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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 2024, at 39.9%. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for Georgia was 16.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest39.9Towns County
Lowest6.4Chattahoochee County
Median19.5159 counties
Georgia16.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Towns CountyTowns County: 39.9 %39.9Union CountyUnion County: 35.9 %35.9Quitman CountyQuitman County: 33.7 %33.7Greene CountyGreene County: 32.7 %32.7Fannin CountyFannin County: 31.9 %31.9Rabun CountyRabun County: 30.8 %30.8Clay CountyClay County: 29.5 %29.5Talbot CountyTalbot County: 28.8 %28.8Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 28.5 %28.5McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 27.5 %27.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 27.3 %27.3Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 27 %27Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 26.7 %26.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 26.6 %26.6Baker CountyBaker County: 26.4 %26.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 26.2 %26.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 26.2 %26.2Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 25.9 %25.9Webster CountyWebster County: 25.9 %25.9Seminole CountySeminole County: 25.2 %25.2Warren CountyWarren County: 25.2 %25.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 24.7 %24.7Terrell CountyTerrell County: 24.6 %24.6White CountyWhite County: 24.6 %24.6Glynn CountyGlynn County: 24.5 %24.5Brooks CountyBrooks County: 24.3 %24.3Hart CountyHart County: 24.1 %24.1Taylor CountyTaylor County: 23.6 %23.6Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 23.4 %23.4Miller CountyMiller County: 23.3 %23.3Stephens CountyStephens County: 23.1 %23.1Screven CountyScreven County: 23.1 %23.1Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 22.7 %22.7Elbert CountyElbert County: 22.7 %22.7Early CountyEarly County: 22.4 %22.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 22.3 %22.3Worth CountyWorth County: 22.2 %22.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 22 %22Dade CountyDade County: 21.9 %21.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 21.8 %21.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Towns County39.9+1 pts
2Union County35.9+0.6 pts
3Quitman County33.7+0.9 pts
4Greene County32.7+0.7 pts
5Fannin County31.9+0.7 pts
6Rabun County30.8+0.7 pts
7Clay County29.5+1.7 pts
8Talbot County28.80 pts
9Gilmer County28.5+0.5 pts
10McIntosh County27.5+0.4 pts
11Lincoln County27.3+0.8 pts
12Twiggs County27+0.2 pts
13Taliaferro County26.7-0.4 pts
14Putnam County26.6+0.3 pts
15Baker County26.4+0.7 pts
16Pickens County26.2+0.6 pts
17Hancock County26.2+0.8 pts
18Wilkes County25.9+0.7 pts
19Webster County25.9+1.3 pts
20Seminole County25.2-0.2 pts
21Warren County25.2+0.2 pts
22Randolph County24.7+0.7 pts
23Terrell County24.6+0.5 pts
24White County24.6+0.5 pts
25Glynn County24.5+0.4 pts
26Brooks County24.3+0.4 pts
27Hart County24.1+0.4 pts
28Taylor County23.6+0.8 pts
29Meriwether County23.4+0.3 pts
30Miller County23.3+0.3 pts
31Stephens County23.1+0.2 pts
32Screven County23.1+0.3 pts
33Wilkinson County22.7+0.6 pts
34Elbert County22.7+0.2 pts
35Early County22.4+0.3 pts
36Crawford County22.3+0.8 pts
37Worth County22.2+0.6 pts
38Fayette County22+0.5 pts
39Dade County21.9+0.8 pts
40Jefferson County21.8+0.4 pts
41Macon County21.7+0.8 pts
42Crisp County21.7+0.6 pts
43McDuffie County21.7+0.6 pts
44Mitchell County21.6+0.7 pts
