Which metro area has the highest residents 65 and over?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 3,370,180 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by residents 65 and over?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas 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 · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Largest senior population, US metro areas

US metro areas 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 Counties States

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

501Sandpoint, IDID54,42013,477+179%

502Owosso, MIMI67,68113,473+57%

503Sayre, PAPA59,60013,413+36%

504Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313,294+30%

505Searcy, ARAR80,08513,200+43%

506Mountain Home, ARAR42,98213,140+28%

507Baraboo, WIWI66,65213,140+64%

508Marion, ILIL67,22513,136+30%

509Marietta, OHOH58,38913,114+39%

510Richmond, ININ66,16913,101+17%

511Rifle, COCO80,09913,097+170%

512Red Bluff, CACA64,66513,085+47%

513Stevens Point, WIWI71,94312,990+77%

514Barre, VTVT59,65212,965+74%

515Grand Island, NENE78,07612,954+29%

516Oneonta, NYNY60,58912,911+39%

517Paris, TXTX63,31912,900+24%

518Branson, MOMO57,00112,868+100%

519Somerset, KYKY67,38412,825+51%

520Marion, ININ66,52412,770+16%

521Fort Payne, ALAL74,08512,748+44%

522Hutchinson, KSKS61,53912,659+19%

523Walla Walla, WAWA62,36112,409+52%

524Carson, NVNV58,57112,383+58%

525Albemarle, NCNC68,83012,378+50%

526Oil City, PAPA49,34612,346+28%

527Jefferson, GAGA99,26512,298+185%

528Shawnee, OKOK75,10212,239+36%

529Fairbanks, AKAK93,97212,160+216%

530Marion, OHOH65,11512,140+37%

531Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00212,126+61%

532Statesboro, GAGA97,97712,102+85%

533Alamogordo, NMNM70,36812,077+66%

534Tullahoma, TNTN69,33912,068+52%

535Sterling, ILIL54,12111,967+23%

536Fremont, OHOH58,65511,904+33%

537Columbus, MSMS67,14411,852+39%

538Kinston, NCNC55,83711,781+35%

539Brattleboro, VTVT45,20411,747+90%

540Durango, COCO56,89811,728+184%

541Mason City, IAIA49,71011,720+20%

542Batavia, NYNY58,41611,717+35%

543Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40411,666+58%

544Farmington, MOMO67,80911,539+39%

545Heber, UTUT81,65511,537+323%

546New Iberia, LALA66,84611,496+38%

547Muskogee, OKOK66,70811,446+8%

548Washington, NCNC44,67011,412+60%

549Sturgis, MIMI60,96811,403+41%

550Montrose, COCO44,59111,400+124%

551Cañon City, COCO50,03911,371+69%

552Salina, KSKS59,12111,317+32%

553Faribault, MNMN69,93911,304+75%

554Sanford, NCNC70,25811,283+78%

555Minot, NDND75,69411,274+22%

556Natchez, MSMS54,72211,263+20%

557Picayune, MSMS59,36311,246+84%

558Fairmont, WVWV55,58411,236+12%

559Easton, MDMD38,23811,210+63%

560Huntsville, TXTX83,84211,123+101%

561Scottsboro, ALAL54,28111,082+54%

562Rice Lake, WIWI46,48411,028+50%

563Dublin, GAGA60,35111,011+51%

564Gloversville, NYNY52,21610,934+22%

565Stillwater, OKOK83,88910,913+48%

566Galesburg, ILIL47,76710,907+12%

567Norwalk, OHOH58,25010,808+47%

568Henderson, KYKY57,18410,807+35%

569Bartlesville, OKOK54,03710,803+24%

570Ontario, OROR60,08510,760+53%

571Oxford, MSMS71,97210,705+83%

572Freeport, ILIL43,22010,671+33%

573Ashland, OHOH52,52310,587+45%

574Roswell, NMNM63,36410,569+17%

575Greenville, OHOH51,52010,564+30%

576Taos, NMNM34,56410,539+185%

