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Counties in Kansas by share of population aged 65 and over

Smith County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 105 counties in 2022, at 31%. Geary County had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for Kansas was 17.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31Smith County
Lowest10.2Geary County
Median21.8105 counties
Kansas17.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Smith CountySmith County: 31 %31Jewell CountyJewell County: 30.6 %30.6Decatur CountyDecatur County: 29.5 %29.5Rawlins CountyRawlins County: 29 %29Republic CountyRepublic County: 28.1 %28.1Graham CountyGraham County: 28.1 %28.1Ness CountyNess County: 28 %28Elk CountyElk County: 28 %28Osborne CountyOsborne County: 27.9 %27.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 27.7 %27.7Trego CountyTrego County: 27.3 %27.3Rush CountyRush County: 27.1 %27.1Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 27 %27Barber CountyBarber County: 26.9 %26.9Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 26.7 %26.7Lane CountyLane County: 26.5 %26.5Phillips CountyPhillips County: 26.4 %26.4Comanche CountyComanche County: 25.8 %25.8Morris CountyMorris County: 25.6 %25.6Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 25.4 %25.4Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 25.4 %25.4Woodson CountyWoodson County: 25.2 %25.2Clay CountyClay County: 24.9 %24.9Chase CountyChase County: 24.8 %24.8Rooks CountyRooks County: 24.8 %24.8Clark CountyClark County: 24.7 %24.7Harper CountyHarper County: 24.7 %24.7Russell CountyRussell County: 24.6 %24.6Marion CountyMarion County: 24.5 %24.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 24.2 %24.2Ellsworth CountyEllsworth County: 23.8 %23.8Washington CountyWashington County: 23.6 %23.6Stafford CountyStafford County: 23.6 %23.6Coffey CountyCoffey County: 23.4 %23.4Wallace CountyWallace County: 23.3 %23.3Edwards CountyEdwards County: 23.3 %23.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 23.2 %23.2Wilson CountyWilson County: 23 %23Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 23 %23Cloud CountyCloud County: 22.6 %22.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Smith County31+0.7 pts
2Jewell County30.6+1.3 pts
3Decatur County29.5+0.7 pts
4Rawlins County29+0.4 pts
5Republic County28.1+0.4 pts
6Graham County28.1+0.1 pts
7Ness County28+0.6 pts
8Elk County28-0.1 pts
9Osborne County27.9+0.1 pts
10Lincoln County27.7+0.7 pts
11Trego County27.3+1 pts
12Rush County27.1-0.4 pts
13Cheyenne County27+0.4 pts
14Barber County26.9+0.3 pts
15Greenwood County26.7-0.4 pts
16Lane County26.5+0.7 pts
17Phillips County26.4+0.4 pts
18Comanche County25.8-0.9 pts
19Morris County25.6+0.4 pts
20Chautauqua County25.4+0.4 pts
21Mitchell County25.4+0.1 pts
22Woodson County25.2+0.8 pts
23Clay County24.9+0.6 pts
24Chase County24.8+0.8 pts
25Rooks County24.8+0.9 pts
26Clark County24.7+1.4 pts
27Harper County24.7+0.3 pts
28Russell County24.6+0.8 pts
29Marion County24.5+0.2 pts
30Marshall County24.2+0.5 pts
31Ellsworth County23.8+0.2 pts
32Washington County23.6-0 pts
33Stafford County23.6+0.4 pts
34Coffey County23.4+0.3 pts
35Wallace County23.3+0.3 pts
36Edwards County23.3+0.4 pts
37Sheridan County23.2+0.1 pts
38Wilson County23+0.2 pts
39Kiowa County23+0.1 pts
40Cloud County22.6-0.1 pts
41Gove County22.6+0.4 pts
42Wabaunsee County22.5+0.6 pts
43Hodgeman County22.4-0.6 pts
44Osage County22.4+0.6 pts
45Brown County22.3+0.7 pts
46Kingman County22.2-0.5 pts
47Pratt County22.2+0.6 pts
48Pawnee County22.1+0.2 pts
49Linn County22.1+0.2 pts
50Dickinson County22.1+0.5 pts
51McPherson County21.9+0.5 pts
52Ottawa County21.8+0.6 pts
53Nemaha County21.8+0.7 pts
54Harvey County21.7+0.3 pts
55Allen County21.7-0.2 pts
56Morton County21.6+0.2 pts
57Sherman County21.6+1.2 pts
58Greeley County21.5+1.1 pts
59Anderson County21.5+0.3 pts
60Montgomery County21.4+0.4 pts
61Logan County21.3-0.2 pts
62Reno County21.3+0.3 pts
63Barton County21.3+0.7 pts
64Wichita County21.2+0.5 pts
65Sumner County21.2+0.4 pts
66Jefferson County21+0.4 pts
67Cherokee County20.8+0.5 pts
68Neosho County20.8+0.6 pts
69Norton County20.6+0.7 pts
70Doniphan County20.5+0.3 pts
71Labette County20.5+0.4 pts
72Rice County20.4+0.2 pts
73Scott County20.4+0.9 pts
74Bourbon County20.2+0.1 pts
75Shawnee County20+0.5 pts
76Jackson County20+0.2 pts
77Saline County19.9+0.6 pts
78Cowley County19.5+0.5 pts
79Thomas County19.4+0.7 pts
80Atchison County19.4+0.7 pts
81Franklin County19+0.4 pts
82Miami County18.8+0.6 pts
83Meade County18.6-0.1 pts
84Gray County18+0.4 pts
85Stanton County18+0.6 pts
86Ellis County17.7+0.7 pts
87Lyon County17.7+0.6 pts
88Butler County17.2+0.4 pts
89Kearny County16.9+0.3 pts
90Johnson County16.8+0.5 pts
91Crawford County16.5+0.1 pts
92Stevens County16.5+0.5 pts
93Leavenworth County16.4+0.5 pts
94Sedgwick County16.3+0.5 pts
95Haskell County16.2+0.5 pts
96Pottawatomie County16.1+0.4 pts
97Douglas County15.1+0.5 pts
98Grant County14.7+0.5 pts
99Hamilton County14.6+0.2 pts
100Wyandotte County13.6+0.4 pts
101Finney County12+0.5 pts
102Ford County11.9+0.2 pts
103Riley County11.1+0.4 pts
104Seward County11+0.2 pts
105Geary County10.2+0.4 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?

Smith County, with 31% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Geary County, with 10.2% 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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