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Counties in Minnesota by share of population aged 65 and over

Aitkin County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 87 counties in 2020, at 33.2%. Scott County had the lowest, at 11.8%. The median was 21% and the figure for Minnesota was 16.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33.2Aitkin County
Lowest11.8Scott County
Median2187 counties
Minnesota16.7History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 33.2 %33.2Cook CountyCook County: 31 %31Lake CountyLake County: 27.8 %27.8Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 27.5 %27.5Cass CountyCass County: 27.2 %27.2Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 26.9 %26.9Kittson CountyKittson County: 26.8 %26.8Murray CountyMurray County: 26.7 %26.7Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 26.4 %26.4Traverse CountyTraverse County: 26.3 %26.3Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 26.2 %26.2Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 25.4 %25.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 25.3 %25.3Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 25 %25Itasca CountyItasca County: 24.7 %24.7Pope CountyPope County: 24.6 %24.6Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 23.9 %23.9Martin CountyMartin County: 23.6 %23.6Faribault CountyFaribault County: 23.6 %23.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 23.6 %23.6Grant CountyGrant County: 23.4 %23.4Wadena CountyWadena County: 23.2 %23.2Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 23.1 %23.1Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 23 %23Houston CountyHouston County: 22.8 %22.8Swift CountySwift County: 22.7 %22.7Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 22.6 %22.6Norman CountyNorman County: 22.5 %22.5Brown CountyBrown County: 22.5 %22.5Becker CountyBecker County: 22.5 %22.5Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 22.4 %22.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 22 %22Rock CountyRock County: 21.9 %21.9Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 21.8 %21.8Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 21.8 %21.8Renville CountyRenville County: 21.8 %21.8Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 21.6 %21.6Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 21.6 %21.6Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 21.5 %21.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 21.5 %21.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Aitkin County33.2
2Cook County31
3Lake County27.8
4Lake of the Woods County27.5
5Cass County27.2
6Big Stone County26.9
7Kittson County26.8
8Murray County26.7
9Lac qui Parle County26.4
10Traverse County26.3
11Koochiching County26.2
12Hubbard County25.4
13Lincoln County25.3
14Otter Tail County25
15Itasca County24.7
16Pope County24.6
17Crow Wing County23.9
18Martin County23.6
19Faribault County23.6
20Douglas County23.6
21Grant County23.4
22Wadena County23.2
23Cottonwood County23.1
24Freeborn County23
25Houston County22.8
26Swift County22.7
27Fillmore County22.6
28Norman County22.5
29Brown County22.5
30Becker County22.5
31Wabasha County22.4
32Jackson County22
33Rock County21.9
34Pipestone County21.8
35Chippewa County21.8
36Renville County21.8
37Clearwater County21.6
38Kanabec County21.6
39Yellow Medicine County21.5
40Marshall County21.5
41Red Lake County21.1
42Goodhue County21.1
43Redwood County21
44Meeker County21
45St. Louis County20.9
46Pine County20.9
47Todd County20.7
48Morrison County20.7
49Watonwan County19.9
50Mille Lacs County19.9
51McLeod County19.7
52Wilkin County19.7
53Mahnomen County19.6
54Kandiyohi County19.6
55Sibley County19.3
56Polk County19.1
57Pennington County19
58Carlton County18.9
59Roseau County18.7
60Winona County18.7
61Waseca County18.5
62Mower County18.5
63Steele County18.4
64Le Sueur County18.3
65Stevens County17.6
66Lyon County17.5
67Beltrami County17.2
68Isanti County16.8
69Nicollet County16.8
70Rice County16.5
71Nobles County16.4
72Chisago County16.2
73Washington County16.2
74Stearns County16.1
75Olmsted County15.9
76Ramsey County15.4
77Dodge County15.3
78Blue Earth County15.2
79Benton County15
80Dakota County14.9
81Hennepin County14.8
82Anoka County14.4
83Clay County13.9
84Wright County13.5
85Carver County13
86Sherburne County12.4
87Scott County11.8

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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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Questions

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

Aitkin County, with 33.2% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 11.8% in 2020.

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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