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Counties in Alabama by share of population aged 65 and over

Coosa County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 67 counties in 2021, at 24.2%. Lee County had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Alabama was 17.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.2Coosa County
Lowest12.9Lee County
Median20.167 counties
Alabama17.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Coosa CountyCoosa County: 24.2 %24.2Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 24.1 %24.1Henry CountyHenry County: 23.9 %23.9Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 23.9 %23.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 23.9 %23.9Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 23 %23Lamar CountyLamar County: 22.6 %22.6Greene CountyGreene County: 22.6 %22.6Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 22.2 %22.2Covington CountyCovington County: 22.2 %22.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 22 %22Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 21.9 %21.9Butler CountyButler County: 21.9 %21.9Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 21.8 %21.8Clay CountyClay County: 21.7 %21.7Winston CountyWinston County: 21.7 %21.7Washington CountyWashington County: 21.7 %21.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 21.3 %21.3Geneva CountyGeneva County: 21.3 %21.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.2 %21.2Clarke CountyClarke County: 21.1 %21.1Barbour CountyBarbour County: 21.1 %21.1Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 21 %21Marion CountyMarion County: 21 %21Chambers CountyChambers County: 20.9 %20.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 20.8 %20.8Marengo CountyMarengo County: 20.8 %20.8Macon CountyMacon County: 20.6 %20.6Walker CountyWalker County: 20.5 %20.5Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 20.5 %20.5Pickens CountyPickens County: 20.4 %20.4Perry CountyPerry County: 20.3 %20.3Colbert CountyColbert County: 20.2 %20.2Etowah CountyEtowah County: 20.1 %20.1Sumter CountySumter County: 19.8 %19.8Dallas CountyDallas County: 19.8 %19.8Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 19.6 %19.6Escambia CountyEscambia County: 19.5 %19.5Hale CountyHale County: 19.3 %19.3Talladega CountyTalladega County: 19.3 %19.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Coosa County24.2+0.6 pts
2Conecuh County24.1+0.8 pts
3Henry County23.9+0.1 pts
4Choctaw County23.9+0.7 pts
5Cherokee County23.9+0.3 pts
6Tallapoosa County23+0.4 pts
7Lamar County22.6+0.2 pts
8Greene County22.6+0.6 pts
9Baldwin County22.2+0.3 pts
10Covington County22.2+0.2 pts
11Fayette County22+0.1 pts
12Lowndes County21.9+1.1 pts
13Butler County21.9+0.4 pts
14Wilcox County21.8+0.8 pts
15Clay County21.7+0.1 pts
16Winston County21.7-0.2 pts
17Washington County21.7+0.4 pts
18Jackson County21.3+0.2 pts
19Geneva County21.3+0.1 pts
20Monroe County21.2+0.4 pts
21Clarke County21.1+0.2 pts
22Barbour County21.1+0.6 pts
23Crenshaw County21+0.2 pts
24Marion County21+0.1 pts
25Chambers County20.9+0.2 pts
26Randolph County20.8+0.1 pts
27Marengo County20.8+0.3 pts
28Macon County20.6+0.7 pts
29Walker County20.5-0 pts
30Lauderdale County20.5+0.1 pts
31Pickens County20.4+0.4 pts
32Perry County20.3+0.1 pts
33Colbert County20.2+0.2 pts
34Etowah County20.1+0.1 pts
35Sumter County19.8+0.7 pts
36Dallas County19.8+0.5 pts
37Cleburne County19.60 pts
38Escambia County19.50 pts
39Hale County19.3+0.2 pts
40Talladega County19.3+0.5 pts
41Houston County19.2+0.2 pts
42Lawrence County19.20 pts
43Cullman County19-0 pts
44Blount County18.9+0.2 pts
45Bullock County18.8+0.5 pts
46Calhoun County18.7+0.3 pts
47Morgan County18.4+0.2 pts
48DeKalb County17.9+0.2 pts
49St. Clair County17.8+0.3 pts
50Marshall County17.70 pts
51Dale County17.6+0.2 pts
52Mobile County17.4+0.4 pts
53Chilton County17.4+0.3 pts
54Coffee County17.4-0 pts
55Franklin County17.2+0.1 pts
56Elmore County17.2+0.3 pts
57Jefferson County17.1+0.3 pts
58Pike County16.8+0.3 pts
59Bibb County16.5+0.1 pts
60Montgomery County16.4+0.4 pts
61Limestone County16.2+0.1 pts
62Shelby County16.1+0.4 pts
63Autauga County16.1+0.2 pts
64Russell County16+0.4 pts
65Madison County15.8+0.2 pts
66Tuscaloosa County13.6+0.1 pts
67Lee County12.9+0.3 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 24.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 12.9% in 2021.

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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