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

Sumter County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 67 counties in 2025, at 57.6%. Orange County had the lowest, at 14.3%. The median was 23.1% and the figure for Florida was 22.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.6Sumter County
Lowest14.3Orange County
Median23.167 counties
Florida22.8History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Sumter CountySumter County: 57.6 %57.6Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 40.9 %40.9Sarasota CountySarasota County: 38.8 %38.8Citrus CountyCitrus County: 38.1 %38.1Indian River CountyIndian River County: 37.3 %37.3Highlands CountyHighlands County: 36.4 %36.4Collier CountyCollier County: 34.8 %34.8Martin CountyMartin County: 33.6 %33.6Flagler CountyFlagler County: 33.3 %33.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 32 %32Marion CountyMarion County: 29.7 %29.7Manatee CountyManatee County: 29.4 %29.4Lee CountyLee County: 29.2 %29.2Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 28.7 %28.7Lake CountyLake County: 28 %28Glades CountyGlades County: 28 %28Volusia CountyVolusia County: 27.3 %27.3Hernando CountyHernando County: 27.3 %27.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 27.2 %27.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 27.2 %27.2Nassau CountyNassau County: 26.7 %26.7Levy CountyLevy County: 26.7 %26.7Brevard CountyBrevard County: 26.5 %26.5Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 26.1 %26.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 26 %26Gulf CountyGulf County: 25.8 %25.8Dixie CountyDixie County: 25.7 %25.7St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 24.9 %24.9Madison CountyMadison County: 24.7 %24.7DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 24.3 %24.3Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 24.3 %24.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: 23.6 %23.6Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 23.4 %23.4Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 23.1 %23.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 22.9 %22.9Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 22.6 %22.6St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 22.5 %22.5Pasco CountyPasco County: 22.4 %22.4Holmes CountyHolmes County: 22.1 %22.1Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 22.1 %22.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Sumter County57.6-0.2 pts
2Charlotte County40.9-0 pts
3Sarasota County38.8+0.4 pts
4Citrus County38.1+0.4 pts
5Indian River County37.3+0.7 pts
6Highlands County36.4+0.4 pts
7Collier County34.8+0.8 pts
8Martin County33.6+0.5 pts
9Flagler County33.3+0.3 pts
10Franklin County32+1 pts
11Marion County29.7-0 pts
12Manatee County29.4+0.5 pts
13Lee County29.20 pts
14Pinellas County28.7+0.9 pts
15Lake County28+0.4 pts
16Glades County28+0.7 pts
17Volusia County27.3+0.5 pts
18Hernando County27.30 pts
19Monroe County27.2+1.1 pts
20Jefferson County27.2+1 pts
21Nassau County26.7+0.9 pts
22Levy County26.7+0.3 pts
23Brevard County26.5+0.5 pts
24Palm Beach County26.1+0.5 pts
25Putnam County26+0.5 pts
26Gulf County25.8+0.9 pts
27Dixie County25.7+0.5 pts
28St. Lucie County24.9+0.3 pts
29Madison County24.7+0.3 pts
30DeSoto County24.3+0.5 pts
31Suwannee County24.3+0.5 pts
32Taylor County23.6+0.7 pts
33Lafayette County23.4+0.7 pts
34Gilchrist County23.1+0.7 pts
35Columbia County22.9+0.6 pts
36Gadsden County22.6+0.6 pts
37St. Johns County22.5+0.3 pts
38Pasco County22.4+0.1 pts
39Holmes County22.1+0.5 pts
40Okeechobee County22.1+0.3 pts
41Hamilton County21.7+0.6 pts
42Calhoun County21.5+0.3 pts
43Bradford County21.2+0.5 pts
44Walton County21.1+0.3 pts
45Jackson County20.9+0.4 pts
46Washington County20.6+0.4 pts
47Escambia County20.3+0.4 pts
48Wakulla County20.1+0.5 pts
49Polk County200 pts
50Broward County19.5+0.6 pts
51Bay County19.3+0.5 pts
52Clay County18.8+0.5 pts
53Santa Rosa County18.8+0.5 pts
54Miami-Dade County18.3+0.5 pts
55Seminole County18.3+0.5 pts
56Okaloosa County18.2+0.3 pts
57Hardee County17.7+0.5 pts
58Liberty County17.5+0.2 pts
59Duval County17.3+0.5 pts
60Alachua County17.2+0.5 pts
61Baker County17.2+0.4 pts
62Union County17.1+0.2 pts
63Leon County17+0.5 pts
64Hillsborough County16.5+0.5 pts
65Hendry County14.6+0.3 pts
66Osceola County14.5+0.2 pts
67Orange County14.3+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?

Sumter County, with 57.6% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange County, with 14.3% 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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