RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 2,303,829. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

USUnited States12.4% of US population281,421,90634,991,753–

01New York, NYNY20,112,4482,303,829+4%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411,207,436+12%

03Chicago, ILIL9,434,123973,318+7%

04Miami, FLFL6,391,072823,737+75%

05Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118758,833+5%

06Boston, MAMA5,034,221553,962+6%

07Detroit, MIMI4,390,913533,116+6%

08San Francisco, CACA4,630,041482,491+11%

09Tampa, FLFL3,418,895459,992+3%

10Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992448,971+2%

11Washington, DCDC6,465,724430,548+22%

12Dallas, TXTX8,477,157405,369+25%

13Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938388,150+38%

14Houston, TXTX7,904,627367,349+32%

15St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421347,591+5%

16Riverside, CACA4,769,007342,423+23%

17Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182328,630+30%

18Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775326,630+4%

19San Diego, CACA3,282,248313,750+15%

20Seattle, WAWA4,161,883308,796+13%

21Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781307,198+10%

22Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295292,126+14%

23Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858235,116+8%

24Providence, RIRI1,708,161227,914+2%

25Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682208,632+9%

26Orlando, FLFL2,957,672204,124+29%

27Sacramento, CACA2,477,274203,551+28%

28Portland, OROR2,542,282199,320+9%

29Denver, COCO3,092,037194,064+26%

30Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010188,688+6%

31Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653185,142+2%

32San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140184,941+26%

33Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830183,169+20%

34Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695180,256+12%

35Columbus, OHOH2,242,028169,742+15%

36North Port, FLFL948,158168,230+13%

37Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213165,011+22%

38San Jose, CACA1,984,473164,842+24%

39Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226146,899+89%

40Louisville, KYKY1,402,509142,480+9%

41Nashville, TNTN2,197,416142,195+17%

42Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766134,563+6%

43Rochester, NYNY1,056,149133,178+8%

44New Orleans, LALA970,849132,869+4%

45Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813124,547+17%

46Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500124,421+24%

47Memphis, TNTN1,341,412121,924+8%

48Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685119,487+31%

49Richmond, VAVA1,389,338117,891+15%

50Honolulu, HIHI988,703117,737+29%

51Allentown, PAPA887,615115,536+11%

52Albany, NYNY915,835115,355+4%

53Cape Coral, FLFL875,607112,111+35%

54Deltona, FLFL746,933112,080+22%

55Scranton, PAPA574,418107,999−3%

56Dayton, OHOH826,554107,285+10%

57Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645104,019+15%

58Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273103,447+14%

59Knoxville, TNTN968,137102,666+16%

60Worcester, MAMA888,50297,969+1%

61Palm Bay, FLFL663,98294,681+43%

62Akron, OHOH701,78093,260+10%

63Fresno, CACA1,203,38392,805+17%

64Austin, TXTX2,620,94590,644+38%

65Greenville, SCSC1,014,10188,984+17%

66Lakeland, FLFL874,79088,738+18%

