Which county has the highest residents 65 and over?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 855,666 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by residents 65 and over?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Kings County, New York, Queens County, New York, San Diego County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is residents 65 and over measured?

Number of residents aged 65 and over, summed from the harmonized age bands (65-74, 75-84, 85+). Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Largest senior population, US counties · 1990

US counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

2501Maries County, MOMO8,3971,349–

2502Love County, OKOK10,7801,349–

2503Jones County, NCNC9,5751,347–

2504Childress County, TXTX6,6431,347–

2505Irwin County, GAGA9,0201,347–

2506Galax, VAVA6,6701,345–

2507Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4881,344–

2508Cotton County, OKOK5,4321,341–

2509Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,341–

2510Swisher County, TXTX6,7031,339–

2511Boone County, NENE5,3551,335–

2512Norton County, KSKS5,2881,334–

2513East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7601,333–

2514Seminole County, GAGA9,1621,332–

2515Rolette County, NDND11,6881,330–

2516Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101,329–

2517Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581,325–

2518Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,324–

2519Stone County, MSMS19,6541,324–

2520Henderson County, ILIL5,9841,322–

2521Pepin County, WIWI7,5131,322–

2522Osborne County, KSKS3,2851,316–

2523Dickey County, NDND4,8951,314–

2524Andrews County, TXTX18,9141,314–

2525Wayne County, NENE10,0201,314–

2526Ringgold County, IAIA4,6421,313–

2527Rooks County, KSKS4,6461,313–

2528Jack County, TXTX9,5631,307–

2529Polk County, NENE5,2701,304–

2530Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,303–

2531Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2191,299–

2532Zavala County, TXTX9,0371,298–

2533Grant County, OKOK4,0671,295–

2534Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,293–

2535Perry County, ARAR10,3091,292–

2536Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881,291–

2537McCook County, SDSD5,9641,291–

2538Clark County, MOMO6,4751,289–

2539Walworth County, SDSD5,2171,289–

2540Refugio County, TXTX6,6571,288–

2541Platte County, WYWY8,6341,287–

2542Mountrail County, NDND9,3951,287–

2543Franklin County, IDID15,8891,284–

2544Ransom County, NDND5,6171,283–

2545Clay County, WVWV7,5381,282–

2546Gaines County, TXTX23,9561,282–

2547Clearwater County, IDID9,1181,281–

2548Wheeler County, TXTX4,7731,281–

2549Johnson County, GAGA9,3101,279–

2550Sullivan County, PAPA5,8561,275–

2551Candler County, GAGA11,2751,272–

2552Leslie County, KYKY9,6271,270–

2553Pike County, GAGA20,9321,268–

2554Stark County, ILIL5,3191,268–

2555Lincoln County, WYWY21,1801,265–

2556Alamosa County, COCO16,6881,261–

2557Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,258–

2558Butte County, SDSD10,8561,258–

2559Franklin, VAVA8,4781,253–

2560Kittson County, MNMN4,0311,251–

2561Huerfano County, COCO7,0111,251–

2562Evans County, GAGA11,0281,251–

2563King George County, VAVA29,6461,248–

2564Stafford County, KSKS4,0051,248–

2565Houston County, TNTN8,4791,246–

2566San Saba County, TXTX5,7871,246–

2567Barber County, KSKS4,0831,245–

2568Mercer County, NDND8,4411,245–

2569Hamilton County, FLFL14,1801,245–

2570Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,243–

2571Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4571,242–

2572Dixon County, NENE5,6021,240–

2573Wallowa County, OROR7,5951,237–

2574Fremont County, IDID14,2081,237–

2575Perry County, MSMS11,5771,231–

2576Shannon County, MOMO7,2851,231–

2577Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,226–

2578Powell County, KYKY12,8121,225–

2579Pierce County, NDND3,8381,223–

2580Hancock County, GAGA8,6821,222–

2581Turner County, GAGA8,9831,222–

2582Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,220–

