Williams County is where Williston is situated. Population decreases in oil-producing counties are a result of people leaving these areas because they have lost their jobs or have seen their opportunities decrease. Since it is quite easy to move to a location with fewer taxes, people flee places...
36.6 to 36.1. The other states or equivalents with a drop in median age were Hawaii, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Kansasand Oklahoma. Likewise, median age declined for 382 counties, with Williams, N.D., experiencing the largest decrease, 1.7 years, from 36.6 to 34.9. ...