State’s Most Populous Counties Growing Older
News Posted on July 23, 2026 Posted on July 23, 2026 State’s Most Populous Counties Growing Older Recently released U.S. census data shows that Montana’s largest counties shifted demographically older from 2020 to 2025 as their population of residents age 65 and older grew relative to their population of children. This Montana Free Press analysis uses an aging index to compare the state’s population of older residents with its population of children. The index shows the number of Montana residents age 65 and older for every 100 residents under 18.
- ▪News Posted on July 23, 2026 Posted on July 23, 2026 State’s Most Populous Counties Growing Older Recently released U.S. census data shows that Montana’s largest counties shifted demographically older from 2020 to 2025 as their population o
- ▪This Montana Free Press analysis uses an aging index to compare the state’s population of older residents with its population of children.
- ▪The index shows the number of Montana residents age 65 and older for every 100 residents under 18.
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News Posted on July 23, 2026 Posted on July 23, 2026 State’s Most Populous Counties Growing Older Recently released U.S. census data shows that Montana’s largest counties shifted demographically older from 2020 to 2025 as their population of residents age 65 and older grew relative to their population of children. This Montana Free Press analysis uses an aging index to compare the state’s population of older residents with its population of children. The index shows the number of Montana residents age 65 and older for every 100 residents under 18. A higher aging index reflects a population in which older adults make up a larger share of the overall population relative to children.
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