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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 2024, at 31.4%. Geary County had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 22.6% and the figure for Kansas was 18.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.4Jewell County
Lowest10.6Geary County
Median22.6105 counties
Kansas18.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Jewell CountyJewell County: 31.4 %31.4Decatur CountyDecatur County: 30.8 %30.8Smith CountySmith County: 30.5 %30.5Elk CountyElk County: 29.8 %29.8Graham CountyGraham County: 29.6 %29.6Osborne CountyOsborne County: 29.5 %29.5Rawlins CountyRawlins County: 29.3 %29.3Rush CountyRush County: 29.3 %29.3Ness CountyNess County: 29 %29Republic CountyRepublic County: 28.8 %28.8Trego CountyTrego County: 28.8 %28.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.6 %28.6Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 28.5 %28.5Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 28.5 %28.5Barber CountyBarber County: 27.8 %27.8Morris CountyMorris County: 27.3 %27.3Woodson CountyWoodson County: 26.7 %26.7Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 26.5 %26.5Phillips CountyPhillips County: 26.4 %26.4Rooks CountyRooks County: 26.2 %26.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 25.9 %25.9Lane CountyLane County: 25.8 %25.8Marion CountyMarion County: 25.7 %25.7Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 25.7 %25.7Clark CountyClark County: 25.5 %25.5Russell CountyRussell County: 25.5 %25.5Comanche CountyComanche County: 25.4 %25.4Ellsworth CountyEllsworth County: 25.3 %25.3Clay CountyClay County: 25.1 %25.1Coffey CountyCoffey County: 24.9 %24.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 24.9 %24.9Stafford CountyStafford County: 24.8 %24.8Chase CountyChase County: 24.6 %24.6Harper CountyHarper County: 24.4 %24.4Wilson CountyWilson County: 24.3 %24.3Wallace CountyWallace County: 24.3 %24.3Washington CountyWashington County: 24.2 %24.2Gove CountyGove County: 24 %24Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 23.8 %23.8Osage CountyOsage County: 23.7 %23.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jewell County31.40 pts
2Decatur County30.8+0.7 pts
3Smith County30.5-0.2 pts
4Elk County29.8+1.6 pts
5Graham County29.6+1 pts
6Osborne County29.5+1.3 pts
7Rawlins County29.3+0.6 pts
8Rush County29.3+0.9 pts
9Ness County29+0.2 pts
10Republic County28.8+0.1 pts
11Trego County28.8+0.4 pts
12Lincoln County28.6+0.4 pts
13Greenwood County28.5+1.1 pts
14Cheyenne County28.5+0.5 pts
15Barber County27.8+0.6 pts
16Morris County27.3+0.4 pts
17Woodson County26.7+0.6 pts
18Chautauqua County26.5+0.7 pts
19Phillips County26.4-0.1 pts
20Rooks County26.2+0.6 pts
21Marshall County25.9+0.9 pts
22Lane County25.8+0.4 pts
23Marion County25.7+0.7 pts
24Mitchell County25.7+0.2 pts
25Clark County25.5-0.3 pts
26Russell County25.5+0.4 pts
27Comanche County25.4-0.3 pts
28Ellsworth County25.3+0.8 pts
29Clay County25.1-0 pts
30Coffey County24.9+0.9 pts
31Sheridan County24.9+0.7 pts
32Stafford County24.8+0.4 pts
33Chase County24.6-0.2 pts
34Harper County24.4-0 pts
35Wilson County24.3+0.7 pts
36Wallace County24.3+0.9 pts
37Washington County24.2+0.2 pts
38Gove County24+0.7 pts
39Wabaunsee County23.8+0.8 pts
40Osage County23.7+0.6 pts
41Brown County23.6+0.6 pts
42Kiowa County23.40 pts
43Morton County23.4+1.7 pts
44Hodgeman County23.4+0.2 pts
45Pratt County23.3+0.5 pts
46Linn County23.3+0.8 pts
47Cloud County23.2+0.6 pts
48Edwards County23.2+0.1 pts
49Pawnee County23+0.3 pts
50Greeley County22.8+0.6 pts
51McPherson County22.7+0.5 pts
52Harvey County22.7+0.3 pts
53Dickinson County22.6+0.2 pts
54Ottawa County22.6+0.3 pts
55Allen County22.5+0.6 pts
56Barton County22.5+0.6 pts
57Jefferson County22.4+0.7 pts
58Nemaha County22.4+0.4 pts
59Wichita County22.4+1 pts
60Sherman County22.2+0.2 pts
61Sumner County22.1+0.5 pts
62Reno County22.1+0.3 pts
63Kingman County22.1+0.2 pts
64Montgomery County22+0.4 pts
65Anderson County21.8+0.2 pts
66Rice County21.6+0.7 pts
67Doniphan County21.5+0.5 pts
68Neosho County21.4+0.1 pts
69Cherokee County21.3+0.2 pts
70Labette County21.2+0.5 pts
71Logan County21-0.4 pts
72Shawnee County20.9+0.4 pts
73Scott County20.8+0.1 pts
74Saline County20.8+0.4 pts
75Norton County20.8-0 pts
76Bourbon County20.6+0.2 pts
77Thomas County20.4+0.5 pts
78Jackson County20.3+0.2 pts
79Cowley County20.3+0.3 pts
80Atchison County20.1+0.2 pts
81Meade County19.9+0.7 pts
82Franklin County19.8+0.5 pts
83Miami County19.8+0.6 pts
84Ellis County18.6+0.4 pts
85Gray County18.4+0.2 pts
86Butler County18.2+0.5 pts
87Lyon County18.2+0.2 pts
88Johnson County17.7+0.5 pts
89Stevens County17.7+0.6 pts
90Leavenworth County17.6+0.6 pts
91Kearny County17.5+0.3 pts
92Pottawatomie County17.3+0.4 pts
93Stanton County17.2-0.7 pts
94Sedgwick County17.1+0.4 pts
95Crawford County17.1+0.2 pts
96Haskell County16.5+0.6 pts
97Douglas County15.9+0.5 pts
98Grant County15.7+0.6 pts
99Hamilton County15+0.4 pts
100Wyandotte County13.9+0.1 pts
101Finney County12.8+0.4 pts
102Ford County12.4+0.2 pts
103Riley County11.7+0.2 pts
104Seward County11.3+0.2 pts
105Geary County10.6+0.1 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 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Geary County, with 10.6% 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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