Which metro area has the highest residents 65 and over?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,464,161 (2010 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 2010 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, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest senior population, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2010. 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

501Newport, OROR50,6369,972+15%

502Shawnee, OKOK75,1029,935+10%

503Oil City, PAPA49,3469,884+2%

504Fort Payne, ALAL74,0859,875+11%

505Lawrence, KSKS120,9209,867+24%

506Marquette, MIMI68,0649,827+12%

507Galesburg, ILIL47,7679,762−0%

508Minot, NDND75,6949,646+5%

509Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1549,645+51%

510Alamogordo, NMNM70,3689,552+31%

511Fairmont, WVWV55,5849,541−5%

512Kinston, NCNC55,8379,514+9%

513Albemarle, NCNC68,8309,507+15%

514Tullahoma, TNTN69,3399,490+20%

515Marion, OHOH65,1159,468+7%

516Frankfort, KYKY77,8749,461+19%

517Casper, WYWY80,5269,392+11%

518Batavia, NYNY58,4169,390+8%

519Farmington, MOMO67,8099,354+12%

520Fremont, OHOH58,6559,315+4%

521Mason City, IAIA49,7109,309−5%

522Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8089,303+33%

523Enid, OKOK61,7799,296+0%

524Roswell, NMNM63,3649,293+3%

525Baraboo, WIWI66,6529,288+16%

526Columbus, MSMS67,1449,256+9%

527Pocatello, IDID91,5919,243+21%

528Branson, MOMO57,0019,150+42%

529Natchez, MSMS54,7229,140−3%

530Carson, NVNV58,5719,133+17%

531Sturgis, MIMI60,9689,103+12%

532Bartlesville, OKOK54,0379,083+4%

533Salina, KSKS59,1219,068+6%

534Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0028,987+20%

535Freeport, ILIL43,2208,958+12%

536Easton, MDMD38,2388,958+30%

537Stevens Point, WIWI71,9438,955+22%

538Greenville, OHOH51,5208,929+10%

539New Iberia, LALA66,8468,914+7%

540Gloversville, NYNY52,2168,901−1%

541Washington, NCNC44,6708,782+23%

542Walla Walla, WAWA62,3618,778+7%

543Scottsboro, ALAL54,2818,773+22%

544Lewistown, PAPA46,1278,643+9%

545Burlington, IAIA44,0618,628+2%

546Barre, VTVT59,6528,617+15%

547Henderson, KYKY57,1848,611+8%

548Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4048,574+16%

549Brevard, NCNC34,2118,539+36%

550Bozeman, MTMT128,7408,470+47%

551Tiffin, OHOH54,5228,425+2%

552Ashland, OHOH52,5238,416+15%

553Harrison, ARAR45,6548,374+21%

554Rice Lake, WIWI46,4848,348+13%

555Amsterdam, NYNY50,0468,329−13%

556Danville, KYKY56,9858,288+19%

557Dublin, GAGA60,3518,273+13%

558Clinton, IAIA46,0028,267+4%

559Cañon City, COCO50,0398,244+23%

560Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0768,230+6%

561McComb, MSMS52,6408,176+7%

562Shawano, WIWI45,7598,162+13%

563Waycross, GAGA57,6708,162+11%

564Ontario, OROR60,0858,156+16%

565Glasgow, KYKY56,2248,144+13%

566Picayune, MSMS59,3638,136+33%

567Rochelle, ILIL51,3998,122+18%

568Norwalk, OHOH58,2508,084+10%

569Stillwater, OKOK83,8898,061+10%

570Sikeston, MOMO49,9788,060+5%

571McAlester, OKOK43,3208,036+7%

572New Castle, ININ49,1378,001+5%

573Platteville, WIWI52,4467,974+5%

574Sanford, NCNC70,2587,937+25%

575Ponca City, OKOK43,4907,932−3%

576Statesboro, GAGA97,9777,906+21%

577Clovis, NMNM65,2707,889+7%

578Faribault, MNMN69,9397,881+22%

