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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 2023, at 32.4%. McKenzie County had the lowest, at 9.9%. The median was 24.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.4Nelson County
Lowest9.9McKenzie County
Median24.553 counties
North Dakota17.2History

All counties, 2023

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Nelson CountyNelson County: 32.4 %32.4McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 32.2 %32.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 32 %32Grant CountyGrant County: 31.9 %31.9Slope CountySlope County: 31.6 %31.6Adams CountyAdams County: 31.1 %31.1Griggs CountyGriggs County: 30.2 %30.2Wells CountyWells County: 30.1 %30.1Emmons CountyEmmons County: 29.2 %29.2McLean CountyMcLean County: 28 %28Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 27.9 %27.9LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 27.6 %27.6Towner CountyTowner County: 27.3 %27.3Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 27.3 %27.3Bowman CountyBowman County: 27.3 %27.3Logan CountyLogan County: 27.2 %27.2Pembina CountyPembina County: 27.1 %27.1Kidder CountyKidder County: 26.9 %26.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 26.9 %26.9Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 26.1 %26.1Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 26.1 %26.1Steele CountySteele County: 25.6 %25.6Oliver CountyOliver County: 25.5 %25.5Divide CountyDivide County: 24.9 %24.9Foster CountyFoster County: 24.8 %24.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 24.6 %24.6Sargent CountySargent County: 24.5 %24.5McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 24 %24Walsh CountyWalsh County: 24 %24Barnes CountyBarnes County: 23.9 %23.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 23.2 %23.2Burke CountyBurke County: 22.9 %22.9Renville CountyRenville County: 22.9 %22.9Billings CountyBillings County: 22.8 %22.8Dickey CountyDickey County: 22.6 %22.6Ransom CountyRansom County: 22.2 %22.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 21.9 %21.9Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 21.6 %21.6Traill CountyTraill County: 21.5 %21.5Richland CountyRichland County: 21.3 %21.3Dunn CountyDunn County: 18.6 %18.6Morton CountyMorton County: 18.6 %18.6Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 18.4 %18.4Benson CountyBenson County: 16.9 %16.9Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 15.3 %15.3Stark CountyStark County: 14.9 %14.9Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 14.7 %14.7Ward CountyWard County: 14.7 %14.7Rolette CountyRolette County: 14.5 %14.5Cass CountyCass County: 13.3 %13.3Sioux CountySioux County: 10.8 %10.8Williams CountyWilliams County: 10.7 %10.7McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 9.9 %9.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Nelson County32.4+0.2 pts
2McIntosh County32.20 pts
3Sheridan County32+0.1 pts
4Grant County31.9+0.4 pts
5Slope County31.6+2.2 pts
6Adams County31.1-0 pts
7Griggs County30.2+0.5 pts
8Wells County30.1+0.5 pts
9Emmons County29.2-0.1 pts
10McLean County28+0.9 pts
11Cavalier County27.9-0.2 pts
12LaMoure County27.6+0.9 pts
13Towner County27.3+0.1 pts
14Golden Valley County27.3+1.7 pts
15Bowman County27.3+1.3 pts
16Logan County27.2-0.2 pts
17Pembina County27.1+0.6 pts
18Kidder County26.9+0.9 pts
19Pierce County26.9+0.7 pts
20Bottineau County26.1+0.5 pts
21Hettinger County26.1+0.4 pts
22Steele County25.6+0.3 pts
23Oliver County25.5+0.8 pts
24Divide County24.9+0.2 pts
25Foster County24.8+1.3 pts
26Eddy County24.6+0.3 pts
27Sargent County24.5+1.2 pts
28McHenry County24+0.6 pts
29Walsh County24+0.4 pts
30Barnes County23.9+0.3 pts
31Mercer County23.2+0.7 pts
32Burke County22.9+0.4 pts
33Renville County22.9+0.5 pts
34Billings County22.8+1.2 pts
35Dickey County22.6+0.4 pts
36Ransom County22.2+0.6 pts
37Ramsey County21.9+0.3 pts
38Stutsman County21.6+0.5 pts
39Traill County21.5+0.6 pts
40Richland County21.3+0.5 pts
41Dunn County18.6+0.6 pts
42Morton County18.6+0.6 pts
43Burleigh County18.4+0.6 pts
44Benson County16.9+0.6 pts
45Mountrail County15.3+0.4 pts
46Stark County14.9+0.4 pts
47Grand Forks County14.7+0.3 pts
48Ward County14.7+0.7 pts
49Rolette County14.5+0.2 pts
50Cass County13.3+0.3 pts
51Sioux County10.8+0.1 pts
52Williams County10.7+0.2 pts
53McKenzie County9.9+0.1 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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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Nelson County, with 32.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McKenzie County, with 9.9% 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, 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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