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Counties in Texas by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Jeff Davis County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 254 counties in 2025, at 43.3%. Loving County had the lowest, at 9.6%. The median was 19.9% and the figure for Texas was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.3Jeff Davis County
Lowest9.6Loving County
Median19.9254 counties
Texas14.9History

Top 40 counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 43.3 %43.3Llano CountyLlano County: 37.3 %37.3Kent CountyKent County: 36.8 %36.8Real CountyReal County: 34.8 %34.8Mason CountyMason County: 34.7 %34.7Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 33.9 %33.9Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 33.5 %33.5Kimble CountyKimble County: 33.5 %33.5Sabine CountySabine County: 32.7 %32.7Blanco CountyBlanco County: 32.4 %32.4Menard CountyMenard County: 32.2 %32.2Kerr CountyKerr County: 32.2 %32.2Bandera CountyBandera County: 31.9 %31.9Edwards CountyEdwards County: 31.3 %31.3Aransas CountyAransas County: 31.3 %31.3Terrell CountyTerrell County: 31.2 %31.2Marion CountyMarion County: 31 %31Mills CountyMills County: 30.6 %30.6Coke CountyCoke County: 29.5 %29.5Wood CountyWood County: 29.4 %29.4Foard CountyFoard County: 29.4 %29.4Cottle CountyCottle County: 29.1 %29.1Fayette CountyFayette County: 29.1 %29.1Dickens CountyDickens County: 28.9 %28.9Coleman CountyColeman County: 28.9 %28.9San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 28.6 %28.6McCulloch CountyMcCulloch County: 27.9 %27.9Trinity CountyTrinity County: 27.9 %27.9Leon CountyLeon County: 27.9 %27.9Bosque CountyBosque County: 27.8 %27.8Donley CountyDonley County: 27.7 %27.7Hood CountyHood County: 27.6 %27.6Motley CountyMotley County: 27.1 %27.1Schleicher CountySchleicher County: 27 %27Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 26.9 %26.9Red River CountyRed River County: 26.9 %26.9Goliad CountyGoliad County: 26.8 %26.8Rains CountyRains County: 26.5 %26.5Lavaca CountyLavaca County: 26.5 %26.5Colorado CountyColorado County: 26.3 %26.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Jeff Davis County43.3+0.5 pts
2Llano County37.3+0.5 pts
3Kent County36.8+3.5 pts
4Real County34.8+0.3 pts
5Mason County34.7+0.8 pts
6Stonewall County33.9+1.1 pts
7Gillespie County33.5+0.2 pts
8Kimble County33.5+1.3 pts
9Sabine County32.7+1 pts
10Blanco County32.4+1.3 pts
11Menard County32.2-0.8 pts
12Kerr County32.2+0.5 pts
13Bandera County31.9+1 pts
14Edwards County31.3+1 pts
15Aransas County31.3+0.7 pts
16Terrell County31.2+1.2 pts
17Marion County31+0.9 pts
18Mills County30.6+0.1 pts
19Coke County29.5+0.6 pts
20Wood County29.4+0.4 pts
21Foard County29.4-0.5 pts
22Cottle County29.1+1.1 pts
23Fayette County29.1+0.4 pts
24Dickens County28.9+1 pts
25Coleman County28.9+0.8 pts
26San Augustine County28.6+0.4 pts
27McCulloch County27.9+0.1 pts
28Trinity County27.9+0.5 pts
29Leon County27.9+0.5 pts
30Bosque County27.8+0.6 pts
31Donley County27.7+1 pts
32Hood County27.6+0.3 pts
33Motley County27.1-1.4 pts
34Schleicher County27+0.7 pts
35Briscoe County26.9-0.2 pts
36Red River County26.9+0.5 pts
37Goliad County26.8+0.6 pts
38Rains County26.5+0.6 pts
39Lavaca County26.5+0.4 pts
40Colorado County26.3+0.5 pts
41Throckmorton County26.1-0.3 pts
42Borden County26.1+0.6 pts
43Hamilton County25.9+0.2 pts
44Fisher County25.8+0.4 pts
45Armstrong County25.7+1.2 pts
46Comanche County25.6+0.3 pts
47Kinney County25.5-0.4 pts
48Baylor County25.5+0.7 pts
49Washington County25.3+0.4 pts
50McMullen County25.2-1 pts
51Burnet County25.2+0.4 pts
52Irion County25.1+1.8 pts
53Hall County25.1+0.8 pts
54Cass County25+0.4 pts
55Shackelford County24.9+0.9 pts
56Roberts County24.8+1 pts
57Brewster County24.8+0.5 pts
58Crockett County24.7+0.4 pts
59Clay County24.7+0.4 pts
60San Saba County24.7+0.4 pts
61Newton County24.6+0.2 pts
61Tyler County24.6+0.3 pts
63Wheeler County24.6+0.7 pts
64Eastland County24.5+0.5 pts
65Collingsworth County24.4+0.8 pts
66Knox County24.4+0.3 pts
67Haskell County24.2+0.6 pts
68Hardeman County24.2+0.3 pts
69Callahan County24.1+0.8 pts
70Runnels County24.1+0.1 pts
71Henderson County24+0.4 pts
72Houston County23.9+0.5 pts
73Sutton County23.9+0.4 pts
74Refugio County23.9+0.7 pts
75Kendall County23.9+0.4 pts
76San Jacinto County23.8+0.5 pts
77Montague County23.7+0.6 pts
78Morris County23.7+0.1 pts
79Milam County23.7+0.5 pts
80Burleson County23.4+0.3 pts
81Brown County23.4+0.5 pts
82Lampasas County23.4+0.6 pts
83Stephens County23.3+0.7 pts
84Live Oak County23.3+0.3 pts
85Jasper County23.2+0.4 pts
85Lipscomb County23.2-0.2 pts
87Franklin County23.1-0 pts
88Somervell County23+0.5 pts
89King County22.9+1.7 pts
90Delta County22.9+0.3 pts
91Polk County22.8-0.1 pts
92Freestone County22.7+0.6 pts
93Robertson County22.6+0.1 pts
94Archer County22.6+0.9 pts
95DeWitt County22.5+0.6 pts
96Austin County22.3+0.2 pts
97Panola County22.2+0.4 pts
98Carson County22.2+0.6 pts
99Young County22.2+0.4 pts
100Hill County22.1+0.4 pts
101Van Zandt County22+0.4 pts
102Jackson County21.9+0.4 pts
103Palo Pinto County21.9+0.3 pts
104Limestone County21.9+0.3 pts
105Calhoun County21.8+0.5 pts
106Presidio County21.8+0.5 pts
107Crosby County21.7+0.8 pts
108Lee County21.7+0.5 pts
109Floyd County21.7+0.6 pts
110Grimes County21.2+0.3 pts
111Gonzales County21.1+0.7 pts
112Hemphill County21.1+0.6 pts
113Lamar County20.9+0.4 pts
114Cooke County20.8+0.6 pts
115Comal County20.8+0.3 pts
116Brooks County20.4+0.5 pts
117Nolan County20.4-0.1 pts
118Falls County20.4+0.3 pts
119Matagorda County20.3+0.5 pts
120Hopkins County20.2+0.3 pts
121Wharton County20.2+0.3 pts
122Fannin County20.1+0.4 pts
123Concho County20-0.2 pts
124Hutchinson County20+0.4 pts
124Wilbarger County20+0.2 pts
126Jim Hogg County20+0.4 pts
127Lamb County20+0.4 pts
128Angelina County19.9+0.4 pts
129Cherokee County19.9+0.4 pts
130Hardin County19.8+0.5 pts
131Upshur County19.8+0.4 pts
132Garza County19.8+0.5 pts
133Kenedy County19.7+0.9 pts
134Medina County19.7+0.4 pts
135Shelby County19.6+0.3 pts
136Victoria County19.5+0.4 pts
137La Salle County19.4+0.5 pts
138Rusk County19.3+0.4 pts
139Dimmit County19.3+0.5 pts
140Grayson County19.2+0.2 pts
141Wilson County19.2+0.6 pts
142Smith County19.2+0.3 pts
143Culberson County19.1+0.5 pts
144Tom Green County19.1+0.4 pts
145Upton County19.1-0 pts
146Duval County19.1+0.4 pts
147Camp County190 pts
148Harrison County19+0.3 pts
149Jim Wells County19+0.4 pts
150Bowie County18.9+0.3 pts
151Swisher County18.8+0.4 pts
152Glasscock County18.7+0.3 pts
