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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 2023, at 57.5%. Orange County had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for Florida was 22%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.5Sumter County
Lowest13.4Orange County
Median22.467 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2023

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Sumter CountySumter County: 57.5 %57.5Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 40.6 %40.6Sarasota CountySarasota County: 38 %38Citrus CountyCitrus County: 37.6 %37.6Indian River CountyIndian River County: 35.9 %35.9Highlands CountyHighlands County: 35.9 %35.9Collier CountyCollier County: 33.6 %33.6Martin CountyMartin County: 32.8 %32.8Flagler CountyFlagler County: 32.7 %32.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 30.6 %30.6Marion CountyMarion County: 29.8 %29.8Lee CountyLee County: 29.1 %29.1Manatee CountyManatee County: 28.8 %28.8Lake CountyLake County: 27.5 %27.5Hernando CountyHernando County: 27.4 %27.4Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 27.1 %27.1Glades CountyGlades County: 27.1 %27.1Volusia CountyVolusia County: 26.6 %26.6Levy CountyLevy County: 26.1 %26.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 26 %26Brevard CountyBrevard County: 25.7 %25.7Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 25.2 %25.2Nassau CountyNassau County: 25.2 %25.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 25.2 %25.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 25.1 %25.1Dixie CountyDixie County: 24.9 %24.9St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 24.5 %24.5Gulf CountyGulf County: 24.1 %24.1Madison CountyMadison County: 23.8 %23.8Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 23.8 %23.8DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 23.7 %23.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 22.8 %22.8Taylor CountyTaylor County: 22.6 %22.6Pasco CountyPasco County: 22.4 %22.4St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 21.8 %21.8Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 21.7 %21.7Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 21.7 %21.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 21.7 %21.7Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 21.4 %21.4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 21.4 %21.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sumter County57.5-0.5 pts
2Charlotte County40.60 pts
3Sarasota County38+0.3 pts
4Citrus County37.6+0.2 pts
5Indian River County35.9+0.6 pts
6Highlands County35.9+0.1 pts
7Collier County33.6+0.3 pts
8Martin County32.8+0.4 pts
9Flagler County32.7+0.2 pts
10Franklin County30.6+1.1 pts
11Marion County29.8-0.1 pts
12Lee County29.1-0.2 pts
13Manatee County28.8+0.3 pts
14Lake County27.5-0.1 pts
15Hernando County27.4-0.2 pts
16Pinellas County27.1+0.6 pts
17Glades County27.1+0.3 pts
18Volusia County26.6+0.3 pts
19Levy County26.1+0.1 pts
20Jefferson County26+0.4 pts
21Brevard County25.7+0.3 pts
22Palm Beach County25.2+0.3 pts
23Nassau County25.2+0.5 pts
24Monroe County25.2+0.7 pts
25Putnam County25.1+0.2 pts
26Dixie County24.9+0.3 pts
27St. Lucie County24.5+0.1 pts
28Gulf County24.1+0.1 pts
29Madison County23.8+0.1 pts
30Suwannee County23.8+0.5 pts
31DeSoto County23.7-0.1 pts
32Lafayette County22.8-0.3 pts
33Taylor County22.6+0.2 pts
34Pasco County22.4-0.1 pts
35St. Johns County21.8+0.2 pts
36Gilchrist County21.7+0.2 pts
37Okeechobee County21.7+0.2 pts
38Columbia County21.7+0.4 pts
39Gadsden County21.4+0.3 pts
40Hamilton County21.4+0.2 pts
41Holmes County21.3+0.4 pts
42Jackson County20.8+0.3 pts
43Walton County20.7+0.2 pts
44Calhoun County20.5+0.4 pts
45Bradford County20.4+0.2 pts
46Washington County20.3+0.4 pts
47Polk County20-0.1 pts
48Escambia County19.7+0.2 pts
49Wakulla County19+0.4 pts
50Bay County18.6+0.2 pts
51Broward County18.4+0.4 pts
52Clay County18+0.2 pts
53Santa Rosa County17.7+0.3 pts
54Miami-Dade County17.5+0.1 pts
55Seminole County17.4+0.3 pts
56Okaloosa County17.4+0.4 pts
57Liberty County17.2+0.3 pts
58Hardee County17.1-0.1 pts
59Baker County16.5+0.3 pts
60Union County16.4+0.2 pts
61Duval County16.4+0.4 pts
62Alachua County16.3+0.4 pts
63Leon County16.1+0.5 pts
64Hillsborough County15.7+0.2 pts
65Hendry County14.3+0.1 pts
66Osceola County14.20 pts
67Orange County13.4+0.3 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 57.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange County, with 13.4% in 2023.

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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