579Port Townsend, WAWA33,9707,842+43%

580Warren, PAPA37,0387,840+7%

581Duncan, OKOK44,3107,798−2%

582Bucyrus, OHOH41,8967,796+9%

583Cadillac, MIMI49,7197,780+21%

584Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0357,622+6%

585Jacksonville, TXTX53,3377,608+8%

586Red Wing, MNMN48,1957,594+15%

587Bedford, ININ45,5687,562+11%

588Carlsbad, NMNM62,5097,541−1%

589Huntingdon, PAPA43,0017,458+11%

590Gaffney, SCSC58,2757,442+14%

591Charleston, ILIL46,6077,431+5%

592Bradford, PAPA38,9847,381−4%

593Marion, NCNC45,1987,377+23%

594Montrose, COCO44,5917,349+44%

595Hillsdale, MIMI45,7387,344+19%

596Palestine, TXTX59,8057,338+14%

597Norfolk, NENE49,2287,293−0%

598Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9047,265+7%

599Clewiston, FLFL61,5467,258+29%

600Madisonville, KYKY45,1277,244+6%

601Enterprise, ALAL56,9537,210+17%

602Jefferson, GAGA99,2657,197+67%

603Alexander City, ALAL40,9537,193+5%

604Brattleboro, VTVT45,2047,167+16%

605Winchester, TNTN45,5797,109+19%

606Escanaba, MIMI36,5827,098+8%

607Ardmore, OKOK48,9107,078−3%

608Alexandria, MNMN40,1207,069+20%

609Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9097,061+6%

610Oxford, MSMS71,9727,056+20%

611Morgan City, LALA46,5527,052+20%

612Effingham, ILIL44,7277,034+7%

613Sandpoint, IDID54,4207,009+45%

614Carbondale, ILIL52,5017,002+6%

615Bennington, VTVT36,6306,995+13%

616Hobbs, NMNM74,7496,991+3%

617Huntsville, TXTX83,8426,980+26%

618Centralia, ILIL36,3826,923−0%

619West Plains, MOMO40,7986,909+11%

620Hastings, NENE40,5776,908−4%

621Plymouth, ININ46,5996,904+15%

622Jacksonville, ILIL37,3816,901+4%

623Minden, LALA34,9486,894+1%

624Winona, MNMN50,5236,891+5%

625Corsicana, TXTX57,1816,863+6%

626Bogalusa, LALA44,9376,836+9%

627Willmar, MNMN44,7206,832+11%

628Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6916,827+19%

629Austin, MNMN40,9716,818−10%

630Gallup, NMNM68,1196,813+32%

631Okeechobee, FLFL42,6086,791+16%

632Kearney, NENE57,9626,765+12%

633Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3026,760+6%

634Ozark, ALAL49,9126,759+16%

635Aberdeen, SDSD41,5836,756+1%

636Fremont, NENE38,0576,740+6%

637Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9146,738+17%

638Canton, ILIL32,9016,692−5%

639Rockingham, NCNC42,0416,691+5%

640Rifle, COCO80,0996,681+38%

641Durant, OKOK51,3676,680+18%

642Marshalltown, IAIA39,8906,677+3%

643Coldwater, MIMI45,9936,659+11%

644Lewisburg, PAPA42,3136,654+19%

645Brownwood, TXTX38,7116,604+7%

646Cornelia, GAGA50,4166,599+33%

647Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5276,586+24%

648Big Rapids, MIMI42,3206,577+23%

649Alice, TXTX45,3836,558+9%

650Athens, OHOH63,1976,538+13%

651Tifton, GAGA51,2376,524+14%

652El Dorado, ARAR36,9266,481−12%

653Cortland, NYNY45,8506,458+7%

654Cambridge, OHOH38,3796,426+9%

655Calhoun, GAGA61,7016,423+37%

656Henderson, NCNC42,6386,421+19%

657Fairbanks, AKAK93,9726,375+66%

658Paris, TNTN32,8966,364+13%

659Sidney, OHOH48,0656,362+9%

660Scottsbluff, NENE36,2726,351−2%

661Lock Haven, PAPA37,8706,350−0%

662Tahlequah, OKOK49,1966,338+24%

663Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8386,337−9%

664Boone, NCNC54,7866,329+35%

665Albert Lea, MNMN30,4406,309+2%