2583Warren County, ININ8,4741,219–

2584Putnam County, MOMO4,5461,217–

2585Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971,216–

2586Gregory County, SDSD4,0371,215–

2587Rains County, TXTX13,5421,214–

2588Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,213–

2589Thomas County, KSKS7,7251,211–

2590Hardeman County, TXTX3,2921,211–

2591St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7581,208–

2592Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2421,205–

2593Lemhi County, IDID8,4741,205–

2594Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,204–

2595Dewey County, OKOK4,2071,204–

2596Mills County, TXTX4,5801,203–

2597Greene County, MSMS13,7071,202–

2598Parmer County, TXTX9,6781,202–

2599LaMoure County, NDND4,1351,200–

2600Brewster County, TXTX9,4581,198–

2601Tensas Parish, LALA3,7001,197–

2602Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,195–

2603Dimmit County, TXTX8,0241,195–

2604Valley County, NENE4,0941,193–

2605Benton County, MSMS7,5021,188–

2606Cavalier County, NDND3,4971,188–

2607Tripp County, SDSD5,7081,188–

2608Blanco County, TXTX13,5811,183–

2609Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,183–

2610Washakie County, WYWY7,5971,178–

2611McIntosh County, NDND2,4511,178–

2612Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501,177–

2613Nelson County, NDND2,9631,174–

2614Clay County, TNTN7,8211,174–

2615Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,174–

2616Banks County, GAGA21,2731,172–

2617Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431,171–

2618Switzerland County, ININ10,0371,169–

2619Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0181,167–

2620Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3211,167–

2621Ottawa County, KSKS5,7441,166–

2622McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,162–

2623Torrance County, NMNM16,1001,161–

2624Hickman County, KYKY4,3721,161–

2625Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201,161–

2626Glacier County, MTMT13,4631,160–

2627Kearney County, NENE6,7901,157–

2628Sherman County, KSKS5,7631,157–

2629Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,156–

2630Newton County, ARAR7,0261,155–

2631Jasper County, GAGA17,6321,155–

2632Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241,154–

2633Graham County, NCNC8,1901,153–

2634Moody County, SDSD6,6321,151–

2635Kit Carson County, COCO7,0691,151–

2636Howard County, NENE6,5381,146–

2637Delta County, TXTX5,5491,146–

2638Webster County, NENE3,3361,145–

2639Grant County, OROR7,0751,140–

2640Winkler County, TXTX7,5401,139–

2641Baylor County, TXTX3,4721,137–

2642Crosby County, TXTX4,8521,137–

2643Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,134–

2644Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001,126–

2645Bacon County, GAGA11,0701,118–

2646Teton County, MTMT6,4961,118–

2647Emporia, VAVA5,4471,117–

2648Archer County, TXTX9,1291,114–

2649Bryan County, GAGA52,0621,114–

2650Benson County, NDND5,7591,109–

2651Johnson County, NENE5,2181,105–

2652McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,105–

2653Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921,104–

2654Taylor County, GAGA7,8181,103–

2655Scotland County, MOMO4,7961,096–

2656Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,096–

2657Cameron County, PAPA4,2111,095–

2658Perry County, TNTN9,1261,095–

2659Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971,091–

2660Stillwater County, MTMT9,4451,090–

2661Traverse County, MNMN3,1301,089–

2662Martin County, KYKY10,6971,089–

2663Woodson County, KSKS3,1181,088–

2664Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0431,087–

2665Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611,086–

2666Coal County, OKOK5,4361,084–

2667Duchesne County, UTUT20,8561,077–

2668Brooks County, TXTX6,5791,076–

2669Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,076–

2670Campbell County, WYWY48,1451,074–

2671Johnson County, WYWY8,9081,073–

2672Owyhee County, IDID12,6611,072–

2673Cherry County, NENE5,5611,067–

2674Lee County, KYKY7,2971,066–

