarding County: 41.4 yearsHughes County: 39.6 yearsHutchinson County: 44.3 yearsHyde County: 47.4 yearsJackson County: 32.2 yearsJerauld County: 50.4 yearsJones County: 48.7 yearsKingsbury County: 46.3 yearsLake County: 41.8 yearsLawrence County: 42.3 yearsLincoln County: 34.2 yearsLyman County: 35.1 yearsMcCook County: 42.1 yearsMcPherson County: 50.9 yearsMarshall County: 43 yearsMeade County: 35.3 yearsMellette County: 35.7 yearsMiner County: 47 yearsMinnehaha County: 34.9 yearsMoody County: 41.5 yearsOglala Lakota County: 24.5 yearsPennington County: 37.2 yearsPerkins County: 47 yearsPotter County: 51.5 yearsRoberts County: 39.3 yearsSanborn County: 41.7 yearsSpink County: 42.6 yearsStanley County: 41.7 yearsSully County: 45.6 yearsTodd County: 24.4 yearsTripp County: 45.2 yearsTurner County: 43.6 yearsUnion County: 41.3 yearsWalworth County: 45.1 yearsYankton County: 41.7 yearsZiebach County: 28.7 years
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  • 48 and over
years, 2015. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Custer County: 54 yearsCuster County54Fall River County: 52.7 yearsFall River County52.7Campbell County: 51.8 yearsCampbell County51.8Potter County: 51.5 yearsPotter County51.5McPherson County: 50.9 yearsMcPherson County50.9Jerauld County: 50.4 yearsJerauld County50.4Faulk County: 48.8 yearsFaulk County48.8Jones County: 48.7 yearsJones County48.7Douglas County: 48.2 yearsDouglas County48.2Hand County: 48.2 yearsHand County48.2Gregory County: 48.1 yearsGregory County48.1Day County: 47.6 yearsDay County47.6Hyde County: 47.4 yearsHyde County47.4Haakon County: 47 yearsHaakon County47Miner County: 47 yearsMiner County47Perkins County: 47 yearsPerkins County47Kingsbury County: 46.3 yearsKingsbury County46.3Sully County: 45.6 yearsSully County45.6Grant County: 45.2 yearsGrant County45.2Tripp County: 45.2 yearsTripp County45.2Walworth County: 45.1 yearsWalworth County45.1Deuel County: 44.8 yearsDeuel County44.8Edmunds County: 44.6 yearsEdmunds County44.6Hutchinson County: 44.3 yearsHutchinson County44.3Turner County: 43.6 yearsTurner County43.6Bon Homme County: 43.5 yearsBon Homme County43.5Marshall County: 43 yearsMarshall County43Spink County: 42.6 yearsSpink County42.6Aurora County: 42.5 yearsAurora County42.5Clark County: 42.5 yearsClark County42.5Lawrence County: 42.3 yearsLawrence County42.3McCook County: 42.1 yearsMcCook County42.1Butte County: 41.9 yearsButte County41.9Brule County: 41.8 yearsBrule County41.8Lake County: 41.8 yearsLake County41.8Sanborn County: 41.7 yearsSanborn County41.7Stanley County: 41.7 yearsStanley County41.7Yankton County: 41.7 yearsYankton County41.7Moody County: 41.5 yearsMoody County41.5Harding County: 41.4 yearsHarding County41.4Custer County: 54 yearsCuster County54Fall River County: 52.7 yearsFall River County52.7Campbell County: 51.8 yearsCampbell County51.8Potter County: 51.5 yearsPotter County51.5McPherson County: 50.9 yearsMcPherson County50.9Jerauld County: 50.4 yearsJerauld County50.4Faulk County: 48.8 yearsFaulk County48.8Jones County: 48.7 yearsJones County48.7Douglas County: 48.2 yearsDouglas County48.2Hand County: 48.2 yearsHand County48.2Gregory County: 48.1 yearsGregory County48.1Day County: 47.6 yearsDay County47.6Hyde County: 47.4 yearsHyde County47.4Haakon County: 47 yearsHaakon County47Miner County: 47 yearsMiner County47Perkins County: 47 yearsPerkins County47Kingsbury County: 46.3 yearsKingsbury County46.3Sully County: 45.6 yearsSully County45.6Grant County: 45.2 yearsGrant County45.2Tripp County: 45.2 yearsTripp County45.2Walworth County: 45.1 yearsWalworth County45.1Deuel County: 44.8 yearsDeuel County44.8Edmunds County: 44.6 yearsEdmunds County44.6Hutchinson County: 44.3 yearsHutchinson County44.3Turner County: 43.6 yearsTurner County43.6Bon Homme County: 43.5 yearsBon Homme County43.5Marshall County: 43 yearsMarshall County43Spink County: 42.6 yearsSpink County42.6Aurora County: 42.5 yearsAurora County42.5Clark County: 42.5 yearsClark County42.5Lawrence County: 42.3 yearsLawrence County42.3McCook County: 42.1 yearsMcCook County42.1Butte County: 41.9 yearsButte County41.9Brule County: 41.8 yearsBrule County41.8Lake County: 41.8 yearsLake County41.8Sanborn County: 41.7 yearsSanborn County41.7Stanley County: 41.7 yearsStanley County41.7Yankton County: 41.7 yearsYankton County41.7Moody County: 41.5 yearsMoody County41.5Harding County: 41.4 yearsHarding County41.4
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

RankCounties2015
years
Change on 2014
1Custer County54+0.7
2Fall River County52.7+0.5
3Campbell County51.8+0.2
4Potter County51.5-0.2
5McPherson County50.9+0.1
6Jerauld County50.4+1.5
7Faulk County48.8+0.1
8Jones County48.7+2.5
9Douglas County48.2-1.4
9Hand County48.2+0.5
11Gregory County48.1+0.6
12Day County47.6-0.4
13Hyde County47.4-0.1
14Haakon County47-0.9
14Miner County47+0.5
14Perkins County47+0.2
17Kingsbury County46.3-0.1
18Sully County45.6-0.1
19Grant County45.2+0.1
19Tripp County45.20
21Walworth County45.1-0.3
22Deuel County44.8+0.2
23Edmunds County44.6-0.9
24Hutchinson County44.3-1.1
25Turner County43.6-0.3
26Bon Homme County43.5+0.1
27Marshall County43-0.7
28Spink County42.6+0.1
29Aurora County42.5-0.2
29Clark County42.5-0.5
31Lawrence County42.3+0.1
32McCook County42.1+0.3
33Butte County41.9-0.2
34Brule County41.80
34Lake County41.8-0.2
36Sanborn County41.7-1.8
36Stanley County41.7+0.1
36Yankton County41.7-0.1
39Moody County41.50
40Harding County41.4-1.5
41Union County41.3+0.5
42Hughes County39.6+0.1
43Roberts County39.3+0.2
44Davison County38.9+0.3
45Codington County37.9+0.1
46Beadle County37.7-0.6
47Brown County37.5-0.2
48Pennington County37.2+0.3
49Charles Mix County36.6-0.5
49Hanson County36.6-0.1
51Mellette County35.7+1.1
52Hamlin County35.6+0.2
53Meade County35.3+0.2
54Lyman County35.1-0.2
55Minnehaha County34.9+0.2
56Lincoln County34.2+0.3
57Jackson County32.2+0.7
58Dewey County30.80
59Corson County30+0.1
60Bennett County29.9+0.5
61Ziebach County28.7+1.4
62Brookings County28+0.3
63Buffalo County25.7+0.7
64Clay County24.90
65Oglala Lakota County24.5-0.1
66Todd County24.4-0.1

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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.

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 South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015) [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 South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015. 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/south-dakota-counties?period=2015. 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 South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015. 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/south-dakota-counties?period=2015.

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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 South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015 [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/south-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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 South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2015}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Custer County, with 54 years in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Todd County, with 24.4 years in 2015.

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