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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. Los Angeles County, California leads at 855,666. 3,122 counties qualify in total. New York carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –
USUnited States12.5% of US population248,709,87331,195,275
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934855,666
02Cook County, ILIL5,194,625631,826
03Kings County, NYNY2,653,963286,911
04Queens County, NYNY2,358,182286,248
05San Diego County, CACA3,282,248272,348
06Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558264,650
07Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038263,997
08Broward County, FLFL2,013,317260,098
09Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281241,206
10Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035232,505
11Pinellas County, FLFL948,563221,564
12Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925220,659
13Orange County, CACA3,149,507218,991
14Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726210,389
15New York County, NYNY1,664,862198,188
16Harris County, TXTX5,045,026196,474
17Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939182,605
18Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979175,234
19King County, WAWA2,344,939167,328
20Riverside County, CACA2,544,916153,890
21Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397151,510
22Erie County, NYNY946,741147,430
23Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090140,994
24Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332139,484
25Alameda County, CACA1,636,630135,285
26Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216130,502
27St. Louis County, MOMO990,911129,906
28Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391128,846
29Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743126,268
30Bergen County, NJNJ977,026126,229
31San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091123,838
32Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337117,709
33Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784116,407
34Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088116,073
35Hamilton County, OHOH838,418115,000
36Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460109,674
37San Francisco County, CACA826,079105,263
38Montgomery County, PAPA877,643101,976
39Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115101,886
40Baltimore, MDMD569,997100,575
41Ocean County, NJNJ673,746100,389
42Essex County, NJNJ896,37998,085
43Worcester County, MAMA888,50297,287
44Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46697,139
45Baltimore County, MDMD847,65096,863
46Essex County, MAMA826,65394,436
47Providence County, RIRI678,17994,252
48Marion County, ININ992,19692,807
49Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53692,485
50Jefferson County, ALAL665,74291,748
51Honolulu County, HIHI988,70391,485
52Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68591,257
53Pasco County, FLFL674,51690,757
54Sarasota County, FLFL479,95889,484
55Jefferson County, KYKY795,22289,367
56Monroe County, NYNY750,50688,603
57Macomb County, MIMI886,22188,476
58Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07087,459
59Norfolk County, MAMA739,74986,455
60Shelby County, TNTN910,22686,153
61Delaware County, PAPA580,93784,713
62Volusia County, FLFL606,57384,378
63Lee County, FLFL875,60783,119
64Jackson County, MOMO732,99482,631
65Suffolk County, MAMA791,89180,633
66San Mateo County, CACA743,56880,308
67Multnomah County, OROR795,39179,158
68Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33578,841
69Clark County, NVNV2,407,22677,686
70District of Columbia, DCDC693,64577,672
71Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58277,085
72Polk County, FLFL874,79075,235
73Union County, NJNJ601,86373,715
74Bristol County, MAMA593,64073,367
75Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12572,216
76Montgomery County, OHOH539,59872,040
77Duval County, FLFL1,062,96371,942
78Orange County, FLFL1,528,00271,862
79Summit County, OHOH538,37671,133
80Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03570,472
81Hudson County, NJNJ735,03370,014
82Fresno County, CACA1,035,45668,311
83DuPage County, ILIL934,29867,634
84Hampden County, MAMA464,33867,483
