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Counties in Oklahoma by share of population aged 65 and over

McIntosh County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 77 counties in 2020, at 26.8%. Texas County had the lowest, at 12.4%. The median was 19.6% and the figure for Oklahoma was 16.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.8McIntosh County
Lowest12.4Texas County
Median19.677 counties
Oklahoma16.5History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 26.8 %26.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 25.5 %25.5Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 24.4 %24.4Ellis CountyEllis County: 23.7 %23.7Harmon CountyHarmon County: 22.9 %22.9Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 22.7 %22.7Grant CountyGrant County: 22.5 %22.5Harper CountyHarper County: 22.3 %22.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 22.1 %22.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 22 %22Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 21.7 %21.7Haskell CountyHaskell County: 21.3 %21.3Stephens CountyStephens County: 21.2 %21.2Beaver CountyBeaver County: 21.1 %21.1Love CountyLove County: 21.1 %21.1Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 21.1 %21.1Latimer CountyLatimer County: 21 %21Murray CountyMurray County: 20.9 %20.9Coal CountyCoal County: 20.9 %20.9Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 20.8 %20.8Cotton CountyCotton County: 20.8 %20.8Dewey CountyDewey County: 20.8 %20.8Nowata CountyNowata County: 20.6 %20.6Roger Mills CountyRoger Mills County: 20.6 %20.6Major CountyMajor County: 20.6 %20.6Noble CountyNoble County: 20.6 %20.6Tillman CountyTillman County: 20.5 %20.5Blaine CountyBlaine County: 20.4 %20.4Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 20.4 %20.4Washington CountyWashington County: 20.3 %20.3Craig CountyCraig County: 20.3 %20.3Osage CountyOsage County: 20.2 %20.2Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 20 %20Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 19.9 %19.9Johnston CountyJohnston County: 19.7 %19.7Kay CountyKay County: 19.7 %19.7Mayes CountyMayes County: 19.7 %19.7Carter CountyCarter County: 19.6 %19.6Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 19.6 %19.6Garvin CountyGarvin County: 19.4 %19.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1McIntosh County26.8
2Delaware County25.5
3Cimarron County24.4
4Ellis County23.7
5Harmon County22.9
6Pushmataha County22.7
7Grant County22.5
8Harper County22.3
9Marshall County22.1
10Jefferson County22
11Kiowa County21.7
12Haskell County21.3
13Stephens County21.2
14Beaver County21.1
15Love County21.1
16Pawnee County21.1
17Latimer County21
18Murray County20.9
19Coal County20.9
20Choctaw County20.8
21Cotton County20.8
22Dewey County20.8
23Nowata County20.6
24Roger Mills County20.6
25Major County20.6
26Noble County20.6
27Tillman County20.5
28Blaine County20.4
29Pittsburg County20.4
30Washington County20.3
31Craig County20.3
32Osage County20.2
33Ottawa County20
34Okfuskee County19.9
35Johnston County19.7
36Kay County19.7
37Mayes County19.7
38Carter County19.6
39Sequoyah County19.6
40Garvin County19.4
41Okmulgee County19.4
42Washita County19.3
43Creek County19.1
44Lincoln County19.1
45Le Flore County18.7
46McCurtain County18.7
47Alfalfa County18.7
48Muskogee County18.7
49Atoka County18.7
50Hughes County18.4
51Woods County18.3
52Greer County18.2
53Seminole County18.2
54Rogers County17.6
55Bryan County17.5
56Kingfisher County17.4
57Pottawatomie County17.3
58Cherokee County17.3
59Caddo County17.2
60Pontotoc County17.1
61Grady County17.1
61Wagoner County17.1
63Adair County16.9
64Garfield County16.8
65McClain County16.3
66Jackson County16
67Woodward County16
68Logan County15.9
69Beckham County15.7
70Tulsa County15.3
71Custer County15.1
72Oklahoma County14.5
73Cleveland County14.4
74Canadian County13.6
75Comanche County13.5
76Payne County13.4
77Texas County12.4

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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?

McIntosh County, with 26.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Texas County, with 12.4% 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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