666Celina, OHOH42,7376,304+6%

667Silver City, NMNM27,2526,299+23%

668Greenville, MSMS40,4466,295−13%

669Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1476,288+3%

670Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3196,285+43%

671Brigham City, UTUT70,4056,277+23%

672Alma, MIMI41,1906,271+10%

673Brookings, OROR22,6216,261+11%

674Vicksburg, MSMS41,7596,258+8%

675Columbus, NENE46,5836,230+3%

676Arcadia, FLFL37,0786,228+2%

677Nogales, AZAZ50,0206,224+51%

678Sparta, WIWI46,5726,223+9%

679Sedalia, MOMO44,2546,203+2%

680Brenham, TXTX38,2886,199+21%

681Hannibal, MOMO38,9696,183+2%

682Selma, ALAL35,1406,165−4%

683Astoria, OROR40,9266,160+11%

684Rolla, MOMO45,2476,157+11%

685Mayfield, KYKY37,0506,145+3%

686Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6556,144+16%

687Pontiac, ILIL35,0576,142+1%

688Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4286,104+15%

689Gainesville, TXTX44,4616,100+13%

690Taylorville, ILIL33,4436,096+0%

691Jasper, ININ44,0166,079+19%

692Fort Madison, IAIA32,3066,078−3%

693Seymour, ININ47,3706,068+10%

694St. Marys, PAPA29,9266,066−0%

695Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0836,063+36%

696Vincennes, ININ35,6526,062+1%

697Del Rio, TXTX47,8356,052+23%

698Paragould, ARAR47,4116,034+16%

699McMinnville, TNTN43,7176,025+13%

700El Campo, TXTX42,0606,019+5%

701Starkville, MSMS62,0636,005+12%

702Houghton, MIMI40,0285,994−1%

703Coshocton, OHOH37,1885,992+11%

704Durango, COCO56,8985,979+45%

705Newport, TNTN37,8895,965+30%

706Newberry, SCSC39,5615,959+12%

707Wabash, ININ30,7135,952+8%

708Kendallville, ININ47,9375,941+16%

709Crawfordsville, ININ38,9545,928+14%

710Burley, IDID49,3085,923+10%

711Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5755,898+1%

712Corinth, MSMS34,5695,888+15%

713Logansport, ININ37,8365,874−1%

714Campbellsville, KYKY38,4075,869+8%

715Moultrie, GAGA47,4385,863+8%

716Defiance, OHOH38,2925,857+15%

717Ottumwa, IAIA35,2105,856−9%

718Muscatine, IAIA41,8535,843+8%

719Shelbyville, TNTN55,2735,834+23%

720Riverton, WYWY39,4645,805+22%

721North Platte, NENE33,9725,787+8%

722Cambridge, MDMD33,6285,771+6%

723Alpena, MIMI28,8535,765+8%

724Bonham, TXTX39,2655,765+15%

725Urbana, OHOH38,8205,758+17%

726Bemidji, MNMN47,0555,754+24%

727Batesville, ARAR38,7855,730+16%

728Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8235,727+27%

729Arkansas City, KSKS34,3825,726−1%

730Blytheville, ARAR37,8285,685−11%

731Wilmington, OHOH42,3015,684+15%

732Greenwood, MSMS34,9125,665−5%

733Española, NMNM39,8325,659+26%

734Weatherford, OKOK39,0595,658−2%

735Dixon, ILIL32,9145,644+7%

736Warrensburg, MOMO56,6705,644+26%

737Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4975,637+15%

738Taos, NMNM34,5645,627+52%

739Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815,627+15%

740Murray, KYKY39,4215,620+10%

741Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1185,614+1%

742Hutchinson, MNMN36,6315,603+16%

743Douglas, GAGA52,8615,581+27%

744Plainview, TXTX36,7005,580−7%

745Ada, OKOK38,5285,570+6%

746Lebanon, MOMO36,9435,556+21%

747Fayetteville, TNTN36,8535,550+14%

748Auburn, ININ44,5355,540+21%

749Cedartown, GAGA45,5145,535+10%

750Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205,517+10%

751Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2015,513+12%

752Ludington, MIMI29,0405,509+16%

753Milledgeville, GAGA44,0295,508+17%

754Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8835,472+8%

755Huntington, ININ37,2245,466+2%

756Pittsburg, KSKS39,0085,463−8%

757Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0635,448+12%

758Petoskey, MIMI33,7755,437+21%

759Miami, OKOK30,4385,418−3%

760Las Vegas, NMNM30,3115,384+24%

761Camden, ARAR26,3635,374−7%

762Martin, TNTN33,2615,346+6%

763McPherson, KSKS30,0645,339+5%

764Natchitoches, LALA36,0895,329+13%

765Union City, TNTN30,0675,329+8%

766Menomonie, WIWI46,2235,323+19%

767Ruston, LALA48,3605,286+10%

768Owatonna, MNMN37,4645,270+17%

769Kennett, MOMO26,8555,268−4%

770Bay City, TXTX36,4635,249+11%

771Elkins, WVWV26,8825,246+23%

772Blackfoot, IDID51,1535,214+21%

773Ellensburg, WAWA48,8035,212+35%

774Pella, IAIA34,1925,192+2%

775Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2455,167+25%

776Malvern, ARAR33,4515,164+8%

777Grenada, MSMS30,2225,155−4%

778Peru, ININ34,4875,148+11%

779Greencastle, ININ37,8765,131+16%

780Angola, ININ34,7995,090+29%

781Hinesville, GAGA91,8705,026+66%

782Brookhaven, MSMS35,0124,944+7%

783Cody, WYWY31,1714,942+32%

784Gallipolis, OHOH29,0724,940+17%

785Vidalia, GAGA36,1804,915+21%

786Laurinburg, NCNC33,3224,914+20%

787Deming, NMNM25,4074,907+8%

788New Ulm, MNMN25,5174,899+4%

789Russellville, ALAL32,4494,825+4%

790Emporia, KSKS34,8384,804+1%

791Americus, GAGA33,3944,800+6%

792Heber, UTUT81,6554,785+75%

793Stephenville, TXTX43,9114,779+8%

794Frankfort, ININ33,3224,776−2%

795Lincoln, ILIL27,1824,760+1%

796Decatur, ININ36,6504,750+5%

797Madison, ININ33,2794,742+14%

798Van Wert, OHOH29,0134,688+2%

799Great Bend, KSKS24,7904,688−7%

800Macomb, ILIL25,9164,644−0%

801Dickinson, NDND39,1424,642+9%

802DeRidder, LALA36,6734,622+18%

803Big Spring, TXTX30,5044,615−6%

804Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7914,582+3%

805Kingsland, GAGA60,1434,556+100%

806Sheridan, WYWY33,2414,548+10%

807Cedar City, UTUT67,1414,533+57%

808Middlesborough, KYKY22,8294,508+9%

809Ruidoso, NMNM19,8444,505+30%

810Eufaula, ALAL26,8614,463+2%

811Washington, ININ34,2094,461+2%

812The Dalles, OROR26,3104,450+12%

813Elko, NVNV56,6824,400+53%

814Toccoa, GAGA27,8544,348+9%

815Washington Court House, OHOH28,5524,345+6%

816Beatrice, NENE21,7114,326−2%

817Fairmont, MNMN19,4404,317−0%

818La Grande, OROR25,9004,308+19%

819Safford, AZAZ40,1574,261+7%

820Pullman, WAWA48,5124,257+13%

821Thomaston, GAGA28,5004,252+3%

822Mitchell, SDSD25,9134,245+5%

823Monticello, ININ25,1644,230+13%

824Troy, ALAL33,6884,211+13%

825Le Mars, IAIA25,6974,149+5%

826Cleveland, MSMS28,2624,113−8%

827Mexico, MOMO24,5284,084−6%

828Kirksville, MOMO29,8244,080+5%

829Watertown, SDSD29,5624,051+11%

830Connersville, ININ23,5334,044+2%

831Lewisburg, TNTN38,0714,018+20%

832Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,993+25%

833Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063,965+12%

834Rexburg, IDID69,3803,936+26%

835Magnolia, ARAR21,8943,928−4%

836Uvalde, TXTX24,9633,896+10%

837Bainbridge, GAGA29,4323,879+4%

838Carroll, IAIA20,3033,874−3%

839Crescent City, CACA26,4103,873+12%

840Jesup, GAGA32,4813,862+28%

841Moscow, IDID41,8423,858+16%

842Hays, KSKS29,0753,829−3%

843Alamosa, COCO27,8963,813+15%

844Lexington, NENE26,2553,804−2%

845Summerville, GAGA25,3003,801+4%

846Fallon, NVNV25,8513,781+32%

847Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4423,768+16%

848Pampa, TXTX21,7863,761−12%

849Greensburg, ININ26,5763,717+14%

850Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0773,712+10%

851Marshall, MOMO23,2653,699−4%

852Kingsville, TXTX30,3153,681+10%

853Ottawa, KSKS26,2993,673+6%

854Yankton, SDSD23,6353,665+16%

855Rock Springs, WYWY41,2673,643+21%

856Jamestown, NDND21,4143,618−6%

857Moberly, MOMO24,5133,605−2%

858Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8803,598−1%

859Wahpeton, NDND23,0193,593−8%

860Baker City, OROR16,6583,542+11%

861Bishop, CACA18,1583,535+3%

862Marshall, MNMN25,6843,519−5%

863Susanville, CACA28,1173,474+14%

864Forrest City, ARAR21,8003,447−1%

865Beeville, TXTX32,5153,436+4%

866Altus, OKOK24,7643,423+1%

867Worthington, MNMN22,3383,420−6%

868Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9383,410−1%

869Dodge City, KSKS33,9933,377−5%

870Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4513,363+51%

871Williston, NDND41,7673,328+2%

872Sterling, COCO20,6543,321+12%

873Cordele, GAGA19,2373,273+15%

874Borger, TXTX19,6333,266−12%

875Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5993,234+18%

876Hailey, IDID32,4363,227+51%

877Clarksdale, MSMS19,8493,186−15%

878Brookings, SDSD37,6353,170+3%

879Laramie, WYWY38,5583,166+20%

880Garden City, KSKS37,5053,089+9%

881Maryville, MOMO20,1743,077+2%

882Spencer, IAIA16,2023,066−2%

883Storm Lake, IAIA20,4493,055−11%

884Huron, SDSD19,6243,006−9%

885Vernal, UTUT38,2782,997+20%

886Edwards, COCO54,2912,938+135%

887Price, UTUT20,6802,903+7%

888Woodward, OKOK19,8272,848+9%

889Elk City, OKOK22,1592,813−8%

890Hood River, OROR23,7202,807+7%

891Breckenridge, COCO39,0692,805+119%

892Jackson, WYWY36,5872,762+61%

893Pierre, SDSD20,5882,754+8%

894Mountain Home, IDID29,4652,716+31%

895Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2192,699+25%

896Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072,686+21%

897Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092,635+41%

898Gillette, WYWY48,1452,616+48%

899Atchison, KSKS16,1722,601−4%

900Raymondville, TXTX19,9712,587+11%

901Sweetwater, TXTX14,1172,519−3%

902Franklin, KYKY20,7882,471+15%

903Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0992,468+6%

904Snyder, TXTX16,1622,383−6%

905Hereford, TXTX18,6262,224−1%

906Evanston, WYWY23,4152,217+34%

907Guymon, OKOK20,3222,115+3%

908Vernon, TXTX12,4812,108−11%

909Dumas, TXTX21,8912,107−1%

910Liberal, KSKS21,0731,948−3%

911Othello, WAWA21,4881,915+12%

912Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,692+39%

913Andrews, TXTX18,9141,663+3%

914Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381,654−0%

915Zapata, TXTX13,7531,460−16%

916Vermillion, SDSD15,0311,421+4%

917Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,367+23%

918Nantucket, MAMA14,7581,227+23%

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