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Counties in Alabama by share of population aged 65 and over

Henry County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 67 counties in 2020, at 23.8%. Lee County had the lowest, at 12.5%. The median was 20% and the figure for Alabama was 17.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.8Henry County
Lowest12.5Lee County
Median2067 counties
Alabama17.7History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Henry CountyHenry County: 23.8 %23.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 23.6 %23.6Coosa CountyCoosa County: 23.6 %23.6Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 23.3 %23.3Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 23.2 %23.2Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 22.6 %22.6Lamar CountyLamar County: 22.4 %22.4Greene CountyGreene County: 22 %22Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 22 %22Covington CountyCovington County: 21.9 %21.9Winston CountyWinston County: 21.9 %21.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 21.9 %21.9Clay CountyClay County: 21.6 %21.6Butler CountyButler County: 21.5 %21.5Washington CountyWashington County: 21.2 %21.2Geneva CountyGeneva County: 21.2 %21.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 21.1 %21.1Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 21 %21Clarke CountyClarke County: 21 %21Marion CountyMarion County: 20.9 %20.9Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 20.9 %20.9Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 20.8 %20.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 20.8 %20.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 20.8 %20.8Chambers CountyChambers County: 20.7 %20.7Walker CountyWalker County: 20.6 %20.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: 20.6 %20.6Marengo CountyMarengo County: 20.5 %20.5Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 20.4 %20.4Perry CountyPerry County: 20.2 %20.2Pickens CountyPickens County: 20.1 %20.1Etowah CountyEtowah County: 20 %20Colbert CountyColbert County: 20 %20Macon CountyMacon County: 20 %20Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 19.5 %19.5Escambia CountyEscambia County: 19.5 %19.5Dallas CountyDallas County: 19.2 %19.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 19.1 %19.1Sumter CountySumter County: 19.1 %19.1Hale CountyHale County: 19.1 %19.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Henry County23.8
2Cherokee County23.6
2Coosa County23.6
4Conecuh County23.3
5Choctaw County23.2
6Tallapoosa County22.6
7Lamar County22.4
8Greene County22
9Baldwin County22
10Covington County21.9
11Winston County21.9
12Fayette County21.9
13Clay County21.6
14Butler County21.5
15Washington County21.2
16Geneva County21.2
17Jackson County21.1
18Wilcox County21
19Clarke County21
20Marion County20.9
21Crenshaw County20.9
22Lowndes County20.8
23Monroe County20.8
24Randolph County20.8
25Chambers County20.7
26Walker County20.6
27Barbour County20.6
28Marengo County20.5
29Lauderdale County20.4
30Perry County20.2
31Pickens County20.1
32Etowah County20
33Colbert County20
34Macon County20
35Cleburne County19.5
36Escambia County19.5
37Dallas County19.2
38Lawrence County19.1
39Sumter County19.1
40Hale County19.1
41Cullman County19
42Houston County19
43Talladega County18.8
44Blount County18.7
45Calhoun County18.5
46Bullock County18.3
47Morgan County18.2
48DeKalb County17.7
49Marshall County17.7
50St. Clair County17.5
51Coffee County17.4
52Dale County17.4
53Chilton County17.2
54Franklin County17.1
55Mobile County17.1
56Elmore County16.9
57Jefferson County16.8
58Pike County16.6
59Bibb County16.5
60Montgomery County16.1
61Limestone County16
62Autauga County15.9
63Shelby County15.7
64Russell County15.6
65Madison County15.5
66Tuscaloosa County13.5
67Lee County12.5

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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?

Henry County, with 23.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 12.5% in 2020.

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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