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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 2023, at 35.1%. Thurston County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 23.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 17.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.1Boyd County
Lowest12.7Thurston County
Median23.993 counties
Nebraska17.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Boyd CountyBoyd County: 35.1 %35.1Loup CountyLoup County: 32.8 %32.8Dundy CountyDundy County: 31.9 %31.9Garden CountyGarden County: 31.3 %31.3Hooker CountyHooker County: 31 %31Thomas CountyThomas County: 30.6 %30.6Rock CountyRock County: 30.6 %30.6Nuckolls CountyNuckolls County: 29.8 %29.8Kimball CountyKimball County: 29.6 %29.6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 29.4 %29.4Banner CountyBanner County: 29 %29Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 29 %29Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 29 %29Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 29 %29McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 28.9 %28.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 28.6 %28.6Logan CountyLogan County: 28.1 %28.1Sioux CountySioux County: 28.1 %28.1Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 28 %28Sherman CountySherman County: 27.9 %27.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 27.7 %27.7Hayes CountyHayes County: 27.6 %27.6Greeley CountyGreeley County: 27.5 %27.5Harlan CountyHarlan County: 27.3 %27.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 27.1 %27.1Keith CountyKeith County: 26.9 %26.9Gosper CountyGosper County: 26.7 %26.7Valley CountyValley County: 26.6 %26.6Furnas CountyFurnas County: 26.5 %26.5Thayer CountyThayer County: 26.5 %26.5Knox CountyKnox County: 26.3 %26.3Boone CountyBoone County: 26.2 %26.2Richardson CountyRichardson County: 26.1 %26.1Burt CountyBurt County: 26.1 %26.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 25.9 %25.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 25.6 %25.6Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 25.6 %25.6Brown CountyBrown County: 25.5 %25.5Antelope CountyAntelope County: 25.5 %25.5Chase CountyChase County: 25 %25
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Boyd County35.1+1 pts
2Loup County32.8+1.6 pts
3Dundy County31.9+1.7 pts
4Garden County31.3+0.8 pts
5Hooker County31+0.8 pts
6Thomas County30.6-0.9 pts
7Rock County30.6-0.1 pts
8Nuckolls County29.8+1 pts
9Kimball County29.6+0.6 pts
10Deuel County29.4+1.2 pts
11Banner County29+1 pts
12Wheeler County29+1.2 pts
13Pawnee County29+0.3 pts
14Keya Paha County29+0.3 pts
15McPherson County28.9+1.3 pts
16Franklin County28.6+0.5 pts
17Logan County28.1+0.3 pts
18Sioux County28.1-0.7 pts
19Hitchcock County28+0.9 pts
20Sherman County27.9+1.3 pts
21Sheridan County27.7+0.8 pts
22Hayes County27.6+1.7 pts
23Greeley County27.5+0.3 pts
24Harlan County27.3-0.1 pts
25Garfield County27.1-0.5 pts
26Keith County26.9+0.4 pts
27Gosper County26.7+0.2 pts
28Valley County26.6+0.9 pts
29Furnas County26.5+1 pts
30Thayer County26.5+0.3 pts
31Knox County26.3+0.1 pts
32Boone County26.2+1.6 pts
33Richardson County26.1+0.4 pts
34Burt County26.1+0.2 pts
35Jefferson County25.9+0.8 pts
36Blaine County25.6+2.2 pts
37Fillmore County25.6-0.2 pts
38Brown County25.5+0.5 pts
39Antelope County25.5+0.4 pts
40Chase County250 pts
41Polk County24.9+0.3 pts
42Frontier County24.4+0.3 pts
43Grant County24.3+0.5 pts
44Arthur County24.3+1.3 pts
45Custer County24.1+0.2 pts
46Holt County24+0.3 pts
47Perkins County23.9-0.2 pts
48Nance County23.9+0.3 pts
49Webster County23.9-0.3 pts
50Morrill County23.8+0.2 pts
51Cheyenne County23.6+0.7 pts
52Gage County23.6+0.3 pts
53Cherry County23.6+0.4 pts
54Howard County23.5+0.5 pts
55Cedar County23.4+0.4 pts
56Dixon County23.3+0.1 pts
57Cuming County22.8+0.5 pts
58Box Butte County22.8+0.8 pts
59Clay County22.6-0.1 pts
60Red Willow County22.5+0.5 pts
61Scotts Bluff County22.3+0.6 pts
62Phelps County22.1+0.3 pts
63Butler County22.1+0.4 pts
64Merrick County22+0.3 pts
65Lincoln County21.9+0.5 pts
66Otoe County21.5+0.6 pts
67Kearney County21.4+0.3 pts
68Hamilton County21+0.4 pts
69York County20.8+0.1 pts
70Pierce County20.8+0.6 pts
71Dawes County20.7+0.6 pts
72Washington County20.6+0.5 pts
73Nemaha County20.6-0.3 pts
74Adams County20.1+0.5 pts
75Johnson County20.1+0.1 pts
76Seward County19.9+0.7 pts
77Cass County19.9+0.5 pts
78Stanton County19.6+0.6 pts
79Dodge County19.4+0.1 pts
80Saunders County19.4+0.4 pts
81Platte County18.8+0.3 pts
82Madison County18.7+0.4 pts
83Saline County17.3+0.2 pts
84Buffalo County17.2+0.4 pts
85Dawson County16.7+0.1 pts
86Lancaster County16.2+0.4 pts
87Hall County16+0.1 pts
88Wayne County16+0.3 pts
89Douglas County14.8+0.3 pts
90Colfax County14.7+0.3 pts
91Dakota County14.4+0.3 pts
92Sarpy County13.9+0.3 pts
93Thurston County12.7-0.3 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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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Boyd County, with 35.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Thurston County, with 12.7% 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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