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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 2022, at 33.6%. Scott County had the lowest, at 12.8%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 17.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33.6Aitkin County
Lowest12.8Scott County
Median21.887 counties
Minnesota17.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 33.6 %33.6Cook CountyCook County: 32.3 %32.3Lake CountyLake County: 29 %29Murray CountyMurray County: 28.2 %28.2Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 28 %28Cass CountyCass County: 27.8 %27.8Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 27.6 %27.6Kittson CountyKittson County: 27.6 %27.6Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 27.6 %27.6Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 27.2 %27.2Traverse CountyTraverse County: 27 %27Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 26.6 %26.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 26 %26Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 26 %26Itasca CountyItasca County: 25.9 %25.9Pope CountyPope County: 25.8 %25.8Martin CountyMartin County: 25 %25Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 24.9 %24.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 24.5 %24.5Faribault CountyFaribault County: 24.3 %24.3Houston CountyHouston County: 24.1 %24.1Becker CountyBecker County: 24 %24Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 23.8 %23.8Grant CountyGrant County: 23.7 %23.7Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 23.6 %23.6Swift CountySwift County: 23.6 %23.6Brown CountyBrown County: 23.5 %23.5Norman CountyNorman County: 23.4 %23.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 23.4 %23.4Wadena CountyWadena County: 23.3 %23.3Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 23.3 %23.3Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 23.2 %23.2Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 23 %23Renville CountyRenville County: 22.7 %22.7Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 22.6 %22.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 22.5 %22.5Rock CountyRock County: 22.5 %22.5Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 22.5 %22.5Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 22.5 %22.5Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 22 %22
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Aitkin County33.6+0.2 pts
2Cook County32.3+0.7 pts
3Lake County29+0.8 pts
4Murray County28.2+0.7 pts
5Lake of the Woods County28-0 pts
6Cass County27.8+0.2 pts
7Big Stone County27.6+0.3 pts
8Kittson County27.6+0.7 pts
9Koochiching County27.6+0.8 pts
10Lac qui Parle County27.2+0.6 pts
11Traverse County27+0.3 pts
12Hubbard County26.6+0.9 pts
13Lincoln County26+0.2 pts
14Otter Tail County26+0.5 pts
15Itasca County25.9+0.5 pts
16Pope County25.8+0.8 pts
17Martin County25+0.8 pts
18Crow Wing County24.9+0.7 pts
19Douglas County24.5+0.5 pts
20Faribault County24.3+0.3 pts
21Houston County24.1+0.6 pts
22Becker County24+0.8 pts
23Freeborn County23.8+0.5 pts
24Grant County23.7+0.4 pts
25Wabasha County23.6+0.7 pts
26Swift County23.6+0.4 pts
27Brown County23.5+0.5 pts
28Norman County23.4+0.5 pts
29Jackson County23.4+0.7 pts
30Wadena County23.30 pts
31Fillmore County23.3+0.2 pts
32Cottonwood County23.2+0.3 pts
33Yellow Medicine County23+0.7 pts
34Renville County22.7+0.5 pts
35Pipestone County22.6+0.3 pts
36Marshall County22.5+0.6 pts
37Rock County22.5+0.6 pts
38Chippewa County22.5+0.1 pts
39Red Lake County22.5+0.8 pts
40Clearwater County22+0.2 pts
41Kanabec County22+0.3 pts
42Meeker County21.9+0.4 pts
43St. Louis County21.9+0.4 pts
44Goodhue County21.8+0.4 pts
45Morrison County21.8+0.5 pts
46Todd County21.7+0.5 pts
47Redwood County21.7+0.4 pts
48Pine County21.60 pts
49Wilkin County20.6+0.2 pts
50Kandiyohi County20.5+0.6 pts
51McLeod County20.5+0.4 pts
52Watonwan County20.3-0.1 pts
53Sibley County20+0.4 pts
54Mahnomen County19.8+0.1 pts
55Polk County19.8+0.2 pts
56Pennington County19.7-0 pts
57Roseau County19.7+0.5 pts
58Winona County19.7+0.5 pts
59Mille Lacs County19.70 pts
60Waseca County19.6+0.6 pts
61Carlton County19.6+0.3 pts
62Steele County19.3+0.5 pts
63Le Sueur County19+0.3 pts
64Mower County18.9+0.2 pts
65Lyon County18.5+0.7 pts
66Stevens County18.1+0.2 pts
67Beltrami County18+0.4 pts
68Nicollet County17.9+0.4 pts
69Isanti County17.6+0.3 pts
70Chisago County17.4+0.6 pts
71Rice County17.2+0.3 pts
72Washington County17.2+0.6 pts
73Stearns County17+0.5 pts
74Nobles County17+0.4 pts
75Olmsted County17+0.6 pts
76Ramsey County16.5+0.5 pts
77Dakota County16.1+0.6 pts
78Dodge County16.1+0.5 pts
79Hennepin County15.9+0.5 pts
80Blue Earth County15.9+0.2 pts
81Benton County15.5+0.3 pts
82Anoka County15.3+0.5 pts
83Clay County14.5+0.3 pts
84Carver County14.4+0.8 pts
85Wright County14.2+0.4 pts
86Sherburne County12.9+0.2 pts
87Scott County12.8+0.5 pts

Other periods

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?

Aitkin County, with 33.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 12.8% 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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