Which metro area has the highest residents 65 and over?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,303,829 (2000 Decennial Census).

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?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 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, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest senior population, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

501Bartlesville, OKOK54,0378,700+11%

502Newport, OROR50,6368,686+12%

503Batavia, NYNY58,4168,661+6%

504Columbus, ININ85,7298,652+17%

505Moses Lake, WAWA105,7278,618+23%

506Owosso, MIMI67,6818,581+11%

507Salina, KSKS59,1218,566+5%

508Columbus, MSMS67,1448,509+9%

509Laconia, NHNH65,1478,496+26%

510Somerset, KYKY67,3848,486+20%

511Burlington, IAIA44,0618,440+3%

512Casper, WYWY80,5268,424+32%

513New Iberia, LALA66,8468,359+16%

514Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9128,354+41%

515Farmington, MOMO67,8098,318+8%

516Athens, TNTN71,5908,291+19%

517Helena, MTMT97,1538,287+20%

518Albemarle, NCNC68,8308,265+9%

519Tiffin, OHOH54,5228,251+3%

520Walla Walla, WAWA62,3618,174+8%

521Ponca City, OKOK43,4908,154−2%

522Shelton, WAWA71,1658,149+29%

523Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3688,143+46%

524Greenville, OHOH51,5208,132+3%

525Sturgis, MIMI60,9688,097+6%

526Kapaa, HIHI73,4008,069+20%

527Freeport, ILIL43,2208,026+4%

528Corvallis, OROR97,7288,026+16%

529Henderson, KYKY57,1848,006+3%

530Baraboo, WIWI66,6527,993+8%

531Duncan, OKOK44,3107,982+4%

532Frankfort, KYKY77,8747,957+12%

533Lawrence, KSKS120,9207,937+19%

534Clinton, IAIA46,0027,934−2%

535Tullahoma, TNTN69,3397,916+26%

536Lake City, FLFL74,0947,909+39%

537Lewistown, PAPA46,1277,907+7%

538Logan, UTUT160,8897,860+12%

539Carson, NVNV58,5717,837+31%

540Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0767,785−0%

541Sikeston, MOMO49,9787,675−4%

542Bradford, PAPA38,9847,663−3%

543Pocatello, IDID91,5917,662+14%

544McComb, MSMS52,6407,657+3%

545New Castle, ININ49,1377,602+7%

546Carlsbad, NMNM62,5097,589+3%

547Platteville, WIWI52,4467,585+4%

548Austin, MNMN40,9717,547+0%

549McAlester, OKOK43,3207,536+3%

550Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0027,515+7%

551Barre, VTVT59,6527,463+8%

552Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4047,387+14%

553Rice Lake, WIWI46,4847,374+7%

554Waycross, GAGA57,6707,373+6%

555Norwalk, OHOH58,2507,354+9%

556Stevens Point, WIWI71,9437,354+11%

557El Dorado, ARAR36,9267,350−7%

558Granbury, TXTX70,5017,349+57%

559Stillwater, OKOK83,8897,349+10%

560Clovis, NMNM65,2707,343+8%

561Ashland, OHOH52,5237,320+12%

562Warren, PAPA37,0387,312+4%

563Norfolk, NENE49,2287,304+3%

564Dublin, GAGA60,3517,303+7%

565Alamogordo, NMNM70,3687,296+59%

566Ardmore, OKOK48,9107,293+4%

567Shawano, WIWI45,7597,233+3%

568Glasgow, KYKY56,2247,216+6%

569Greenville, MSMS40,4467,212−11%

570Scottsboro, ALAL54,2817,210+20%

571Hastings, NENE40,5777,196−4%

572Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0357,167+11%

573Bucyrus, OHOH41,8967,139+3%

574Washington, NCNC44,6707,128+13%

575Charleston, ILIL46,6077,067−0%

576Ontario, OROR60,0857,044+5%

577Jacksonville, TXTX53,3377,029−2%

578Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8087,017+61%

579Canton, ILIL32,9017,015−3%

580Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8386,990−2%

581Danville, KYKY56,9856,945+6%

582Harrison, ARAR45,6546,935+15%

583Centralia, ILIL36,3826,925−2%

584Easton, MDMD38,2386,897+12%

585Alexander City, ALAL40,9536,872+10%

586Madisonville, KYKY45,1276,858+1%

587Rochelle, ILIL51,3996,855+6%

588Minden, LALA34,9486,817+1%

589Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9046,815+6%

590Bedford, ININ45,5686,788+9%

591Hobbs, NMNM74,7496,772+13%

592Huntingdon, PAPA43,0016,748+14%

593Cañon City, COCO50,0396,729+11%

594Aberdeen, SDSD41,5836,715+5%

595Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9096,692+11%

596Jacksonville, ILIL37,3816,622−3%

597Red Wing, MNMN48,1956,604+2%

598Carbondale, ILIL52,5016,575+1%

599Effingham, ILIL44,7276,549+8%

600Escanaba, MIMI36,5826,542+13%

601Winona, MNMN50,5236,539−0%

602Statesboro, GAGA97,9776,528+15%

603Gaffney, SCSC58,2756,517+14%

604Scottsbluff, NENE36,2726,494+11%

605Corsicana, TXTX57,1816,487−5%

606Faribault, MNMN69,9396,475+12%

607Marshalltown, IAIA39,8906,453−3%

608Palestine, TXTX59,8056,432+3%

609Selma, ALAL35,1406,428−3%

610Branson, MOMO57,0016,425+18%

611Cadillac, MIMI49,7196,421+18%

612Ottumwa, IAIA35,2106,415−4%

613Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3026,395+5%

614Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1546,377+85%

615Lock Haven, PAPA37,8706,363+7%

616Blytheville, ARAR37,8286,353−6%

617Rockingham, NCNC42,0416,349+2%

618Sanford, NCNC70,2586,345+17%

619Fremont, NENE38,0576,342+6%

620Fort Madison, IAIA32,3066,297−2%

621Bogalusa, LALA44,9376,292+2%

622Brevard, NCNC34,2116,283+33%

623West Plains, MOMO40,7986,248+14%

624Hillsdale, MIMI45,7386,192+8%

625Brownwood, TXTX38,7116,179+2%

626Brattleboro, VTVT45,2046,173+15%

627Enterprise, ALAL56,9536,171+16%

628Bennington, VTVT36,6306,167+15%

629Albert Lea, MNMN30,4406,156−0%

630Willmar, MNMN44,7206,153+6%

631Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1476,130+0%

632Picayune, MSMS59,3636,126+36%

633Arcadia, FLFL37,0786,113+33%

634Taylorville, ILIL33,4436,094−1%

635Hannibal, MOMO38,9696,080−4%

636St. Marys, PAPA29,9266,073+9%

637Sedalia, MOMO44,2546,070+5%

638Pontiac, ILIL35,0576,059−3%

639Cortland, NYNY45,8506,056+2%

640Columbus, NENE46,5836,051+4%

641Houghton, MIMI40,0286,047−12%

642Vincennes, ININ35,6526,029−5%

643Kearney, NENE57,9626,027+6%

644Alice, TXTX45,3836,020+9%

645Marion, NCNC45,1986,009+16%

646Plymouth, ININ46,5996,003+6%

647Coldwater, MIMI45,9936,002+7%

648Greenwood, MSMS34,9125,984−10%

649Pahrump, NVNV57,3365,984+185%

650Winchester, TNTN45,5795,980+20%

651Plainview, TXTX36,7005,969+4%

652Mayfield, KYKY37,0505,958−2%

653Celina, OHOH42,7375,936+12%

654Logansport, ININ37,8365,922+1%

655Pittsburg, KSKS39,0085,910−16%

656Morgan City, LALA46,5525,899+7%

657Cambridge, OHOH38,3795,896+1%

658Alexandria, MNMN40,1205,889+13%

659Okeechobee, FLFL42,6085,864+22%

660Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5755,861+3%

661Oxford, MSMS71,9725,859+10%

662Sidney, OHOH48,0655,849+12%

663Ozark, ALAL49,9125,807+27%

664Athens, OHOH63,1975,793−1%

665Camden, ARAR26,3635,790−3%

