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

Slope County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 53 counties in 2024, at 34.9%. McKenzie County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 24.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 17.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.9Slope County
Lowest10.1McKenzie County
Median24.453 counties
North Dakota17.6History

All counties, 2024

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Slope CountySlope County: 34.9 %34.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 33.2 %33.2McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 33.1 %33.1Sheridan CountySheridan County: 33 %33Grant CountyGrant County: 32.9 %32.9Adams CountyAdams County: 31.4 %31.4Griggs CountyGriggs County: 31 %31Wells CountyWells County: 30.2 %30.2Emmons CountyEmmons County: 29.9 %29.9LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 28.4 %28.4McLean CountyMcLean County: 28.3 %28.3Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 27.9 %27.9Logan CountyLogan County: 27.8 %27.8Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 27.7 %27.7Bowman CountyBowman County: 27.6 %27.6Pembina CountyPembina County: 27.6 %27.6Kidder CountyKidder County: 27.4 %27.4Towner CountyTowner County: 27.3 %27.3Steele CountySteele County: 27 %27Oliver CountyOliver County: 26.9 %26.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 26.9 %26.9Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 26.6 %26.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 26.6 %26.6Sargent CountySargent County: 25.9 %25.9Foster CountyFoster County: 25.4 %25.4Divide CountyDivide County: 25.3 %25.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 24.4 %24.4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 24.2 %24.2McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 24.2 %24.2Billings CountyBillings County: 24.1 %24.1Mercer CountyMercer County: 24.1 %24.1Walsh CountyWalsh County: 24 %24Burke CountyBurke County: 23.4 %23.4Renville CountyRenville County: 23.2 %23.2Ransom CountyRansom County: 22.7 %22.7Dickey CountyDickey County: 22.6 %22.6Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 22.5 %22.5Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 22.1 %22.1Traill CountyTraill County: 21.8 %21.8Richland CountyRichland County: 21.7 %21.7Morton CountyMorton County: 19.1 %19.1Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 18.9 %18.9Dunn CountyDunn County: 18.9 %18.9Benson CountyBenson County: 17.4 %17.4Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 15.6 %15.6Stark CountyStark County: 15.2 %15.2Ward CountyWard County: 15.2 %15.2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 15.1 %15.1Rolette CountyRolette County: 15 %15Cass CountyCass County: 13.7 %13.7Sioux CountySioux County: 11 %11Williams CountyWilliams County: 10.8 %10.8McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 10.1 %10.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Slope County34.9+3.4 pts
2Nelson County33.2+0.7 pts
3McIntosh County33.1+0.9 pts
4Sheridan County33+0.9 pts
5Grant County32.9+0.9 pts
6Adams County31.4+0.3 pts
7Griggs County31+0.9 pts
8Wells County30.2+0.1 pts
9Emmons County29.9+0.7 pts
10LaMoure County28.4+0.8 pts
11McLean County28.3+0.3 pts
12Cavalier County27.9-0 pts
13Logan County27.8+0.6 pts
14Golden Valley County27.7+0.4 pts
15Bowman County27.6+0.4 pts
16Pembina County27.6+0.6 pts
17Kidder County27.4+0.5 pts
18Towner County27.3-0 pts
19Steele County27+1.4 pts
20Oliver County26.9+1.4 pts
21Pierce County26.9-0 pts
22Hettinger County26.6+0.5 pts
23Bottineau County26.6+0.5 pts
24Sargent County25.9+1.4 pts
25Foster County25.4+0.6 pts
26Divide County25.3+0.4 pts
27Eddy County24.4-0.2 pts
28Barnes County24.2+0.3 pts
29McHenry County24.2+0.2 pts
30Billings County24.1+1.4 pts
31Mercer County24.1+0.9 pts
32Walsh County240 pts
33Burke County23.4+0.4 pts
34Renville County23.2+0.3 pts
35Ransom County22.7+0.4 pts
36Dickey County22.6-0 pts
37Ramsey County22.5+0.6 pts
38Stutsman County22.1+0.5 pts
39Traill County21.8+0.2 pts
40Richland County21.7+0.5 pts
41Morton County19.1+0.5 pts
42Burleigh County18.9+0.5 pts
42Dunn County18.9+0.3 pts
44Benson County17.4+0.6 pts
45Mountrail County15.6+0.4 pts
46Stark County15.2+0.3 pts
47Ward County15.2+0.5 pts
48Grand Forks County15.1+0.3 pts
49Rolette County15+0.4 pts
50Cass County13.7+0.4 pts
51Sioux County11+0.2 pts
52Williams County10.8+0.1 pts
53McKenzie County10.1+0.2 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?

Slope County, with 34.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McKenzie County, with 10.1% in 2024.

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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