Counties in Montana by median age

Meagher County had the highest median age of 56 counties in 2022, at 57.6 years. Roosevelt County had the lowest, at 30.4 years. The median was 44.7 years and the figure for Montana was 40.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.6Meagher County
Median44.756 counties
Montana40.1History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Meagher CountyMeagher County: 57.6 years57.6Carter CountyCarter County: 56.8 years56.8Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 54.9 years54.9Granite CountyGranite County: 54.7 years54.7Sanders CountySanders County: 54.7 years54.7Madison CountyMadison County: 54.3 years54.3Treasure CountyTreasure County: 54.3 years54.3McCone CountyMcCone County: 54 years54Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 52.5 years52.5Daniels CountyDaniels County: 52.4 years52.4Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 52 years52Carbon CountyCarbon County: 50.7 years50.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 50.3 years50.3Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 50.2 years50.2Powder River CountyPowder River County: 49.9 years49.9Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 49.6 years49.6Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 49.6 years49.6Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 49.1 years49.1Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 49 years49Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 48 years48Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 47.4 years47.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 47.4 years47.4Prairie CountyPrairie County: 47.2 years47.2Fergus CountyFergus County: 46.7 years46.7Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 46.4 years46.4Park CountyPark County: 46.2 years46.2Phillips CountyPhillips County: 45.9 years45.9Powell CountyPowell County: 45.5 years45.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 43.8 years43.8Lake CountyLake County: 43.7 years43.7Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 43.6 years43.6Valley CountyValley County: 43.2 years43.2Custer CountyCuster County: 42.8 years42.8Dawson CountyDawson County: 42.8 years42.8Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 42.4 years42.4Teton CountyTeton County: 42.4 years42.4Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 42.3 years42.3Flathead CountyFlathead County: 42.3 years42.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 42 years42Pondera CountyPondera County: 41.6 years41.6Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 41.2 years41.2Toole CountyToole County: 40.4 years40.4Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 40.3 years40.3Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 38.4 years38.4Richland CountyRichland County: 38.3 years38.3Cascade CountyCascade County: 37.9 years37.9Fallon CountyFallon County: 37.2 years37.2Liberty CountyLiberty County: 36.9 years36.9Missoula CountyMissoula County: 36.7 years36.7Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 36.4 years36.4Glacier CountyGlacier County: 34.2 years34.2Blaine CountyBlaine County: 33.6 years33.6Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 33.5 years33.5Hill CountyHill County: 33.4 years33.4Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 31.6 years31.6Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 30.4 years30.4
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years
Change on 2021
1Meagher County57.6+1.3
2Carter County56.8+0.6
3Golden Valley County54.9+0.4
4Granite County54.7+0.1
4Sanders County54.7+0.3
6Madison County54.3+0.3
6Treasure County54.3-1.2
8McCone County54+1.5
9Lincoln County52.5-0.4
10Daniels County52.4+3.8
11Musselshell County52-0.1
12Carbon County50.70
13Mineral County50.3-0.7
14Judith Basin County50.2-2.1
15Powder River County49.9+1.4
16Deer Lodge County49.6+1.2
16Petroleum County49.6-0.4
18Wheatland County49.1+0.5
19Ravalli County49-0.1
20Stillwater County48-0.3
21Broadwater County47.4+0.5
21Jefferson County47.4-0.1
23Prairie County47.2-0.9
24Fergus County46.7+1.2
25Wibaux County46.4-1.3
26Park County46.2-0.1
27Phillips County45.9-0.8
28Powell County45.5-0.2
29Sheridan County43.8-1.3
30Lake County43.7+1
31Sweet Grass County43.6-1.8
32Valley County43.2-0.4
33Custer County42.8-0.2
33Dawson County42.8+1.7
35Chouteau County42.4+0.3
35Teton County42.4-0.1
37Beaverhead County42.3-0.1
37Flathead County42.30
39Garfield County42-1.1
40Pondera County41.6+0.3
41Lewis and Clark County41.2+0.3
42Toole County40.4-1.4
43Silver Bow County40.3-0.2
44Yellowstone County38.4-0.1
45Richland County38.30
46Cascade County37.9-0.1
47Fallon County37.2+2.1
48Liberty County36.9-2.4
49Missoula County36.7+0.4
50Rosebud County36.4-0.3
51Glacier County34.2+0.5
52Blaine County33.6+0.1
53Gallatin County33.5-0.2
54Hill County33.4-0.7
55Big Horn County31.6+0.3
56Roosevelt County30.4+0.1

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Meagher County, with 57.6 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Roosevelt County, with 30.4 years in 2022.

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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