666Vicksburg, MSMS41,7595,788−7%

667Bozeman, MTMT128,7405,770+29%

668Arkansas City, KSKS34,3825,770−5%

669Weatherford, OKOK39,0595,753−2%

670Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9145,737+10%

671Tifton, GAGA51,2375,728+11%

672Alma, MIMI41,1905,723+7%

673El Campo, TXTX42,0605,722+0%

674Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6915,722+24%

675Sparta, WIWI46,5725,690+7%

676Paris, TNTN32,8965,649+3%

677Durant, OKOK51,3675,638+2%

678Clewiston, FLFL61,5465,631+34%

679Brookings, OROR22,6215,628+19%

680Miami, OKOK30,4385,601+0%

681Lewisburg, PAPA42,3135,584+23%

682Astoria, OROR40,9265,545+3%

683Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1185,545−4%

684Rolla, MOMO45,2475,527+14%

685Huntsville, TXTX83,8425,526+20%

686Seymour, ININ47,3705,503+4%

687Wabash, ININ30,7135,486+5%

688Port Townsend, WAWA33,9705,481+32%

689Kennett, MOMO26,8555,464−8%

690Campbellsville, KYKY38,4075,439+13%

691Cambridge, MDMD33,6285,423−1%

692Gainesville, TXTX44,4615,415+11%

693Henderson, NCNC42,6385,415+7%

694Moultrie, GAGA47,4385,405+5%

695Muscatine, IAIA41,8535,399+2%

696Burley, IDID49,3085,388+13%

697North Platte, NENE33,9725,379+5%

698Coshocton, OHOH37,1885,375+5%

699Grenada, MSMS30,2225,374+4%

700Starkville, MSMS62,0635,364+3%

701Huntington, ININ37,2245,357+6%

702Alpena, MIMI28,8535,357+17%

703Big Rapids, MIMI42,3205,339+28%

704Newberry, SCSC39,5615,323+4%

705McMinnville, TNTN43,7175,319+10%

706Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5275,309+26%

707Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4285,294+14%

708Dixon, ILIL32,9145,288+5%

709Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6555,275+14%

710Ada, OKOK38,5285,260−8%

711Crawfordsville, ININ38,9545,222+6%

712Paragould, ARAR47,4115,192+5%

713Gallup, NMNM68,1195,160+34%

714Jasper, ININ44,0165,124+13%

715Murray, KYKY39,4215,124+3%

716Brenham, TXTX38,2885,121+13%

717Corinth, MSMS34,5695,121+5%

718Silver City, NMNM27,2525,111+31%

719McPherson, KSKS30,0645,109+8%

720Kendallville, ININ47,9375,102+12%

721Pella, IAIA34,1925,101+5%

722Defiance, OHOH38,2925,098+10%

723Montrose, COCO44,5915,098+28%

724Brigham City, UTUT70,4055,098+22%

725Tahlequah, OKOK49,1965,097+10%

726Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8835,050+1%

727Great Bend, KSKS24,7905,043+3%

728Martin, TNTN33,2615,043−2%

729Cedartown, GAGA45,5145,026+4%

730Bonham, TXTX39,2655,024−5%

731Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205,001−4%

732Cornelia, GAGA50,4164,972+36%

733Batesville, ARAR38,7854,957+9%

734Wilmington, OHOH42,3014,932+7%

735Union City, TNTN30,0674,928−0%

736Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4974,918+7%

737Del Rio, TXTX47,8354,913+30%

738Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2014,911+13%

739Urbana, OHOH38,8204,906+6%

740Big Spring, TXTX30,5044,898+4%

741Fayetteville, TNTN36,8534,886+11%

742Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0814,886+13%

743Frankfort, ININ33,3224,873+1%

744Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0634,855+2%

745Rifle, COCO80,0994,853+37%

746Hutchinson, MNMN36,6314,841+2%

747Sandpoint, IDID54,4204,835+23%

748Ruston, LALA48,3604,819+8%