67Syracuse, NYNY652,27385,830+5%

68Omaha, NENE1,009,83683,960+11%

69Albuquerque, NMNM925,27982,068+31%

70Youngstown, OHOH423,67881,167+4%

71Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72179,539+34%

72Greensboro, NCNC805,94578,894+19%

73Toledo, OHOH599,37678,128+2%

74Oxnard, CACA830,85176,804+23%

75Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37775,655+19%

76Harrisburg, PAPA617,42772,943+13%

77Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20672,552+20%

78Baton Rouge, LALA888,69970,687+18%

79Little Rock, ARAR777,60769,014+13%

80Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37768,875+11%

81Wichita, KSKS663,80968,583+10%

82Columbia, SCSC879,91868,234+27%

83El Paso, TXTX881,29166,404+37%

84Springfield, MAMA464,33866,251−2%

85Lancaster, PAPA563,15966,060+19%

86Portland, MEME577,63565,087+16%

87Chattanooga, TNTN594,53064,169+14%

88Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72063,539+32%

89Ocala, FLFL442,66063,488+47%

90Jackson, MSMS609,84762,681+7%

91Bakersfield, CACA927,06862,054+18%

92Des Moines, IAIA758,53961,517+10%

93Naples, FLFL417,13161,513+78%

94Canton, OHOH400,24661,138+8%

95Stockton, CACA823,81559,799+12%

96Santa Rosa, CACA486,44457,977+11%

97Spokane, WAWA608,01257,109+10%

98Charleston, SCSC889,26356,910+31%

99Reading, PAPA440,07256,190+7%

100Augusta, GAGA641,23155,893+25%

101Madison, WIWI709,68555,421+15%

102Huntington, WVWV365,96555,295+7%

103McAllen, TXTX921,54955,274+45%

104Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04755,118+7%

105Asheville, NCNC422,34554,246+17%

106Peoria, ILIL363,50554,010+7%

107Davenport, IAIA380,45252,284+3%

108Pensacola, FLFL544,94952,141+33%

109York, PAPA473,19751,492+16%

110Barnstable, MAMA233,53951,265+24%

111Beaumont, TXTX399,31050,909+8%

112Santa Maria, CACA442,06550,765+13%

113Flint, MIMI401,09350,607+16%

114Utica, NYNY285,61149,597−0%

115Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21249,167+31%

116Springfield, MOMO500,69448,473+20%

117Shreveport, LALA383,47448,287+9%

118Mobile, ALAL411,65847,919+8%

119Kingsport, TNTN314,83446,970+17%

120Modesto, CACA557,71946,697+16%

121Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19146,481+21%

122Colorado Springs, COCO781,79646,327+42%

123Boise City, IDID864,24346,161+24%

124Fort Wayne, ININ466,25845,655+10%

125Lansing, MIMI479,72245,036+16%

126Roanoke, VAVA316,54744,821+12%

127Salem, OROR445,81444,449+10%

128Trenton, NJNJ399,28944,140+4%

129Durham, NCNC625,48543,925+18%

130Hickory, NCNC376,89043,666+23%

131Duluth, MNMN281,21943,349−3%

132South Bend, ININ324,53843,028+4%

133Eugene, OROR381,58442,954+16%

134Gulfport, MSMS431,32942,076+21%

135Lexington, KYKY535,17441,997+17%

136Reno, NVNV578,73440,986+40%

137Manchester, NHNH433,41540,526+18%

138Salinas, CACA433,72940,299+17%

139Erie, PAPA265,83240,256+6%

140Rockford, ILIL337,24239,913+12%

141Fayetteville, ARAR622,17739,617+23%

142Binghamton, NYNY243,18939,616+6%

143Montgomery, ALAL388,74739,475+13%

144Wilmington, NCNC492,77238,727+45%

145Ogden, UTUT672,78438,440+30%

146Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66638,010+30%

147Charleston, WVWV200,17037,914+2%

148Lafayette, LALA423,75837,534+22%

149Vallejo, CACA455,37637,426+34%

150Brownsville, TXTX433,94637,375+37%

151Huntsville, ALAL556,44437,286+36%

152Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55236,816+44%

