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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 2022, at 58%. Orange County had the lowest, at 13.2%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Florida was 21.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58Sumter County
Lowest13.2Orange County
Median22.367 counties
Florida21.8History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Sumter CountySumter County: 58 %58Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 40.6 %40.6Sarasota CountySarasota County: 37.7 %37.7Citrus CountyCitrus County: 37.4 %37.4Highlands CountyHighlands County: 35.8 %35.8Indian River CountyIndian River County: 35.3 %35.3Collier CountyCollier County: 33.3 %33.3Flagler CountyFlagler County: 32.5 %32.5Martin CountyMartin County: 32.3 %32.3Marion CountyMarion County: 29.9 %29.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 29.5 %29.5Lee CountyLee County: 29.4 %29.4Manatee CountyManatee County: 28.5 %28.5Hernando CountyHernando County: 27.6 %27.6Lake CountyLake County: 27.5 %27.5Glades CountyGlades County: 26.8 %26.8Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 26.5 %26.5Volusia CountyVolusia County: 26.3 %26.3Levy CountyLevy County: 26 %26Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 25.6 %25.6Brevard CountyBrevard County: 25.3 %25.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 24.9 %24.9Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 24.9 %24.9Nassau CountyNassau County: 24.7 %24.7Dixie CountyDixie County: 24.6 %24.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 24.5 %24.5St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 24.4 %24.4Gulf CountyGulf County: 24.1 %24.1Madison CountyMadison County: 23.7 %23.7DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 23.7 %23.7Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 23.3 %23.3Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 23 %23Pasco CountyPasco County: 22.5 %22.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 22.3 %22.3Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 21.6 %21.6St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 21.5 %21.5Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 21.5 %21.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 21.3 %21.3Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 21.2 %21.2Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 21.1 %21.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sumter County58-1.1 pts
2Charlotte County40.6-0.1 pts
3Sarasota County37.7-0 pts
4Citrus County37.40 pts
5Highlands County35.8+0.4 pts
6Indian River County35.3+0.5 pts
7Collier County33.3+0.1 pts
8Flagler County32.50 pts
9Martin County32.3+0.4 pts
10Marion County29.9-0.1 pts
11Franklin County29.5+0.7 pts
12Lee County29.4-0.1 pts
13Manatee County28.5+0.1 pts
14Hernando County27.6-0.3 pts
15Lake County27.5-0 pts
16Glades County26.8+0.2 pts
17Pinellas County26.5+0.6 pts
18Volusia County26.3+0.3 pts
19Levy County26+0.4 pts
20Jefferson County25.6-0 pts
21Brevard County25.3+0.3 pts
22Putnam County24.9+0.4 pts
23Palm Beach County24.9+0.2 pts
24Nassau County24.7+0.5 pts
25Dixie County24.6+0.9 pts
26Monroe County24.5+0.2 pts
27St. Lucie County24.40 pts
28Gulf County24.1-0.6 pts
29Madison County23.7+0.6 pts
30DeSoto County23.7+0.5 pts
31Suwannee County23.3+0.2 pts
32Lafayette County23+0.9 pts
33Pasco County22.5-0.1 pts
34Taylor County22.3+0.1 pts
35Gilchrist County21.60 pts
36St. Johns County21.5+0.3 pts
37Okeechobee County21.5+0.4 pts
38Columbia County21.3+0.1 pts
39Hamilton County21.2+0.5 pts
40Gadsden County21.1+0.7 pts
41Holmes County20.9-0.1 pts
42Walton County20.4+0.1 pts
43Jackson County20.4-0.1 pts
44Bradford County20.2+1 pts
45Polk County20.1-0.3 pts
46Calhoun County20.1+0.2 pts
47Washington County19.9+0.3 pts
48Escambia County19.5+0.3 pts
49Wakulla County18.6+0.7 pts
50Bay County18.5-0 pts
51Broward County18.1+0.3 pts
52Clay County17.7+0.3 pts
53Miami-Dade County17.4-0.1 pts
54Santa Rosa County17.4+0.3 pts
55Hardee County17.2+0.1 pts
56Seminole County17.1+0.2 pts
57Okaloosa County17+0.1 pts
58Liberty County17-0 pts
59Union County16.2+0.8 pts
60Baker County16.2+0.9 pts
61Duval County16.1+0.3 pts
62Alachua County15.9+0.4 pts
63Leon County15.6+0.5 pts
64Hillsborough County15.5+0.1 pts
65Hendry County14.2-0.1 pts
66Osceola County14.2-0.1 pts
67Orange County13.2+0.2 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 58% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange County, with 13.2% 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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