85Brevard County, FLFL663,98266,301
86St. Louis, MOMO278,14466,254
87Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79164,753
88Luzerne County, PAPA332,12664,705
89Orleans Parish, LALA362,15464,587
90Denver County, COCO740,61364,152
91Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32463,501
92Ventura County, CACA830,85162,469
93Pierce County, WAWA946,28861,247
94Camden County, NJNJ535,79961,096
95Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91661,079
96Onondaga County, NYNY466,58460,479
97Lucas County, OHOH423,34759,901
98Ramsey County, MNMN541,62359,447
99Manatee County, FLFL468,20059,360
100Davidson County, TNTN745,90459,235
101Bucks County, PAPA647,82858,784
102Lake County, ININ504,61258,511
103Tulsa County, OKOK698,78258,194
104Passaic County, NJNJ531,62458,142
105Lancaster County, PAPA563,15955,517
106Kent County, MIMI675,23253,857
107San Joaquin County, CACA823,81553,281
108Stark County, OHOH373,77153,216
109Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87352,977
110Berks County, PAPA440,07252,658
111Kern County, CACA927,06852,642
112Sonoma County, CACA486,44452,348
113Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60150,379
114Plymouth County, MAMA546,82950,278
115New Castle County, DEDE588,02650,210
116Prince George's County, MDMD970,37449,771
117El Paso County, TXTX877,85848,033
118Spokane County, WAWA558,34447,877
119Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38347,584
120Douglas County, NENE606,46047,295
121DeKalb County, GAGA774,39446,295
122Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43346,097
123Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39845,428
124Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06545,093
125Mahoning County, OHOH224,70645,045
126Lehigh County, PAPA384,38344,878
127York County, PAPA473,19744,513
128Mobile County, ALAL411,65844,460
129Snohomish County, WAWA870,65644,280
130Morris County, NJNJ524,25144,156
131Genesee County, MIMI401,09343,583
132Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50243,193
133Lake County, ILIL719,33943,153
134Marion County, FLFL442,66043,114
135Albany County, NYNY321,22542,828
136Knox County, TNTN511,45342,672
137Mercer County, NJNJ399,28942,559
138Burlington County, NJNJ481,43942,016
139Richmond County, NYNY501,29041,900
140Lake County, FLFL456,06841,802
141Travis County, TXTX1,389,67041,478
142Barnstable County, MAMA233,53941,322
143Guilford County, NCNC562,23441,321
144Chester County, PAPA557,11640,769
145Stanislaus County, CACA557,71940,253
146Pulaski County, ARAR404,61140,093
147Oneida County, NYNY226,39238,729
148Hamilton County, TNTN390,83338,259
149Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54938,194
150Erie County, PAPA265,83238,017
151Greenville County, SCSC583,12537,942
152Charlotte County, FLFL217,21237,541
153Polk County, IAIA516,54637,539
154Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38037,507
155Lane County, OROR381,58437,090
156Northampton County, PAPA324,41136,915
157Washington County, PAPA210,80235,810
158Jefferson County, COCO580,45135,637
159St. Joseph County, ININ272,86134,866
160East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18034,792
161Madison County, ILIL263,11034,693
162Collier County, FLFL417,13134,556
163Monterey County, CACA433,72934,514
164Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41534,382
165Allen County, ININ402,32934,260
166Dauphin County, PAPA293,35133,983
167Dane County, WIWI590,37533,767
168St. Louis County, MNMN200,51833,496
169Niagara County, NYNY208,91233,466
170Jefferson County, TXTX254,32133,446
171St. Clair County, ILIL250,70833,391
172Johnson County, KSKS636,90633,359
173Tulare County, CACA485,14633,337
174Caddo Parish, LALA224,22633,061
175Wake County, NCNC1,257,23532,951
176Trumbull County, OHOH198,97232,898
177Marion County, OROR355,77732,885
178Kanawha County, WVWV172,38132,496
179Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65732,490
180Forsyth County, NCNC401,71832,399
181Orange County, NYNY417,66932,152
182Winnebago County, ILIL283,67432,081
183Clackamas County, OROR426,28031,986
184St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44931,862
185Broome County, NYNY195,73631,776
186Cumberland County, MEME317,22231,738
187El Paso County, COCO757,04031,674