153Spartanburg, SCSC407,65636,410+10%

154Visalia, CACA485,14635,917+8%

155San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36735,685+17%

156Evansville, ININ273,78635,356+5%

157Longview, TXTX297,31535,348+5%

158Savannah, GAGA438,31434,489+12%

159Columbus, GAGA324,83034,118+12%

160Waco, TXTX308,80734,117+5%

161Sebastian, FLFL172,79932,972+34%

162Lubbock, TXTX368,43132,858+19%

163Green Bay, WIWI336,75632,679+13%

164Chico, CACA209,21132,056+2%

165Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10231,728+63%

166Lynchburg, VAVA269,16931,684+17%

167Topeka, KSKS233,05231,309+8%

168Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28530,566+12%

169Johnstown, PAPA128,96830,087−2%

170Lebanon, NHNH224,50030,042+16%

171Pottsville, PAPA145,08529,866−2%

172Hagerstown, MDMD315,28029,631+14%

173Tallahassee, FLFL397,44229,593+24%

174Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55129,470+61%

175Gainesville, FLFL359,03629,058+26%

176Seaford, DEDE277,14029,022+53%

177Medford, OROR221,79528,991+22%

178Sebring, FLFL111,12228,833+26%

179Monroe, LALA222,39028,670+6%

180Lincoln, NENE352,08128,582+11%

181Saginaw, MIMI187,68828,331+11%

182Killeen, TXTX511,49727,715+22%

183Wheeling, WVWV134,08927,453−4%

184Amarillo, TXTX276,23527,398+17%

185Springfield, ILIL206,03327,169+4%

186Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79527,148+15%

187Crestview, FLFL315,09827,087+51%

188Lake Charles, LALA244,65526,994+18%

189Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55326,658+6%

190Johnson City, TNTN216,41626,631+13%

191Yuma, AZAZ224,44926,456+80%

192Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21426,271+24%

193Fort Smith, ARAR234,14026,165+12%

194Fayetteville, NCNC395,41225,993+38%

195Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85025,644+4%

196Ottawa, ILIL145,90225,558−1%

197Santa Cruz, CACA258,85225,487−2%

198Joplin, MOMO208,79625,243+4%

199Yakima, WAWA259,18524,921+2%

200Redding, CACA181,64824,861+20%

201Terre Haute, ININ169,24124,780−6%

202Tyler, TXTX252,54924,602+19%

203Bremerton, WAWA283,37424,553+21%

204Weirton, WVWV112,46824,431+2%

205Provo, UTUT773,42624,312+26%

206Jackson, TNTN184,56924,242+2%

207Pittsfield, MAMA128,22424,223+3%

208Fort Collins, COCO377,29224,037+34%

209Waterloo, IAIA169,18924,018+4%

210Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63823,759+9%

211Kingston, NYNY183,33023,711+10%

212Lacey, WAWA304,26123,629+26%

213Niles, MIMI152,44423,449+6%

214Racine, WIWI198,91923,233+11%

215Panama City, FLFL231,17423,110+27%

216Florence, SCSC201,39222,995+14%

217Rochester, MNMN231,18422,865+14%

218Champaign, ILIL239,97922,763+13%

219Boulder, COCO328,56022,670+33%

220Altoona, PAPA119,54122,456+1%

221Jamestown, NYNY124,12622,372+0%

222Appleton, WIWI249,87621,955+13%

223Muskegon, MIMI177,90121,887+5%

224Hermitage, PAPA107,86021,740+5%

225Florence, ALAL156,60921,734+15%

226Daphne, ALAL267,76121,703+45%

227Clarksville, TNTN349,00121,485+16%

228Pueblo, COCO169,27721,456+16%

229La Crosse, WIWI171,18221,368+5%

230Springfield, OHOH135,34021,262+4%

231Charlottesville, VAVA228,59721,173+33%

232Sunbury, PAPA107,78821,122−0%

233Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96621,023+67%

234Abilene, TXTX185,42920,812+7%

235Chambersburg, PAPA160,65220,751+18%

236Jackson, MIMI159,55220,380+10%

237Houma, LALA199,66820,329+27%

238Bend, OROR266,37620,270+41%

239Hilo, HIHI210,04320,119+33%

240Billings, MTMT193,60320,037+20%

241Beckley, WVWV109,94020,014−0%

242Merced, CACA297,26020,004+22%

243Elkhart, ININ208,77419,841+13%

244Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44819,719+7%

245Lebanon, PAPA146,38019,696+18%

246Texarkana, TXTX146,81619,680+3%

247Oshkosh, WIWI174,21819,663+9%

248Burlington, VTVT227,80319,634+26%

249Eau Claire, WIWI176,64719,432+8%

250Bellingham, WAWA236,39219,400+20%

251Janesville, WIWI166,47219,395+10%

252Williamsport, PAPA112,58719,251+7%

253Slidell, LALA279,10819,160+49%

254Sandusky, OHOH112,77719,093+14%

255Vineland, NJNJ157,14819,087+2%

256Napa, CACA132,94919,086+4%

257Dothan, ALAL156,26619,033+15%

258Blacksburg, VAVA181,61618,991+10%

259Lafayette, ININ228,46818,988+6%

260Bangor, MEME157,96718,920+12%

261Traverse City, MIMI156,97218,894+33%

262Alexandria, LALA147,95218,867+4%

263Battle Creek, MIMI133,40818,857+4%

264Kennewick, WAWA324,33418,855+25%

265Hot Springs, ARAR99,69518,652+15%

266Las Cruces, NMNM229,09118,512+54%

267Fargo, NDND269,52818,498+15%

268Burlington, NCNC186,17718,464+16%

269St. Cloud, MNMN205,85418,426+16%

270Danville, VAVA101,13718,361+6%

271Amherst, MAMA164,06518,327+8%

272Mansfield, OHOH124,89318,243+11%

273St. Joseph, MOMO119,17018,202−4%

274Glens Falls, NYNY124,37318,145+11%

275Decatur, ALAL160,32617,903+16%

276Bluefield, WVWV96,13817,891+5%

277Roseburg, OROR111,95117,888+23%

278Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48617,845+9%

279Anchorage, AKAK405,82117,742+78%

280Grand Junction, COCO162,84517,642+32%

281Sioux City, IAIA145,73817,594−3%

282Cumberland, MDMD93,64017,511−2%

283Decatur, ILIL99,30017,481+3%

284Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33217,365+36%

285Corbin, KYKY150,04017,261+12%

286Kenosha, WIWI168,44817,169+6%

287East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17917,036+36%

288Paducah, KYKY102,25916,930+1%

289Concord, NHNH158,07816,923+16%

290Salem, OHOH99,37716,843+5%

291Albany, GAGA145,51016,832+14%

292Sherman, TXTX153,61316,720+7%

293Augusta, MEME129,06716,605+7%

294Gadsden, ALAL103,88616,560+4%

295Jefferson City, MOMO152,71216,538+5%

296Cookeville, TNTN152,47716,433+16%

297Wausau, WIWI139,43216,321+12%

298New Bern, NCNC127,35816,295+32%

299Pinehurst, NCNC110,61916,271+33%

300Greeley, COCO378,42616,240+22%

301Monroe, MIMI156,00416,222+18%

302Bay City, MIMI102,12316,170+8%

303Staunton, VAVA129,69216,170+20%

304Yuba City, CACA187,47816,165+15%

305Truckee, CACA101,91116,049+12%

306Muncie, ININ113,10615,989+6%

307Oxford, ALAL115,83415,872+10%

308Columbia, MOMO219,06215,823+14%

309Eureka, CACA131,64715,776+7%

310Sheboygan, WIWI118,04715,732+4%

311College Station, TXTX287,47615,590+16%

312Bowling Green, KYKY197,18015,460+10%

313Tupelo, MSMS133,16715,460+11%

314Lima, OHOH100,88115,366+5%

315St. George, UTUT213,67015,343+94%

316Grants Pass, OROR87,86715,237+19%

317Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97515,034+20%

318Clarksburg, WVWV88,14215,015−5%

319Corning, NYNY91,85514,971+4%

320Lewiston, MEME116,48714,962+6%

321Albany, OROR132,84314,954+11%

322Michigan City, ININ111,29414,912+7%

323Athens, GAGA224,14814,839+18%

324Dover, DEDE194,78614,801+29%

325Kahului, HIHI160,67414,676+29%

326Laredo, TXTX281,22414,656+42%

327Bloomington, ILIL171,41914,621+9%

328The Villages, FLFL157,77214,618+107%

