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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 2024, at 26.3%. Lee County had the lowest, at 14.1%. The median was 21.3% and the figure for Alabama was 19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.3Coosa County
Lowest14.1Lee County
Median21.367 counties
Alabama19History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Coosa CountyCoosa County: 26.3 %26.3Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 26 %26Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 25.7 %25.7Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 25.6 %25.6Greene CountyGreene County: 25.4 %25.4Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 25.1 %25.1Henry CountyHenry County: 25 %25Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 23.9 %23.9Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 23.9 %23.9Butler CountyButler County: 23.9 %23.9Lamar CountyLamar County: 23.6 %23.6Covington CountyCovington County: 23.3 %23.3Washington CountyWashington County: 23.3 %23.3Macon CountyMacon County: 23.2 %23.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 23.1 %23.1Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 23.1 %23.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 23 %23Clay CountyClay County: 22.9 %22.9Perry CountyPerry County: 22.7 %22.7Barbour CountyBarbour County: 22.7 %22.7Sumter CountySumter County: 22.6 %22.6Winston CountyWinston County: 22.5 %22.5Marengo CountyMarengo County: 22.5 %22.5Clarke CountyClarke County: 22.5 %22.5Chambers CountyChambers County: 22.2 %22.2Dallas CountyDallas County: 22.2 %22.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 22 %22Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 21.9 %21.9Geneva CountyGeneva County: 21.8 %21.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 21.8 %21.8Marion CountyMarion County: 21.6 %21.6Pickens CountyPickens County: 21.4 %21.4Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 21.4 %21.4Colbert CountyColbert County: 21.3 %21.3Etowah CountyEtowah County: 21.1 %21.1Walker CountyWalker County: 21 %21Bullock CountyBullock County: 20.8 %20.8Talladega CountyTalladega County: 20.7 %20.7Escambia CountyEscambia County: 20.6 %20.6Houston CountyHouston County: 20.4 %20.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Coosa County26.3+0.5 pts
2Conecuh County26+0.8 pts
3Cherokee County25.7+0.6 pts
4Choctaw County25.6+0.6 pts
5Greene County25.4+1.2 pts
6Tallapoosa County25.1+0.6 pts
7Henry County25+0.1 pts
8Lowndes County23.9+0.8 pts
9Wilcox County23.9+0.3 pts
10Butler County23.9+0.5 pts
11Lamar County23.6+0.5 pts
12Covington County23.3+0.5 pts
13Washington County23.3+0.4 pts
14Macon County23.2+0.8 pts
15Fayette County23.1+0.5 pts
16Baldwin County23.1+0.3 pts
17Monroe County23+0.8 pts
18Clay County22.9+0.3 pts
19Perry County22.7+0.5 pts
20Barbour County22.7+0.8 pts
21Sumter County22.6+0.9 pts
22Winston County22.5+0.4 pts
23Marengo County22.5+0.6 pts
24Clarke County22.5+0.6 pts
25Chambers County22.2+0.5 pts
26Dallas County22.2+0.9 pts
27Jackson County22+0.3 pts
28Crenshaw County21.9+0.3 pts
29Geneva County21.8+0.2 pts
30Randolph County21.8+0.2 pts
31Marion County21.6+0.1 pts
32Pickens County21.4+0.6 pts
33Lauderdale County21.4+0.3 pts
34Colbert County21.3+0.2 pts
35Etowah County21.1+0.3 pts
36Walker County210 pts
37Bullock County20.8+0.5 pts
38Talladega County20.7+0.5 pts
39Escambia County20.6+0.5 pts
40Houston County20.4+0.4 pts
41Hale County20.3+0.4 pts
42Lawrence County20.1+0.5 pts
43Cleburne County19.8+0.1 pts
44Cullman County19.8+0.3 pts
45Calhoun County19.7+0.4 pts
46Blount County19.5+0.1 pts
47Morgan County19.2+0.3 pts
48St. Clair County19.1+0.5 pts
49Dale County19+0.5 pts
50Elmore County18.8+0.5 pts
51Mobile County18.8+0.4 pts
52DeKalb County18.7+0.1 pts
53Jefferson County18.3+0.3 pts
54Marshall County18.1+0.2 pts
55Coffee County18.1+0.2 pts
56Chilton County18+0.1 pts
57Franklin County17.9+0.2 pts
58Montgomery County17.8+0.4 pts
59Pike County17.8+0.3 pts
60Shelby County17.7+0.5 pts
61Autauga County17.5+0.5 pts
62Bibb County17.40 pts
63Russell County17.4+0.4 pts
64Madison County16.8+0.3 pts
65Limestone County16.6+0.1 pts
66Tuscaloosa County14.9+0.4 pts
67Lee County14.1+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?

Coosa County, with 26.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 14.1% in 2024.

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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