Counties in Montana by median age

Meagher County had the highest median age of 56 counties in 2023, at 59.9 years. Roosevelt County had the lowest, at 30.5 years. The median was 44.1 years and the figure for Montana was 40.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.9Meagher County
Median44.156 counties
Montana40.2History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Meagher CountyMeagher County: 59.9 years59.9Carter CountyCarter County: 56.7 years56.7Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 54.8 years54.8Sanders CountySanders County: 54.6 years54.6Madison CountyMadison County: 54.1 years54.1Granite CountyGranite County: 53.9 years53.9Treasure CountyTreasure County: 53.4 years53.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 52.6 years52.6McCone CountyMcCone County: 52.4 years52.4Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 51.5 years51.5Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 51.3 years51.3Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 50.9 years50.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 50.5 years50.5Mineral CountyMineral County: 50.1 years50.1Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 49.6 years49.6Prairie CountyPrairie County: 49.1 years49.1Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 48.9 years48.9Daniels CountyDaniels County: 48.7 years48.7Powder River CountyPowder River County: 48.6 years48.6Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 47.4 years47.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 47.3 years47.3Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 47.3 years47.3Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 46.2 years46.2Park CountyPark County: 46.2 years46.2Fergus CountyFergus County: 45.3 years45.3Phillips CountyPhillips County: 44.9 years44.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 44.7 years44.7Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 44.2 years44.2Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 44 years44Garfield CountyGarfield County: 43.9 years43.9Lake CountyLake County: 43.8 years43.8Dawson CountyDawson County: 43.5 years43.5Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 43.4 years43.4Powell CountyPowell County: 43.3 years43.3Valley CountyValley County: 43.2 years43.2Teton CountyTeton County: 43 years43Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 42.9 years42.9Custer CountyCuster County: 42.6 years42.6Flathead CountyFlathead County: 42.1 years42.1Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 41.3 years41.3Pondera CountyPondera County: 41.2 years41.2Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 40.3 years40.3Toole CountyToole County: 38.8 years38.8Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 38.7 years38.7Cascade CountyCascade County: 38.3 years38.3Richland CountyRichland County: 38 years38Liberty CountyLiberty County: 37.5 years37.5Fallon CountyFallon County: 37.2 years37.2Missoula CountyMissoula County: 37 years37Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 36.7 years36.7Glacier CountyGlacier County: 34.2 years34.2Hill CountyHill County: 34 years34Blaine CountyBlaine County: 33.9 years33.9Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 33.8 years33.8Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 32.3 years32.3Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 30.5 years30.5
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years
Change on 2022
1Meagher County59.9+2.3
2Carter County56.7-0.1
3Golden Valley County54.8-0.1
4Sanders County54.6-0.1
5Madison County54.1-0.2
6Granite County53.9-0.8
7Treasure County53.4-0.9
8Lincoln County52.6+0.1
9McCone County52.4-1.6
10Petroleum County51.5+1.9
11Musselshell County51.3-0.7
12Judith Basin County50.9+0.7
13Carbon County50.5-0.2
14Mineral County50.1-0.2
15Deer Lodge County49.60
16Prairie County49.1+1.9
17Ravalli County48.9-0.1
18Daniels County48.7-3.7
19Powder River County48.6-1.3
20Stillwater County47.4-0.6
21Jefferson County47.3-0.1
21Wheatland County47.3-1.8
23Broadwater County46.2-1.2
23Park County46.20
25Fergus County45.3-1.4
26Phillips County44.9-1
27Sheridan County44.7+0.9
28Wibaux County44.2-2.2
29Sweet Grass County44+0.4
30Garfield County43.9+1.9
31Lake County43.8+0.1
32Dawson County43.5+0.7
33Beaverhead County43.4+1.1
34Powell County43.3-2.2
35Valley County43.20
36Teton County43+0.6
37Chouteau County42.9+0.5
38Custer County42.6-0.2
39Flathead County42.1-0.2
40Lewis and Clark County41.3+0.1
41Pondera County41.2-0.4
42Silver Bow County40.30
43Toole County38.8-1.6
44Yellowstone County38.7+0.3
45Cascade County38.3+0.4
46Richland County38-0.3
47Liberty County37.5+0.6
48Fallon County37.20
49Missoula County37+0.3
50Rosebud County36.7+0.3
51Glacier County34.20
52Hill County34+0.6
53Blaine County33.9+0.3
54Gallatin County33.8+0.3
55Big Horn County32.3+0.7
56Roosevelt County30.5+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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Meagher County, with 59.9 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Roosevelt County, with 30.5 years in 2023.

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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