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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 2021, at 25.5%. Tippecanoe County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 19.1% and the figure for Indiana was 16.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25.5Brown County
Lowest12.7Tippecanoe County
Median19.192 counties
Indiana16.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Brown CountyBrown County: 25.5 %25.5Wabash CountyWabash County: 23.2 %23.2Ohio CountyOhio County: 22.4 %22.4Blackford CountyBlackford County: 22.3 %22.3Tipton CountyTipton County: 21.8 %21.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 21.7 %21.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 21.7 %21.7Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 21.6 %21.6White CountyWhite County: 21.4 %21.4Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 21.3 %21.3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 21.1 %21.1Warren CountyWarren County: 21.1 %21.1Owen CountyOwen County: 21 %21Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21 %21Fountain CountyFountain County: 21 %21Steuben CountySteuben County: 21 %21Martin CountyMartin County: 20.9 %20.9Newton CountyNewton County: 20.8 %20.8Starke CountyStarke County: 20.8 %20.8Pike CountyPike County: 20.7 %20.7Union CountyUnion County: 20.7 %20.7Orange CountyOrange County: 20.6 %20.6Fulton CountyFulton County: 20.6 %20.6Posey CountyPosey County: 20.5 %20.5Spencer CountySpencer County: 20.5 %20.5Greene CountyGreene County: 20.4 %20.4Henry CountyHenry County: 20.2 %20.2Howard CountyHoward County: 20.2 %20.2Grant CountyGrant County: 20.1 %20.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 20.1 %20.1Huntington CountyHuntington County: 19.8 %19.8Ripley CountyRipley County: 19.8 %19.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 19.8 %19.8Clay CountyClay County: 19.7 %19.7Perry CountyPerry County: 19.7 %19.7Parke CountyParke County: 19.7 %19.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 19.7 %19.7Wells CountyWells County: 19.7 %19.7Knox CountyKnox County: 19.4 %19.4Madison CountyMadison County: 19.4 %19.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Brown County25.5+0.6 pts
2Wabash County23.2-0 pts
3Ohio County22.4-0.2 pts
4Blackford County22.3+0.5 pts
5Tipton County21.8+0.3 pts
6Fayette County21.7+0.2 pts
7Randolph County21.7+0.1 pts
8Pulaski County21.6+0.5 pts
9White County21.4+0.7 pts
10Vermillion County21.3+0.3 pts
11Crawford County21.1+0.4 pts
12Warren County21.1+0.2 pts
13Owen County21+0.5 pts
14Lawrence County21+0.2 pts
15Fountain County21+0.2 pts
16Steuben County21+0.3 pts
17Martin County20.9+0.6 pts
18Newton County20.8+0.6 pts
19Starke County20.8+0.6 pts
20Pike County20.7+0.3 pts
21Union County20.7+0.6 pts
22Orange County20.6+0.4 pts
23Fulton County20.6+0.4 pts
24Posey County20.5+0.8 pts
25Spencer County20.5+0.3 pts
26Greene County20.4+0.2 pts
27Henry County20.2+0.2 pts
28Howard County20.2+0.1 pts
29Grant County20.1+0.2 pts
30Wayne County20.1+0.1 pts
31Huntington County19.8+0.3 pts
32Ripley County19.8+0.2 pts
33Carroll County19.8+0.4 pts
34Clay County19.7+0.5 pts
35Perry County19.7+0.4 pts
36Parke County19.7+0.1 pts
37Franklin County19.7+0.5 pts
38Wells County19.7+0.3 pts
39Knox County19.4+0.2 pts
40Madison County19.4+0.2 pts
41Whitley County19.3+0.7 pts
42Sullivan County19.3+0.3 pts
43Rush County19.3+0.5 pts
44Jefferson County19.2+0.5 pts
45Jay County19.2+0.4 pts
46LaPorte County19.1+0.5 pts
47Dearborn County19.1+0.6 pts
48Harrison County19.1+0.5 pts
49Morgan County19+0.5 pts
50Dubois County19+0.4 pts
51Marshall County19+0.1 pts
52Cass County18.9+0.2 pts
53Jasper County18.8+0.4 pts
54Warrick County18.8+0.3 pts
55Gibson County18.7+0.4 pts
56Montgomery County18.7+0.1 pts
57Shelby County18.5+0.5 pts
58Washington County18.4+0.6 pts
59Decatur County18.4+0.2 pts
60Delaware County18.3+0.1 pts
61Miami County18.3+0.8 pts
62Porter County18.2+0.5 pts
63Kosciusko County18.2+0.5 pts
64Benton County18.2+0.3 pts
65Vanderburgh County18.2+0.3 pts
66Switzerland County18.1+0.2 pts
67Floyd County17.8+0.2 pts
68Putnam County17.8+0.3 pts
69Scott County17.7-0 pts
70Hancock County17.6+0.2 pts
71Clinton County17.5+0.3 pts
72DeKalb County17.5+0.3 pts
73Noble County17.4+0.4 pts
74Vigo County17.4+0.2 pts
75Lake County17.3+0.4 pts
76Jackson County17.2+0.3 pts
77Jennings County17.1+0.2 pts
78Bartholomew County16.9+0.2 pts
79Clark County16.9+0.3 pts
80St. Joseph County16.8+0.3 pts
81Adams County16.4+0.2 pts
82Daviess County16.3-0 pts
83Johnson County16+0.2 pts
84Allen County15.7+0.3 pts
85Elkhart County15.5+0.3 pts
86Boone County15.3+0.4 pts
86Hendricks County15.3+0.3 pts
88Monroe County14.5-0.1 pts
89LaGrange County14.4+0.2 pts
90Hamilton County13.8+0.3 pts
91Marion County13.2+0.4 pts
92Tippecanoe County12.7+0.2 pts

Other periods

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?

Brown County, with 25.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tippecanoe County, with 12.7% 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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