577Tiffin, OHOH54,52210,538+28%

578Brevard, NCNC34,21110,426+66%

579Enid, OKOK61,77910,406+12%

580Cadillac, MIMI49,71910,406+62%

581Astoria, OROR40,92610,371+87%

582Danville, KYKY56,98510,310+48%

583Rochelle, ILIL51,39910,274+50%

584Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03510,242+43%

585Glasgow, KYKY56,22410,142+41%

586McComb, MSMS52,64010,139+32%

587Lewistown, PAPA46,12710,130+28%

588Harrison, ARAR45,65410,055+45%

589Gaffney, SCSC58,2759,931+52%

590Burlington, IAIA44,0619,890+17%

591Red Wing, MNMN48,1959,872+49%

592Shawano, WIWI45,7599,865+36%

593Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0769,807+26%

594Kearney, NENE57,9629,773+62%

595Hillsdale, MIMI45,7389,763+58%

596Gallup, NMNM68,1199,712+88%

597Huntingdon, PAPA43,0019,659+43%

598Escanaba, MIMI36,5829,658+48%

599Alexandria, MNMN40,1209,644+64%

600Amsterdam, NYNY50,0469,626+1%

601Waycross, GAGA57,6709,622+31%

602Platteville, WIWI52,4469,591+26%

603New Castle, ININ49,1379,588+26%

604Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2459,563+132%

605Alexander City, ALAL40,9539,534+39%

606Jacksonville, TXTX53,3379,527+36%

607Enterprise, ALAL56,9539,446+53%

608Boone, NCNC54,7869,435+101%

609Nogales, AZAZ50,0209,427+129%

610Marion, NCNC45,1989,401+56%

611Warren, PAPA37,0389,384+28%

612Clinton, IAIA46,0029,378+18%

613Calhoun, GAGA61,7019,362+100%

614Sikeston, MOMO49,9789,343+22%

615Winona, MNMN50,5239,325+43%

616Athens, OHOH63,1979,302+61%

617Bedford, ININ45,5689,247+36%

618Cornelia, GAGA50,4169,246+86%

619Winchester, TNTN45,5799,181+54%

620Corsicana, TXTX57,1819,125+41%

621Clewiston, FLFL61,5469,114+62%

622Willmar, MNMN44,7209,113+48%

623Bennington, VTVT36,6309,088+47%

624Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9099,071+36%

625Duncan, OKOK44,3109,042+13%

626Carlsbad, NMNM62,5099,034+19%

627Clovis, NMNM65,2709,025+23%

628Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6919,022+58%

629Ozark, ALAL49,9128,969+54%

630Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3028,932+40%

631Brigham City, UTUT70,4058,914+75%

632Palestine, TXTX59,8058,865+38%

633Bucyrus, OHOH41,8968,862+24%

634Norfolk, NENE49,2288,834+21%

635Coldwater, MIMI45,9938,787+46%

636Plymouth, ININ46,5998,786+46%

637Carbondale, ILIL52,5018,778+34%

638McAlester, OKOK43,3208,775+16%

639Morgan City, LALA46,5528,771+49%

640Española, NMNM39,8328,742+95%

641Kingsland, GAGA60,1438,739+284%

642Sidney, OHOH48,0658,689+49%

643Bogalusa, LALA44,9378,686+38%

644Effingham, ILIL44,7278,674+32%

645Hinesville, GAGA91,8708,628+185%

646Madisonville, KYKY45,1278,597+25%

647Cedar City, UTUT67,1418,595+197%

648Charleston, ILIL46,6078,592+22%

649Brookings, OROR22,6218,570+52%

650Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968,527+67%

651Petoskey, MIMI33,7758,521+90%

652Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4288,486+60%

653Brenham, TXTX38,2888,464+65%

654Ponca City, OKOK43,4908,448+4%

655Lewisburg, PAPA42,3138,439+51%

656Silver City, NMNM27,2528,419+65%

657Arcadia, FLFL37,0788,417+38%

658Big Rapids, MIMI42,3208,399+57%

659Bradford, PAPA38,9848,390+9%

660Hobbs, NMNM74,7498,378+24%

661Durant, OKOK51,3678,348+48%

662Tifton, GAGA51,2378,328+45%

663Sparta, WIWI46,5728,320+46%

664Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5278,301+56%