2675Knox County, TXTX3,1921,064–

2676Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,062–

2677Calhoun County, ILIL4,3001,061–

2678Pondera County, MTMT6,0721,058–

2679Hancock County, TNTN7,0751,058–

2680Lee County, GAGA34,1791,057–

2681Adams County, IAIA3,6171,057–

2682Lake County, TNTN6,2491,055–

2683Jewell County, KSKS2,8301,054–

2684Marshall County, SDSD4,4261,052–

2685Benewah County, IDID10,5081,047–

2686Franklin County, NENE2,7951,046–

2687Miller County, GAGA5,8121,046–

2688Conejos County, COCO7,5291,042–

2689White Pine County, NVNV8,6611,040–

2690Fisher County, TXTX3,6921,038–

2691Heard County, GAGA12,1491,038–

2692Emmons County, NDND3,2151,034–

2693Lexington, VAVA7,7691,034–

2694Hall County, TXTX2,7371,032–

2695Lake County, OROR8,1871,031–

2696Lynn County, TXTX6,0171,031–

2697Ellis County, OKOK3,6131,027–

2698Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,025–

2699Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251,024–

2700Sheridan County, MTMT3,4361,023–

2701Boundary County, IDID13,9971,021–

2702Morrill County, NENE4,4041,019–

2703Carson County, TXTX5,8051,015–

2704Beaver County, OKOK4,8821,013–

2705Scott County, ILIL4,8661,009–

2706Madison County, MTMT10,0261,008–

2707Goliad County, TXTX7,2081,006–

2708Warren County, GAGA5,2691,001–

2709Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,001–

2710Brantley County, GAGA18,936999–

2711Edmunds County, SDSD4,022998–

2712Converse County, WYWY13,824997–

2713Luce County, MIMI6,339994–

2714Bailey County, TXTX6,963993–

2715Uinta County, WYWY20,728990–

2716Elk County, KSKS2,458988–

2717Meigs County, TNTN14,186985–

2718Decatur County, KSKS2,716984–

2719Brown County, ILIL6,401981–

2720Carlisle County, KYKY4,747978–

2721Greene County, VAVA21,958978–

2722Tunica County, MSMS8,819976–

2723Harney County, OROR7,380974–

2724Stewart County, GAGA4,631974–

2725Schuyler County, MOMO4,140972–

2726Forest County, PAPA6,614970–

2727Knox County, MOMO3,728969–

2728Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284968–

2729Rush County, KSKS2,845968–

2730Union County, ININ6,863967–

2731Big Horn County, MTMT12,752962–

2732Calhoun County, ARAR4,632960–

2733Mercer County, MOMO3,404956–

2734Bent County, COCO5,716956–

2735Clark County, SDSD4,031955–

2736Humboldt County, NVNV17,267952–

2737Pawnee County, NENE2,510950–

2738Lincoln County, KSKS2,861950–

2739King and Queen County, VAVA6,743950–

2740Thurston County, NENE6,752949–

2741Chouteau County, MTMT5,865948–

2742Donley County, TXTX3,213945–

2743Baca County, COCO3,347941–

2744Deuel County, SDSD4,408937–

2745Moffat County, COCO13,122935–

2746New Kent County, VAVA28,022934–

2747Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549930–

2748Powell County, MTMT7,157930–

2749Custer County, SDSD9,431926–

2750Poquoson, VAVA13,292925–

2751Treutlen County, GAGA6,466922–

2752Presidio County, TXTX5,433920–

2753Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153919–

2754Essex County, VTVT6,051915–

2755Bear Lake County, IDID6,727915–

2756Harlan County, NENE3,000914–

2757Hardin County, ILIL3,588912–

2758Harmon County, OKOK2,327911–

2759Brule County, SDSD5,278907–

2760Surry County, VAVA6,603906–

2761Teller County, COCO24,756902–

2762Hamilton County, NYNY5,006901–

2763Ness County, KSKS2,617900–

2764Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600900–

2765Hyde County, NCNC4,554899–

2766Cameron Parish, LALA4,718896–

2767Blaine County, IDID25,517896–

2768Morrow County, OROR12,602895–

2769Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312894–

2770Wasatch County, UTUT38,514892–

2771Summit County, UTUT43,141892–

2772Edwards County, KSKS2,640891–

2773Blaine County, MTMT6,860889–

2774McPherson County, SDSD2,347889–

2775Crawford County, GAGA12,206889–

2776Skamania County, WAWA12,669888–

2777West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134887–

2778Bland County, VAVA6,151887–

2779Kimble County, TXTX4,438883–

2780Putnam County, ILIL5,619883–

2781Lincoln County, COCO5,645882–

2782Charlton County, GAGA13,121881–

