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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 2023, at 27.3%. Tippecanoe County had the lowest, at 13.3%. The median was 20% and the figure for Indiana was 17.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.3Brown County
Lowest13.3Tippecanoe County
Median2092 counties
Indiana17.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Brown CountyBrown County: 27.3 %27.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 23.8 %23.8Wabash CountyWabash County: 23.7 %23.7Tipton CountyTipton County: 22.9 %22.9Blackford CountyBlackford County: 22.7 %22.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 22.6 %22.6Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 22.5 %22.5White CountyWhite County: 22.5 %22.5Steuben CountySteuben County: 22.3 %22.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 22.3 %22.3Warren CountyWarren County: 22.2 %22.2Martin CountyMartin County: 22.1 %22.1Posey CountyPosey County: 22 %22Starke CountyStarke County: 22 %22Owen CountyOwen County: 22 %22Union CountyUnion County: 22 %22Fayette CountyFayette County: 22 %22Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 21.8 %21.8Orange CountyOrange County: 21.8 %21.8Fulton CountyFulton County: 21.7 %21.7Pike CountyPike County: 21.6 %21.6Spencer CountySpencer County: 21.6 %21.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21.6 %21.6Newton CountyNewton County: 21.4 %21.4Fountain CountyFountain County: 21.2 %21.2Greene CountyGreene County: 21 %21Howard CountyHoward County: 20.9 %20.9Parke CountyParke County: 20.9 %20.9Henry CountyHenry County: 20.9 %20.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.8 %20.8Clay CountyClay County: 20.8 %20.8Perry CountyPerry County: 20.8 %20.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 20.8 %20.8Huntington CountyHuntington County: 20.7 %20.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 20.6 %20.6Whitley CountyWhitley County: 20.5 %20.5Ripley CountyRipley County: 20.5 %20.5Grant CountyGrant County: 20.4 %20.4Wells CountyWells County: 20.4 %20.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.3 %20.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Brown County27.3+0.8 pts
2Ohio County23.8+0.8 pts
3Wabash County23.7+0.4 pts
4Tipton County22.9+0.8 pts
5Blackford County22.7+0.3 pts
6Crawford County22.6+0.9 pts
7Pulaski County22.5+0.6 pts
8White County22.5+0.5 pts
9Steuben County22.3+0.7 pts
10Randolph County22.3+0.6 pts
11Warren County22.2+0.6 pts
12Martin County22.1+0.7 pts
13Posey County22+0.8 pts
14Starke County22+0.6 pts
15Owen County22+0.3 pts
16Union County22+0.6 pts
17Fayette County22+0.3 pts
18Vermillion County21.8+0.3 pts
19Orange County21.8+0.6 pts
20Fulton County21.7+0.6 pts
21Pike County21.6+0.5 pts
22Spencer County21.6+0.7 pts
23Lawrence County21.6+0.3 pts
24Newton County21.4+0.3 pts
25Fountain County21.2+0.2 pts
26Greene County21+0.4 pts
27Howard County20.9+0.4 pts
28Parke County20.9+0.6 pts
29Henry County20.9+0.3 pts
30Franklin County20.8+0.7 pts
31Clay County20.8+0.5 pts
32Perry County20.8+0.4 pts
33Carroll County20.8+0.6 pts
34Huntington County20.7+0.6 pts
35Wayne County20.6+0.3 pts
36Whitley County20.5+0.7 pts
37Ripley County20.5+0.4 pts
38Grant County20.4+0.3 pts
39Wells County20.4+0.4 pts
40Jefferson County20.3+0.5 pts
41Sullivan County20.3+0.4 pts
42Harrison County20.3+0.6 pts
43LaPorte County20.3+0.6 pts
44Dubois County20.1+0.5 pts
45Knox County20.1+0.3 pts
46Dearborn County20+0.4 pts
47Gibson County19.9+0.6 pts
48Morgan County19.9+0.3 pts
49Rush County19.8+0.2 pts
50Madison County19.8+0.2 pts
51Shelby County19.8+0.7 pts
52Warrick County19.8+0.5 pts
53Marshall County19.8+0.4 pts
54Jay County19.7+0.2 pts
55Montgomery County19.5+0.5 pts
56Jasper County19.5+0.3 pts
57Porter County19.4+0.6 pts
58Washington County19.4+0.6 pts
59Decatur County19.3+0.5 pts
60Miami County19.3+0.5 pts
61Kosciusko County19.2+0.6 pts
62Cass County19.2+0.1 pts
63Vanderburgh County19+0.4 pts
64Delaware County18.9+0.4 pts
65Switzerland County18.9+0.5 pts
66Benton County18.9+0.2 pts
67Floyd County18.7+0.5 pts
68Putnam County18.6+0.5 pts
69Noble County18.4+0.4 pts
70Lake County18.3+0.5 pts
71DeKalb County18.3+0.4 pts
72Vigo County18.2+0.4 pts
73Hancock County18.1+0.3 pts
74Scott County18+0.2 pts
75Clinton County17.9+0.3 pts
76Jackson County17.9+0.4 pts
77Jennings County17.8+0.4 pts
78Bartholomew County17.7+0.4 pts
79Clark County17.6+0.4 pts
80St. Joseph County17.5+0.3 pts
81Adams County17.1+0.4 pts
82Daviess County16.7+0.3 pts
83Johnson County16.6+0.3 pts
84Allen County16.4+0.3 pts
85Boone County16.4+0.4 pts
86Hendricks County16.2+0.4 pts
87Elkhart County16+0.3 pts
88Monroe County15.5+0.6 pts
89LaGrange County15+0.4 pts
90Hamilton County14.9+0.6 pts
91Marion County13.8+0.3 pts
92Tippecanoe County13.3+0.3 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 27.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tippecanoe County, with 13.3% in 2023.

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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