153Gregg County18.6+0.4 pts
154Orange County18.4+0.3 pts
155Sterling County18.4-0.4 pts
156Gray County18.30 pts
157Zavala County18.3+0.2 pts
158Jack County18.2+0.3 pts
159Uvalde County18.2-0.1 pts
160Scurry County18.2+0.4 pts
161Galveston County18.1+0.5 pts
162Oldham County18.1+0.1 pts
163Childress County18+0.4 pts
164Navarro County18+0.3 pts
165Hockley County18+0.5 pts
166Castro County18+0.2 pts
167Anderson County17.8+0.3 pts
168Nueces County17.7+0.4 pts
169Karnes County17.7+0.2 pts
170Wichita County17.6+0.3 pts
171Nacogdoches County17.5+0.3 pts
172San Patricio County17.5+0.3 pts
173Dawson County17.4+0.2 pts
174Erath County17.4+0.5 pts
175Jefferson County17.2+0.4 pts
176Randall County17.2+0.3 pts
177Parker County17.1+0.3 pts
178Hansford County17.1+0.2 pts
179Cochran County17.1-0.3 pts
180Wise County17+0.2 pts
181Howard County16.90 pts
181Taylor County16.9+0.2 pts
183McLennan County16.8+0.3 pts
184Hale County16.8+0.5 pts
185Willacy County16.8+0.4 pts
186Titus County16.6+0.3 pts
187Walker County16.6+0.8 pts
188Hartley County16.6+0.4 pts
189Potter County16.5+0.4 pts
190Madison County16.5+0.3 pts
191Atascosa County16.5+0.3 pts
192Mitchell County16.4+0.4 pts
193Jones County16.4+0.2 pts
194Bastrop County16.3+0.3 pts
195Lynn County16.3+0.1 pts
196Terry County16.20 pts
197Guadalupe County16.2+0.3 pts
198Sherman County16.2+0.6 pts
199Kleberg County16+0.3 pts
200Cameron County15.7+0.3 pts
201Val Verde County15.6+0.2 pts
202Pecos County15.6+0.4 pts
203Hunt County15.6+0.1 pts
204Reeves County15.6+0.1 pts
205El Paso County15.6+0.5 pts
206Zapata County15.5+0.3 pts
207Ochiltree County15.5+0.9 pts
208Reagan County15.4+0.3 pts
209Crane County15.4+0.5 pts
210Ward County15.4+0.1 pts
211Maverick County15.3+0.2 pts
212Bailey County15.3+0.1 pts
213Parmer County15.3+0.3 pts
214Caldwell County15.2-0.1 pts
215Lubbock County15.1+0.3 pts
216Johnson County15+0.2 pts
217Yoakum County15+0.4 pts
218Montgomery County14.9+0.2 pts
219Deaf Smith County14.9+0.2 pts
220Bee County14.8+0.4 pts
221Brazoria County14.5+0.4 pts
222Bexar County14.3+0.3 pts
223Rockwall County14.2+0.4 pts
224Fort Bend County14.2+0.4 pts
225Ellis County14.1+0.2 pts
226Martin County14.1+0.1 pts
227Tarrant County13.9+0.4 pts
228Winkler County13.8+0.2 pts
229Starr County13.8+0.3 pts
230Bell County13.8+0.4 pts
231Frio County13.8-0 pts
232Williamson County13.7+0.2 pts
233Hays County13.5+0.3 pts
234Waller County13.4-0.1 pts
235Chambers County13.2+0.2 pts
236Harris County13.1+0.4 pts
237Coryell County13.1+0.3 pts
238Dallas County13+0.4 pts
239Hudspeth County13+0.2 pts
240Hidalgo County12.9+0.3 pts
241Denton County12.6+0.4 pts
242Collin County12.4+0.2 pts
243Andrews County12.4+0.2 pts
244Moore County12.1+0.1 pts
245Brazos County11.8+0.4 pts
246Liberty County11.8-0.1 pts
247Travis County11.6+0.3 pts
248Midland County11.5+0.1 pts
249Ector County11.4+0.1 pts
250Webb County11.3+0.3 pts

Showing the top 250 of 254. The CSV download has every row.

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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?

Jeff Davis County, with 43.3% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Loving County, with 9.6% in 2025.

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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