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Counties in North Dakota by share of population aged 65 and over

McIntosh County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 53 counties in 2020, at 32.1%. McKenzie County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 15.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.1McIntosh County
Lowest8.5McKenzie County
Median22.453 counties
North Dakota15.9History

All counties, 2020

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McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 32.1 %32.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 31.7 %31.7Grant CountyGrant County: 31.4 %31.4Sheridan CountySheridan County: 30 %30Griggs CountyGriggs County: 29.9 %29.9Adams CountyAdams County: 29.2 %29.2Wells CountyWells County: 28.8 %28.8Emmons CountyEmmons County: 28.7 %28.7Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 27 %27Logan CountyLogan County: 26.4 %26.4LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 25.8 %25.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 25.7 %25.7Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 25.5 %25.5Towner CountyTowner County: 25.4 %25.4Pierce CountyPierce County: 25.4 %25.4McLean CountyMcLean County: 25.3 %25.3Pembina CountyPembina County: 25.1 %25.1Kidder CountyKidder County: 25 %25Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 24.9 %24.9Slope CountySlope County: 24.8 %24.8Steele CountySteele County: 24.2 %24.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 24.2 %24.2Bowman CountyBowman County: 23.9 %23.9Barnes CountyBarnes County: 23 %23Divide CountyDivide County: 23 %23McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 22.4 %22.4Foster CountyFoster County: 22.4 %22.4Sargent CountySargent County: 22.4 %22.4Walsh CountyWalsh County: 22.4 %22.4Renville CountyRenville County: 22.3 %22.3Dickey CountyDickey County: 21.8 %21.8Oliver CountyOliver County: 21.8 %21.8Ransom CountyRansom County: 21.5 %21.5Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 20.9 %20.9Burke CountyBurke County: 20.7 %20.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 20.4 %20.4Traill CountyTraill County: 20.4 %20.4Billings CountyBillings County: 20.2 %20.2Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 20.1 %20.1Richland CountyRichland County: 19 %19Morton CountyMorton County: 17.3 %17.3Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 16.9 %16.9Dunn CountyDunn County: 16.7 %16.7Benson CountyBenson County: 15.3 %15.3Rolette CountyRolette County: 14.1 %14.1Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 13.4 %13.4Ward CountyWard County: 13.4 %13.4Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 13.3 %13.3Stark CountyStark County: 13.2 %13.2Cass CountyCass County: 12.6 %12.6Sioux CountySioux County: 10.1 %10.1Williams CountyWilliams County: 8.8 %8.8McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 8.5 %8.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1McIntosh County32.1
2Nelson County31.7
3Grant County31.4
4Sheridan County30
5Griggs County29.9
6Adams County29.2
7Wells County28.8
8Emmons County28.7
9Cavalier County27
10Logan County26.4
11LaMoure County25.8
12Eddy County25.7
13Hettinger County25.5
14Towner County25.4
15Pierce County25.4
16McLean County25.3
17Pembina County25.1
18Kidder County25
19Bottineau County24.9
20Slope County24.8
21Steele County24.2
22Golden Valley County24.2
23Bowman County23.9
24Barnes County23
25Divide County23
26McHenry County22.4
27Foster County22.4
27Sargent County22.4
29Walsh County22.4
30Renville County22.3
31Dickey County21.8
32Oliver County21.8
33Ransom County21.5
34Ramsey County20.9
35Burke County20.7
36Mercer County20.4
37Traill County20.4
38Billings County20.2
39Stutsman County20.1
40Richland County19
41Morton County17.3
42Burleigh County16.9
43Dunn County16.7
44Benson County15.3
45Rolette County14.1
46Grand Forks County13.4
47Ward County13.4
48Mountrail County13.3
49Stark County13.2
50Cass County12.6
51Sioux County10.1
52Williams County8.8
53McKenzie County8.5

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

McIntosh County, with 32.1% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

McKenzie County, with 8.5% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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