188Beaver County, PAPA166,03231,563
189Washington County, OROR611,70831,511
190Escambia County, FLFL333,83431,498
191Butte County, CACA209,21131,487
192Lorain County, OHOH323,21931,267
193Hernando County, FLFL221,70131,078
194Richmond, VAVA237,25731,059
195San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36730,612
196Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08530,562
197Cambria County, PAPA128,96830,552
198Will County, ILIL712,25330,538
199Waukesha County, WIWI417,21029,994
200Seminole County, FLFL491,88429,912
201Charleston County, SCSC436,20029,833
202Butler County, OHOH400,12829,744
203Dutchess County, NYNY300,70829,685
204Kane County, ILIL525,75729,407
205Citrus County, FLFL171,66629,339
206Nueces County, TXTX352,99229,063
207Arapahoe County, COCO673,82029,033
208Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85728,688
209Hinds County, MSMS211,88828,521
210Buncombe County, NCNC277,41728,329
211Cobb County, GAGA793,34528,287
212Marin County, CACA253,69428,221
213Solano County, CACA455,37627,879
214Greene County, MOMO309,28627,829
215Martin County, FLFL166,27227,716
216Chatham County, GAGA311,85527,632
217Norfolk, VAVA231,01327,333
218Cameron County, TXTX433,94627,331
219Henrico County, VAVA342,77526,962
220Rockland County, NYNY357,39726,911
221Richland County, SCSC434,95626,646
222Fayette County, PAPA123,02126,169
223Cumberland County, PAPA277,27026,128
224Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85226,090
225Washoe County, NVNV509,38625,924
226Peoria County, ILIL178,55325,922
227Somerset County, NJNJ356,48625,920
228Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99525,904
229Lake County, OHOH232,21725,830
230Saginaw County, MIMI187,68825,575
231Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55225,517
232Clark County, WAWA532,11925,433
233McLennan County, TXTX272,02025,386
234Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63824,712
235Schenectady County, NYNY162,58124,703
236Indian River County, FLFL172,79924,591
237Yakima County, WAWA259,18524,471
238Sangamon County, ILIL194,17024,443
239Ingham County, MIMI289,70924,435
240Montgomery County, ALAL225,89124,299
241Kent County, RIRI173,49524,229
242Jackson County, OROR221,79523,700
243Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79523,665
244Berkshire County, MAMA128,22423,539
245Lancaster County, NENE334,04923,332
246Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73723,106
247Highlands County, FLFL111,12222,835
248Galveston County, TXTX372,20722,716
249Rockingham County, NHNH324,07722,625
250Rock Island County, ILIL141,86922,316
251Fayette County, KYKY329,75122,303
252Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,273
253Berrien County, MIMI152,44422,187
254Blair County, PAPA119,54122,179
255Lubbock County, TXTX328,90621,616
256Ulster County, NYNY183,33021,561
257Madison County, ALAL433,51621,437
258Ada County, IDID546,14121,419
259Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21421,266
260Gaston County, NCNC246,55821,094
261Brown County, WIWI275,80321,080
262Shawnee County, KSKS178,60721,068
263Racine County, WIWI198,91921,002
264Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59720,916
265York County, MEME222,43420,801
266Mercer County, PAPA107,86020,771
267Shasta County, CACA181,64820,765
268Muskegon County, MIMI177,90120,761
269Smith County, TXTX252,54920,663
270Linn County, IAIA232,02820,526
271Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51020,523
272Sullivan County, TNTN163,75920,505
273Butler County, PAPA200,16920,480
274Placer County, CACA442,08120,454
275Clark County, OHOH135,34020,386
276Kitsap County, WAWA283,37420,284
277Adams County, COCO554,66820,161
278Anderson County, SCSC219,93019,961
279Mohave County, AZAZ228,10219,479
280Durham County, NCNC347,24019,410
281Arlington County, VAVA243,93119,366
282Muscogee County, GAGA202,17119,323
283Bibb County, GAGA157,55619,289
284Cape May County, NJNJ93,39019,151
285Sussex County, DEDE277,14018,965
286Richmond County, GAGA206,55918,929
287Thurston County, WAWA304,26118,799
288Saratoga County, NYNY241,34318,705
289Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14818,662
290Pueblo County, COCO169,27718,568
291LaSalle County, ILIL107,77318,513
292Jackson County, MIMI159,55218,505
