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

3001▼6Greeley County, NENE2,154571−9%

3002▼51Martin County, TXTX5,284570−10%

3003▲11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483569+102%

3004▼6Sheridan County, KSKS2,4275680%

3005▼30Hanson County, SDSD3,456566+21%

3006▼1Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932558–

3007▼47Sedgwick County, COCO2,247557−8%

3008▲8Divide County, NDND2,110556−18%

3009▲23Rich County, UTUT2,687555+100%

3010▼9Kiowa County, KSKS2,432548−22%

3011▲17Powder River County, MTMT1,781545+58%

3012▲5Jerauld County, SDSD1,654545−7%

3013▼22Schleicher County, TXTX2,245545+13%

3014▼32Butte County, IDID2,783544+26%

3015▼48Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955542−4%

3016▼29Glascock County, GAGA3,141542+16%

3017▲25Steele County, NDND1,797541+22%

3018▼33Boyd County, NENE1,674539−9%

3019▼35Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162539+35%

3020▼64Crockett County, TXTX2,769537+2%

3021▲51Prairie County, MTMT1,112527+82%

3022▲2Logan County, NDND1,859527−15%

3023▼12Garden County, NENE1,804522−5%

3024▼51Aurora County, SDSD2,801520−21%

3025▲4Deuel County, NENE1,862519+8%

3026▼61Dewey County, SDSD5,419518+5%

3027▼38Harmon County, OKOK2,327516−25%

3028▼31Morton County, KSKS2,470513+5%

3029▼9Bennett County, SDSD3,307512+29%

3030▼44Faulk County, SDSD2,178512−15%

3031▼6Worth County, MOMO1,914510−4%

3032▲18McCone County, MTMT1,720508+36%

3033▲29Piute County, UTUT1,509507+107%

3034▼24Garfield County, NENE1,710505+7%

3035▲9Comanche County, KSKS1,673504−1%

3036▲9Wichita County, KSKS2,031502+24%

3037▲16Oliver County, NDND1,898501+71%

3038▼16Corson County, SDSD3,781501+14%

3039▲1Haakon County, SDSD1,802501+27%

3040▼13Gosper County, NENE1,803487+9%

3041▼28Renville County, NDND2,331485−16%

3042▼19Sanborn County, SDSD2,388482−7%

3043▼35Towner County, NDND2,040479−29%

3044▲15Golden Valley County, NDND1,808479+17%

3045▲1Daniels County, MTMT1,6124730%

3046▼9Dickens County, TXTX1,692467−11%

3047▼35Webster County, GAGA2,369463+31%

3048▲8Armstrong County, TXTX1,843459+11%

3049▼10Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662459+17%

3050▲49Aleutians East, AKAK3,479456+542%

3051▼33Haines, AKAK2,068456+82%

3052▼43Echols County, GAGA3,685456+34%

3053▼15Burke County, NDND2,132453−19%

3054▼184Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555453−41%

3055▼20Clark County, KSKS1,900451−13%

3056▲17Jackson County, COCO1,211447+117%

3057▼3Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554434+14%

3058▲6Campbell County, SDSD1,377429+9%

3059▼16Dundy County, NENE1,568427−17%

3060▼9Sherman County, TXTX2,781422−3%

3061▼28Liberty County, MTMT1,957421−1%

3062▼32De Baca County, NMNM1,647419−26%

3063▲6Sheridan County, NDND1,296417−8%

3064▼28Sherman County, OROR2,051411+16%

3065Carter County, MTMT1,383407+67%

3066▼32Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465397+48%

3067▲1Rock County, NENE1,259381−3%

3068▼49Robertson County, KYKY2,325379−1%

3069▼14Lane County, KSKS1,508375−15%

3070▼39Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433370+12%

3071Wallace County, KSKS1,441369+17%

3072▼31Cochran County, TXTX2,546368−32%

3073▼10Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619367−7%

3074▼13Sioux County, NDND3,667360+59%

3075▲4Sully County, SDSD1,479353+30%

3076▲4Motley County, TXTX1,043350+4%

3077▼30Jackson County, SDSD2,666348+2%

3078▼26Eureka County, NVNV1,867347+69%

3079▼13Stonewall County, TXTX1,186343−16%

3080▼20Cheyenne County, COCO1,713342−8%

3081▲4Alpine County, CACA1,043341+184%

3082▼5Hyde County, SDSD1,191337−10%

3083▼25Reagan County, TXTX3,166332−3%

3084▲2Sioux County, NENE1,188322+35%

3085▼28Briscoe County, TXTX1,474320−7%

3086▼4Mellette County, SDSD2,137319+16%

3087▼20Cottle County, TXTX1,224317−35%

3088▲17Terrell County, TXTX702317+67%

3089▼8Foard County, TXTX1,044316−16%

3090▼6Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240312+150%

3091▲1Hinsdale County, COCO753311+238%

3092▼14Irion County, TXTX1,463309+12%

3093▼19Stanton County, KSKS1,986307−2%

3094▼19Kiowa County, COCO1,412303+6%

3095▼25Hamilton County, KSKS2,500291−41%

3096▼20Garfield County, MTMT1,148289+17%

3097▼3Ziebach County, SDSD2,389279+48%

3098▲13Billings County, NDND1,071275+94%

3099▼1Kent County, TXTX674274+25%

3100▼17Oldham County, TXTX1,783264+7%

3101▼1Golden Valley County, MTMT844259+51%

3102▲5Esmeralda County, NVNV729255+53%

3103▲5Wheeler County, NENE789248+66%

3104Jones County, SDSD913245+13%

3105▼9Wibaux County, MTMT885244+6%

3106▼9Denali, AKAK1,616241+316%

3107▼18Greeley County, KSKS1,182239−12%

3108▼17Harding County, SDSD1,331238+31%

3109▼60Edwards County, TXTX1,370238−32%

3110▼23Mineral County, COCO910238+65%

3111▼23Sterling County, TXTX1,349230+13%

3112▲5Skagway, AKAK1,104227–

3113Issaquena County, MSMS1,263227−7%

3114▼4Thomas County, NENE639220+49%

3115▲1Slope County, NDND628220+61%

3116▼21Camas County, IDID1,316217+68%

3117▼15Hayes County, NENE821215+1%

3118▼15Keya Paha County, NENE792208+2%

3119Banner County, NENE686206+57%

3120▼27Harding County, NMNM617197−14%

3121▼6Logan County, NENE669183+35%

3122▲4Bristol Bay, AKAK847170+254%

3123▼17Treasure County, MTMT728167+16%

3124▼15Buffalo County, SDSD1,802166+25%

3125▼35Daggett County, UTUT934165+33%

3126▼14Glasscock County, TXTX1,128159+26%

3127▼13Roberts County, TXTX867148+16%

3128▲1Blaine County, NENE458146+49%

3129▼1Yakutat, AKAK672141+228%

3130▼9Loup County, NENE570140+1%

3131▼30Hooker County, NENE686138−35%

3132▼8Grant County, NENE561136+33%

3133▼15San Juan County, COCO813134+244%

3134▼12Petroleum County, MTMT548126+50%

3135▼8Borden County, TXTX567123+3%

3136▼16McMullen County, TXTX544121−20%

3137▼7Arthur County, NENE396110+51%

3138▼13Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357108+9%

3139▼16Clark County, IDID783103+10%

3140▼9McPherson County, NENE369101+4%

3141▼8King County, TXTX19265+76%

3142▼10Kenedy County, TXTX31957+30%

3143▼8Loving County, TXTX5227+145%

3144▼10Kalawao County, HIHI8214−70%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES