Counties in Iowa by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Jefferson County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 99 counties in 2025, at 30.7%. Dallas County had the lowest, at 14.5%. The median was 23.5% and the figure for Iowa was 20.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.7Jefferson County
Lowest14.5Dallas County
Median23.599 counties
Iowa20.1History

Top 40 counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 30.7 %30.7Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 30.6 %30.6Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 28.4 %28.4Clayton CountyClayton County: 27.6 %27.6Audubon CountyAudubon County: 27.1 %27.1Monona CountyMonona County: 27.1 %27.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 27 %27Butler CountyButler County: 26.9 %26.9Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 26.9 %26.9Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 26.9 %26.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 26.8 %26.8Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 26.7 %26.7Greene CountyGreene County: 26.6 %26.6Sac CountySac County: 26.6 %26.6Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 26.6 %26.6Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: 26.4 %26.4Adams CountyAdams County: 26.3 %26.3Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 25.8 %25.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 25.7 %25.7Cass CountyCass County: 25.6 %25.6Shelby CountyShelby County: 25.6 %25.6Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 25.6 %25.6Emmet CountyEmmet County: 25.5 %25.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 25.4 %25.4Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 25.4 %25.4Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 25.4 %25.4Page CountyPage County: 25.4 %25.4Fremont CountyFremont County: 25.2 %25.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 25.2 %25.2Adair CountyAdair County: 25.2 %25.2Hardin CountyHardin County: 25.1 %25.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 24.9 %24.9Clay CountyClay County: 24.9 %24.9Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 24.9 %24.9Taylor CountyTaylor County: 24.8 %24.8Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 24.8 %24.8Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 24.8 %24.8Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 24.8 %24.8Lee CountyLee County: 24.8 %24.8Worth CountyWorth County: 24.7 %24.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Jefferson County30.7+0.5 pts
2Dickinson County30.6+0.4 pts
3Ringgold County28.4+0.3 pts
4Clayton County27.6+0.7 pts
5Audubon County27.1+0.5 pts
6Monona County27.1+0.6 pts
7Hancock County27+0.5 pts
8Butler County26.9+0.3 pts
9Guthrie County26.9+0.5 pts
10Kossuth County26.9+0.3 pts
11Cherokee County26.8+0.2 pts
12Cerro Gordo County26.7+0.6 pts
13Greene County26.6+0.3 pts
14Sac County26.6+0.5 pts
15Pocahontas County26.6+0.5 pts
16Winneshiek County26.4+0.7 pts
17Adams County26.3+1 pts
18Van Buren County25.8+0.8 pts
19Calhoun County25.7+0.2 pts
20Cass County25.6+0.2 pts
21Shelby County25.6+0.7 pts
22Appanoose County25.6+0.4 pts
23Emmet County25.5-0 pts
24Fayette County25.4+0.5 pts
25Allamakee County25.4+0.7 pts
26Palo Alto County25.4+0.2 pts
27Page County25.4+0.4 pts
28Fremont County25.20 pts
29Jackson County25.2+0.7 pts
30Adair County25.2+0.6 pts
31Hardin County25.1+0.1 pts
32Montgomery County24.9+0.2 pts
33Clay County24.9+0.9 pts
34Chickasaw County24.9+0.5 pts
35Taylor County24.8+0.2 pts
36Winnebago County24.8+0.3 pts
37Mitchell County24.8+0.2 pts
38Humboldt County24.8+1.1 pts
39Lee County24.8+0.3 pts
40Worth County24.7+0.2 pts
41Ida County24.6+0.2 pts
42Poweshiek County24.2+0.7 pts
43Floyd County24+0.4 pts
44Delaware County24+0.6 pts
45Carroll County23.9+0.6 pts
46Keokuk County23.8+0.2 pts
47Des Moines County23.7+0.3 pts
48Osceola County23.7+0.2 pts
49Howard County23.7+0.7 pts
50Lucas County23.5+0.3 pts
51Iowa County23.4+0.8 pts
52Harrison County23.4+0.8 pts
53Grundy County23.3+0.3 pts
54Cedar County23.2+0.5 pts
55Hamilton County23.2+0.5 pts
56Franklin County22.9+0.1 pts
57Louisa County22.8+0.9 pts
58Monroe County22.8+0.2 pts
59Tama County22.8+0.3 pts
60Jones County22.8+0.4 pts
61Decatur County22.7+0.4 pts
62Washington County22.6+0.4 pts
63Clinton County22.6+0.5 pts
64Wright County22.6-0 pts
65Boone County22.6+0.4 pts
66Henry County22.5+0.1 pts
67Union County22.40 pts
68O'Brien County22.3+0.1 pts
69Wayne County22.3-0.2 pts
70Bremer County22.1+0.5 pts
71Marion County21.9+0.4 pts
72Mills County21.7+0.6 pts
73Jasper County21.7+0.6 pts
74Dubuque County21.5+0.4 pts
75Benton County21.4+0.6 pts
76Mahaska County21.4+0.4 pts
77Clarke County21.4+0.2 pts
78Plymouth County21.3+0.4 pts
79Webster County21.1+0.2 pts
80Buchanan County20.8+0.2 pts
81Pottawattamie County20.8+0.6 pts
82Crawford County20.5+0.6 pts
83Madison County20.3+0.4 pts
84Muscatine County20.2+0.3 pts
85Marshall County20+0.3 pts
86Wapello County19.8+0.3 pts
87Scott County19.7+0.5 pts
88Davis County19.6+0.3 pts
89Lyon County19.5+0.5 pts
90Black Hawk County19.3+0.3 pts
91Linn County19+0.4 pts
92Buena Vista County18.6+0.7 pts
93Warren County18.4+0.4 pts
94Sioux County17.8+0.5 pts
95Woodbury County16.9+0.3 pts
96Polk County15.9+0.4 pts
97Johnson County15.3+0.6 pts
98Story County15+0.4 pts
99Dallas County14.5+0.5 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?

Jefferson County, with 30.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dallas County, with 14.5% in 2025.

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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