293Utah County, UTUT759,85918,429
294Ottawa County, MIMI308,45918,346
295Madison County, ININ135,08818,301
296Napa County, CACA132,94918,291
297Northumberland County, PAPA89,92018,287
298Horry County, SCSC427,55118,262
299Calhoun County, MIMI133,40818,129
300Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46618,083
301Winnebago County, WIWI174,21817,999
302Lycoming County, PAPA112,58717,963
303Harrison County, MSMS217,13617,958
304Larimer County, COCO377,29217,939
305St. Clair County, MIMI160,48617,922
306Lawrence County, PAPA83,91117,807
307Weber County, UTUT278,17417,627
308Rock County, WIWI166,47217,620
309Franklin County, PAPA160,65217,538
310Elkhart County, ININ208,77417,482
311Benton County, ARAR332,55417,455
312McHenry County, ILIL317,75117,361
313Dakota County, MNMN457,71017,352
314Scott County, IAIA175,25917,298
315Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36817,101
316Boulder County, COCO328,56017,048
317Macon County, ILIL99,30017,009
318Hampshire County, MAMA164,06516,982
319Bell County, TXTX402,24816,960
320Penobscot County, MEME157,96716,946
321Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53216,889
322Washington County, MDMD157,73116,818
323Rowan County, NCNC155,09616,800
324Alachua County, FLFL290,02816,765
325Lebanon County, PAPA146,38016,749
326Cumberland County, NCNC338,47316,657
327Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09916,620
328Roanoke, VAVA99,11116,471
329Richland County, OHOH124,89316,377
330Tazewell County, ILIL130,04916,371
331Merced County, CACA297,26016,337
332Kenton County, KYKY175,77916,323
333Whatcom County, WAWA236,39216,225
334Garland County, ARAR99,69516,220
335Kenosha County, WIWI168,44816,180
336Columbiana County, OHOH99,37716,077
337Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54216,068
338Vigo County, ININ106,51215,988
339Cabell County, WVWV91,18315,887
340Etowah County, ALAL103,88615,872
341Clay County, MOMO265,03215,865
342Newport News, VAVA183,23015,854
343Alamance County, NCNC186,17715,852
344Montgomery County, TXTX781,19415,846
345Rapides Parish, LALA125,87715,770
346Pinal County, AZAZ539,38015,731
347Leon County, FLFL299,04815,716
348Outagamie County, WIWI195,89415,684
349Grayson County, TXTX153,61315,617
350Kennebec County, MEME129,06715,541
351Wichita County, TXTX129,55515,530
352El Dorado County, CACA192,32315,353
353Bay County, FLFL204,47915,258
354Licking County, OHOH185,56415,227
355Davidson County, NCNC180,18215,206
356Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04715,134
357Henderson County, NCNC122,37515,116
358Delaware County, ININ113,10615,114
359Harford County, MDMD266,44615,107
360Champaign County, ILIL209,97215,091
361Hawaii County, HIHI210,04315,073
362New Hanover County, NCNC245,95915,066
363Osceola County, FLFL481,71815,042
364Baldwin County, ALAL267,76114,930
365Bay County, MIMI102,12314,927
366Lexington County, SCSC317,58814,858
367Brazoria County, TXTX419,08014,779
368St. Charles County, MOMO426,49914,687
369Humboldt County, CACA131,64714,685
370Yuma County, AZAZ224,44914,671
371Allen County, OHOH100,88114,665
372Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71314,661
373Marathon County, WIWI139,43214,596
374Merrimack County, NHNH158,07814,577
375Douglas County, OROR111,95114,533
376Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914,476
377Steuben County, NYNY91,85514,421
378Calhoun County, ALAL115,83414,386
379Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69114,380
380Chemung County, NYNY80,41514,309
381Nevada County, CACA101,91114,281
382Taylor County, TXTX150,07714,272
383Jefferson County, MOMO233,13214,242
384Portsmouth, VAVA96,77714,219
385Frederick County, MDMD302,88314,180
386Catawba County, NCNC170,17214,154
387Androscoggin County, MEME116,48714,121
388Jasper County, MOMO127,42814,079
389Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69213,999
390York County, SCSC306,88713,993
391Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913,986
392LaPorte County, ININ111,29413,953
393Allegany County, MDMD66,84813,906
394Gregg County, TXTX126,09513,895
395Sebastian County, ARAR130,64113,891
396St. Johns County, FLFL346,32813,824
397Jefferson County, OHOH63,59713,814
398Monroe County, MIMI156,00413,797
399Aiken County, SCSC181,51513,767