665Ardmore, OKOK48,9108,300+14%

666Las Vegas, NMNM30,3118,279+91%

667Jasper, ININ44,0168,184+60%

668Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9048,184+20%

669Bemidji, MNMN47,0558,176+77%

670Okeechobee, FLFL42,6088,169+39%

671Henderson, NCNC42,6388,163+51%

672Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6558,160+55%

673Vicksburg, MSMS41,7598,155+41%

674Celina, OHOH42,7378,142+37%

675Gainesville, TXTX44,4618,136+50%

676Starkville, MSMS62,0638,133+52%

677Kendallville, ININ47,9378,120+59%

678Newport, TNTN37,8898,101+77%

679Brownwood, TXTX38,7118,062+30%

680Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9148,061+41%

681Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4978,051+64%

682West Plains, MOMO40,7988,046+29%

683Ellensburg, WAWA48,8038,040+108%

684Jacksonville, ILIL37,3818,039+21%

685Cortland, NYNY45,8507,929+31%

686Riverton, WYWY39,4647,903+66%

687Edwards, COCO54,2917,871+530%

688Newberry, SCSC39,5617,853+48%

689Hastings, NENE40,5777,850+9%

690Columbus, NENE46,5837,822+29%

691Hannibal, MOMO38,9697,821+29%

692Alice, TXTX45,3837,816+30%

693Wilmington, OHOH42,3017,803+58%

694Paris, TNTN32,8967,766+37%

695Shelbyville, TNTN55,2737,757+63%

696Defiance, OHOH38,2927,741+52%

697Cody, WYWY31,1717,740+107%

698Menomonie, WIWI46,2237,723+73%

699Rolla, MOMO45,2477,713+40%

700Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0837,701+73%

701Scottsbluff, NENE36,2727,699+19%

702Muscatine, IAIA41,8537,691+42%

703Ludington, MIMI29,0407,689+62%

704Rockingham, NCNC42,0417,670+21%

705Cambridge, OHOH38,3797,664+30%

706Aberdeen, SDSD41,5837,659+14%

707Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5757,639+30%

708Auburn, ININ44,5357,630+66%

709Greenville, MSMS40,4467,621+6%

710Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2017,612+55%

711Angola, ININ34,7997,593+93%

712El Campo, TXTX42,0607,589+33%

713Lock Haven, PAPA37,8707,565+19%

714Houghton, MIMI40,0287,554+25%

715McMinnville, TNTN43,7177,552+42%

716Seymour, ININ47,3707,542+37%

717Blackfoot, IDID51,1537,538+75%

718Cambridge, MDMD33,6287,538+39%

719Paragould, ARAR47,4117,533+45%

720Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3197,519+71%

721Sedalia, MOMO44,2547,516+24%

722Milledgeville, GAGA44,0297,516+59%

723Selma, ALAL35,1407,515+17%

724Austin, MNMN40,9717,505−1%

725Douglas, GAGA52,8617,504+71%

726Urbana, OHOH38,8207,495+53%

727Centralia, ILIL36,3827,473+8%

728Elko, NVNV56,6827,448+159%

729Moultrie, GAGA47,4387,448+38%

730Minden, LALA34,9487,411+9%

731Hutchinson, MNMN36,6317,393+53%

732Coshocton, OHOH37,1887,378+37%

733Alma, MIMI41,1907,377+29%

734St. Marys, PAPA29,9267,366+21%

735Campbellsville, KYKY38,4077,349+35%

736Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8387,323+5%

737Fort Madison, IAIA32,3067,309+16%

738North Platte, NENE33,9727,309+36%

739Marshalltown, IAIA39,8907,301+13%

740Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1477,298+19%

741El Dorado, ARAR36,9267,288−1%

742Burley, IDID49,3087,269+35%

743Alpena, MIMI28,8537,265+36%

744Dixon, ILIL32,9147,227+37%

745Crawfordsville, ININ38,9547,222+38%

746Fayetteville, TNTN36,8537,217+48%

747Warrensburg, MOMO56,6707,196+60%

748Owatonna, MNMN37,4647,187+60%

749Sheridan, WYWY33,2417,180+74%

750Pontiac, ILIL35,0577,164+18%

