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Counties in Indiana by share of population aged 65 and over

Brown County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 92 counties in 2020, at 24.9%. Tippecanoe County had the lowest, at 12.5%. The median was 18.7% and the figure for Indiana was 16.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.9Brown County
Lowest12.5Tippecanoe County
Median18.792 counties
Indiana16.6History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Brown CountyBrown County: 24.9 %24.9Wabash CountyWabash County: 23.3 %23.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 22.6 %22.6Blackford CountyBlackford County: 21.8 %21.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 21.6 %21.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 21.5 %21.5Tipton CountyTipton County: 21.5 %21.5Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 21.2 %21.2Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 21 %21Warren CountyWarren County: 20.9 %20.9Fountain CountyFountain County: 20.8 %20.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 20.8 %20.8White CountyWhite County: 20.7 %20.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 20.7 %20.7Steuben CountySteuben County: 20.6 %20.6Owen CountyOwen County: 20.6 %20.6Pike CountyPike County: 20.4 %20.4Martin CountyMartin County: 20.3 %20.3Fulton CountyFulton County: 20.2 %20.2Greene CountyGreene County: 20.2 %20.2Orange CountyOrange County: 20.2 %20.2Spencer CountySpencer County: 20.2 %20.2Starke CountyStarke County: 20.2 %20.2Newton CountyNewton County: 20.1 %20.1Union CountyUnion County: 20.1 %20.1Howard CountyHoward County: 20.1 %20.1Henry CountyHenry County: 20 %20Grant CountyGrant County: 20 %20Wayne CountyWayne County: 19.9 %19.9Posey CountyPosey County: 19.7 %19.7Ripley CountyRipley County: 19.6 %19.6Parke CountyParke County: 19.6 %19.6Huntington CountyHuntington County: 19.5 %19.5Wells CountyWells County: 19.4 %19.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 19.4 %19.4Perry CountyPerry County: 19.3 %19.3Clay CountyClay County: 19.3 %19.3Madison CountyMadison County: 19.2 %19.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 19.2 %19.2Knox CountyKnox County: 19.2 %19.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Brown County24.9
2Wabash County23.3
3Ohio County22.6
4Blackford County21.8
5Randolph County21.6
6Fayette County21.5
7Tipton County21.5
8Pulaski County21.2
9Vermillion County21
10Warren County20.9
11Fountain County20.8
12Lawrence County20.8
13White County20.7
14Crawford County20.7
15Steuben County20.6
16Owen County20.6
17Pike County20.4
18Martin County20.3
19Fulton County20.2
19Greene County20.2
21Orange County20.2
22Spencer County20.2
23Starke County20.2
24Newton County20.1
25Union County20.1
26Howard County20.1
27Henry County20
28Grant County20
29Wayne County19.9
30Posey County19.7
31Ripley County19.6
32Parke County19.6
33Huntington County19.5
34Wells County19.4
35Carroll County19.4
36Perry County19.3
37Clay County19.3
38Madison County19.2
39Franklin County19.2
40Knox County19.2
41Sullivan County19
42Marshall County18.8
43Rush County18.8
44Jay County18.8
45Jefferson County18.7
46Cass County18.7
47LaPorte County18.7
48Harrison County18.6
49Whitley County18.6
50Dubois County18.6
51Montgomery County18.5
52Dearborn County18.5
53Warrick County18.5
54Morgan County18.5
55Jasper County18.4
56Gibson County18.4
57Delaware County18.2
58Decatur County18.2
59Shelby County18
60Vanderburgh County17.9
61Benton County17.9
62Switzerland County17.9
63Washington County17.8
64Scott County17.8
65Porter County17.7
66Kosciusko County17.7
67Floyd County17.6
68Miami County17.6
69Putnam County17.5
70Hancock County17.4
71Clinton County17.3
72DeKalb County17.2
73Vigo County17.1
74Noble County17
75Lake County17
76Jackson County16.9
77Jennings County16.8
78Bartholomew County16.7
79Clark County16.5
80St. Joseph County16.5
81Daviess County16.3
82Adams County16.2
83Johnson County15.8
84Allen County15.4
85Elkhart County15.2
86Hendricks County15.1
87Boone County14.9
88Monroe County14.6
89LaGrange County14.2
90Hamilton County13.5
91Marion County12.8
92Tippecanoe County12.5

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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?

Brown County, with 24.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tippecanoe County, with 12.5% in 2020.

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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