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Counties in Florida by share of population aged 65 and over

Sumter County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 67 counties in 2020, at 59%. Orange County had the lowest, at 12.5%. The median was 21.2% and the figure for Florida was 21.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59Sumter County
Lowest12.5Orange County
Median21.267 counties
Florida21.2History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Sumter CountySumter County: 59 %59Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 40.4 %40.4Sarasota CountySarasota County: 37.5 %37.5Citrus CountyCitrus County: 37.3 %37.3Highlands CountyHighlands County: 35.2 %35.2Indian River CountyIndian River County: 34.2 %34.2Collier CountyCollier County: 32.6 %32.6Flagler CountyFlagler County: 32.3 %32.3Martin CountyMartin County: 31.4 %31.4Marion CountyMarion County: 29.8 %29.8Lee CountyLee County: 29.1 %29.1Hernando CountyHernando County: 28.1 %28.1Manatee CountyManatee County: 28 %28Lake CountyLake County: 27.5 %27.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 27.3 %27.3Glades CountyGlades County: 26.4 %26.4Volusia CountyVolusia County: 25.7 %25.7Levy CountyLevy County: 25.4 %25.4Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 25.3 %25.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 25 %25Brevard CountyBrevard County: 24.6 %24.6Gulf CountyGulf County: 24.5 %24.5St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 24.2 %24.2Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 24.2 %24.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 24.2 %24.2Nassau CountyNassau County: 23.8 %23.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 23.5 %23.5Dixie CountyDixie County: 23.4 %23.4Madison CountyMadison County: 22.9 %22.9Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 22.7 %22.7Pasco CountyPasco County: 22.7 %22.7DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 22.6 %22.6Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 21.3 %21.3St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 21.2 %21.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 21 %21Taylor CountyTaylor County: 21 %21Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 20.7 %20.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 20.7 %20.7Holmes CountyHolmes County: 20.7 %20.7Polk CountyPolk County: 20.5 %20.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Sumter County59
2Charlotte County40.4
3Sarasota County37.5
4Citrus County37.3
5Highlands County35.2
6Indian River County34.2
7Collier County32.6
8Flagler County32.3
9Martin County31.4
10Marion County29.8
11Lee County29.1
12Hernando County28.1
13Manatee County28
14Lake County27.5
15Franklin County27.3
16Glades County26.4
17Volusia County25.7
18Levy County25.4
19Pinellas County25.3
20Jefferson County25
21Brevard County24.6
22Gulf County24.5
23St. Lucie County24.2
24Palm Beach County24.2
25Putnam County24.2
26Nassau County23.8
27Monroe County23.5
28Dixie County23.4
29Madison County22.9
30Suwannee County22.7
31Pasco County22.7
32DeSoto County22.6
33Gilchrist County21.3
34St. Johns County21.2
35Lafayette County21
36Taylor County21
37Okeechobee County20.7
38Columbia County20.7
39Holmes County20.7
40Polk County20.5
41Jackson County20.4
42Walton County20.2
43Gadsden County20.1
44Hamilton County19.4
45Calhoun County19.2
46Washington County19
47Escambia County18.9
48Bradford County18.8
49Bay County18.5
50Wakulla County17.4
51Clay County17.2
52Broward County17.2
53Miami-Dade County17.1
54Hardee County16.8
55Santa Rosa County16.8
56Okaloosa County16.7
57Seminole County16.4
58Union County15.5
59Liberty County15.4
60Duval County15.3
61Alachua County15.2
62Hillsborough County15.1
63Baker County15.1
64Leon County14.7
65Hendry County14.1
66Osceola County14
67Orange 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?

Sumter County, with 59% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange 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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