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Counties in Alabama by share of population aged 65 and over

Conecuh County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 67 counties in 2022, at 24.9%. Lee County had the lowest, at 13.3%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for Alabama was 18.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.9Conecuh County
Lowest13.3Lee County
Median20.667 counties
Alabama18.3History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 24.9 %24.9Coosa CountyCoosa County: 24.8 %24.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 24.6 %24.6Henry CountyHenry County: 24.6 %24.6Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 24.4 %24.4Greene CountyGreene County: 23.8 %23.8Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 23.7 %23.7Lamar CountyLamar County: 22.7 %22.7Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 22.7 %22.7Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 22.7 %22.7Butler CountyButler County: 22.6 %22.6Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 22.5 %22.5Covington CountyCovington County: 22.5 %22.5Washington CountyWashington County: 22.2 %22.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 22.1 %22.1Clay CountyClay County: 22 %22Winston CountyWinston County: 21.8 %21.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 21.5 %21.5Geneva CountyGeneva County: 21.5 %21.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.5 %21.5Macon CountyMacon County: 21.5 %21.5Perry CountyPerry County: 21.5 %21.5Barbour CountyBarbour County: 21.4 %21.4Clarke CountyClarke County: 21.4 %21.4Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 21.3 %21.3Marion CountyMarion County: 21.3 %21.3Chambers CountyChambers County: 21.3 %21.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 21.3 %21.3Marengo CountyMarengo County: 21.2 %21.2Sumter CountySumter County: 20.8 %20.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 20.8 %20.8Walker CountyWalker County: 20.7 %20.7Colbert CountyColbert County: 20.7 %20.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 20.6 %20.6Etowah CountyEtowah County: 20.4 %20.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 20.4 %20.4Hale CountyHale County: 19.8 %19.8Talladega CountyTalladega County: 19.8 %19.8Escambia CountyEscambia County: 19.7 %19.7Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 19.6 %19.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Conecuh County24.9+0.8 pts
2Coosa County24.8+0.7 pts
3Cherokee County24.6+0.8 pts
4Henry County24.6+0.7 pts
5Choctaw County24.4+0.5 pts
6Greene County23.8+1.1 pts
7Tallapoosa County23.7+0.7 pts
8Lamar County22.7+0.1 pts
9Wilcox County22.7+1 pts
10Lowndes County22.7+0.8 pts
11Butler County22.6+0.7 pts
12Baldwin County22.5+0.3 pts
13Covington County22.5+0.3 pts
14Washington County22.2+0.5 pts
15Fayette County22.1+0.2 pts
16Clay County22+0.3 pts
17Winston County21.80 pts
18Jackson County21.5+0.2 pts
19Geneva County21.5+0.2 pts
19Monroe County21.5+0.3 pts
21Macon County21.5+0.9 pts
22Perry County21.5+1.2 pts
23Barbour County21.4+0.3 pts
24Clarke County21.4+0.2 pts
25Crenshaw County21.3+0.3 pts
26Marion County21.3+0.3 pts
27Chambers County21.3+0.4 pts
28Randolph County21.3+0.4 pts
29Marengo County21.2+0.4 pts
30Sumter County20.8+1 pts
31Lauderdale County20.8+0.3 pts
32Walker County20.7+0.2 pts
33Colbert County20.7+0.5 pts
34Dallas County20.6+0.9 pts
35Etowah County20.4+0.3 pts
36Pickens County20.4-0 pts
37Hale County19.8+0.5 pts
38Talladega County19.8+0.5 pts
39Escambia County19.7+0.2 pts
40Cleburne County19.60 pts
41Houston County19.5+0.3 pts
42Lawrence County19.4+0.2 pts
43Bullock County19.2+0.4 pts
44Cullman County19.1+0.2 pts
45Blount County19.1+0.2 pts
46Calhoun County19+0.3 pts
47Morgan County18.7+0.3 pts
48DeKalb County18.3+0.4 pts
49St. Clair County18.2+0.4 pts
50Dale County18+0.4 pts
51Mobile County17.9+0.5 pts
52Marshall County17.8+0.1 pts
53Elmore County17.7+0.5 pts
54Chilton County17.6+0.2 pts
55Coffee County17.6+0.2 pts
56Jefferson County17.5+0.4 pts
57Franklin County17.4+0.2 pts
58Bibb County17+0.5 pts
59Pike County17+0.2 pts
60Montgomery County16.8+0.4 pts
61Shelby County16.7+0.5 pts
62Russell County16.5+0.5 pts
63Autauga County16.4+0.3 pts
64Limestone County16.3+0.2 pts
65Madison County16.1+0.3 pts
66Tuscaloosa County14.1+0.4 pts
67Lee County13.3+0.4 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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Questions

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

Conecuh County, with 24.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 13.3% in 2022.

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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