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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 2022, at 26.5%. Tippecanoe County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 19.6% and the figure for Indiana was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.5Brown County
Lowest13Tippecanoe County
Median19.692 counties
Indiana17.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Brown CountyBrown County: 26.5 %26.5Wabash CountyWabash County: 23.3 %23.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 23 %23Blackford CountyBlackford County: 22.4 %22.4Tipton CountyTipton County: 22.1 %22.1White CountyWhite County: 22 %22Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 21.9 %21.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 21.7 %21.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 21.7 %21.7Owen CountyOwen County: 21.7 %21.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 21.6 %21.6Steuben CountySteuben County: 21.6 %21.6Warren CountyWarren County: 21.6 %21.6Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 21.5 %21.5Starke CountyStarke County: 21.5 %21.5Martin CountyMartin County: 21.4 %21.4Union CountyUnion County: 21.3 %21.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21.2 %21.2Posey CountyPosey County: 21.2 %21.2Orange CountyOrange County: 21.2 %21.2Pike CountyPike County: 21.2 %21.2Newton CountyNewton County: 21.1 %21.1Fulton CountyFulton County: 21.1 %21.1Fountain CountyFountain County: 21 %21Spencer CountySpencer County: 21 %21Greene CountyGreene County: 20.6 %20.6Henry CountyHenry County: 20.6 %20.6Howard CountyHoward County: 20.6 %20.6Perry CountyPerry County: 20.4 %20.4Parke CountyParke County: 20.3 %20.3Clay CountyClay County: 20.3 %20.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 20.3 %20.3Grant CountyGrant County: 20.2 %20.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 20.2 %20.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.2 %20.2Huntington CountyHuntington County: 20.1 %20.1Ripley CountyRipley County: 20.1 %20.1Wells CountyWells County: 20 %20Sullivan CountySullivan County: 19.9 %19.9Whitley CountyWhitley County: 19.8 %19.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Brown County26.5+1 pts
2Wabash County23.3+0.1 pts
3Ohio County23+0.7 pts
4Blackford County22.4+0.1 pts
5Tipton County22.1+0.3 pts
6White County22+0.6 pts
7Pulaski County21.9+0.3 pts
8Fayette County21.70 pts
9Randolph County21.70 pts
10Owen County21.7+0.6 pts
11Crawford County21.6+0.5 pts
12Steuben County21.6+0.6 pts
13Warren County21.6+0.5 pts
14Vermillion County21.5+0.2 pts
15Starke County21.5+0.7 pts
16Martin County21.4+0.5 pts
17Union County21.3+0.6 pts
18Lawrence County21.2+0.2 pts
19Posey County21.2+0.7 pts
20Orange County21.2+0.6 pts
20Pike County21.2+0.4 pts
22Newton County21.1+0.4 pts
23Fulton County21.1+0.5 pts
24Fountain County210 pts
25Spencer County21+0.5 pts
26Greene County20.6+0.2 pts
27Henry County20.6+0.3 pts
28Howard County20.6+0.4 pts
29Perry County20.4+0.7 pts
30Parke County20.3+0.6 pts
31Clay County20.3+0.6 pts
32Wayne County20.3+0.2 pts
33Grant County20.20 pts
34Carroll County20.2+0.4 pts
35Franklin County20.2+0.4 pts
36Huntington County20.1+0.3 pts
37Ripley County20.1+0.3 pts
38Wells County20+0.3 pts
39Sullivan County19.9+0.6 pts
40Whitley County19.8+0.5 pts
41Jefferson County19.8+0.6 pts
42Knox County19.8+0.3 pts
43LaPorte County19.7+0.6 pts
44Harrison County19.7+0.5 pts
45Dubois County19.7+0.7 pts
45Rush County19.7+0.4 pts
47Madison County19.6+0.2 pts
48Morgan County19.6+0.6 pts
49Dearborn County19.6+0.4 pts
50Jay County19.5+0.3 pts
51Marshall County19.4+0.4 pts
52Warrick County19.3+0.6 pts
53Gibson County19.3+0.5 pts
54Jasper County19.1+0.3 pts
55Shelby County19.1+0.6 pts
56Cass County19+0.1 pts
57Montgomery County19+0.4 pts
58Decatur County18.8+0.4 pts
59Porter County18.8+0.6 pts
60Washington County18.8+0.4 pts
61Miami County18.8+0.4 pts
62Benton County18.7+0.5 pts
63Kosciusko County18.6+0.4 pts
64Vanderburgh County18.6+0.4 pts
65Delaware County18.6+0.2 pts
66Switzerland County18.4+0.3 pts
67Floyd County18.2+0.4 pts
68Putnam County18.1+0.4 pts
69Noble County18+0.6 pts
70Hancock County17.9+0.3 pts
71DeKalb County17.9+0.4 pts
72Vigo County17.8+0.4 pts
73Lake County17.8+0.4 pts
74Scott County17.80 pts
75Clinton County17.7+0.1 pts
76Jackson County17.5+0.3 pts
77Jennings County17.3+0.3 pts
78Bartholomew County17.3+0.4 pts
79Clark County17.2+0.3 pts
80St. Joseph County17.1+0.3 pts
81Adams County16.7+0.3 pts
82Daviess County16.4+0.2 pts
83Johnson County16.3+0.3 pts
84Allen County16.1+0.4 pts
85Boone County16+0.6 pts
86Hendricks County15.8+0.5 pts
87Elkhart County15.7+0.2 pts
88Monroe County14.9+0.4 pts
89LaGrange County14.5+0.1 pts
90Hamilton County14.4+0.6 pts
91Marion County13.5+0.3 pts
92Tippecanoe County13+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?

Brown County, with 26.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tippecanoe County, with 13% in 2022.

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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