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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 2021, at 26.7%. Texas County had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 19.6% and the figure for Oklahoma was 16.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.7McIntosh County
Lowest12.9Texas County
Median19.677 counties
Oklahoma16.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 26.7 %26.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 25.6 %25.6Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 24.6 %24.6Ellis CountyEllis County: 23.6 %23.6Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 22.8 %22.8Harmon CountyHarmon County: 22.8 %22.8Grant CountyGrant County: 22.5 %22.5Harper CountyHarper County: 22.4 %22.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 22.1 %22.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 22 %22Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 21.9 %21.9Latimer CountyLatimer County: 21.5 %21.5Major CountyMajor County: 21.4 %21.4Beaver CountyBeaver County: 21.3 %21.3Love CountyLove County: 21.3 %21.3Haskell CountyHaskell County: 21.2 %21.2Stephens CountyStephens County: 21.2 %21.2Murray CountyMurray County: 21.2 %21.2Dewey CountyDewey County: 21.2 %21.2Roger Mills CountyRoger Mills County: 21.2 %21.2Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 21.2 %21.2Coal CountyCoal County: 21.2 %21.2Blaine CountyBlaine County: 21 %21Noble CountyNoble County: 20.8 %20.8Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 20.8 %20.8Osage CountyOsage County: 20.7 %20.7Cotton CountyCotton County: 20.7 %20.7Nowata CountyNowata County: 20.7 %20.7Washington CountyWashington County: 20.6 %20.6Craig CountyCraig County: 20.4 %20.4Tillman CountyTillman County: 20.3 %20.3Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 20.3 %20.3Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 20 %20Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 19.8 %19.8Johnston CountyJohnston County: 19.7 %19.7Mayes CountyMayes County: 19.7 %19.7Washita CountyWashita County: 19.7 %19.7Carter CountyCarter County: 19.7 %19.7Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 19.6 %19.6Kay CountyKay County: 19.6 %19.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1McIntosh County26.7-0.1 pts
2Delaware County25.60 pts
3Cimarron County24.6+0.3 pts
4Ellis County23.6-0.1 pts
5Pushmataha County22.8+0.1 pts
6Harmon County22.8-0.1 pts
7Grant County22.5+0.1 pts
8Harper County22.4+0.2 pts
9Marshall County22.1-0 pts
10Jefferson County22+0.1 pts
11Kiowa County21.9+0.3 pts
12Latimer County21.5+0.5 pts
13Major County21.4+0.8 pts
14Beaver County21.3+0.2 pts
15Love County21.3+0.2 pts
16Haskell County21.2-0.1 pts
17Stephens County21.20 pts
18Murray County21.2+0.3 pts
19Dewey County21.2+0.4 pts
20Roger Mills County21.2+0.6 pts
21Pawnee County21.2+0.1 pts
22Coal County21.2+0.3 pts
23Blaine County21+0.6 pts
24Noble County20.8+0.3 pts
25Choctaw County20.8-0 pts
26Osage County20.7+0.5 pts
27Cotton County20.7-0 pts
28Nowata County20.70 pts
29Washington County20.6+0.2 pts
30Craig County20.4+0.1 pts
31Tillman County20.3-0.2 pts
32Pittsburg County20.3-0 pts
33Okfuskee County20+0.1 pts
34Ottawa County19.8-0.2 pts
35Johnston County19.7+0.1 pts
36Mayes County19.70 pts
37Washita County19.7+0.3 pts
38Carter County19.7+0.1 pts
39Alfalfa County19.6+0.9 pts
39Kay County19.6-0 pts
41Sequoyah County19.6-0 pts
42Garvin County19.5+0.1 pts
43Okmulgee County19.5+0.1 pts
44Creek County19.4+0.3 pts
45Lincoln County19.4+0.2 pts
46Atoka County18.9+0.3 pts
47Muskogee County18.9+0.2 pts
48Le Flore County18.70 pts
49Woods County18.7+0.4 pts
50McCurtain County18.5-0.2 pts
51Hughes County18.4-0 pts
52Greer County18.30 pts
53Seminole County18.1-0 pts
54Rogers County17.9+0.3 pts
55Caddo County17.6+0.4 pts
56Cherokee County17.5+0.3 pts
57Kingfisher County17.5+0.1 pts
58Bryan County17.5-0 pts
59Pottawatomie County17.3+0.1 pts
60Pontotoc County17.3+0.1 pts
61Grady County17.3+0.2 pts
62Wagoner County17.2+0.2 pts
63Adair County17.1+0.1 pts
64Garfield County17+0.2 pts
65McClain County16.4+0.1 pts
66Woodward County16.3+0.4 pts
67Logan County16.3+0.3 pts
68Beckham County16.1+0.5 pts
69Jackson County16.1+0.1 pts
70Tulsa County15.6+0.3 pts
71Custer County15.3+0.2 pts
72Cleveland County14.9+0.5 pts
73Oklahoma County14.8+0.3 pts
74Payne County13.8+0.3 pts
75Canadian County13.7+0.1 pts
76Comanche County13.7+0.2 pts
77Texas County12.9+0.5 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?

McIntosh County, with 26.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Texas County, with 12.9% 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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