Counties in Montana by median age, 2024

Meagher County had the highest median age of 56 counties in 2024, at 58.3 years. Roosevelt County had the lowest, at 30.9 years. The median was 44.3 years and the figure for Montana was 40.4 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.3Meagher County
Median44.356 counties
Montana40.4History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Meagher CountyMeagher County: 58.3 years58.3Prairie CountyPrairie County: 57.8 years57.8Carter CountyCarter County: 56.9 years56.9Sanders CountySanders County: 54.6 years54.6Daniels CountyDaniels County: 53.4 years53.4McCone CountyMcCone County: 53.2 years53.2Granite CountyGranite County: 53 years53Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 52.8 years52.8Madison CountyMadison County: 52.2 years52.2Treasure CountyTreasure County: 52 years52Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 51.6 years51.6Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 51.3 years51.3Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 50.9 years50.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 50.4 years50.4Mineral CountyMineral County: 50 years50Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 49.9 years49.9Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 48.7 years48.7Powder River CountyPowder River County: 47.3 years47.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 47.1 years47.1Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 47 years47Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 46.7 years46.7Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 46.2 years46.2Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 46.2 years46.2Park CountyPark County: 46 years46Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 45.9 years45.9Powell CountyPowell County: 45.8 years45.8Phillips CountyPhillips County: 45.6 years45.6Fergus CountyFergus County: 44.4 years44.4Lake CountyLake County: 44.3 years44.3Valley CountyValley County: 44.3 years44.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 43.3 years43.3Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 43.2 years43.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 43.1 years43.1Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 43 years43Dawson CountyDawson County: 43 years43Custer CountyCuster County: 42.7 years42.7Teton CountyTeton County: 42.3 years42.3Flathead CountyFlathead County: 42.2 years42.2Pondera CountyPondera County: 42 years42Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 41.8 years41.8Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 41 years41Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 40.5 years40.5Liberty CountyLiberty County: 39.8 years39.8Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 39 years39Cascade CountyCascade County: 38.6 years38.6Richland CountyRichland County: 38.4 years38.4Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 38 years38Toole CountyToole County: 37.7 years37.7Fallon CountyFallon County: 37.5 years37.5Missoula CountyMissoula County: 37.1 years37.1Blaine CountyBlaine County: 35.6 years35.6Hill CountyHill County: 34.5 years34.5Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 34.2 years34.2Glacier CountyGlacier County: 33.4 years33.4Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 31.9 years31.9Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 30.9 years30.9
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years
Change on 2023
1Meagher County58.3-1.6
2Prairie County57.8+8.7
3Carter County56.9+0.2
4Sanders County54.60
5Daniels County53.4+4.7
6McCone County53.2+0.8
7Granite County53-0.9
8Lincoln County52.8+0.2
9Madison County52.2-1.9
10Treasure County52-1.4
11Petroleum County51.6+0.1
12Musselshell County51.30
13Golden Valley County50.9-3.9
14Carbon County50.4-0.1
15Mineral County50-0.1
16Deer Lodge County49.9+0.3
17Ravalli County48.7-0.2
18Powder River County47.3-1.3
19Jefferson County47.1-0.2
20Sweet Grass County47+3
21Stillwater County46.7-0.7
22Judith Basin County46.2-4.7
22Wheatland County46.2-1.1
24Park County46-0.2
25Broadwater County45.9-0.3
26Powell County45.8+2.5
27Phillips County45.6+0.7
28Fergus County44.4-0.9
29Lake County44.3+0.5
29Valley County44.3+1.1
31Garfield County43.3-0.6
32Beaverhead County43.2-0.2
33Sheridan County43.1-1.6
34Chouteau County43+0.1
34Dawson County43-0.5
36Custer County42.7+0.1
37Teton County42.3-0.7
38Flathead County42.2+0.1
39Pondera County42+0.8
40Lewis and Clark County41.8+0.5
41Wibaux County41-3.2
42Silver Bow County40.5+0.2
43Liberty County39.8+2.3
44Yellowstone County39+0.3
45Cascade County38.6+0.3
46Richland County38.4+0.4
47Rosebud County38+1.3
48Toole County37.7-1.1
49Fallon County37.5+0.3
50Missoula County37.1+0.1
51Blaine County35.6+1.7
52Hill County34.5+0.5
53Gallatin County34.2+0.4
54Glacier County33.4-0.8
55Big Horn County31.9-0.4
56Roosevelt County30.9+0.4

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About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Meagher County, with 58.3 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Roosevelt County, with 30.9 years in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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