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Counties in Alabama by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Coosa County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 67 counties in 2025, at 27.1%. Lee County had the lowest, at 14.6%. The median was 21.6% and the figure for Alabama was 19.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.1Coosa County
Lowest14.6Lee County
Median21.667 counties
Alabama19.4History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Coosa CountyCoosa County: 27.1 %27.1Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 26.8 %26.8Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 26.4 %26.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 26.4 %26.4Greene CountyGreene County: 25.9 %25.9Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 25.6 %25.6Henry CountyHenry County: 25.3 %25.3Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 24.7 %24.7Butler CountyButler County: 24.5 %24.5Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 24.4 %24.4Lamar CountyLamar County: 24.1 %24.1Washington CountyWashington County: 23.9 %23.9Macon CountyMacon County: 23.9 %23.9Covington CountyCovington County: 23.7 %23.7Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 23.7 %23.7Clay CountyClay County: 23.5 %23.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 23.5 %23.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 23.5 %23.5Sumter CountySumter County: 23.4 %23.4Perry CountyPerry County: 23.3 %23.3Barbour CountyBarbour County: 23.3 %23.3Winston CountyWinston County: 23.1 %23.1Clarke CountyClarke County: 23.1 %23.1Dallas CountyDallas County: 22.9 %22.9Marengo CountyMarengo County: 22.9 %22.9Chambers CountyChambers County: 22.5 %22.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 22.3 %22.3Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 22.3 %22.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 22.3 %22.3Pickens CountyPickens County: 22 %22Marion CountyMarion County: 21.9 %21.9Geneva CountyGeneva County: 21.9 %21.9Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 21.8 %21.8Colbert CountyColbert County: 21.6 %21.6Etowah CountyEtowah County: 21.4 %21.4Bullock CountyBullock County: 21.3 %21.3Talladega CountyTalladega County: 21.3 %21.3Walker CountyWalker County: 21.1 %21.1Hale CountyHale County: 21 %21Escambia CountyEscambia County: 21 %21
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Coosa County27.1+0.8 pts
2Conecuh County26.8+0.8 pts
3Choctaw County26.4+0.8 pts
4Cherokee County26.4+0.7 pts
5Greene County25.9+0.5 pts
6Tallapoosa County25.6+0.6 pts
7Henry County25.3+0.3 pts
8Lowndes County24.7+0.7 pts
9Butler County24.5+0.7 pts
10Wilcox County24.4+0.4 pts
11Lamar County24.1+0.4 pts
12Washington County23.9+0.7 pts
13Macon County23.9+0.7 pts
14Covington County23.7+0.4 pts
15Baldwin County23.7+0.5 pts
16Clay County23.5+0.6 pts
17Fayette County23.5+0.4 pts
18Monroe County23.5+0.4 pts
19Sumter County23.4+0.8 pts
20Perry County23.3+0.6 pts
21Barbour County23.3+0.6 pts
22Winston County23.1+0.5 pts
23Clarke County23.1+0.6 pts
24Dallas County22.9+0.7 pts
25Marengo County22.9+0.4 pts
26Chambers County22.5+0.3 pts
27Randolph County22.3+0.5 pts
28Crenshaw County22.3+0.4 pts
29Jackson County22.3+0.3 pts
30Pickens County22+0.6 pts
31Marion County21.9+0.3 pts
32Geneva County21.9+0.1 pts
33Lauderdale County21.8+0.4 pts
34Colbert County21.6+0.2 pts
35Etowah County21.4+0.4 pts
36Bullock County21.3+0.6 pts
37Talladega County21.3+0.6 pts
38Walker County21.1+0.1 pts
39Hale County21+0.7 pts
40Escambia County21+0.4 pts
41Houston County20.9+0.5 pts
42Lawrence County20.5+0.4 pts
43Cleburne County20.2+0.4 pts
44Calhoun County20+0.3 pts
45Cullman County20+0.3 pts
46Blount County19.9+0.4 pts
47Dale County19.6+0.6 pts
48Morgan County19.6+0.5 pts
49St. Clair County19.5+0.4 pts
50Elmore County19.3+0.5 pts
51Mobile County19.3+0.4 pts
52DeKalb County19+0.3 pts
53Jefferson County18.7+0.4 pts
54Marshall County18.4+0.3 pts
55Coffee County18.3+0.2 pts
56Chilton County18.2+0.2 pts
57Montgomery County18.2+0.4 pts
58Shelby County18.1+0.4 pts
59Autauga County18+0.5 pts
60Pike County17.9+0.2 pts
61Franklin County17.90 pts
62Russell County17.8+0.4 pts
63Bibb County17.5+0.1 pts
64Madison County17+0.3 pts
65Limestone County16.8+0.2 pts
66Tuscaloosa County15.3+0.4 pts
67Lee County14.6+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Coosa County, with 27.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Lee County, with 14.6% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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