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Counties in Nebraska by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Boyd County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 93 counties in 2025, at 35.9%. Thurston County had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 24.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 18.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.9Boyd County
Lowest12.9Thurston County
Median24.793 counties
Nebraska18.3History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Boyd CountyBoyd County: 35.9 %35.9Garden CountyGarden County: 34.7 %34.7Thomas CountyThomas County: 32.9 %32.9Dundy CountyDundy County: 32.8 %32.8Deuel CountyDeuel County: 32.4 %32.4Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 31.8 %31.8McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 31.7 %31.7Loup CountyLoup County: 31.6 %31.6Rock CountyRock County: 31.1 %31.1Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 30.8 %30.8Kimball CountyKimball County: 30.6 %30.6Greeley CountyGreeley County: 29.8 %29.8Sioux CountySioux County: 29.6 %29.6Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 29.6 %29.6Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 29.4 %29.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 29.2 %29.2Gosper CountyGosper County: 29 %29Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 28.9 %28.9Hooker CountyHooker County: 28.9 %28.9Keith CountyKeith County: 28.7 %28.7Hayes CountyHayes County: 28.5 %28.5Sherman CountySherman County: 28.4 %28.4Harlan CountyHarlan County: 28.2 %28.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 28.2 %28.2Furnas CountyFurnas County: 27.8 %27.8Burt CountyBurt County: 27.5 %27.5Knox CountyKnox County: 27.4 %27.4Thayer CountyThayer County: 27.2 %27.2Brown CountyBrown County: 27.2 %27.2Valley CountyValley County: 27.1 %27.1Logan CountyLogan County: 26.9 %26.9Boone CountyBoone County: 26.9 %26.9Antelope CountyAntelope County: 26.6 %26.6Richardson CountyRichardson County: 26.4 %26.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 26.3 %26.3Banner CountyBanner County: 26.1 %26.1Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 26 %26Garfield CountyGarfield County: 26 %26Chase CountyChase County: 25.7 %25.7Polk CountyPolk County: 25.3 %25.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Boyd County35.9+0.4 pts
2Garden County34.7+1.9 pts
3Thomas County32.9+1 pts
4Dundy County32.8+0.2 pts
5Deuel County32.4+1.7 pts
6Nuckolls County31.8+0.6 pts
7McPherson County31.7+1.8 pts
8Loup County31.60 pts
9Rock County31.1+0.5 pts
10Keya Paha County30.8+1.5 pts
11Kimball County30.6+0.1 pts
12Greeley County29.8+0.8 pts
13Sioux County29.6+0.9 pts
14Hitchcock County29.6+0.8 pts
15Pawnee County29.4+0.3 pts
16Franklin County29.2+0.5 pts
17Gosper County29+1.4 pts
18Wheeler County28.9-0.1 pts
19Hooker County28.9-0.4 pts
20Keith County28.7+1 pts
21Hayes County28.5+0.9 pts
22Sherman County28.4+0.2 pts
23Harlan County28.2+0.5 pts
24Sheridan County28.2+0.4 pts
25Furnas County27.8+0.2 pts
26Burt County27.5+0.8 pts
27Knox County27.4+0.7 pts
28Thayer County27.2+0.5 pts
29Brown County27.2+0.8 pts
30Valley County27.1+0.1 pts
31Logan County26.9+0.7 pts
32Boone County26.9+0.4 pts
33Antelope County26.6+0.7 pts
34Richardson County26.4+0.2 pts
35Jefferson County26.3+0.3 pts
36Banner County26.1-1.7 pts
37Fillmore County26+0.2 pts
38Garfield County26-0.8 pts
39Chase County25.7+0.3 pts
40Polk County25.3+0.4 pts
41Custer County25.2+0.5 pts
42Holt County25+0.3 pts
43Grant County25+0.3 pts
44Perkins County24.9+0.3 pts
45Nance County24.8+0.3 pts
46Frontier County24.7-0.1 pts
47Box Butte County24.7+1 pts
48Morrill County24.6+0.4 pts
49Cherry County24.6+0.8 pts
50Howard County24.5+0.4 pts
51Cedar County24.4+0.6 pts
52Webster County24.3+0.6 pts
53Gage County24.3+0.3 pts
54Blaine County24.2+0.7 pts
55Cheyenne County24+0.3 pts
56Dixon County23.8+0.3 pts
57Red Willow County23.8+0.7 pts
58Arthur County23.7+0.5 pts
59Cuming County23.3+0.4 pts
60Clay County23.2+0.4 pts
61Scotts Bluff County23.1+0.4 pts
62Phelps County23+0.4 pts
63Merrick County23+0.6 pts
64Butler County22.7+0.2 pts
65Lincoln County22.6+0.2 pts
66Kearney County22.4+0.5 pts
67Pierce County22.4+0.9 pts
68Otoe County22.3+0.4 pts
69Dawes County22+0.7 pts
70Washington County21.9+0.8 pts
71York County21.6+0.3 pts
72Cass County21.1+0.6 pts
73Stanton County21.1+0.6 pts
74Hamilton County21.1+0.1 pts
75Nemaha County21+0.2 pts
76Adams County20.9+0.5 pts
77Seward County20.8+0.4 pts
78Saunders County20.7+0.5 pts
79Johnson County20.5-0 pts
80Platte County19.7+0.5 pts
81Dodge County19.4-0 pts
82Madison County19.4+0.2 pts
83Saline County18.2+0.6 pts
84Buffalo County17.9+0.4 pts
85Dawson County17.7+0.5 pts
86Lancaster County16.8+0.3 pts
87Hall County16.5+0.4 pts
88Wayne County16.4+0.1 pts
89Colfax County15.8+0.6 pts
90Douglas County15.4+0.4 pts
91Dakota County14.9+0.2 pts
92Sarpy County14.6+0.4 pts
93Thurston County12.90 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?

Boyd County, with 35.9% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Thurston County, with 12.9% in 2025.

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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