751Albert Lea, MNMN30,4407,157+16%

752Fremont, NENE38,0577,147+13%

753Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0817,114+46%

754Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8837,104+41%

755Canton, ILIL32,9017,089+1%

756Logansport, ININ37,8367,085+20%

757Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0637,074+46%

758Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8236,975+55%

759Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1186,972+26%

760Huntington, ININ37,2246,881+28%

761Ruston, LALA48,3606,878+43%

762Vincennes, ININ35,6526,877+14%

763Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4516,831+207%

764Spearfish, SDSD29,4596,813+113%

765Taylorville, ILIL33,4436,797+12%

766Bonham, TXTX39,2656,767+35%

767Mayfield, KYKY37,0506,753+13%

768Cedartown, GAGA45,5146,736+34%

769Wabash, ININ30,7136,731+23%

770Batesville, ARAR38,7856,708+35%

771Hailey, IDID32,4366,707+214%

772Malvern, ARAR33,4516,653+39%

773Lebanon, MOMO36,9436,652+45%

774Del Rio, TXTX47,8356,647+35%

775Bay City, TXTX36,4636,607+40%

776Greenwood, MSMS34,9126,524+9%

777Arkansas City, KSKS34,3826,518+13%

778Pella, IAIA34,1926,515+28%

779Corinth, MSMS34,5696,505+27%

780Ada, OKOK38,5286,504+24%

781Stephenville, TXTX43,9116,497+47%

782Ottumwa, IAIA35,2106,496+1%

783Peru, ININ34,4876,494+40%

784Murray, KYKY39,4216,477+26%

785Dyersburg, TNTN36,3206,473+29%

786Greencastle, ININ37,8766,468+46%

787Union City, TNTN30,0676,419+30%

788Madison, ININ33,2796,340+52%

789Ruidoso, NMNM19,8446,327+82%

790Elkins, WVWV26,8826,291+48%

791Natchitoches, LALA36,0896,270+33%

792Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,246+9%

793Pittsburg, KSKS39,0086,223+5%

794Brookhaven, MSMS35,0126,200+34%

795Laurinburg, NCNC33,3226,178+51%

796Vidalia, GAGA36,1806,171+52%

797Gillette, WYWY48,1456,154+247%

798Grenada, MSMS30,2226,152+14%

799Rock Springs, WYWY41,2676,131+104%

800Lewisburg, TNTN38,0716,090+81%

801Blytheville, ARAR37,8286,085−4%

802Moscow, IDID41,8426,078+84%

803Martin, TNTN33,2616,051+20%

804McPherson, KSKS30,0646,040+18%

805Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7916,008+36%

806Breckenridge, COCO39,0695,990+367%

807DeRidder, LALA36,6735,976+52%

808Jackson, WYWY36,5875,971+249%

809Decatur, ININ36,6505,921+31%

810Emporia, KSKS34,8385,842+23%

811Camden, ARAR26,3635,837+1%

812Americus, GAGA33,3945,812+29%

813Eufaula, ALAL26,8615,797+32%

814Gallipolis, OHOH29,0725,790+37%

815Van Wert, OHOH29,0135,760+25%

816Toccoa, GAGA27,8545,735+44%

817New Ulm, MNMN25,5175,730+21%

818Dickinson, NDND39,1425,722+34%

819Safford, AZAZ40,1575,687+43%

820The Dalles, OROR26,3105,685+43%

821Watertown, SDSD29,5625,625+54%

822Pullman, WAWA48,5125,597+49%

823La Grande, OROR25,9005,584+54%

824Plainview, TXTX36,7005,570−7%

825Crescent City, CACA26,4105,552+61%

826Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2195,538+157%

827Miami, OKOK30,4385,500−2%

828Rexburg, IDID69,3805,492+76%

829Lincoln, ILIL27,1825,409+15%

830Washington, ININ34,2095,384+24%

831Frankfort, ININ33,3225,337+10%

832Deming, NMNM25,4075,330+17%

833Russellville, ALAL32,4495,328+15%

834Monticello, ININ25,1645,232+40%

835Thomaston, GAGA28,5005,215+26%

836Great Bend, KSKS24,7905,209+3%

837Fallon, NVNV25,8515,205+82%

838Mitchell, SDSD25,9135,204+29%

839Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4425,201+60%

840Macomb, ILIL25,9165,199+12%

841Washington Court House, OHOH28,5525,170+26%

842Laramie, WYWY38,5585,169+95%

843Kennett, MOMO26,8555,151−6%

844Troy, ALAL33,6885,140+38%

845Le Mars, IAIA25,6975,096+29%

846Alamosa, COCO27,8965,085+53%

847Juneau city and, AKAK31,6095,084+172%

848Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0775,079+50%

849Cleveland, MSMS28,2625,056+13%

850Susanville, CACA28,1175,012+64%

851Yankton, SDSD23,6355,005+58%

852Bainbridge, GAGA29,4324,997+34%

853Jesup, GAGA32,4814,987+65%

854Fairmont, MNMN19,4404,866+12%

855Connersville, ININ23,5334,799+21%

856Greensburg, ININ26,5764,797+47%

857Beatrice, NENE21,7114,776+8%

858Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064,736+34%

859Brookings, SDSD37,6354,736+55%

860Baker City, OROR16,6584,732+49%

861Ottawa, KSKS26,2994,678+35%

862Summerville, GAGA25,3004,676+28%

863Bishop, CACA18,1584,675+36%

864Mexico, MOMO24,5284,675+7%

865Kirksville, MOMO29,8244,668+20%

866Wahpeton, NDND23,0194,627+19%

867Hays, KSKS29,0754,616+17%

868Garden City, KSKS37,5054,525+60%

869Lexington, NENE26,2554,490+15%

870Marshall, MNMN25,6844,482+21%

871Middlesborough, KYKY22,8294,453+8%

872Vernal, UTUT38,2784,425+77%

873Jamestown, NDND21,4144,402+14%

874Carroll, IAIA20,3034,361+9%

875Mountain Home, IDID29,4654,338+109%

876Big Spring, TXTX30,5044,322−12%

877Hood River, OROR23,7204,322+65%

878Moberly, MOMO24,5134,316+18%

879Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8804,199+15%

880Uvalde, TXTX24,9634,098+16%

881Evanston, WYWY23,4154,075+146%

882Kingsville, TXTX30,3154,052+21%

883Dodge City, KSKS33,9934,045+13%

884Forrest City, ARAR21,8004,008+15%

885Marshall, MOMO23,2653,997+3%

886Sterling, COCO20,6543,992+35%

887Price, UTUT20,6803,979+47%

888Beeville, TXTX32,5153,950+20%

889Williston, NDND41,7673,934+21%

890Pierre, SDSD20,5883,923+53%

891Cordele, GAGA19,2373,913+37%

892Magnolia, ARAR21,8943,905−4%

893Altus, OKOK24,7643,854+14%

894Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5993,815+39%

895Worthington, MNMN22,3383,789+5%

896Maryville, MOMO20,1743,701+22%

897Spencer, IAIA16,2023,686+18%

898Pampa, TXTX21,7863,656−14%

899Borger, TXTX19,6333,624−3%

900Los Alamos, NMNM19,4073,573+61%

901Huron, SDSD19,6243,561+8%

902Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9383,470+1%

903Clarksdale, MSMS19,8493,385−10%

904Storm Lake, IAIA20,4493,373−2%

905Woodward, OKOK19,8273,364+28%

906Elk City, OKOK22,1593,348+9%

907Franklin, KYKY20,7883,219+50%

908Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0993,076+32%

909Raymondville, TXTX19,9712,967+27%

910Atchison, KSKS16,1722,931+8%

911Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672,859+136%

912Sweetwater, TXTX14,1172,823+9%

913Snyder, TXTX16,1622,564+2%

914Guymon, OKOK20,3222,533+23%

915Othello, WAWA21,4882,529+48%

916Vernon, TXTX12,4812,499+5%

917Hereford, TXTX18,6262,435+8%

918Ketchikan, AKAK13,5492,433+119%

919Dumas, TXTX21,8912,394+13%

920Nantucket, MAMA14,7582,327+133%

921Liberal, KSKS21,0732,300+15%

922Zapata, TXTX13,7531,950+12%

923Vermillion, SDSD15,0311,856+36%

924Andrews, TXTX18,9141,806+11%

925Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381,595−4%

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