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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 2022, at 34.2%. Thurston County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 23.6% and the figure for Nebraska was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.2Boyd County
Lowest13Thurston County
Median23.693 counties
Nebraska17.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Boyd CountyBoyd County: 34.2 %34.2Thomas CountyThomas County: 31.4 %31.4Loup CountyLoup County: 31.2 %31.2Rock CountyRock County: 30.6 %30.6Garden CountyGarden County: 30.5 %30.5Dundy CountyDundy County: 30.3 %30.3Hooker CountyHooker County: 30.2 %30.2Kimball CountyKimball County: 29.1 %29.1Sioux CountySioux County: 28.8 %28.8Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 28.8 %28.8Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 28.7 %28.7Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 28.6 %28.6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 28.2 %28.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 28.1 %28.1Banner CountyBanner County: 28 %28Logan CountyLogan County: 27.8 %27.8Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 27.8 %27.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 27.7 %27.7McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 27.6 %27.6Harlan CountyHarlan County: 27.3 %27.3Greeley CountyGreeley County: 27.1 %27.1Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 27 %27Sheridan CountySheridan County: 26.9 %26.9Sherman CountySherman County: 26.6 %26.6Gosper CountyGosper County: 26.6 %26.6Keith CountyKeith County: 26.5 %26.5Thayer CountyThayer County: 26.2 %26.2Knox CountyKnox County: 26.1 %26.1Hayes CountyHayes County: 25.9 %25.9Burt CountyBurt County: 25.9 %25.9Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 25.8 %25.8Valley CountyValley County: 25.7 %25.7Richardson CountyRichardson County: 25.6 %25.6Furnas CountyFurnas County: 25.5 %25.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 25.1 %25.1Antelope CountyAntelope County: 25.1 %25.1Brown CountyBrown County: 25.1 %25.1Chase CountyChase County: 25 %25Polk CountyPolk County: 24.7 %24.7Boone CountyBoone County: 24.6 %24.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Boyd County34.2+1.7 pts
2Thomas County31.4+2.1 pts
3Loup County31.2+1.7 pts
4Rock County30.6+0.6 pts
5Garden County30.5+0.3 pts
6Dundy County30.3+2.1 pts
7Hooker County30.2-0.6 pts
8Kimball County29.1+1.4 pts
9Sioux County28.8+0.9 pts
10Nuckolls County28.8+1.3 pts
11Pawnee County28.7+0.4 pts
12Keya Paha County28.6+0.5 pts
13Deuel County28.2+0.2 pts
14Franklin County28.1-0.4 pts
15Banner County28+2.8 pts
16Logan County27.8+1.5 pts
17Wheeler County27.8+0.8 pts
18Garfield County27.7+0.2 pts
19McPherson County27.6+2.6 pts
20Harlan County27.3-0.4 pts
21Greeley County27.1+0.3 pts
22Hitchcock County270 pts
23Sheridan County26.9+0.6 pts
24Sherman County26.6+0.7 pts
25Gosper County26.6+0.1 pts
26Keith County26.5+0.3 pts
27Thayer County26.2+0.2 pts
28Knox County26.1+0.3 pts
29Hayes County25.9-0.3 pts
30Burt County25.9+0.4 pts
31Fillmore County25.8+0.9 pts
32Valley County25.7+0.3 pts
33Richardson County25.6+0.6 pts
34Furnas County25.5-0.3 pts
35Jefferson County25.1+0.2 pts
36Antelope County25.1+0.4 pts
37Brown County25.1+0.1 pts
38Chase County25+1.2 pts
39Polk County24.7+0.2 pts
40Boone County24.6+0.7 pts
41Webster County24.2+0.7 pts
42Perkins County24.2+0.6 pts
43Frontier County24.2+1 pts
44Custer County23.9+0.4 pts
45Grant County23.8-0.8 pts
46Holt County23.7+0.5 pts
47Nance County23.6+0.4 pts
48Morrill County23.5+0.1 pts
49Blaine County23.4+0.2 pts
50Gage County23.2+0.4 pts
51Dixon County23.2+0.9 pts
52Cherry County23.1+0.1 pts
53Howard County23+0.8 pts
54Arthur County23+0.4 pts
55Cedar County23+0.5 pts
56Cheyenne County22.9+0.7 pts
57Clay County22.6+0.3 pts
58Cuming County22.3+0.6 pts
59Red Willow County22.1+0.3 pts
60Box Butte County22+0.7 pts
61Phelps County21.9-0 pts
62Scotts Bluff County21.7+0.6 pts
63Merrick County21.70 pts
64Butler County21.6-0.1 pts
65Lincoln County21.4+0.6 pts
66Kearney County21.1+0.4 pts
67Otoe County20.9+0.1 pts
68Nemaha County20.8-0.1 pts
69York County20.8+0.1 pts
70Hamilton County20.7+0.2 pts
71Pierce County20.2+0.2 pts
72Washington County20.1+0.6 pts
73Dawes County20.1-0.1 pts
74Johnson County20+0.4 pts
75Adams County19.6+0.4 pts
76Cass County19.4+0.5 pts
77Dodge County19.3+0.2 pts
78Seward County19.2+0.3 pts
79Stanton County19+1 pts
80Saunders County19+0.3 pts
81Platte County18.5+0.5 pts
82Madison County18.3+0.3 pts
83Saline County17.1+0.1 pts
84Buffalo County16.8+0.4 pts
85Dawson County16.6-0.2 pts
86Hall County16+0.2 pts
87Lancaster County15.8+0.5 pts
88Wayne County15.6+0.4 pts
89Douglas County14.5+0.4 pts
90Colfax County14.4+0.3 pts
91Dakota County14.1+0.4 pts
92Sarpy County13.6+0.5 pts
93Thurston County13-0.6 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?

Boyd County, with 34.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Thurston County, with 13% in 2022.

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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