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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 2023, at 34.3%. Scott County had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 18.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.3Aitkin County
Lowest13.4Scott County
Median22.487 counties
Minnesota18.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 34.3 %34.3Cook CountyCook County: 33.3 %33.3Lake CountyLake County: 29.8 %29.8Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 29.3 %29.3Murray CountyMurray County: 28.9 %28.9Cass CountyCass County: 28.3 %28.3Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 28.2 %28.2Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 28.2 %28.2Kittson CountyKittson County: 28.1 %28.1Traverse CountyTraverse County: 27.7 %27.7Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 27.4 %27.4Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 27.1 %27.1Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 26.6 %26.6Pope CountyPope County: 26.5 %26.5Itasca CountyItasca County: 26.3 %26.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 26.2 %26.2Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 25.4 %25.4Martin CountyMartin County: 25.4 %25.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 25.1 %25.1Faribault CountyFaribault County: 24.9 %24.9Houston CountyHouston County: 24.7 %24.7Becker CountyBecker County: 24.6 %24.6Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 24.4 %24.4Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 24.3 %24.3Brown CountyBrown County: 24.1 %24.1Swift CountySwift County: 24 %24Jackson CountyJackson County: 24 %24Grant CountyGrant County: 23.9 %23.9Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 23.8 %23.8Norman CountyNorman County: 23.6 %23.6Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 23.5 %23.5Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 23.4 %23.4Renville CountyRenville County: 23.3 %23.3Wadena CountyWadena County: 23.2 %23.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 23.1 %23.1Rock CountyRock County: 22.9 %22.9Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 22.9 %22.9Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 22.8 %22.8Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 22.7 %22.7Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 22.6 %22.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Aitkin County34.3+0.7 pts
2Cook County33.3+1 pts
3Lake County29.8+0.8 pts
4Lake of the Woods County29.3+1.3 pts
5Murray County28.9+0.8 pts
6Cass County28.3+0.5 pts
7Big Stone County28.2+0.6 pts
8Koochiching County28.2+0.6 pts
9Kittson County28.1+0.5 pts
10Traverse County27.7+0.7 pts
11Lac qui Parle County27.4+0.2 pts
12Hubbard County27.1+0.5 pts
13Otter Tail County26.6+0.6 pts
14Pope County26.5+0.7 pts
15Itasca County26.3+0.5 pts
16Lincoln County26.2+0.2 pts
17Crow Wing County25.4+0.5 pts
18Martin County25.4+0.4 pts
19Douglas County25.1+0.7 pts
20Faribault County24.9+0.5 pts
21Houston County24.7+0.7 pts
22Becker County24.6+0.7 pts
23Freeborn County24.4+0.6 pts
24Wabasha County24.3+0.7 pts
25Brown County24.1+0.6 pts
26Swift County24+0.4 pts
27Jackson County24+0.6 pts
28Grant County23.9+0.3 pts
29Fillmore County23.8+0.4 pts
30Norman County23.6+0.2 pts
31Cottonwood County23.5+0.3 pts
32Yellow Medicine County23.4+0.5 pts
33Renville County23.3+0.6 pts
34Wadena County23.2-0.1 pts
35Marshall County23.1+0.5 pts
36Rock County22.9+0.4 pts
37Red Lake County22.9+0.4 pts
38Pipestone County22.8+0.1 pts
39Chippewa County22.7+0.2 pts
40Kanabec County22.6+0.6 pts
41Meeker County22.5+0.6 pts
42St. Louis County22.5+0.6 pts
43Clearwater County22.4+0.3 pts
44Goodhue County22.4+0.6 pts
45Redwood County22.3+0.6 pts
46Morrison County22.3+0.5 pts
47Pine County22.3+0.6 pts
48Todd County22.2+0.5 pts
49Kandiyohi County21+0.5 pts
50Wilkin County20.9+0.3 pts
51McLeod County20.8+0.3 pts
52Watonwan County20.7+0.4 pts
53Pennington County20.5+0.8 pts
54Roseau County20.5+0.8 pts
55Sibley County20.4+0.4 pts
56Mahnomen County20.3+0.5 pts
57Winona County20.2+0.5 pts
58Polk County20.1+0.4 pts
59Mille Lacs County20.1+0.4 pts
60Carlton County20.1+0.5 pts
61Waseca County20+0.4 pts
62Le Sueur County19.7+0.6 pts
62Steele County19.7+0.3 pts
64Mower County19.1+0.2 pts
65Lyon County19+0.5 pts
66Beltrami County18.7+0.6 pts
67Nicollet County18.5+0.6 pts
68Stevens County18.2+0.1 pts
69Isanti County18.2+0.6 pts
70Chisago County18+0.7 pts
71Washington County17.7+0.6 pts
72Rice County17.6+0.4 pts
73Olmsted County17.5+0.5 pts
74Stearns County17.4+0.4 pts
75Nobles County17.3+0.3 pts
76Ramsey County16.9+0.4 pts
77Dodge County16.7+0.6 pts
78Dakota County16.6+0.5 pts
79Hennepin County16.4+0.5 pts
80Blue Earth County16.4+0.5 pts
81Anoka County15.9+0.6 pts
82Benton County15.8+0.4 pts
83Carver County15.2+0.8 pts
84Clay County14.8+0.3 pts
85Wright County14.6+0.4 pts
86Sherburne County13.4+0.5 pts
87Scott County13.4+0.6 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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Questions

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

Aitkin County, with 34.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 13.4% 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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