329Massena, NYNY105,48814,543+7%

330Lexington Park, MDMD211,17614,452+34%

331Somerset, PAPA72,00414,436+9%

332Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414,371+6%

333Salisbury, MDMD131,87214,326+10%

334Brainerd, MNMN100,56214,309+21%

335El Centro, CACA181,41114,305+29%

336San Angelo, TXTX122,06514,245+12%

337Elmira, NYNY80,41514,222−1%

338Rapid City, SDSD156,93414,148+26%

339Midland, TXTX193,13914,098+39%

340DuBois, PAPA78,10014,094+9%

341Owensboro, KYKY113,96214,081+11%

342State College, PAPA157,39314,077+27%

343Meadville, PAPA81,79214,052+6%

344Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66913,942+10%

345Santa Fe, NMNM156,90713,903+39%

346Bloomington, ININ165,23113,871+21%

347Meridian, MSMS85,41913,786+9%

348Port Angeles, WAWA78,20213,727+19%

349Quincy, ILIL74,14613,712+1%

350Wooster, OHOH116,75813,627+16%

351Pikeville, KYKY89,12213,617+7%

352New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37313,599+9%

353Kankakee, ILIL105,52513,584+3%

354Danville, ILIL71,25913,425−4%

355Morristown, TNTN128,86713,422+28%

356Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01413,381+9%

357Wenatchee, WAWA128,41413,380+18%

358Athens, TXTX88,59513,358+19%

359Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86413,345+43%

360LaGrange, GAGA107,09713,329−3%

361Indiana, PAPA82,87813,323+7%

362Jonesboro, ARAR139,44013,320+10%

363Odessa, TXTX173,80113,238+20%

364Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15513,198+22%

365Morgantown, WVWV141,99513,151+7%

366Goldsboro, NCNC122,27813,109+26%

367Dubuque, IAIA99,38113,103+8%

368Gainesville, GAGA226,56813,067+28%

369Palatka, FLFL77,73413,009+12%

370Manitowoc, WIWI81,71013,003+2%

371Shelby, NCNC103,32512,965+13%

372Greenwood, SCSC95,21512,917+9%

373Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21512,863+5%

374Greenville, NCNC182,93612,828+23%

375Auburn, ALAL208,01312,704+13%

376Winchester, VAVA152,33212,674+28%

377Gettysburg, PAPA107,59412,656+19%

378Watertown, NYNY111,54012,627+4%

379Bismarck, NDND139,75012,626+28%

380Warner Robins, GAGA208,09112,626+40%

381Cleveland, TNTN134,05712,620+25%

382Rome, GAGA101,37812,615+6%

383Adrian, MIMI97,77912,523+13%

384St. Simons, GAGA118,52412,519+17%

385Talladega, ALAL91,76412,416+11%

386Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02512,411+9%

387Lawton, OKOK127,59012,394+14%

388Longview, WAWA114,88512,368+11%

389Lumberton, NCNC119,94112,291+10%

390Olean, NYNY75,39012,277+4%

391Ames, IAIA128,09012,165+4%

392Zanesville, OHOH87,01412,092+7%

393Orangeburg, SCSC83,17712,091+15%

394Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21112,050−5%

395Coos Bay, OROR63,99212,020+15%

396Marinette, WIWI65,51512,019+5%

397Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09711,986+5%

398Iowa City, IAIA182,71111,959+11%

399Whitewater, WIWI106,12711,934+12%

400Martinsville, VAVA63,09111,871+17%

401Valdosta, GAGA153,27611,847+13%

402Grand Forks, NDND105,04611,831−1%

403Portsmouth, OHOH71,36511,826−1%

404Auburn, NYNY74,36511,809+2%

405Laurel, MSMS82,28111,761+4%

406Sumter, SCSC105,06711,760+23%

407Opelousas, LALA80,76511,758+20%

408Holland, MIMI123,18811,725+13%

409Albertville, ALAL103,53711,717+18%

410Ukiah, CACA88,12211,709+8%

411Key West, FLFL80,40611,648−5%

412Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06011,596+11%

413Dalton, GAGA147,81911,498+24%

