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Counties in Nebraska by share of population aged 65 and over

Boyd County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 93 counties in 2020, at 31.8%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 22.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 16.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.8Boyd County
Lowest12.7Sarpy County
Median22.993 counties
Nebraska16.5History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Boyd CountyBoyd County: 31.8 %31.8Hooker CountyHooker County: 31.4 %31.4Rock CountyRock County: 29.3 %29.3Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 28.7 %28.7Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 28.5 %28.5Thomas CountyThomas County: 28.5 %28.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 28.2 %28.2Garden CountyGarden County: 28.1 %28.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 28.1 %28.1Harlan CountyHarlan County: 27.9 %27.9Sioux CountySioux County: 27.7 %27.7Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 27.7 %27.7Loup CountyLoup County: 27.3 %27.3Kimball CountyKimball County: 27.3 %27.3Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 27 %27Dundy CountyDundy County: 26.9 %26.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 26.6 %26.6Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 26.5 %26.5Deuel CountyDeuel County: 26.5 %26.5Sherman CountySherman County: 26.5 %26.5Greeley CountyGreeley County: 26.3 %26.3Thayer CountyThayer County: 26.1 %26.1Keith CountyKeith County: 25.7 %25.7Knox CountyKnox County: 25.6 %25.6Furnas CountyFurnas County: 25.4 %25.4Gosper CountyGosper County: 25.3 %25.3Logan CountyLogan County: 25.3 %25.3Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 25.1 %25.1Valley CountyValley County: 25.1 %25.1Burt CountyBurt County: 25 %25Banner CountyBanner County: 24.9 %24.9Hayes CountyHayes County: 24.9 %24.9Richardson CountyRichardson County: 24.9 %24.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.5 %24.5Antelope CountyAntelope County: 24.4 %24.4Brown CountyBrown County: 24.4 %24.4Webster CountyWebster County: 24 %24Boone CountyBoone County: 23.8 %23.8Polk CountyPolk County: 23.8 %23.8Blaine CountyBlaine County: 23.8 %23.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Boyd County31.8
2Hooker County31.4
3Rock County29.3
4Keya Paha County28.7
5Pawnee County28.5
6Thomas County28.5
7Garfield County28.2
8Garden County28.1
9Franklin County28.1
10Harlan County27.9
11Sioux County27.7
12Nuckolls County27.7
13Loup County27.3
14Kimball County27.3
15Hitchcock County27
16Dundy County26.9
17Sheridan County26.6
18Wheeler County26.5
19Deuel County26.5
20Sherman County26.5
21Greeley County26.3
22Thayer County26.1
23Keith County25.7
24Knox County25.6
25Furnas County25.4
26Gosper County25.3
27Logan County25.3
28Fillmore County25.1
29Valley County25.1
30Burt County25
31Banner County24.9
32Hayes County24.9
33Richardson County24.9
34Jefferson County24.5
35Antelope County24.4
35Brown County24.4
37Webster County24
38Boone County23.8
39Polk County23.8
40Blaine County23.8
41McPherson County23.7
42Morrill County23.4
43Custer County23.3
44Perkins County23.3
45Chase County23.3
46Nance County22.9
47Cherry County22.9
48Arthur County22.8
49Frontier County22.8
50Grant County22.7
51Holt County22.7
52Clay County22.3
53Phelps County22.3
54Gage County22.1
55Cedar County22
56Dixon County21.9
57Butler County21.7
58Cheyenne County21.6
59Howard County21.6
60Red Willow County21.5
61Merrick County21.3
62Cuming County21.2
63York County20.7
64Scotts Bluff County20.6
65Nemaha County20.5
66Lincoln County20.4
67Otoe County20.3
68Box Butte County20.2
69Kearney County20.1
70Hamilton County20.1
71Pierce County19.8
72Dawes County19.6
73Washington County19.2
74Dodge County19.2
75Johnson County19.1
76Cass County18.7
77Saunders County18.7
78Adams County18.7
79Seward County18.5
80Platte County17.7
81Stanton County17.6
82Madison County17.6
83Saline County16.5
84Dawson County16.5
85Buffalo County16
86Hall County15.4
87Wayne County15
88Lancaster County14.8
89Douglas County13.7
90Colfax County13.7
91Thurston County13.4
92Dakota County13.3
93Sarpy County12.7

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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 31.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 12.7% 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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