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Counties in Georgia by share of population aged 65 and over

Towns County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 159 counties in 2021, at 36.9%. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 18.4% and the figure for Georgia was 15.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.9Towns County
Lowest5.3Chattahoochee County
Median18.4159 counties
Georgia15.2History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Towns CountyTowns County: 36.9 %36.9Union CountyUnion County: 34.1 %34.1Quitman CountyQuitman County: 31.6 %31.6Greene CountyGreene County: 30.3 %30.3Fannin CountyFannin County: 30.2 %30.2Rabun CountyRabun County: 29.2 %29.2Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 27.9 %27.9Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 27.1 %27.1Talbot CountyTalbot County: 27 %27Clay CountyClay County: 26.9 %26.9McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 26.3 %26.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 25.3 %25.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 25.1 %25.1Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 25 %25Pickens CountyPickens County: 24.9 %24.9Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 24.4 %24.4Hancock CountyHancock County: 24.2 %24.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 23.6 %23.6Hart CountyHart County: 23.5 %23.5Baker CountyBaker County: 23.4 %23.4White CountyWhite County: 23.3 %23.3Warren CountyWarren County: 23.2 %23.2Webster CountyWebster County: 23.1 %23.1Glynn CountyGlynn County: 23 %23Terrell CountyTerrell County: 22.6 %22.6Stephens CountyStephens County: 22.4 %22.4Elbert CountyElbert County: 22.2 %22.2Brooks CountyBrooks County: 22.1 %22.1Randolph CountyRandolph County: 22.1 %22.1Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 22 %22Screven CountyScreven County: 21.8 %21.8Miller CountyMiller County: 21.8 %21.8Early CountyEarly County: 21.4 %21.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 21.2 %21.2Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 21.2 %21.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 20.8 %20.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.7 %20.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 20.5 %20.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 20.5 %20.5Crisp CountyCrisp County: 20.4 %20.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Towns County36.90 pts
2Union County34.1-0.1 pts
3Quitman County31.6+0.7 pts
4Greene County30.3+0.5 pts
5Fannin County30.2+0.6 pts
6Rabun County29.2+0.6 pts
7Taliaferro County27.9-0.2 pts
8Gilmer County27.1+0.7 pts
9Talbot County27+0.8 pts
10Clay County26.9+0.8 pts
11McIntosh County26.3+0.7 pts
12Putnam County25.3+0.1 pts
13Lincoln County25.1+0.3 pts
14Twiggs County25+0.9 pts
15Pickens County24.9+0.4 pts
16Wilkes County24.4+0.1 pts
17Hancock County24.2+0.7 pts
18Seminole County23.6+0.6 pts
19Hart County23.5+0.4 pts
20Baker County23.4+0.4 pts
21White County23.3-0.1 pts
22Warren County23.2+0.5 pts
23Webster County23.1+0.6 pts
24Glynn County23+0.6 pts
25Terrell County22.6+1.1 pts
26Stephens County22.4+0.5 pts
27Elbert County22.2+0.2 pts
28Brooks County22.1+0.5 pts
29Randolph County22.1+0.3 pts
30Meriwether County22+0.4 pts
31Screven County21.8+0.6 pts
32Miller County21.8+0.7 pts
33Early County21.4+1.2 pts
34Taylor County21.2+0.5 pts
35Wilkinson County21.2+0.5 pts
36Pulaski County20.8+1 pts
37Jefferson County20.70 pts
38Morgan County20.5+0.2 pts
39Crawford County20.5+0.7 pts
40Crisp County20.4+0.7 pts
41Worth County20.3+0.7 pts
42Fayette County20.3+0.5 pts