45Morgan County21.6+0.4 pts
46Marion County21.3-0 pts
47Glascock County21.3+0.7 pts
48Dooly County21.2+0.6 pts
49Jenkins County21.2+0.2 pts
50Harris County21.1+0.7 pts
51Washington County21+0.6 pts
52Burke County20.9+0.6 pts
53Ben Hill County20.9+0.8 pts
54Pulaski County20.8+0.5 pts
55Grady County20.7+0.3 pts
56Johnson County20.7+0.6 pts
57Oglethorpe County20.7+0.2 pts
58Stewart County20.6+0.4 pts
59Thomas County20.6+0.2 pts
60Upson County20.5+0.2 pts
61Dodge County20.4+0.5 pts
62Wilcox County20.4+0.5 pts
63Spalding County20.2+0.4 pts
64Catoosa County20.2+0.5 pts
65Dawson County20.2-0.3 pts
66Habersham County20+0.2 pts
67Monroe County20+0.4 pts
68Lumpkin County20+0.3 pts
69Walker County19.9+0.3 pts
70Appling County19.9+0.4 pts
71Treutlen County19.8+0.7 pts
72Laurens County19.7+0.3 pts
73Sumter County19.6+0.2 pts
74Decatur County19.6+0.2 pts
75Irwin County19.6+0.2 pts
76Jones County19.6+0.6 pts
77Candler County19.6+0.2 pts
78Franklin County19.6+0.2 pts
79Calhoun County19.5+0.6 pts
80Clinch County19.5+0.5 pts
81Ware County19.3+0.2 pts
82Telfair County19.3+0.3 pts
83Pierce County19.2+0.3 pts
84Baldwin County19.1+0.5 pts
85Dougherty County19.1+0.3 pts
86Bleckley County19+0.4 pts
87Chattooga County190 pts
88Turner County18.9+0.3 pts
89Emanuel County18.9+0.4 pts
90Evans County18.9+0.4 pts
91Lamar County18.8+0.3 pts
92Madison County18.7+0.2 pts
93Jasper County18.5+0.4 pts
94Toombs County18.5+0.2 pts
95Brantley County18.5+0.7 pts
96Berrien County18.4+0.2 pts
97Peach County18.4+0.3 pts
98Montgomery County18.4+0.8 pts
99Bibb County18.3+0.4 pts
100Bacon County18.3+0.3 pts
101Banks County18.2+0.3 pts
102Floyd County18.2+0.3 pts
103Oconee County18+0.4 pts
104Cook County18+0.4 pts
105Colquitt County17.8+0.2 pts
106Tift County17.7+0.5 pts
107Schley County17.7+0.2 pts
108Polk County17.6+0.3 pts
109Cherokee County17.6+0.5 pts
110Wayne County17.6-0.1 pts
111Troup County17.5+0.2 pts
112Charlton County17.5+0.7 pts
113Chatham County17.5+0.3 pts
114Heard County17.3+0.2 pts
115Hall County17.3+0.2 pts
116Walton County17.2+0.2 pts
117Butts County17.2+0.4 pts
118Camden County17+0.8 pts
118Richmond County17+0.4 pts
120Muscogee County17+0.5 pts
121Pike County17+0.4 pts
122Haralson County16.9+0.1 pts
123Coweta County16.9+0.5 pts
124Gordon County16.9+0.3 pts
125Murray County16.8+0.5 pts
126Rockdale County16.7+0.3 pts
127Jeff Davis County16.6+0.1 pts
128Echols County16.5+0.1 pts
129Lee County16.4+0.6 pts
130Bartow County16.2+0.3 pts
131Columbia County16.2+0.5 pts
132Wheeler County16-0.2 pts
133Tattnall County15.9+0.3 pts
134Carroll County15.5+0.1 pts
135Lanier County15.4+0.5 pts
136Whitfield County15.4+0.2 pts
137Houston County15.4+0.4 pts
138Atkinson County15.3+0.3 pts
139Jackson County15.30 pts
140Coffee County15.1+0.3 pts
141Newton County14.9+0.1 pts
142Lowndes County14.9+0.3 pts
143Cobb County14.8+0.4 pts
144DeKalb County14.6+0.5 pts
145Effingham County14.1+0.4 pts
146Barrow County14+0.2 pts
147Forsyth County13.7+0.3 pts
148Fulton County13.6+0.4 pts
149Henry County13.5+0.4 pts
150Douglas County13.5+0.3 pts
151Bulloch County13.4+0.3 pts
152Clarke County13.4+0.3 pts
153Paulding County13.1+0.4 pts
154Bryan County12.7+0.3 pts
155Gwinnett County12.7+0.4 pts
156Clayton County12.5+0.6 pts
157Liberty County10.8+0.3 pts
158Long County9.5+0.1 pts
159Chattahoochee County6.4+0.4 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 39.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chattahoochee County, with 6.4% in 2024.

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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