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Counties in Kansas by share of population aged 65 and over

Jewell County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 105 counties in 2023, at 31.4%. Geary County had the lowest, at 10.5%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for Kansas was 18.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.4Jewell County
Lowest10.5Geary County
Median22.1105 counties
Kansas18.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Jewell CountyJewell County: 31.4 %31.4Smith CountySmith County: 30.7 %30.7Decatur CountyDecatur County: 30.1 %30.1Ness CountyNess County: 28.8 %28.8Republic CountyRepublic County: 28.7 %28.7Rawlins CountyRawlins County: 28.7 %28.7Graham CountyGraham County: 28.6 %28.6Rush CountyRush County: 28.4 %28.4Trego CountyTrego County: 28.4 %28.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.2 %28.2Elk CountyElk County: 28.2 %28.2Osborne CountyOsborne County: 28.2 %28.2Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 27.9 %27.9Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 27.5 %27.5Barber CountyBarber County: 27.2 %27.2Morris CountyMorris County: 26.9 %26.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: 26.5 %26.5Woodson CountyWoodson County: 26.1 %26.1Clark CountyClark County: 25.8 %25.8Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 25.8 %25.8Comanche CountyComanche County: 25.7 %25.7Rooks CountyRooks County: 25.6 %25.6Lane CountyLane County: 25.5 %25.5Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 25.4 %25.4Clay CountyClay County: 25.1 %25.1Russell CountyRussell County: 25.1 %25.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 25 %25Marion CountyMarion County: 25 %25Chase CountyChase County: 24.9 %24.9Ellsworth CountyEllsworth County: 24.5 %24.5Harper CountyHarper County: 24.4 %24.4Stafford CountyStafford County: 24.4 %24.4Sheridan CountySheridan County: 24.2 %24.2Coffey CountyCoffey County: 24 %24Washington CountyWashington County: 24 %24Wilson CountyWilson County: 23.6 %23.6Wallace CountyWallace County: 23.4 %23.4Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 23.3 %23.3Gove CountyGove County: 23.3 %23.3Hodgeman CountyHodgeman County: 23.2 %23.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jewell County31.4+0.8 pts
2Smith County30.7-0.3 pts
3Decatur County30.1+0.6 pts
4Ness County28.8+0.8 pts
5Republic County28.7+0.6 pts
6Rawlins County28.7-0.2 pts
7Graham County28.6+0.5 pts
8Rush County28.4+1.2 pts
9Trego County28.4+1.1 pts
10Lincoln County28.2+0.5 pts
11Elk County28.2+0.2 pts
12Osborne County28.2+0.3 pts
13Cheyenne County27.9+0.9 pts
14Greenwood County27.5+0.8 pts
15Barber County27.2+0.3 pts
16Morris County26.9+1.3 pts
17Phillips County26.5+0.1 pts
18Woodson County26.1+0.9 pts
19Clark County25.8+1.2 pts
20Chautauqua County25.8+0.4 pts
21Comanche County25.7-0.1 pts
22Rooks County25.6+0.8 pts
23Lane County25.5-1 pts
24Mitchell County25.40 pts
25Clay County25.1+0.3 pts
26Russell County25.1+0.4 pts
27Marshall County25+0.9 pts
28Marion County25+0.5 pts
29Chase County24.9+0.1 pts
30Ellsworth County24.5+0.7 pts
31Harper County24.4-0.2 pts
32Stafford County24.4+0.8 pts
33Sheridan County24.2+1 pts
34Coffey County24+0.6 pts
35Washington County24+0.3 pts
36Wilson County23.6+0.6 pts
37Wallace County23.40 pts
38Kiowa County23.3+0.4 pts
39Gove County23.3+0.7 pts
40Hodgeman County23.2+0.7 pts
41Edwards County23.1-0.2 pts
42Osage County23.1+0.7 pts
43Wabaunsee County23+0.5 pts
44Brown County23+0.7 pts
45Pratt County22.8+0.6 pts
46Pawnee County22.7+0.6 pts
47Cloud County22.60 pts
48Linn County22.5+0.4 pts
49Dickinson County22.4+0.3 pts
50Harvey County22.3+0.6 pts
51Ottawa County22.3+0.5 pts
52McPherson County22.2+0.3 pts
53Greeley County22.1+0.6 pts
54Nemaha County22+0.3 pts
55Sherman County22+0.3 pts
56Barton County21.9+0.6 pts
57Allen County21.9+0.2 pts
58Kingman County21.9-0.3 pts
59Jefferson County21.8+0.8 pts
60Reno County21.8+0.5 pts
61Morton County21.7+0.1 pts
62Montgomery County21.7+0.3 pts
63Anderson County21.6+0.1 pts
64Sumner County21.6+0.4 pts
65Wichita County21.4+0.2 pts
66Logan County21.3-0 pts
67Neosho County21.3+0.5 pts
68Cherokee County21.1+0.3 pts
69Doniphan County21+0.5 pts
70Rice County20.8+0.5 pts
71Norton County20.8+0.2 pts
72Scott County20.7+0.4 pts
73Labette County20.7+0.2 pts
74Shawnee County20.5+0.5 pts
75Bourbon County20.4+0.2 pts
76Saline County20.4+0.5 pts
77Jackson County20.2+0.2 pts
78Cowley County19.9+0.5 pts
79Thomas County19.9+0.5 pts
80Atchison County19.9+0.5 pts
81Franklin County19.3+0.3 pts
82Meade County19.2+0.6 pts
83Miami County19.2+0.5 pts
84Gray County18.2+0.2 pts
85Ellis County18.2+0.5 pts
86Lyon County17.9+0.2 pts
87Stanton County17.9-0.1 pts
88Butler County17.8+0.6 pts
89Johnson County17.2+0.5 pts
90Kearny County17.2+0.3 pts
91Stevens County17.1+0.6 pts
92Leavenworth County17+0.5 pts
93Pottawatomie County16.9+0.7 pts
94Crawford County16.8+0.3 pts
95Sedgwick County16.7+0.4 pts
96Haskell County16-0.2 pts
97Douglas County15.5+0.4 pts
98Grant County15.1+0.4 pts
99Hamilton County14.6-0 pts
100Wyandotte County13.8+0.2 pts
101Finney County12.4+0.4 pts
102Ford County12.1+0.3 pts
103Riley County11.5+0.4 pts
104Seward County11.2+0.1 pts
105Geary County10.5+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?

Jewell County, with 31.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Geary County, with 10.5% 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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