2783Talbot County, GAGA5,709881–

2784San Juan County, UTUT14,542880–

2785Phillips County, COCO4,420879–

2786Montgomery County, GAGA8,635878–

2787McKenzie County, NDND15,192877–

2788Castro County, TXTX7,295877–

2789Coke County, TXTX3,412877–

2790Sierra County, CACA3,098876–

2791Trego County, KSKS2,740875–

2792Carter County, MOMO5,418873–

2793Hand County, SDSD3,121869–

2794Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439868–

2795Scott County, KSKS4,815857–

2796Mineral County, NVNV4,407856–

2797Sharkey County, MSMS3,097854–

2798Calhoun County, GAGA5,413852–

2799Nantucket County, MAMA14,758850–

2800Washington County, COCO4,732849–

2801Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487848–

2802Trimble County, KYKY8,701844–

2803Mason County, TXTX3,990843–

2804Harper County, OKOK3,172842–

2805Nance County, NENE3,290839–

2806Red Lake County, MNMN3,940838–

2807Dawson County, GAGA35,365838–

2808Garza County, TXTX4,510836–

2809Jefferson County, MTMT13,329833–

2810Camden County, NCNC11,315829–

2811Weston County, WYWY6,840828–

2812Perkins County, SDSD2,853827–

2813Spencer County, KYKY20,998825–

2814Foster County, NDND3,212824–

2815Grand County, UTUT9,790823–

2816Musselshell County, MTMT5,582821–

2817Toole County, MTMT5,211819–

2818Towner County, NDND2,040818–

2819Chase County, NENE3,718818–

2820Caribou County, IDID7,252814–

2821Hancock County, KYKY9,050814–

2822Sargent County, NDND3,711813–

2823Routt County, COCO25,329808–

2824Meade County, KSKS3,852808–

2825Emery County, UTUT10,177808–

2826Elliott County, KYKY7,265807–

2827Pope County, ILIL3,672803–

2828Hitchcock County, NENE2,467801–

2829Miner County, SDSD2,281800–

2830Phillips County, MTMT4,203797–

2831Griggs County, NDND2,239795–

2832Wheeler County, GAGA7,570793–

2833Sherman County, NENE2,924792–

2834Juab County, UTUT13,567790–

2835Brown County, NENE2,826786–

2836Douglas County, SDSD2,888783–

2837Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604782–

2838Kimball County, NENE3,391781–

2839Valley County, IDID12,831781–

2840Owsley County, KYKY3,932780–

2841Divide County, NDND2,110777–

2842Beaver County, UTUT7,301775–

2843Hettinger County, NDND2,492773–

2844Pickett County, TNTN5,219773–

2845Kiowa County, KSKS2,432773–

2846Florence County, WIWI4,748771–

2847Wolfe County, KYKY6,298766–

2848Dallam County, TXTX7,508766–

2849Elbert County, COCO30,534764–

2850Stanton County, NENE5,744763–

2851Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259761–

2852Columbia County, WAWA4,141761–

2853Bath County, VAVA4,076759–

2854Grant County, NDND2,206754–

2855La Salle County, TXTX6,517752–

2856Union County, FLFL16,250750–

2857Crook County, WYWY7,852748–

2858Union County, NMNM3,844747–

2859Wirt County, WVWV4,879745–

2860Ohio County, ININ5,994744–

2861Hansford County, TXTX4,944739–

2862Yoakum County, TXTX7,438735–

2863Atkinson County, GAGA8,454731–

2864Rawlins County, KSKS2,431725–

2865Eddy County, NDND2,329724–

2866Teton County, WYWY23,333723–

2867Power County, IDID8,246722–

2868Graham County, KSKS2,371722–

2869Rosebud County, MTMT8,253721–

2870Gray County, KSKS5,652720–

2871Marion County, GAGA7,676719–

2872Kane County, UTUT8,597715–

2873Clinch County, GAGA6,847714–

2874Boyd County, NENE1,674713–

2875Stevens County, KSKS4,984713–

2876Eagle County, COCO54,291709–

2877Burke County, NDND2,132705–

2878Chase County, KSKS2,572700–

2879Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770693–

2880Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555692–

2881Perkins County, NENE2,849690–

2882Kinney County, TXTX3,128689–

2883Shackelford County, TXTX3,197687–

2884Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929685–

2885Potter County, SDSD2,377685–

2886Adams County, NDND2,275681–

2887Aurora County, SDSD2,801681–

2888Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537678–

2889Gallatin County, KYKY8,840675–

2890Ferry County, WAWA7,517670–

2891Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762667–

2892Kidder County, NDND2,393665–

