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Counties in Michigan by share of population aged 65 and over

Ontonagon County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 83 counties in 2022, at 37.4%. Ingham County had the lowest, at 15.4%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Michigan was 19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.4Ontonagon County
Lowest15.4Ingham County
Median22.383 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2022

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Ontonagon CountyOntonagon County: 37.4 %37.4Alcona CountyAlcona County: 35.8 %35.8Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 35.8 %35.8Presque Isle CountyPresque Isle County: 34.1 %34.1Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 34 %34Roscommon CountyRoscommon County: 33.8 %33.8Montmorency CountyMontmorency County: 33.1 %33.1Iron CountyIron County: 31.1 %31.1Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 30.9 %30.9Oscoda CountyOscoda County: 30.9 %30.9Iosco CountyIosco County: 30.6 %30.6Schoolcraft CountySchoolcraft County: 29.4 %29.4Antrim CountyAntrim County: 28.9 %28.9Gogebic CountyGogebic County: 28.8 %28.8Benzie CountyBenzie County: 28.8 %28.8Cheboygan CountyCheboygan County: 28.5 %28.5Manistee CountyManistee County: 28.2 %28.2Ogemaw CountyOgemaw County: 28.1 %28.1Arenac CountyArenac County: 27.7 %27.7Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 27.7 %27.7Gladwin CountyGladwin County: 27.6 %27.6Huron CountyHuron County: 27.4 %27.4Alger CountyAlger County: 27.3 %27.3Menominee CountyMenominee County: 27.1 %27.1Lake CountyLake County: 27 %27Crawford CountyCrawford County: 26.8 %26.8Mason CountyMason County: 26.4 %26.4Emmet CountyEmmet County: 26.2 %26.2Delta CountyDelta County: 26.2 %26.2Alpena CountyAlpena County: 25.9 %25.9Clare CountyClare County: 25.3 %25.3Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 24.8 %24.8Baraga CountyBaraga County: 24.1 %24.1Luce CountyLuce County: 23.7 %23.7Sanilac CountySanilac County: 23.1 %23.1Kalkaska CountyKalkaska County: 23 %23Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 22.9 %22.9Otsego CountyOtsego County: 22.7 %22.7Oceana CountyOceana County: 22.7 %22.7Missaukee CountyMissaukee County: 22.5 %22.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ontonagon County37.4+0.7 pts
2Alcona County35.8+0.3 pts
3Keweenaw County35.8-0.4 pts
4Presque Isle County34.1+0.6 pts
5Leelanau County34+0.9 pts
6Roscommon County33.8+0.5 pts
7Montmorency County33.1-0.4 pts
8Iron County31.1+0.6 pts
9Mackinac County30.9+0.9 pts
10Oscoda County30.9+0.9 pts
11Iosco County30.6+0.3 pts
12Schoolcraft County29.4+0.4 pts
13Antrim County28.9+0.4 pts
14Gogebic County28.8+0.4 pts
15Benzie County28.8+0.8 pts
16Cheboygan County28.5+0.4 pts
17Manistee County28.2+0.9 pts
18Ogemaw County28.1+0.6 pts
19Arenac County27.7+0.7 pts
20Charlevoix County27.7+1 pts
21Gladwin County27.6+0.2 pts
22Huron County27.4+0.6 pts
23Alger County27.3+0.6 pts
24Menominee County27.1+0.8 pts
25Lake County27+0.3 pts
26Crawford County26.8+0.5 pts
27Mason County26.4+0.5 pts
28Emmet County26.2+0.9 pts
29Delta County26.2+0.8 pts
30Alpena County25.9+0.6 pts
31Clare County25.3+0.5 pts
32Dickinson County24.8+0.7 pts
33Baraga County24.1+0.3 pts
34Luce County23.7-0.3 pts
35Sanilac County23.1+0.6 pts
36Kalkaska County23+0.5 pts
37Grand Traverse County22.9+0.8 pts
38Otsego County22.7+0.4 pts
39Oceana County22.7+0.7 pts
40Missaukee County22.5+0.5 pts
41Bay County22.3+0.6 pts
42Cass County22.3+0.5 pts
43Berrien County22.1+0.6 pts
44Osceola County22.1+0.4 pts
45Tuscola County22+0.3 pts
46Hillsdale County21.6+0.4 pts
47Marquette County21.4+0.3 pts
48Lenawee County21.1+0.6 pts
49Wexford County21.1+0.5 pts
50Newaygo County21+0.4 pts
51Saginaw County20.9+0.5 pts
52St. Clair County20.8+0.6 pts
53Midland County20.8+0.5 pts
54Shiawassee County20.8+0.5 pts
55Mecosta County20.7+0.1 pts
56Lapeer County20.7+0.7 pts
57Eaton County20.6+0.5 pts
58Van Buren County20.5+0.7 pts
59Chippewa County20.1+0.2 pts
60Barry County20.1+0.5 pts
61Livingston County19.8+0.8 pts
62Monroe County19.8+0.6 pts
63Branch County19.8+0.5 pts
64Jackson County19.7+0.6 pts
65St. Joseph County19.3+0.3 pts
66Muskegon County19.2+0.5 pts
67Clinton County19.2+0.5 pts
68Calhoun County19.1+0.4 pts
69Genesee County19.1+0.5 pts
70Oakland County18.8+0.6 pts
71Gratiot County18.8+0.3 pts
72Allegan County18.8+0.7 pts
73Macomb County18.7+0.5 pts
74Houghton County18.7+0.2 pts
75Montcalm County18.6+0.6 pts
76Kalamazoo County17.3+0.4 pts
77Ottawa County17+0.5 pts
78Ionia County16.6+0.6 pts
79Wayne County16.5+0.5 pts
80Washtenaw County16.2+0.5 pts
81Isabella County15.6+0.4 pts
82Kent County15.4+0.5 pts
83Ingham County15.4-0.3 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?

Ontonagon County, with 37.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ingham County, with 15.4% 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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