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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 2024, at 28.4%. Tippecanoe County had the lowest, at 13.6%. The median was 20.4% and the figure for Indiana was 18%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.4Brown County
Lowest13.6Tippecanoe County
Median20.492 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2024

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Brown CountyBrown County: 28.4 %28.4Ohio CountyOhio County: 24.8 %24.8Wabash CountyWabash County: 24.1 %24.1Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 23.3 %23.3Tipton CountyTipton County: 23.2 %23.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 23.1 %23.1Blackford CountyBlackford County: 23.1 %23.1Steuben CountySteuben County: 22.9 %22.9Posey CountyPosey County: 22.9 %22.9Warren CountyWarren County: 22.8 %22.8White CountyWhite County: 22.8 %22.8Union CountyUnion County: 22.7 %22.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 22.6 %22.6Martin CountyMartin County: 22.6 %22.6Owen CountyOwen County: 22.5 %22.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 22.5 %22.5Starke CountyStarke County: 22.5 %22.5Orange CountyOrange County: 22.4 %22.4Spencer CountySpencer County: 22 %22Fayette CountyFayette County: 22 %22Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21.8 %21.8Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 21.8 %21.8Pike CountyPike County: 21.7 %21.7Newton CountyNewton County: 21.7 %21.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 21.7 %21.7Greene CountyGreene County: 21.6 %21.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 21.5 %21.5Fountain CountyFountain County: 21.5 %21.5Henry CountyHenry County: 21.4 %21.4Whitley CountyWhitley County: 21.3 %21.3Clay CountyClay County: 21.3 %21.3Howard CountyHoward County: 21.2 %21.2Huntington CountyHuntington County: 21.2 %21.2Parke CountyParke County: 21.2 %21.2Perry CountyPerry County: 21.1 %21.1Wells CountyWells County: 21.1 %21.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 21 %21Ripley CountyRipley County: 21 %21Wayne CountyWayne County: 20.9 %20.9Grant CountyGrant County: 20.8 %20.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Brown County28.4+1.2 pts
2Ohio County24.8+1 pts
3Wabash County24.1+0.4 pts
4Pulaski County23.3+0.8 pts
5Tipton County23.2+0.3 pts
6Crawford County23.1+0.5 pts
7Blackford County23.1+0.3 pts
8Steuben County22.9+0.6 pts
9Posey County22.9+0.8 pts
10Warren County22.8+0.6 pts
11White County22.8+0.3 pts
12Union County22.7+0.7 pts
13Fulton County22.6+0.9 pts
14Martin County22.6+0.5 pts
15Owen County22.5+0.5 pts
16Randolph County22.5+0.2 pts
17Starke County22.5+0.4 pts
18Orange County22.4+0.7 pts
19Spencer County22+0.4 pts
20Fayette County220 pts
21Lawrence County21.8+0.3 pts
22Vermillion County21.80 pts
23Pike County21.7+0.1 pts
24Newton County21.7+0.3 pts
25Franklin County21.7+0.8 pts
26Greene County21.6+0.5 pts
27Carroll County21.5+0.7 pts
28Fountain County21.5+0.3 pts
29Henry County21.4+0.5 pts
30Whitley County21.3+0.8 pts
31Clay County21.3+0.4 pts
32Howard County21.2+0.3 pts
33Huntington County21.2+0.5 pts
34Parke County21.2+0.3 pts
35Perry County21.1+0.3 pts
36Wells County21.1+0.7 pts
37Harrison County21+0.7 pts
38Ripley County21+0.5 pts
39Wayne County20.9+0.3 pts
40Grant County20.8+0.4 pts
41Jefferson County20.8+0.5 pts
42LaPorte County20.7+0.4 pts
43Dubois County20.7+0.5 pts
44Dearborn County20.6+0.6 pts
45Sullivan County20.5+0.2 pts
46Morgan County20.5+0.6 pts
47Knox County20.4+0.4 pts
48Warrick County20.4+0.6 pts
49Gibson County20.3+0.4 pts
50Shelby County20.3+0.4 pts
51Rush County20.3+0.4 pts
52Marshall County20.2+0.4 pts
53Porter County20.1+0.6 pts
54Madison County20+0.1 pts
55Jasper County19.9+0.5 pts
56Decatur County19.9+0.6 pts
57Kosciusko County19.8+0.5 pts
58Washington County19.7+0.3 pts
59Montgomery County19.7+0.2 pts
60Jay County19.7-0 pts
61Cass County19.6+0.4 pts
62Miami County19.5+0.2 pts
63Vanderburgh County19.4+0.4 pts
64Switzerland County19.4+0.4 pts
65Benton County19.2+0.3 pts
66Delaware County19.1+0.2 pts
67Floyd County19+0.3 pts
68DeKalb County18.9+0.6 pts
69Putnam County18.9+0.3 pts
70Lake County18.8+0.5 pts
71Noble County18.7+0.3 pts
72Vigo County18.5+0.3 pts
73Hancock County18.3+0.2 pts
74Jennings County18.3+0.5 pts
75Scott County18.2+0.2 pts
76Clinton County18.2+0.3 pts
77Bartholomew County18.1+0.4 pts
78Jackson County18+0.2 pts
79Clark County18+0.4 pts
80St. Joseph County17.8+0.4 pts
81Adams County17.5+0.4 pts
82Johnson County17+0.3 pts
83Daviess County16.9+0.2 pts
84Allen County16.7+0.3 pts
85Boone County16.6+0.3 pts
86Hendricks County16.5+0.3 pts
87Elkhart County16.3+0.3 pts
88Monroe County15.9+0.4 pts
89Hamilton County15.5+0.6 pts
90LaGrange County15.4+0.4 pts
91Marion County14.2+0.3 pts
92Tippecanoe County13.6+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 28.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tippecanoe County, with 13.6% 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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