400Denton County, TXTX1,069,34613,694
401Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94913,639
402Collin County, TXTX1,297,17913,615
403Buchanan County, MOMO83,54013,609
404St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48813,548
405Washington County, RIRI129,79513,527
406Anoka County, MNMN381,60513,510
407McLean County, ILIL171,41913,474
408Yolo County, CACA224,41013,438
409Linn County, OROR132,84313,429
410Mesa County, COCO162,84513,408
411Greene County, OHOH174,32213,375
412Portage County, OHOH163,40413,330
413Crawford County, PAPA81,79213,314
414Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81013,304
415Weld County, COCO378,42613,285
416Somerset County, PAPA72,00413,252
417Belmont County, OHOH64,43413,209
418Kankakee County, ILIL105,52513,204
419Oswego County, NYNY118,56913,111
420Clermont County, OHOH216,97713,030
421Clearfield County, PAPA78,10012,987
422Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512,986
423Washington County, TNTN141,19912,902
424Armstrong County, PAPA63,69812,896
425St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10812,887
426Wood County, WVWV82,38512,858
427Potter County, TXTX114,45312,835
428Josephine County, OROR87,86712,833
429Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14812,818
430Cochise County, AZAZ126,33212,815
431Randolph County, NCNC149,51612,803
432Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71012,789
433Chesapeake, VAVA255,33212,773
434Washington County, ARAR271,21312,772
435Hampton, VAVA137,31512,734
436Florence County, SCSC138,50412,719
437Porter County, ININ176,04912,693
438Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66912,656
439Blount County, TNTN143,82012,606
440Carroll County, MDMD176,67712,584
441La Crosse County, WIWI121,33912,532
442Monroe County, PAPA167,17912,514
443Tom Green County, TXTX120,60212,508
444Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312,499
445Skagit County, WAWA132,97512,494
446Ontario County, NYNY113,13012,477
447Stearns County, MNMN164,11012,435
448Indiana County, PAPA82,87812,394
449Rockingham County, NCNC94,19512,332
450Monroe County, FLFL80,40612,299
451Canyon County, IDID275,12312,292
452Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45612,275
453Moore County, NCNC110,61912,268
454Harrison County, WVWV64,22112,263
455Iredell County, NCNC211,79812,214
456Jefferson County, NYNY111,54012,151
457Warren County, NJNJ112,95312,145
458Dubuque County, IAIA99,38112,143
459Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09112,024
460Scioto County, OHOH71,36511,929
461Floyd County, GAGA101,37811,871
462Medina County, OHOH185,02511,833
463Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39011,819
464Raleigh County, WVWV71,77511,769
465Miami County, OHOH112,63411,764
466Adams County, ILIL64,26711,758
467Wayne County, OHOH116,75811,752
468Bowie County, TXTX92,69611,707
469Sussex County, NJNJ148,06311,680
470Morgan County, ALAL126,48311,676
471Fairfield County, OHOH169,75211,646
472Cleveland County, OKOK303,97311,646
473Putnam County, FLFL77,73411,635
474Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511,630
475Davis County, UTUT381,22711,535
476Clallam County, WAWA78,20211,528
477Lake County, CACA67,77211,519
478Jefferson County, ARAR62,98711,495
479Kent County, DEDE194,78611,495
480Cleveland County, NCNC103,32511,489
481Wood County, OHOH134,17611,485
482Dodge County, WIWI89,09711,406
483Benton County, WAWA221,72211,399
484Alexandria, VAVA160,66211,389
485Howard County, MDMD339,18311,347
486Maui County, HIHI160,59211,344
487Muskingum County, OHOH87,01411,327
488Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13511,323
489Newport County, RIRI83,05111,294
490Henderson County, TXTX88,59511,232
491Robeson County, NCNC119,94111,207
492Daviess County, KYKY104,89811,192
493Aroostook County, MEME66,60911,117
494Centre County, PAPA157,39311,114
495Imperial County, CACA181,41111,111
496Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88511,099
497Strafford County, NHNH135,04311,074
498Herkimer County, NYNY59,21911,069
499Lenawee County, MIMI97,77911,060
500Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99611,055
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

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.