43Glascock County20.3-0.2 pts
44Dade County20.3+0.5 pts
45Marion County20.2+0.7 pts
46Dooly County20.1+0.6 pts
47Dawson County20.10 pts
48McDuffie County20.1+0.5 pts
49Upson County20+0.2 pts
50Mitchell County19.7+0.6 pts
51Jenkins County19.6+0.3 pts
52Johnson County19.6+0.7 pts
53Grady County19.6+0.4 pts
54Monroe County19.6+0.1 pts
55Oglethorpe County19.6+0.3 pts
56Macon County19.5+0.6 pts
57Lumpkin County19.4+1.1 pts
58Habersham County19.4+0.2 pts
59Thomas County19.3+0.4 pts
60Candler County19.3-0 pts
61Washington County19.3+0.2 pts
62Franklin County19.3+0.2 pts
63Ben Hill County19.3+0.3 pts
64Spalding County19.2+0.4 pts
65Wilcox County19.1+0.7 pts
66Harris County19.1+0.4 pts
67Catoosa County18.9+0.4 pts
68Ware County18.9+0.3 pts
69Laurens County18.9+0.3 pts
70Stewart County18.9+1.5 pts
71Walker County18.8+0.3 pts
72Dodge County18.8+0.3 pts
73Burke County18.8+0.8 pts
74Sumter County18.8+0.6 pts
75Irwin County18.6+0.5 pts
76Turner County18.6+0.3 pts
77Chattooga County18.6+0.5 pts
78Appling County18.5+0.5 pts
79Jones County18.4+0.3 pts
80Decatur County18.4+0.4 pts
81Lamar County18.4+0.1 pts
82Treutlen County18.4+0.1 pts
83Pierce County18.3+0.2 pts
84Madison County18.2+0.3 pts
85Dougherty County18.2+0.8 pts
86Clinch County18.2+0.2 pts
87Toombs County17.9-0.2 pts
88Bleckley County17.9+0.4 pts
89Emanuel County17.80 pts
90Banks County17.8+0.1 pts
91Berrien County17.8+0.3 pts
92Jasper County17.7-0.5 pts
93Baldwin County17.7+0.4 pts
94Wayne County17.6+0.1 pts
95Evans County17.6+0.1 pts
96Peach County17.6+0.4 pts
97Calhoun County17.6+0.6 pts
98Cook County17.5+0.2 pts
99Bacon County17.5+0.1 pts
100Floyd County17.5+0.2 pts
101Bibb County17.1+0.3 pts
102Colquitt County17.1+0.3 pts
103Montgomery County17-0.2 pts
104Haralson County17-0.1 pts
105Polk County17+0.2 pts
106Brantley County16.9+0.4 pts
107Schley County16.9+0.6 pts
108Chatham County16.6+0.4 pts
109Troup County16.6+0.2 pts
110Hall County16.6+0.3 pts
111Butts County16.6+0.1 pts
112Walton County16.6+0.1 pts
113Heard County16.5+0.5 pts
114Tift County16.5+0.4 pts
115Oconee County16.3+0.6 pts
116Gordon County16.2+0.3 pts
117Telfair County16.1+0.2 pts
118Jeff Davis County16.1+0.3 pts
119Cherokee County16+0.5 pts
120Pike County16-0.2 pts
121Murray County15.9+0.4 pts
122Rockdale County15.8+0.3 pts
123Richmond County15.7+0.4 pts
124Coweta County15.5+0.4 pts
125Charlton County15.5+0.2 pts
126Bartow County15.3+0.3 pts
127Muscogee County15.3+0.5 pts
128Carroll County15+0.1 pts
129Camden County15+0.4 pts
130Tattnall County15+0.4 pts
131Jackson County150 pts
132Echols County14.9+0.2 pts
133Columbia County14.8+0.4 pts
134Lee County14.8+0.6 pts
135Whitfield County14.6+0.2 pts
136Newton County14.3+0.1 pts
137Lanier County14.3+0.4 pts
138Coffee County14.2+0.2 pts
139Atkinson County14.1+0.3 pts
140Houston County14.1+0.3 pts
141Wheeler County14-0.2 pts
142Lowndes County13.7+0.3 pts
143Cobb County13.7+0.5 pts
144Barrow County13.5+0.2 pts
145DeKalb County13.3+0.5 pts
146Effingham County13+0.2 pts
147Forsyth County12.8+0.2 pts
148Douglas County12.7+0.3 pts
149Henry County12.7+0.3 pts
150Fulton County12.7+0.4 pts
151Bulloch County12.7+0.3 pts
152Clarke County12.4+0.2 pts
153Paulding County11.8+0.3 pts
154Bryan County11.7+0.2 pts
155Gwinnett County11.5+0.4 pts
156Clayton County10.9+0.5 pts
157Liberty County9.7+0.3 pts
158Long County9.3-0 pts
159Chattahoochee County5.3+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?

Towns County, with 36.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chattahoochee County, with 5.3% 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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