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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 2021, at 59.1%. Orange County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 22.2% and the figure for Florida was 21.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.1Sumter County
Lowest13Orange County
Median22.267 counties
Florida21.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Sumter CountySumter County: 59.1 %59.1Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 40.7 %40.7Sarasota CountySarasota County: 37.7 %37.7Citrus CountyCitrus County: 37.3 %37.3Highlands CountyHighlands County: 35.4 %35.4Indian River CountyIndian River County: 34.8 %34.8Collier CountyCollier County: 33.3 %33.3Flagler CountyFlagler County: 32.5 %32.5Martin CountyMartin County: 31.9 %31.9Marion CountyMarion County: 30 %30Lee CountyLee County: 29.5 %29.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 28.8 %28.8Manatee CountyManatee County: 28.4 %28.4Hernando CountyHernando County: 27.8 %27.8Lake CountyLake County: 27.6 %27.6Glades CountyGlades County: 26.6 %26.6Volusia CountyVolusia County: 26 %26Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 26 %26Levy CountyLevy County: 25.6 %25.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 25.6 %25.6Brevard CountyBrevard County: 25 %25Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 24.7 %24.7Gulf CountyGulf County: 24.7 %24.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 24.5 %24.5St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 24.4 %24.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 24.4 %24.4Nassau CountyNassau County: 24.2 %24.2Dixie CountyDixie County: 23.7 %23.7DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 23.2 %23.2Madison CountyMadison County: 23.2 %23.2Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 23.1 %23.1Pasco CountyPasco County: 22.6 %22.6Taylor CountyTaylor County: 22.2 %22.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 22.2 %22.2Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 21.5 %21.5St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 21.3 %21.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 21.2 %21.2Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 21.1 %21.1Holmes CountyHolmes County: 21 %21Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 20.7 %20.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Sumter County59.1+0.1 pts
2Charlotte County40.7+0.3 pts
3Sarasota County37.7+0.2 pts
4Citrus County37.30 pts
5Highlands County35.4+0.2 pts
6Indian River County34.8+0.6 pts
7Collier County33.3+0.6 pts
8Flagler County32.5+0.2 pts
9Martin County31.9+0.4 pts
10Marion County30+0.2 pts
11Lee County29.5+0.4 pts
12Franklin County28.8+1.5 pts
13Manatee County28.4+0.4 pts
14Hernando County27.8-0.2 pts
15Lake County27.6+0.1 pts
16Glades County26.6+0.1 pts
17Volusia County26+0.3 pts
18Pinellas County26+0.7 pts
19Levy County25.6+0.2 pts
20Jefferson County25.6+0.7 pts
21Brevard County25+0.4 pts
22Palm Beach County24.7+0.5 pts
23Gulf County24.7+0.2 pts
24Putnam County24.5+0.3 pts
25St. Lucie County24.4+0.1 pts
26Monroe County24.4+0.8 pts
27Nassau County24.2+0.4 pts
28Dixie County23.7+0.3 pts
29DeSoto County23.2+0.6 pts
30Madison County23.2+0.3 pts
31Suwannee County23.1+0.4 pts
32Pasco County22.6-0 pts
33Taylor County22.2+1.3 pts
34Lafayette County22.2+1.2 pts
35Gilchrist County21.5+0.2 pts
36St. Johns County21.3+0.1 pts
37Columbia County21.2+0.5 pts
38Okeechobee County21.1+0.4 pts
39Holmes County21+0.3 pts
40Hamilton County20.7+1.3 pts
41Jackson County20.5+0.1 pts
42Gadsden County20.4+0.3 pts
43Polk County20.4-0.1 pts
44Walton County20.4+0.1 pts
45Calhoun County19.9+0.7 pts
46Washington County19.6+0.6 pts
47Bradford County19.2+0.4 pts
48Escambia County19.1+0.3 pts
49Bay County18.5-0.1 pts
50Wakulla County17.9+0.5 pts
51Broward County17.8+0.6 pts
52Miami-Dade County17.5+0.4 pts
53Clay County17.5+0.2 pts
54Hardee County17.2+0.3 pts
55Santa Rosa County17.1+0.3 pts
56Liberty County17+1.6 pts
57Okaloosa County16.9+0.2 pts
58Seminole County16.9+0.5 pts
59Duval County15.7+0.4 pts
60Alachua County15.5+0.4 pts
61Union County15.5-0 pts
62Hillsborough County15.4+0.3 pts
63Baker County15.3+0.2 pts
64Leon County15.1+0.4 pts
65Hendry County14.3+0.2 pts
66Osceola County14.2+0.2 pts
67Orange County13+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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Questions

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

Sumter County, with 59.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange County, with 13% 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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