Counties in North Dakota by median age

McIntosh County had the highest median age of 53 counties in 2021, at 53.2 years. Sioux County had the lowest, at 27.1 years. The median was 44.2 years and the figure for North Dakota was 35.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.2McIntosh County
Lowest27.1Sioux County
Median44.253 counties
North Dakota35.2History

All counties, 2021

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McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 53.2 years53.2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 52.9 years52.9Emmons CountyEmmons County: 52.1 years52.1Slope CountySlope County: 52.1 years52.1Sheridan CountySheridan County: 52 years52Logan CountyLogan County: 51.6 years51.6Wells CountyWells County: 51 years51Towner CountyTowner County: 50.2 years50.2Grant CountyGrant County: 49.8 years49.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 49.6 years49.6Oliver CountyOliver County: 48.4 years48.4Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 47.3 years47.3Adams CountyAdams County: 46.9 years46.9LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 46.9 years46.9Kidder CountyKidder County: 46.6 years46.6Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 45.9 years45.9McLean CountyMcLean County: 45.8 years45.8Steele CountySteele County: 45.8 years45.8Pembina CountyPembina County: 45.7 years45.7Divide CountyDivide County: 45.3 years45.3Sargent CountySargent County: 44.6 years44.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 44.4 years44.4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 44.3 years44.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 44.3 years44.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 44.2 years44.2Foster CountyFoster County: 44.2 years44.2Walsh CountyWalsh County: 44.2 years44.2Dunn CountyDunn County: 43.6 years43.6Ransom CountyRansom County: 43.2 years43.2Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 43 years43McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 42.8 years42.8Billings CountyBillings County: 42.3 years42.3Burke CountyBurke County: 42.2 years42.2Dickey CountyDickey County: 41.1 years41.1Bowman CountyBowman County: 40.9 years40.9Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 40.9 years40.9Traill CountyTraill County: 40.8 years40.8Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 40.2 years40.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 38.7 years38.7Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 37.3 years37.3Morton CountyMorton County: 37.1 years37.1Richland CountyRichland County: 36.9 years36.9Renville CountyRenville County: 35.9 years35.9Stark CountyStark County: 34.2 years34.2Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 33 years33Cass CountyCass County: 32.9 years32.9Ward CountyWard County: 32.1 years32.1Williams CountyWilliams County: 31.6 years31.6Rolette CountyRolette County: 30.8 years30.8McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 30.3 years30.3Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 30.2 years30.2Benson CountyBenson County: 29.9 years29.9Sioux CountySioux County: 27.1 years27.1
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

McIntosh County, with 53.2 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Sioux County, with 27.1 years in 2021.

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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