414Twin Falls, IDID123,90111,423+11%

415Clearlake, CACA67,77211,359−1%

416Cullman, ALAL94,00911,342+16%

417Kokomo, ININ83,90411,336+20%

418Victoria, TXTX99,86411,270+25%

419Great Falls, MTMT85,02911,248+14%

420Richmond, KYKY131,80611,191+13%

421Richmond, ININ66,16911,166+3%

422Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66611,101+26%

423Marion, ININ66,52411,005+8%

424Mount Airy, NCNC72,28710,973+20%

425Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04110,858+10%

426Kerrville, TXTX54,03710,858+23%

427Hammond, LALA141,34610,690+12%

428Centralia, WAWA88,06210,667+15%

429Muskogee, OKOK66,70810,624−2%

430Hutchinson, KSKS61,53910,618+5%

431Idaho Falls, IDID173,85110,606+25%

432Monticello, NYNY80,58610,584+5%

433Paris, TXTX63,31910,387−4%

434Hudson, NYNY60,16810,353+0%

435Farmington, NMNM120,34010,326+49%

436Aberdeen, WAWA78,14410,321+1%

437Seneca, SCSC83,77510,311+30%

438Mountain Home, ARAR42,98210,282+13%

439Waynesville, NCNC63,36910,272+20%

440Morehead City, NCNC70,46910,227+36%

441Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65710,211+23%

442Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19310,202+2%

443Greenfield, MAMA70,69810,180+0%

444Payson, AZAZ53,80110,159+29%

445Missoula, MTMT128,69810,135+19%

446Marion, ILIL67,22510,123+4%

447Russellville, ARAR84,93210,121+19%

448Lufkin, TXTX88,15410,100+11%

449Keene, NHNH78,26910,086+10%

450Fairmont, WVWV55,58410,073−4%

451Forest City, NCNC65,74510,067+14%

452Sonora, CACA53,16010,067+26%

453Grand Island, NENE78,07610,039+5%

454Mankato, MNMN104,90710,007+3%

455Midland, MIMI83,7549,975+32%

456Sayre, PAPA59,6009,865+10%

457Hermiston, OROR93,7219,850+8%

458Manhattan, KSKS136,1229,814+10%

459Galesburg, ILIL47,7679,780+1%

460Show Low, AZAZ109,9469,758+55%

461Mason City, IAIA49,7109,751+2%

462Sterling, ILIL54,1219,740+9%

463Oil City, PAPA49,3469,657+8%

464Kalispell, MTMT115,4299,656+26%

465Crossville, TNTN66,3009,615+57%

466Hanford, CACA154,3279,557+22%

467Amsterdam, NYNY50,0469,537−5%

468Lewiston, IDID65,4509,530+14%

469Klamath Falls, OROR70,2749,520+15%

470Wilson, NCNC81,1509,507+13%

471Jacksonville, NCNC217,1759,499+45%

472Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1389,483+14%

473Rutland, VTVT59,6539,480+11%

474Marietta, OHOH58,3899,463+9%

475Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1379,447+20%

476Findlay, OHOH75,0349,423+11%

477Natchez, MSMS54,7229,379+8%

478Watertown, WIWI86,5059,359+6%

479Cheyenne, WYWY102,9389,351+26%

480Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4599,351+46%

481Greeneville, TNTN73,8319,316+20%

482Oneonta, NYNY60,5899,279+2%

483Enid, OKOK61,7799,262+5%

484Ithaca, NYNY104,0479,257+10%

485Searcy, ARAR80,0859,253+15%

486North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2339,246+17%

487Minot, NDND75,6949,221+9%

488Roswell, NMNM63,3649,025+9%

489Shawnee, OKOK75,1029,014+6%

490Thomasville, GAGA72,9588,998+7%

491Sevierville, TNTN101,3428,995+40%

492Gloversville, NYNY52,2168,980+0%

493Fremont, OHOH58,6558,942+8%

494Chillicothe, OHOH76,4298,928+5%

495Red Bluff, CACA64,6658,923+6%

496Fort Payne, ALAL74,0858,882+11%

497Warsaw, ININ80,8928,877+15%

498Marion, OHOH65,1158,857+9%

499Marquette, MIMI68,0648,739+9%

500Kinston, NCNC55,8378,734+9%

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Frequently asked

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.