2893Bowman County, NDND2,762664–

2894Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391663–

2895Gunnison County, COCO17,439657–

2896Lanier County, GAGA10,623655–

2897Logan County, NDND1,859652–

2898Dickens County, TXTX1,692651–

2899Moore County, TNTN6,920650–

2900Dunn County, NDND4,058649–

2901Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873648–

2902Gove County, KSKS2,631648–

2903Cimarron County, OKOK2,059636–

2904Mora County, NMNM4,051630–

2905Greeley County, NENE2,154627–

2906Liberty County, FLFL8,035627–

2907Worth County, MOMO1,914625–

2908Renville County, NDND2,331620–

2909Somervell County, TXTX10,261620–

2910Charles City County, VAVA6,623620–

2911Sedgwick County, COCO2,247620–

2912Logan County, KSKS2,661620–

2913Grant County, KSKS7,028619–

2914Menifee County, KYKY6,430619–

2915Oneida County, IDID5,085618–

2916Cook County, MNMN5,522617–

2917Archuleta County, COCO14,306616–

2918Craig County, VAVA4,800614–

2919Lewis County, IDID3,704614–

2920Clay County, GAGA2,815612–

2921Grand County, COCO16,496611–

2922Mono County, CACA12,505610–

2923Comanche County, KSKS1,673605–

2924Lafayette County, FLFL8,792600–

2925Norton, VAVA3,477600–

2926Lincoln County, NVNV4,320599–

2927Dundy County, NENE1,568596–

2928Garden County, NENE1,804591–

2929Concho County, TXTX3,607590–

2930Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511590–

2931Van Buren County, TNTN6,874589–

2932Jerauld County, SDSD1,654588–

2933Clark County, KSKS1,900583–

2934Sublette County, WYWY8,929577–

2935Martin County, TXTX5,284575–

2936Saguache County, COCO6,732575–

2937Crowley County, COCO5,677573–

2938Faulk County, SDSD2,178572–

2939Hartley County, TXTX4,904568–

2940Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343567–

2941Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683565–

2942Pitkin County, COCO16,625557–

2943Garfield County, UTUT5,256556–

2944Todd County, SDSD8,863553–

2945Frontier County, NENE2,655549–

2946Cottle County, TXTX1,224544–

2947Clear Creek County, COCO8,994544–

2948Broadwater County, MTMT8,493543–

2949Sheridan County, KSKS2,427543–

2950Sanborn County, SDSD2,388537–

2951Park County, COCO18,314531–

2952Menard County, TXTX1,956531–

2953Real County, TXTX2,745530–

2954Cochran County, TXTX2,546529–

2955Long County, GAGA21,557529–

2956Costilla County, COCO3,679521–

2957Garfield County, NENE1,710515–

2958Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955512–

2959Deuel County, NENE1,862511–

2960Highland County, VAVA2,318510–

2961De Baca County, NMNM1,647507–

2962Daniels County, MTMT1,612502–

2963Pershing County, NVNV6,421501–

2964Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186500–

2965Garfield County, WAWA2,416500–

2966Sheridan County, NDND1,296499–

2967Custer County, IDID4,636498–

2968Hemphill County, TXTX3,083496–

2969Lane County, KSKS1,508493–

2970Steele County, NDND1,797493–

2971Hanson County, SDSD3,456489–

2972Lake County, COCO7,552486–

2973Lyman County, SDSD3,694482–

2974Schley County, GAGA4,593480–

2975Crockett County, TXTX2,769479–

2976Niobrara County, WYWY2,341478–

2977Baker County, GAGA2,725476–

2978Morton County, KSKS2,470476–

2979Adams County, IDID5,013475–

2980Hamilton County, KSKS2,500473–

2981Sitka, AKAK8,319472–

2982Granite County, MTMT3,658470–

2983Lincoln County, IDID5,603468–

2984Kearny County, KSKS3,888466–

2985Fallon County, MTMT2,959462–

2986Wheatland County, MTMT2,100462–

2987Dewey County, SDSD5,419459–

2988Morgan County, UTUT13,383458–

2989Schleicher County, TXTX2,245455–

2990Crane County, TXTX4,554451–

2991Corson County, SDSD3,781449–

2992Foard County, TXTX1,044448–

2993Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387447–

2994Mineral County, MTMT5,185447–

2995Sutton County, TXTX3,203445–

2996Armstrong County, TXTX1,843440–

2997Golden Valley County, NDND1,808435–

2998Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830424–

2999Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554424–

3000Stonewall County, TXTX1,186422–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS