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

Nelson County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 53 counties in 2022, at 32.3%. McKenzie County had the lowest, at 9.7%. The median was 23.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 16.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.3Nelson County
Lowest9.7McKenzie County
Median23.553 counties
North Dakota16.8History

All counties, 2022

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Nelson CountyNelson County: 32.3 %32.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 32.2 %32.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 32 %32Grant CountyGrant County: 31.6 %31.6Adams CountyAdams County: 31.1 %31.1Griggs CountyGriggs County: 29.7 %29.7Wells CountyWells County: 29.6 %29.6Slope CountySlope County: 29.4 %29.4Emmons CountyEmmons County: 29.3 %29.3Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 28.1 %28.1Logan CountyLogan County: 27.4 %27.4Towner CountyTowner County: 27.3 %27.3McLean CountyMcLean County: 27 %27LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 26.7 %26.7Pembina CountyPembina County: 26.4 %26.4Pierce CountyPierce County: 26.2 %26.2Kidder CountyKidder County: 26 %26Bowman CountyBowman County: 26 %26Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 25.6 %25.6Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 25.6 %25.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 25.6 %25.6Steele CountySteele County: 25.3 %25.3Oliver CountyOliver County: 24.7 %24.7Divide CountyDivide County: 24.7 %24.7Eddy CountyEddy County: 24.3 %24.3Walsh CountyWalsh County: 23.6 %23.6Barnes CountyBarnes County: 23.5 %23.5Foster CountyFoster County: 23.5 %23.5McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 23.4 %23.4Sargent CountySargent County: 23.4 %23.4Burke CountyBurke County: 22.6 %22.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 22.5 %22.5Renville CountyRenville County: 22.4 %22.4Dickey CountyDickey County: 22.2 %22.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 21.6 %21.6Ransom CountyRansom County: 21.6 %21.6Billings CountyBillings County: 21.6 %21.6Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 21.1 %21.1Traill CountyTraill County: 20.9 %20.9Richland CountyRichland County: 20.7 %20.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 18.1 %18.1Morton CountyMorton County: 18 %18Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 17.8 %17.8Benson CountyBenson County: 16.3 %16.3Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 14.8 %14.8Stark CountyStark County: 14.5 %14.5Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 14.5 %14.5Rolette CountyRolette County: 14.3 %14.3Ward CountyWard County: 14 %14Cass CountyCass County: 13.1 %13.1Sioux CountySioux County: 10.6 %10.6Williams CountyWilliams County: 10.5 %10.5McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 9.7 %9.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nelson County32.3+0.9 pts
2McIntosh County32.2+0.7 pts
3Sheridan County32+1.5 pts
4Grant County31.6+0.8 pts
5Adams County31.1+1 pts
6Griggs County29.7+0.2 pts
7Wells County29.6+0.4 pts
8Slope County29.4+1.6 pts
9Emmons County29.3+0.4 pts
10Cavalier County28.1+0.8 pts
11Logan County27.4+0.8 pts
12Towner County27.3+1.7 pts
13McLean County27+0.9 pts
14LaMoure County26.7+1 pts
15Pembina County26.4+0.7 pts
16Pierce County26.2+0.6 pts
17Kidder County26+0.2 pts
18Bowman County26+0.5 pts
19Hettinger County25.6-0.3 pts
20Golden Valley County25.6+1.3 pts
21Bottineau County25.6+0.5 pts
22Steele County25.3+0.6 pts
23Oliver County24.7+2 pts
24Divide County24.7+0.5 pts
25Eddy County24.3-0.5 pts
26Walsh County23.6+0.7 pts
27Barnes County23.5+0.3 pts
28Foster County23.5+0.7 pts
29McHenry County23.4+0.9 pts
30Sargent County23.4+0.6 pts
31Burke County22.6+1.3 pts
32Mercer County22.5+0.8 pts
33Renville County22.4+0.2 pts
34Dickey County22.20 pts
35Ramsey County21.6+0.5 pts
36Ransom County21.6+0.3 pts
37Billings County21.6+0.2 pts
38Stutsman County21.1+0.7 pts
39Traill County20.9+0.5 pts
40Richland County20.7+0.8 pts
41Dunn County18.1+0.6 pts
42Morton County18+0.5 pts
43Burleigh County17.8+0.5 pts
44Benson County16.3+0.4 pts
45Mountrail County14.8+0.9 pts
46Stark County14.5+0.7 pts
47Grand Forks County14.5+0.5 pts
48Rolette County14.3+0.2 pts
49Ward County14+0.5 pts
50Cass County13.1+0.3 pts
51Sioux County10.6+0.1 pts
52Williams County10.5+0.7 pts
53McKenzie County9.7+0.4 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?

Nelson County, with 32.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McKenzie County, with 9.7% 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, 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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