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Counties in Missouri by share of population aged 65 and over

Hickory County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 115 counties in 2023, at 33%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 21% and the figure for Missouri was 18.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33Hickory County
Lowest10.2Pulaski County
Median21115 counties
Missouri18.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Hickory CountyHickory County: 33 %33Stone CountyStone County: 31.7 %31.7Benton CountyBenton County: 31.1 %31.1Camden CountyCamden County: 29.2 %29.2Ozark CountyOzark County: 27.9 %27.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 26.5 %26.5Worth CountyWorth County: 26.5 %26.5Atchison CountyAtchison County: 26.1 %26.1Dade CountyDade County: 25.8 %25.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 25.7 %25.7St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 25.6 %25.6Chariton CountyChariton County: 25.4 %25.4Holt CountyHolt County: 25.4 %25.4Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 25.3 %25.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 25.2 %25.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 25.2 %25.2Oregon CountyOregon County: 24.8 %24.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: 24.5 %24.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 24.4 %24.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 24.3 %24.3Knox CountyKnox County: 24.2 %24.2Reynolds CountyReynolds County: 24.2 %24.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 24.2 %24.2Shannon CountyShannon County: 24.1 %24.1Cedar CountyCedar County: 24 %24Macon CountyMacon County: 23.5 %23.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 23.4 %23.4Henry CountyHenry County: 23.4 %23.4Carter CountyCarter County: 23.3 %23.3Taney CountyTaney County: 23.2 %23.2Ralls CountyRalls County: 23.2 %23.2Linn CountyLinn County: 23.1 %23.1Dent CountyDent County: 23 %23Iron CountyIron County: 22.9 %22.9Clark CountyClark County: 22.9 %22.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 22.7 %22.7Grundy CountyGrundy County: 22.6 %22.6Ripley CountyRipley County: 22.5 %22.5Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 22.3 %22.3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 22.3 %22.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hickory County33-0.1 pts
2Stone County31.7+0.3 pts
3Benton County31.1+0.4 pts
4Camden County29.2+0.6 pts
5Ozark County27.9+0.6 pts
6Wayne County26.5+0.2 pts
7Worth County26.5+0.1 pts
8Atchison County26.1+0.1 pts
9Dade County25.80 pts
10Douglas County25.7-0.3 pts
11St. Clair County25.6-0.1 pts
12Chariton County25.4+0.2 pts
13Holt County25.4+0.5 pts
14Gasconade County25.3+0.8 pts
15Monroe County25.2+0.2 pts
16Putnam County25.2-0.1 pts
17Oregon County24.8+0.1 pts
18Morgan County24.5+0.4 pts
19Carroll County24.4+0.3 pts
20Harrison County24.3+0.3 pts
21Knox County24.2+1 pts
22Reynolds County24.2+0.2 pts
23Mercer County24.2+1.1 pts
24Shannon County24.1+0.1 pts
25Cedar County24+0.2 pts
26Macon County23.5+0.3 pts
27Shelby County23.4+0.2 pts
28Henry County23.4+0.2 pts
29Carter County23.3+0.3 pts
30Taney County23.2+0.4 pts
31Ralls County23.2+0.4 pts
32Linn County23.1+0.4 pts
33Dent County23+0.3 pts
34Iron County22.9+0.1 pts
35Clark County22.9+0.5 pts
36Montgomery County22.7+0.4 pts
37Grundy County22.6+0.5 pts
38Ripley County22.5+0.1 pts
39Bollinger County22.3+0.2 pts
40Crawford County22.3+0.7 pts
41Daviess County22.2+0.3 pts
42Maries County22.2+0.6 pts
43Barry County22.1+0.2 pts
44DeKalb County22+2.5 pts
45Ste. Genevieve County22+0.6 pts
46Livingston County21.90 pts
47Schuyler County21.7-0.5 pts
48Caldwell County21.5+0.1 pts
49Dallas County21.4+0.4 pts
50Texas County21.40 pts
51Perry County21.4+0.5 pts
52Howell County21.3+0.2 pts
53Barton County21.3+0.3 pts
54Stoddard County21.3+0.1 pts
55New Madrid County21.2+0.4 pts
56Gentry County21.2+0.1 pts
57Bates County21.1+0.2 pts
58Audrain County21+0.6 pts
59Andrew County20.8+0.6 pts
60Sullivan County20.8-0 pts
61Madison County20.7+0.4 pts
62Mississippi County20.60 pts
63Miller County20.6+0.5 pts
64Clinton County20.6+0.4 pts
65Lewis County20.6+0.4 pts
66St. Louis County20.5+0.5 pts
67Franklin County20.5+0.7 pts
68Cooper County20.5+0.5 pts
69Howard County20.4+0.6 pts
69Lafayette County20.4+0.2 pts
71Vernon County20.2+0.1 pts
72Marion County20.2+0.3 pts
73Pike County20.1+0.1 pts
74Ray County20+0.6 pts
75Newton County19.9+0.4 pts
76Butler County19.9+0.3 pts
77Wright County19.8+0.2 pts
78Polk County19.8+0.4 pts
79Dunklin County19.7+0.5 pts
80Scott County19.6+0.3 pts
81Scotland County19.5+0.5 pts
82Osage County19.5+0.4 pts
83Laclede County19.2+0.2 pts
84Washington County19.2+0.5 pts
85Cole County19.2+0.5 pts
86Warren County19.1+0.7 pts
87Lawrence County19.1+0.1 pts
88Pemiscot County19.1+0.4 pts
89Randolph County19+0.7 pts
90Cape Girardeau County19+0.6 pts
91Nodaway County18.9+0.3 pts
92Buchanan County18.9+0.3 pts
93Cass County18.9+0.4 pts
94St. Francois County18.6+0.5 pts
95Saline County18.4+0.2 pts
96Pettis County18.4+0.4 pts
97Callaway County18.3+0.5 pts
98Moniteau County18.3+0.2 pts
99Greene County18+0.3 pts
100St. Charles County17.9+0.6 pts
101Jefferson County17.8+0.5 pts
102Phelps County17.7+0.5 pts
103Christian County17.6+0.4 pts
104Jasper County16.8+0.3 pts
105Jackson County16.5+0.4 pts
106Adair County16.5+0.2 pts
107Platte County16.4+0.4 pts
108Webster County16.4-0 pts
109Clay County16+0.3 pts
110Lincoln County15.6+0.4 pts
111McDonald County15.6+0.2 pts
112St. Louis city15.5+0.6 pts
113Johnson County14.5+0.4 pts
114Boone County14.5+0.4 pts
115Pulaski County10.2+0.4 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?

Hickory County, with 33% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pulaski County, with 10.2% 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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