749Malvern, ARAR33,4514,783+10%

750Shelbyville, TNTN55,2734,756+5%

751Emporia, KSKS34,8384,751−3%

752Riverton, WYWY39,4644,750+24%

753Ludington, MIMI29,0404,748+9%

754Natchitoches, LALA36,0894,722−1%

755New Ulm, MNMN25,5174,720−1%

756Milledgeville, GAGA44,0294,716+16%

757Bay City, TXTX36,4634,711+12%

758Lincoln, ILIL27,1824,691−5%

759Boone, NCNC54,7864,683+19%

760Calhoun, GAGA61,7014,674+25%

761Macomb, ILIL25,9164,652−4%

762Peru, ININ34,4874,642+9%

763Russellville, ALAL32,4494,637+7%

764Brookhaven, MSMS35,0124,626+3%

765Bemidji, MNMN47,0554,622+15%

766Lebanon, MOMO36,9434,596+10%

767Van Wert, OHOH29,0134,592+1%

768Auburn, ININ44,5354,587+9%

769Newport, TNTN37,8894,575+22%

770Deming, NMNM25,4074,550+26%

771Americus, GAGA33,3944,514+1%

772Decatur, ININ36,6504,506+8%

773Petoskey, MIMI33,7754,495+28%

774Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8234,494+46%

775Española, NMNM39,8324,489+36%

776Owatonna, MNMN37,4644,488+5%

777Warrensburg, MOMO56,6704,486+14%

778Cleveland, MSMS28,2624,480−14%

779Menomonie, WIWI46,2234,475+4%

780Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0834,444+31%

781Greencastle, ININ37,8764,441+15%

782Stephenville, TXTX43,9114,432+1%

783Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7914,429+3%

784Beatrice, NENE21,7114,414−2%

785Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3194,399+53%

786Douglas, GAGA52,8614,396+14%

787Eufaula, ALAL26,8614,389+7%

788Washington, ININ34,2094,358−1%

789Mexico, MOMO24,5284,357−5%

790Fairmont, MNMN19,4404,336−5%

791Las Vegas, NMNM30,3114,329+19%

792Jefferson, GAGA99,2654,321+22%

793Blackfoot, IDID51,1534,318+15%

794Dickinson, NDND39,1424,277+13%

795Elkins, WVWV26,8824,265−3%

796Pampa, TXTX21,7864,253−1%

797Gallipolis, OHOH29,0724,211+6%

798Madison, ININ33,2794,162+3%

799Middlesborough, KYKY22,8294,129−1%

800Durango, COCO56,8984,128+29%

801Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2454,124+45%

802Thomaston, GAGA28,5004,123−2%

803Sheridan, WYWY33,2414,121+17%

804Nogales, AZAZ50,0204,114+40%

805Washington Court House, OHOH28,5524,096+1%

806Laurinburg, NCNC33,3224,082+9%

807Magnolia, ARAR21,8944,073−6%

808Vidalia, GAGA36,1804,055+1%

809Mitchell, SDSD25,9134,030−1%

810Carroll, IAIA20,3034,005+5%

811Safford, AZAZ40,1573,985+20%

812Toccoa, GAGA27,8543,971+14%

813The Dalles, OROR26,3103,965+5%

814Le Mars, IAIA25,6973,964+4%

815Connersville, ININ23,5333,956+3%

816Hays, KSKS29,0753,939+14%

817Angola, ININ34,7993,936+10%

818DeRidder, LALA36,6733,925+21%

819Wahpeton, NDND23,0193,892−8%

820Lexington, NENE26,2553,889+0%

821Kirksville, MOMO29,8243,886−8%

822Ellensburg, WAWA48,8033,871+9%

823Marshall, MOMO23,2653,865−10%

824Jamestown, NDND21,4143,862+7%

825Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723,845+55%

826Pullman, WAWA48,5123,765+3%

827Clarksdale, MSMS19,8493,754−17%

828Monticello, ININ25,1643,747+2%

829Bainbridge, GAGA29,4323,743+12%

830Cody, WYWY31,1713,740+22%

831Troy, ALAL33,6883,727−8%

832Borger, TXTX19,6333,721−4%

833Marshall, MNMN25,6843,702−4%

834Taos, NMNM34,5643,702+45%

835Moberly, MOMO24,5133,661−9%

836Watertown, SDSD29,5623,653+1%

837Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8803,650−4%

838Summerville, GAGA25,3003,641+11%

839Worthington, MNMN22,3383,624−2%

840La Grande, OROR25,9003,615+8%

841Dodge City, KSKS33,9933,566+2%

842Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063,541+6%

843Uvalde, TXTX24,9633,534+22%

844Forrest City, ARAR21,8003,480−9%

845Ottawa, KSKS26,2993,476+1%

846Ruidoso, NMNM19,8443,468+80%

847Crescent City, CACA26,4103,448+15%

848Storm Lake, IAIA20,4493,441−4%

849Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9383,433−4%

850Bishop, CACA18,1583,429+1%

851Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0773,389+9%

852Altus, OKOK24,7643,388−4%

853Lewisburg, TNTN38,0713,361+3%

854Kingsville, TXTX30,3153,339+11%

855Alamosa, COCO27,8963,314+17%

856Moscow, IDID41,8423,312+12%

857Huron, SDSD19,6243,295−1%

858Beeville, TXTX32,5153,294+15%

859Greensburg, ININ26,5763,261+3%

860Williston, NDND41,7673,261+8%

861Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4423,257+18%

862Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,192+8%

863Baker City, OROR16,6583,185+10%

864Yankton, SDSD23,6353,164+10%

865Rexburg, IDID69,3803,128+20%

866Spencer, IAIA16,2023,124+8%

867Brookings, SDSD37,6353,065+3%

868Elk City, OKOK22,1593,059−7%

869Susanville, CACA28,1173,054+7%

870Maryville, MOMO20,1743,026−8%

871Hinesville, GAGA91,8703,026+25%

872Jesup, GAGA32,4813,017+16%

873Rock Springs, WYWY41,2673,009+8%

874Sterling, COCO20,6542,965+10%

875Cedar City, UTUT67,1412,891+46%

876Elko, NVNV56,6822,881+35%

877Fallon, NVNV25,8512,865+23%

878Cordele, GAGA19,2372,853+3%

879Garden City, KSKS37,5052,829+14%

880Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992,739+28%

881Heber, UTUT81,6552,730+53%

882Atchison, KSKS16,1722,723−5%

883Price, UTUT20,6802,706−0%

884Laramie, WYWY38,5582,646+12%

885Hood River, OROR23,7202,623+10%

886Woodward, OKOK19,8272,621+4%

887Sweetwater, TXTX14,1172,585−6%

888Pierre, SDSD20,5882,557+26%

889Snyder, TXTX16,1622,526+5%

890Vernal, UTUT38,2782,507+45%

891Vernon, TXTX12,4812,375−17%

892Raymondville, TXTX19,9712,328+18%

893Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0992,328+2%

894Kingsland, GAGA60,1432,277+52%

895Hereford, TXTX18,6262,248+11%

896Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4512,225+28%

897Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072,220+33%

898Franklin, KYKY20,7882,153−2%

899Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2192,153+14%

900Hailey, IDID32,4362,139+46%

901Dumas, TXTX21,8912,124+21%

902Mountain Home, IDID29,4652,079+31%

903Guymon, OKOK20,3222,056−3%

904Liberal, KSKS21,0732,006+13%

905Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091,868+35%

906Gillette, WYWY48,1451,771+65%

907Zapata, TXTX13,7531,742+26%

908Jackson, WYWY36,5871,712+55%

909Othello, WAWA21,4881,707+12%

910Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381,656+2%

911Evanston, WYWY23,4151,655+40%

912Andrews, TXTX18,9141,621+23%

913Vermillion, SDSD15,0311,364+0%

914Breckenridge, COCO39,0691,283+67%

915Edwards, COCO54,2911,249+76%

916Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,213+27%

917Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,109+19%

918Nantucket, MAMA14,7581,000+18%

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