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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 2021, at 31.4%. McKenzie County had the lowest, at 9.3%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for North Dakota was 16.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.4McIntosh County
Lowest9.3McKenzie County
Median22.853 counties
North Dakota16.3History

All counties, 2021

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McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 31.4 %31.4Nelson CountyNelson County: 31.4 %31.4Grant CountyGrant County: 30.8 %30.8Sheridan CountySheridan County: 30.5 %30.5Adams CountyAdams County: 30.2 %30.2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 29.5 %29.5Wells CountyWells County: 29.3 %29.3Emmons CountyEmmons County: 28.8 %28.8Slope CountySlope County: 27.8 %27.8Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 27.4 %27.4Logan CountyLogan County: 26.6 %26.6McLean CountyMcLean County: 26.1 %26.1Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 26 %26Kidder CountyKidder County: 25.8 %25.8Pembina CountyPembina County: 25.7 %25.7LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 25.7 %25.7Towner CountyTowner County: 25.6 %25.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 25.6 %25.6Bowman CountyBowman County: 25.5 %25.5Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 25.2 %25.2Eddy CountyEddy County: 24.8 %24.8Steele CountySteele County: 24.8 %24.8Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 24.4 %24.4Divide CountyDivide County: 24.2 %24.2Barnes CountyBarnes County: 23.3 %23.3Walsh CountyWalsh County: 22.8 %22.8Foster CountyFoster County: 22.8 %22.8Oliver CountyOliver County: 22.7 %22.7Sargent CountySargent County: 22.7 %22.7McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 22.5 %22.5Renville CountyRenville County: 22.3 %22.3Dickey CountyDickey County: 22.2 %22.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 21.7 %21.7Billings CountyBillings County: 21.4 %21.4Ransom CountyRansom County: 21.3 %21.3Burke CountyBurke County: 21.2 %21.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 21.2 %21.2Traill CountyTraill County: 20.4 %20.4Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 20.4 %20.4Richland CountyRichland County: 19.9 %19.9Dunn CountyDunn County: 17.5 %17.5Morton CountyMorton County: 17.5 %17.5Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 17.3 %17.3Benson CountyBenson County: 15.9 %15.9Rolette CountyRolette County: 14.1 %14.1Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 14 %14Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 13.9 %13.9Stark CountyStark County: 13.8 %13.8Ward CountyWard County: 13.6 %13.6Cass CountyCass County: 12.7 %12.7Sioux CountySioux County: 10.5 %10.5Williams CountyWilliams County: 9.9 %9.9McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 9.3 %9.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1McIntosh County31.4-0.7 pts
2Nelson County31.4-0.3 pts
3Grant County30.8-0.6 pts
4Sheridan County30.5+0.4 pts
5Adams County30.2+1 pts
6Griggs County29.5-0.4 pts
7Wells County29.3+0.5 pts
8Emmons County28.8+0.2 pts
9Slope County27.8+2.9 pts
10Cavalier County27.4+0.3 pts
11Logan County26.6+0.2 pts
12McLean County26.1+0.8 pts
13Hettinger County26+0.4 pts
14Kidder County25.8+0.7 pts
15Pembina County25.7+0.6 pts
16LaMoure County25.7-0.1 pts
17Towner County25.6+0.1 pts
18Pierce County25.6+0.1 pts
19Bowman County25.5+1.6 pts
20Bottineau County25.2+0.3 pts
21Eddy County24.8-0.9 pts
22Steele County24.8+0.5 pts
23Golden Valley County24.4+0.2 pts
24Divide County24.2+1.2 pts
25Barnes County23.3+0.3 pts
26Walsh County22.8+0.5 pts
27Foster County22.8+0.4 pts
28Oliver County22.7+1 pts
29Sargent County22.7+0.4 pts
30McHenry County22.5+0.2 pts
31Renville County22.3-0 pts
32Dickey County22.2+0.4 pts
33Mercer County21.7+1.3 pts
34Billings County21.4+1.2 pts
35Ransom County21.3-0.2 pts
36Burke County21.2+0.6 pts
37Ramsey County21.2+0.3 pts
38Traill County20.4+0.1 pts
39Stutsman County20.4+0.2 pts
40Richland County19.9+0.9 pts
41Dunn County17.5+0.8 pts
42Morton County17.5+0.2 pts
43Burleigh County17.3+0.4 pts
44Benson County15.9+0.6 pts
45Rolette County14.1+0.1 pts
46Grand Forks County14+0.5 pts
47Mountrail County13.9+0.6 pts
48Stark County13.8+0.6 pts
49Ward County13.6+0.2 pts
50Cass County12.7+0.1 pts
51Sioux County10.5+0.5 pts
52Williams County9.9+1.1 pts
53McKenzie County9.3+0.8 pts

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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 31.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McKenzie County, with 9.3% 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, 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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