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 2021, at 32.4%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 13.1%. The median was 23.2% and the figure for Nebraska was 16.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.4Boyd County
Lowest13.1Sarpy County
Median23.293 counties
Nebraska16.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Boyd CountyBoyd County: 32.4 %32.4Hooker CountyHooker County: 30.8 %30.8Garden CountyGarden County: 30.1 %30.1Rock CountyRock County: 30 %30Loup CountyLoup County: 29.5 %29.5Thomas CountyThomas County: 29.3 %29.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 28.5 %28.5Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 28.2 %28.2Dundy CountyDundy County: 28.2 %28.2Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 28.1 %28.1Deuel CountyDeuel County: 28 %28Sioux CountySioux County: 27.9 %27.9Harlan CountyHarlan County: 27.8 %27.8Kimball CountyKimball County: 27.7 %27.7Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 27.5 %27.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 27.5 %27.5Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 27 %27Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 27 %27Greeley CountyGreeley County: 26.9 %26.9Gosper CountyGosper County: 26.4 %26.4Logan CountyLogan County: 26.4 %26.4Sheridan CountySheridan County: 26.2 %26.2Keith CountyKeith County: 26.2 %26.2Hayes CountyHayes County: 26.2 %26.2Thayer CountyThayer County: 26 %26Sherman CountySherman County: 26 %26Knox CountyKnox County: 25.8 %25.8Furnas CountyFurnas County: 25.8 %25.8Burt CountyBurt County: 25.5 %25.5Valley CountyValley County: 25.4 %25.4Banner CountyBanner County: 25.3 %25.3Richardson CountyRichardson County: 25.1 %25.1McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 25 %25Brown CountyBrown County: 24.9 %24.9Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 24.9 %24.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.9 %24.9Antelope CountyAntelope County: 24.7 %24.7Grant CountyGrant County: 24.6 %24.6Polk CountyPolk County: 24.5 %24.5Boone CountyBoone County: 23.9 %23.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Boyd County32.4+0.6 pts
2Hooker County30.8-0.7 pts
3Garden County30.1+2 pts
4Rock County30+0.7 pts
5Loup County29.5+2.2 pts
6Thomas County29.3+0.8 pts
7Franklin County28.5+0.4 pts
8Pawnee County28.2-0.3 pts
9Dundy County28.2+1.3 pts
10Keya Paha County28.1-0.5 pts
11Deuel County28+1.6 pts
12Sioux County27.9+0.1 pts
13Harlan County27.8-0.1 pts
14Kimball County27.7+0.4 pts
15Nuckolls County27.5-0.2 pts
16Garfield County27.5-0.7 pts
17Wheeler County27+0.5 pts
18Hitchcock County270 pts
19Greeley County26.9+0.5 pts
20Gosper County26.4+1.1 pts
21Logan County26.4+1.1 pts
22Sheridan County26.2-0.3 pts
23Keith County26.2+0.5 pts
24Hayes County26.2+1.3 pts
25Thayer County26-0.1 pts
26Sherman County26-0.5 pts
27Knox County25.8+0.2 pts
28Furnas County25.8+0.5 pts
29Burt County25.5+0.5 pts
30Valley County25.4+0.3 pts
31Banner County25.3+0.4 pts
32Richardson County25.1+0.2 pts
33McPherson County25+1.3 pts
34Brown County24.9+0.5 pts
35Fillmore County24.9-0.2 pts
36Jefferson County24.9+0.4 pts
37Antelope County24.7+0.2 pts
38Grant County24.6+1.9 pts
39Polk County24.5+0.7 pts
40Boone County23.90 pts
41Chase County23.8+0.6 pts
42Perkins County23.6+0.3 pts
43Custer County23.5+0.2 pts
44Webster County23.4-0.6 pts
45Morrill County23.40 pts
46Holt County23.3+0.6 pts
47Blaine County23.2-0.6 pts
48Nance County23.2+0.3 pts
49Frontier County23.1+0.3 pts
50Cherry County23+0.1 pts
51Gage County22.8+0.7 pts
52Arthur County22.6-0.2 pts
53Cedar County22.5+0.5 pts
54Clay County22.40 pts
55Dixon County22.3+0.4 pts
56Cheyenne County22.2+0.6 pts
57Howard County22.2+0.6 pts
58Phelps County21.9-0.4 pts
59Red Willow County21.8+0.3 pts
60Cuming County21.7+0.4 pts
61Butler County21.70 pts
62Merrick County21.6+0.4 pts
63Box Butte County21.3+1.1 pts
64Scotts Bluff County21+0.5 pts
65Nemaha County20.9+0.4 pts
66Otoe County20.8+0.5 pts
67Lincoln County20.8+0.4 pts
68York County20.7-0 pts
69Kearney County20.7+0.6 pts
70Hamilton County20.5+0.4 pts
71Dawes County20.2+0.6 pts
72Pierce County20.1+0.3 pts
73Johnson County19.5+0.4 pts
74Washington County19.5+0.3 pts
75Adams County19.1+0.5 pts
76Dodge County19.1-0 pts
77Seward County19+0.4 pts
78Cass County18.9+0.2 pts
79Saunders County18.7-0 pts
80Madison County18+0.5 pts
81Stanton County18+0.4 pts
82Platte County18+0.3 pts
83Saline County17.1+0.6 pts
84Dawson County16.8+0.4 pts
85Buffalo County16.4+0.3 pts
86Hall County15.7+0.4 pts
87Wayne County15.3+0.2 pts
88Lancaster County15.3+0.5 pts
89Colfax County14.1+0.4 pts
90Douglas County14.1+0.4 pts
91Dakota County13.7+0.4 pts
92Thurston County13.5+0.1 pts
93Sarpy County13.1+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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Questions

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

Boyd County, with 32.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 13.1% in 2021.

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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