Which county has the highest residents 65 and over?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 1,487,700 (2024 American Community Survey).

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

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Maricopa County, Arizona, Harris County, Texas, Orange County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Largest senior population, US counties

US counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. 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 2000

3001Greeley County, NENE2,154571−9%

3002Martin County, TXTX5,284570−10%

3003Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483569+102%

3004Sheridan County, KSKS2,427568−0%

3005Hanson County, SDSD3,456566+21%

3006Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932558–

3007Sedgwick County, COCO2,247557−8%

3008Divide County, NDND2,110556−18%

3009Rich County, UTUT2,687555+100%

3010Kiowa County, KSKS2,432548−22%

3011Powder River County, MTMT1,781545+58%

3012Jerauld County, SDSD1,654545−7%

3013Schleicher County, TXTX2,245545+13%

3014Butte County, IDID2,783544+26%

3015Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955542−4%

3016Glascock County, GAGA3,141542+16%

3017Steele County, NDND1,797541+22%

3018Boyd County, NENE1,674539−9%

3019Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162539+35%

3020Crockett County, TXTX2,769537+2%

3021Prairie County, MTMT1,112527+82%

3022Logan County, NDND1,859527−15%

3023Garden County, NENE1,804522−5%

3024Aurora County, SDSD2,801520−21%

3025Deuel County, NENE1,862519+8%

3026Dewey County, SDSD5,419518+5%

3027Harmon County, OKOK2,327516−25%

3028Morton County, KSKS2,470513+5%

3029Bennett County, SDSD3,307512+29%

3030Faulk County, SDSD2,178512−15%

3031Worth County, MOMO1,914510−4%

3032McCone County, MTMT1,720508+36%

3033Piute County, UTUT1,509507+107%

3034Garfield County, NENE1,710505+7%

3035Comanche County, KSKS1,673504−1%

3036Wichita County, KSKS2,031502+24%

3037Oliver County, NDND1,898501+71%

3038Corson County, SDSD3,781501+14%

3039Haakon County, SDSD1,802501+27%

3040Gosper County, NENE1,803487+9%

3041Renville County, NDND2,331485−16%

3042Sanborn County, SDSD2,388482−7%

3043Towner County, NDND2,040479−29%

3044Golden Valley County, NDND1,808479+17%

3045Daniels County, MTMT1,612473−0%

3046Dickens County, TXTX1,692467−11%

3047Webster County, GAGA2,369463+31%

3048Armstrong County, TXTX1,843459+11%

3049Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662459+17%

3050Aleutians East, AKAK3,479456+542%

3051Haines, AKAK2,068456+82%

3052Echols County, GAGA3,685456+34%

3053Burke County, NDND2,132453−19%

3054Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555453−41%

3055Clark County, KSKS1,900451−13%

3056Jackson County, COCO1,211447+117%

3057Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554434+14%

3058Campbell County, SDSD1,377429+9%

3059Dundy County, NENE1,568427−17%

3060Sherman County, TXTX2,781422−3%

3061Liberty County, MTMT1,957421−1%

3062De Baca County, NMNM1,647419−26%

3063Sheridan County, NDND1,296417−8%

3064Sherman County, OROR2,051411+16%

3065Carter County, MTMT1,383407+67%

3066Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465397+48%

3067Rock County, NENE1,259381−3%

3068Robertson County, KYKY2,325379−1%

3069Lane County, KSKS1,508375−15%

3070Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433370+12%

3071Wallace County, KSKS1,441369+17%

3072Cochran County, TXTX2,546368−32%

3073Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619367−7%

3074Sioux County, NDND3,667360+59%

3075Sully County, SDSD1,479353+30%

3076Motley County, TXTX1,043350+4%

3077Jackson County, SDSD2,666348+2%

3078Eureka County, NVNV1,867347+69%

3079Stonewall County, TXTX1,186343−16%

3080Cheyenne County, COCO1,713342−8%

3081Alpine County, CACA1,043341+184%

3082Hyde County, SDSD1,191337−10%

3083Reagan County, TXTX3,166332−3%

3084Sioux County, NENE1,188322+35%

3085Briscoe County, TXTX1,474320−7%

3086Mellette County, SDSD2,137319+16%

3087Cottle County, TXTX1,224317−35%

3088Terrell County, TXTX702317+67%

3089Foard County, TXTX1,044316−16%

3090Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240312+150%

3091Hinsdale County, COCO753311+238%

3092Irion County, TXTX1,463309+12%

3093Stanton County, KSKS1,986307−2%

3094Kiowa County, COCO1,412303+6%

3095Hamilton County, KSKS2,500291−41%

3096Garfield County, MTMT1,148289+17%

3097Ziebach County, SDSD2,389279+48%

3098Billings County, NDND1,071275+94%

3099Kent County, TXTX674274+25%

3100Oldham County, TXTX1,783264+7%

3101Golden Valley County, MTMT844259+51%

3102Esmeralda County, NVNV729255+53%

3103Wheeler County, NENE789248+66%

3104Jones County, SDSD913245+13%

3105Wibaux County, MTMT885244+6%

3106Denali, AKAK1,616241+316%

3107Greeley County, KSKS1,182239−12%

3108Harding County, SDSD1,331238+31%

3109Edwards County, TXTX1,370238−32%

3110Mineral County, COCO910238+65%

3111Sterling County, TXTX1,349230+13%

3112Skagway, AKAK1,104227–

3113Issaquena County, MSMS1,263227−7%

3114Thomas County, NENE639220+49%

3115Slope County, NDND628220+61%

3116Camas County, IDID1,316217+68%

3117Hayes County, NENE821215+1%

3118Keya Paha County, NENE792208+2%

3119Banner County, NENE686206+57%

3120Harding County, NMNM617197−14%

3121Logan County, NENE669183+35%

3122Bristol Bay, AKAK847170+254%

3123Treasure County, MTMT728167+16%

3124Buffalo County, SDSD1,802166+25%

3125Daggett County, UTUT934165+33%

3126Glasscock County, TXTX1,128159+26%

3127Roberts County, TXTX867148+16%

3128Blaine County, NENE458146+49%

3129Yakutat, AKAK672141+228%

3130Loup County, NENE570140+1%

3131Hooker County, NENE686138−35%

3132Grant County, NENE561136+33%

3133San Juan County, COCO813134+244%

3134Petroleum County, MTMT548126+50%

3135Borden County, TXTX567123+3%

3136McMullen County, TXTX544121−20%

3137Arthur County, NENE396110+51%

3138Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357108+9%

3139Clark County, IDID783103+10%

3140McPherson County, NENE369101+4%

3141King County, TXTX19265+76%

3142Kenedy County, TXTX31957+30%

3143Loving County, TXTX5227+145%

3144Kalawao County, HIHI8214−70%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES