Which metro area has the highest residents 65 and over?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 3,202,526 (2020 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 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest senior population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. 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

501Baraboo, WIWI66,65213,022+63%

502Carson, NVNV58,57112,941+65%

503Paris, TXTX63,31912,905+24%

504Marietta, OHOH58,38912,866+36%

505Port Townsend, WAWA33,97012,851+134%

506Sayre, PAPA59,60012,836+30%

507Oneonta, NYNY60,58912,750+37%

508Casper, WYWY80,52612,742+51%

509Grand Island, NENE78,07612,697+26%

510Hutchinson, KSKS61,53912,692+20%

511Stevens Point, WIWI71,94312,652+72%

512Fort Payne, ALAL74,08512,586+42%

513Barre, VTVT59,65212,515+68%

514Shawnee, OKOK75,10212,504+39%

515Muskogee, OKOK66,70812,483+17%

516Walla Walla, WAWA62,36112,428+52%

517Sandpoint, IDID54,42012,410+157%

518Albemarle, NCNC68,83012,343+49%

519Branson, MOMO57,00112,341+92%

520Sterling, ILIL54,12112,332+27%

521Alamogordo, NMNM70,36812,211+67%

522Tullahoma, TNTN69,33912,156+54%

523Marion, OHOH65,11512,072+36%

524Columbus, MSMS67,14412,052+42%

525Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00211,946+59%

526Oil City, PAPA49,34611,943+24%

527Fremont, OHOH58,65511,922+33%

528Rifle, COCO80,09911,708+141%

529Mason City, IAIA49,71011,655+20%

530Statesboro, GAGA97,97711,638+78%

531Batavia, NYNY58,41611,631+34%

532Washington, NCNC44,67011,580+62%

533Sanford, NCNC70,25811,562+82%

534Farmington, MOMO67,80911,561+39%

535New Iberia, LALA66,84611,549+38%

536Kinston, NCNC55,83711,540+32%

537Cañon City, COCO50,03911,415+70%

538Jefferson, GAGA99,26511,410+164%

539Fairmont, WVWV55,58411,381+13%

540Salina, KSKS59,12111,371+33%

541Sturgis, MIMI60,96811,213+38%

542Gloversville, NYNY52,21611,186+25%

543Natchez, MSMS54,72211,123+19%

544Picayune, MSMS59,36311,090+81%

545Galesburg, ILIL47,76711,085+13%

546Easton, MDMD38,23811,082+61%

547Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40411,073+50%

548Scottsboro, ALAL54,28111,063+53%

549Faribault, MNMN69,93911,006+70%

550Durango, COCO56,89811,003+167%

551Minot, NDND75,69410,991+19%

552Fairbanks, AKAK93,97210,961+185%

553Dublin, GAGA60,35110,946+50%

554Brattleboro, VTVT45,20410,899+77%

555Oxford, MSMS71,97210,831+85%

556Stillwater, OKOK83,88910,821+47%

557Greenville, OHOH51,52010,788+33%

558Norwalk, OHOH58,25010,779+47%

559Huntsville, TXTX83,84210,752+95%

560Ashland, OHOH52,52310,683+46%

561Henderson, KYKY57,18410,674+33%

562Bartlesville, OKOK54,03710,652+22%

563Rice Lake, WIWI46,48410,631+44%

564Danville, KYKY56,98510,573+52%

565Ontario, OROR60,08510,561+50%

566Freeport, ILIL43,22010,547+31%

567Tiffin, OHOH54,52210,545+28%

568McComb, MSMS52,64010,503+37%

569Montrose, COCO44,59110,466+105%

570Enid, OKOK61,77910,456+13%

571Heber, UTUT81,65510,450+283%

572Roswell, NMNM63,36410,376+15%

573Waycross, GAGA57,67010,309+40%

574Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03510,289+44%

575Lewistown, PAPA46,12710,188+29%

576Harrison, ARAR45,65410,185+47%

577Glasgow, KYKY56,22410,119+40%

578Burlington, IAIA44,06110,111+20%

579Gaffney, SCSC58,27510,074+55%

580Red Wing, MNMN48,1959,984+51%

581Cadillac, MIMI49,7199,975+55%

582Amsterdam, NYNY50,0469,957+4%

583Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0769,888+27%

584Brevard, NCNC34,2119,865+57%

585Rochelle, ILIL51,3999,853+44%

586Astoria, OROR40,9269,763+76%

587New Castle, ININ49,1379,761+28%

588Gallup, NMNM68,1199,740+89%

589Platteville, WIWI52,4469,684+28%

590Shawano, WIWI45,7599,615+33%

591Sikeston, MOMO49,9789,565+25%

592Huntingdon, PAPA43,0019,553+42%

593Nogales, AZAZ50,0209,553+132%

594Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6919,513+66%

595Palestine, TXTX59,8059,449+47%

596Ardmore, OKOK48,9109,442+29%

597Taos, NMNM34,5649,440+155%

598Clinton, IAIA46,0029,410+19%

599Marion, NCNC45,1989,375+56%

600Hillsdale, MIMI45,7389,372+51%

601Bedford, ININ45,5689,336+38%

602Enterprise, ALAL56,9539,327+51%

603Alexander City, ALAL40,9539,296+35%

604Kearney, NENE57,9629,282+54%

605Jacksonville, TXTX53,3379,261+32%

606Winona, MNMN50,5239,242+41%

607Escanaba, MIMI36,5829,176+40%

608Clovis, NMNM65,2709,173+25%

609Alexandria, MNMN40,1209,159+56%

610Bucyrus, OHOH41,8969,152+28%

611Warren, PAPA37,0389,137+25%

612Carbondale, ILIL52,5019,116+39%

613Calhoun, GAGA61,7019,110+95%

614Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2459,106+121%

615Duncan, OKOK44,3109,072+14%

616Bennington, VTVT36,6309,048+47%

617Winchester, TNTN45,5799,035+51%

618Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9099,009+35%

619Athens, OHOH63,1979,003+55%

620Boone, NCNC54,7869,000+92%

621Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3028,986+41%

622Corsicana, TXTX57,1818,961+38%

623McAlester, OKOK43,3208,941+19%

624Charleston, ILIL46,6078,895+26%

625Cornelia, GAGA50,4168,877+79%

626Madisonville, KYKY45,1278,853+29%

627Carlsbad, NMNM62,5098,841+16%

628Bogalusa, LALA44,9378,801+40%

629Effingham, ILIL44,7278,793+34%

630Clewiston, FLFL61,5468,758+56%

631Brigham City, UTUT70,4058,712+71%

632Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5278,668+63%

633Norfolk, NENE49,2288,664+19%

634Plymouth, ININ46,5998,641+44%

635Ponca City, OKOK43,4908,576+5%

636Morgan City, LALA46,5528,564+45%

637Cortland, NYNY45,8508,539+41%

638Ozark, ALAL49,9128,530+47%

639Española, NMNM39,8328,492+89%

640Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3198,488+93%

641Willmar, MNMN44,7208,488+38%

642Coldwater, MIMI45,9938,457+41%

643Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8238,408+87%

644Sidney, OHOH48,0658,397+44%

645Starkville, MSMS62,0638,385+56%

646Bradford, PAPA38,9848,377+9%

647Petoskey, MIMI33,7758,377+86%

648Henderson, NCNC42,6388,362+54%

649West Plains, MOMO40,7988,335+33%

650Sparta, WIWI46,5728,326+46%

651Brookings, OROR22,6218,316+48%

652Vicksburg, MSMS41,7598,312+44%

653Tifton, GAGA51,2378,292+45%

654Hobbs, NMNM74,7498,266+22%

655Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4288,242+56%

656Ellensburg, WAWA48,8038,224+112%

657Okeechobee, FLFL42,6088,223+40%

658Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9148,215+43%

659Big Rapids, MIMI42,3208,204+54%

660Brownwood, TXTX38,7118,191+33%

661Rockingham, NCNC42,0418,144+28%

662Durant, OKOK51,3678,142+44%

663Silver City, NMNM27,2528,114+59%

664Greenville, MSMS40,4468,098+12%

665Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968,098+59%

666Brenham, TXTX38,2888,088+58%

667Newberry, SCSC39,5618,053+51%

668Jasper, ININ44,0168,050+57%

669Lewisburg, PAPA42,3138,045+44%

670Kendallville, ININ47,9378,041+58%

671Centralia, ILIL36,3827,998+15%

672Alice, TXTX45,3837,982+33%

673Newport, TNTN37,8897,971+74%

674Hastings, NENE40,5777,970+11%

675Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0837,965+79%

676Bemidji, MNMN47,0557,944+72%

677Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9047,943+17%

678Cambridge, OHOH38,3797,942+35%

679Kingsland, GAGA60,1437,917+248%

680Shelbyville, TNTN55,2737,881+66%

681Gainesville, TXTX44,4617,875+45%

682Riverton, WYWY39,4647,874+66%

683Celina, OHOH42,7377,869+33%

684Jacksonville, ILIL37,3817,867+19%

685Aberdeen, SDSD41,5837,857+17%

686Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4977,849+60%

687Seymour, ININ47,3707,821+42%

688Cedar City, UTUT67,1417,816+170%

689Minden, LALA34,9487,793+14%

690Muscatine, IAIA41,8537,753+44%

691Marshalltown, IAIA39,8907,746+20%

692Paris, TNTN32,8967,742+37%

693McMinnville, TNTN43,7177,712+45%

694Arcadia, FLFL37,0787,706+26%

695Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6557,694+46%

696Lock Haven, PAPA37,8707,683+21%

697Moultrie, GAGA47,4387,673+42%

698Hannibal, MOMO38,9697,658+26%

699Defiance, OHOH38,2927,652+50%

700Hinesville, GAGA91,8707,647+153%

701El Campo, TXTX42,0607,642+34%

702Fort Madison, IAIA32,3067,635+21%

703Alma, MIMI41,1907,601+33%

704Milledgeville, GAGA44,0297,576+61%

705Scottsbluff, NENE36,2727,571+17%

706Wilmington, OHOH42,3017,569+53%

707Rolla, MOMO45,2477,549+37%

708Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2017,520+53%

709Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1477,512+23%

710Paragould, ARAR47,4117,511+45%

711Houghton, MIMI40,0287,503+24%

712Menomonie, WIWI46,2237,484+67%

713Urbana, OHOH38,8207,467+52%

714Columbus, NENE46,5837,458+23%

715Warrensburg, MOMO56,6707,454+66%

716El Dorado, ARAR36,9267,446+1%

717Auburn, ININ44,5357,389+61%

718Sedalia, MOMO44,2547,387+22%

719Austin, MNMN40,9717,386−2%

720Canton, ILIL32,9017,385+5%

721Del Rio, TXTX47,8357,360+50%

722Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5757,339+25%

723Ludington, MIMI29,0407,318+54%

724Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8387,308+5%

725Selma, ALAL35,1407,305+14%

726Cody, WYWY31,1717,302+95%

727Cambridge, MDMD33,6287,268+34%

728Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1187,247+31%

729Campbellsville, KYKY38,4077,245+33%

730Hutchinson, MNMN36,6317,240+50%

731Cedartown, GAGA45,5147,222+44%

732Coshocton, OHOH37,1887,215+34%

733North Platte, NENE33,9727,182+34%

734Burley, IDID49,3087,175+33%

735Blackfoot, IDID51,1537,170+66%

736Douglas, GAGA52,8617,168+63%

737Wabash, ININ30,7137,163+31%

738Pontiac, ILIL35,0577,157+18%

739Alpena, MIMI28,8537,150+33%

740Fayetteville, TNTN36,8537,123+46%

741Las Vegas, NMNM30,3117,115+64%

742Huntington, ININ37,2247,112+33%

743Fremont, NENE38,0577,085+12%

744Mayfield, KYKY37,0507,084+19%

745Angola, ININ34,7997,071+80%

746Albert Lea, MNMN30,4407,065+15%

747St. Marys, PAPA29,9267,063+16%

748Taylorville, ILIL33,4437,031+15%

749Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0637,026+45%

750Crawfordsville, ININ38,9547,016+34%

751Logansport, ININ37,8367,009+18%

752Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0816,996+43%

753Murray, KYKY39,4216,973+36%

754Sheridan, WYWY33,2416,942+68%

755Bonham, TXTX39,2656,901+37%

756Vincennes, ININ35,6526,899+14%

757Greenwood, MSMS34,9126,885+15%

758Ruston, LALA48,3606,849+42%

759Dixon, ILIL32,9146,829+29%

760Owatonna, MNMN37,4646,806+52%

761Batesville, ARAR38,7856,806+37%

762Corinth, MSMS34,5696,794+33%

763Laurinburg, NCNC33,3226,758+66%

764Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8836,745+34%

765Lebanon, MOMO36,9436,725+46%

766Dyersburg, TNTN36,3206,663+33%

767Natchitoches, LALA36,0896,627+40%

768Ottumwa, IAIA35,2106,626+3%

769Union City, TNTN30,0676,568+33%

770Arkansas City, KSKS34,3826,565+14%

771Pella, IAIA34,1926,560+29%

772Elko, NVNV56,6826,559+128%

773Ada, OKOK38,5286,539+24%

774Stephenville, TXTX43,9116,524+47%

775Grenada, MSMS30,2226,466+20%

776Edwards, COCO54,2916,463+417%

777Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,422+12%

778Malvern, ARAR33,4516,405+34%

779Hailey, IDID32,4366,400+199%

780Vidalia, GAGA36,1806,388+58%

781Greencastle, ININ37,8766,385+44%

782Bay City, TXTX36,4636,380+35%

783Brookhaven, MSMS35,0126,377+38%

784Pittsburg, KSKS39,0086,349+7%

785McPherson, KSKS30,0646,333+24%

786Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4516,286+183%

787Blytheville, ARAR37,8286,257−2%

788Peru, ININ34,4876,243+34%

789Elkins, WVWV26,8826,233+46%

790Martin, TNTN33,2616,166+22%

791Madison, ININ33,2796,151+48%

792Americus, GAGA33,3946,126+36%

793DeRidder, LALA36,6736,109+56%

794Miami, OKOK30,4386,063+8%

795Plainview, TXTX36,7006,063+2%

796The Dalles, OROR26,3106,062+53%

797Ruidoso, NMNM19,8446,022+74%

798Spearfish, SDSD29,4595,995+88%

799Emporia, KSKS34,8385,919+25%

800Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7915,890+33%

801Toccoa, GAGA27,8545,883+48%

802Moscow, IDID41,8425,814+76%

803New Ulm, MNMN25,5175,802+23%

804Decatur, ININ36,6505,801+29%

805Eufaula, ALAL26,8615,797+32%

806Camden, ARAR26,3635,781−0%

807Gallipolis, OHOH29,0725,723+36%

808Frankfort, ININ33,3225,706+17%

809Pullman, WAWA48,5125,705+52%

810Lewisburg, TNTN38,0715,694+69%

811Rexburg, IDID69,3805,659+81%

812La Grande, OROR25,9005,653+56%

813Rock Springs, WYWY41,2675,636+87%

814Van Wert, OHOH29,0135,592+22%

815Washington Court House, OHOH28,5525,567+36%

816Safford, AZAZ40,1575,563+40%

817Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2195,561+158%

818Lincoln, ILIL27,1825,556+18%

819Deming, NMNM25,4075,525+21%

820Russellville, ALAL32,4495,501+19%

821Thomaston, GAGA28,5005,458+32%

822Troy, ALAL33,6885,449+46%

823Cleveland, MSMS28,2625,419+21%

824Washington, ININ34,2095,416+24%

825Macomb, ILIL25,9165,410+16%

826Kennett, MOMO26,8555,380−2%

827Bainbridge, GAGA29,4325,297+42%

828Dickinson, NDND39,1425,291+24%

829Jesup, GAGA32,4815,247+74%

830Watertown, SDSD29,5625,242+43%

831Crescent City, CACA26,4105,241+52%

832Fallon, NVNV25,8515,239+83%

833Alamosa, COCO27,8965,235+58%

834Jackson, WYWY36,5875,218+205%

835Gillette, WYWY48,1455,164+192%

836Great Bend, KSKS24,7905,118+1%

837Monticello, ININ25,1645,110+36%

838Big Spring, TXTX30,5045,009+2%

839Mitchell, SDSD25,9134,994+24%

840Connersville, ININ23,5334,990+26%

841Breckenridge, COCO39,0694,964+287%

842Mexico, MOMO24,5284,960+14%

843Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4424,938+52%

844Le Mars, IAIA25,6974,899+24%

845Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0774,877+44%

846Kirksville, MOMO29,8244,869+25%

847Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064,863+37%

848Laramie, WYWY38,5584,849+83%

849Greensburg, ININ26,5764,846+49%

850Beatrice, NENE21,7114,755+8%

851Hays, KSKS29,0754,752+21%

852Susanville, CACA28,1174,745+55%

853Yankton, SDSD23,6354,745+50%

854Ottawa, KSKS26,2994,718+36%

855Fairmont, MNMN19,4404,694+8%

856Juneau city and, AKAK31,6094,633+148%

857Middlesborough, KYKY22,8294,629+12%

858Brookings, SDSD37,6354,603+50%

859Bishop, CACA18,1584,512+32%

860Baker City, OROR16,6584,504+41%

861Kingsville, TXTX30,3154,498+35%

862Summerville, GAGA25,3004,478+23%

863Uvalde, TXTX24,9634,477+27%

864Carroll, IAIA20,3034,466+12%

865Lexington, NENE26,2554,433+14%

866Marshall, MNMN25,6844,423+19%

867Wahpeton, NDND23,0194,390+13%

868Moberly, MOMO24,5134,371+19%

869Jamestown, NDND21,4144,312+12%

870Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8804,273+17%

871Garden City, KSKS37,5054,243+50%

872Beeville, TXTX32,5154,179+27%

873Vernal, UTUT38,2784,170+66%

874Magnolia, ARAR21,8944,133+1%

875Forrest City, ARAR21,8004,081+17%

876Marshall, MOMO23,2654,057+5%

877Hood River, OROR23,7204,023+53%

878Mountain Home, IDID29,4653,991+92%

879Cordele, GAGA19,2373,982+40%

880Altus, OKOK24,7643,950+17%

881Sterling, COCO20,6543,940+33%

882Pampa, TXTX21,7863,900−8%

883Dodge City, KSKS33,9933,869+8%

884Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5993,832+40%

885Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9383,829+12%

886Price, UTUT20,6803,813+41%

887Pierre, SDSD20,5883,810+49%

888Borger, TXTX19,6333,695−1%

889Worthington, MNMN22,3383,645+1%

890Maryville, MOMO20,1743,626+20%

891Spencer, IAIA16,2023,611+16%

892Williston, NDND41,7673,605+11%

893Clarksdale, MSMS19,8493,587−4%

894Evanston, WYWY23,4153,531+113%

895Los Alamos, NMNM19,4073,519+59%

896Elk City, OKOK22,1593,479+14%

897Huron, SDSD19,6243,414+4%

898Storm Lake, IAIA20,4493,368−2%

899Franklin, KYKY20,7883,355+56%

900Woodward, OKOK19,8273,274+25%

901Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0993,253+40%

902Raymondville, TXTX19,9713,190+37%

903Sweetwater, TXTX14,1172,910+13%

904Atchison, KSKS16,1722,906+7%

905Snyder, TXTX16,1622,628+4%

906Guymon, OKOK20,3222,616+27%

907Hereford, TXTX18,6262,578+15%

908Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672,518+108%

909Dumas, TXTX21,8912,426+14%

910Vernon, TXTX12,4812,367−0%

911Othello, WAWA21,4882,364+38%

912Liberal, KSKS21,0732,293+14%

913Nantucket, MAMA14,7582,267+127%

914Ketchikan, AKAK13,5492,263+104%

915Zapata, TXTX13,7532,010+15%

916Andrews, TXTX18,9141,987+23%

917Vermillion, SDSD15,0311,966+44%

918Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381,898+15%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS