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Counties in Texas by share of population aged 65 and over

Jeff Davis County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 254 counties in 2021, at 38.9%. Gaines County had the lowest, at 9.3%. The median was 18.6% and the figure for Texas was 13.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38.9Jeff Davis County
Lowest9.3Gaines County
Median18.6254 counties
Texas13.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 38.9 %38.9Llano CountyLlano County: 36.2 %36.2Real CountyReal County: 33.4 %33.4Mason CountyMason County: 33.1 %33.1Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 32.4 %32.4Menard CountyMenard County: 31.8 %31.8Kent CountyKent County: 31.5 %31.5Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 31.2 %31.2Kerr CountyKerr County: 30.5 %30.5Terrell CountyTerrell County: 30.5 %30.5Sabine CountySabine County: 30 %30Kimble CountyKimble County: 29.7 %29.7Foard CountyFoard County: 29.7 %29.7Mills CountyMills County: 29.6 %29.6Bandera CountyBandera County: 29.4 %29.4Motley CountyMotley County: 29.3 %29.3Blanco CountyBlanco County: 29.2 %29.2Wood CountyWood County: 28.7 %28.7Coke CountyCoke County: 28.5 %28.5Marion CountyMarion County: 28.4 %28.4Aransas CountyAransas County: 28.4 %28.4Edwards CountyEdwards County: 28.1 %28.1Coleman CountyColeman County: 28.1 %28.1Fayette CountyFayette County: 28 %28Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 27.5 %27.5Trinity CountyTrinity County: 27.4 %27.4Throckmorton CountyThrockmorton County: 26.8 %26.8Leon CountyLeon County: 26.8 %26.8San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 26.7 %26.7Hood CountyHood County: 26.5 %26.5McCulloch CountyMcCulloch County: 26.3 %26.3Dickens CountyDickens County: 26.1 %26.1McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 26.1 %26.1Cottle CountyCottle County: 26.1 %26.1Bosque CountyBosque County: 26 %26Kinney CountyKinney County: 25.8 %25.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 25.7 %25.7Donley CountyDonley County: 25.6 %25.6Red River CountyRed River County: 25.2 %25.2Rains CountyRains County: 24.9 %24.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Jeff Davis County38.9+1.8 pts
2Llano County36.2-0.4 pts
3Real County33.4-0.3 pts
4Mason County33.1+1 pts
5Gillespie County32.4-0 pts
6Menard County31.8+0.5 pts
7Kent County31.5+1.4 pts
8Stonewall County31.2+1.1 pts
9Kerr County30.5+0.3 pts
10Terrell County30.5+0.4 pts
11Sabine County30+0.1 pts
12Kimble County29.7+0.3 pts
13Foard County29.7-0.3 pts
14Mills County29.6-0.1 pts
15Bandera County29.4+0.6 pts
16Motley County29.3-0.6 pts
17Blanco County29.2+0.6 pts
18Wood County28.7-0.1 pts
19Coke County28.5+0.4 pts
20Marion County28.4+0.8 pts
21Aransas County28.4-0.2 pts
22Edwards County28.1-0.4 pts
23Coleman County28.1+0.1 pts
24Fayette County28+0.5 pts
25Briscoe County27.5-0.4 pts
26Trinity County27.4+0.1 pts
27Throckmorton County26.8-1.3 pts
28Leon County26.8-0 pts
29San Augustine County26.7+0.1 pts
30Hood County26.5+0.1 pts
31McCulloch County26.3+0.4 pts
32Dickens County26.1+0.3 pts
33McMullen County26.1-0.8 pts
34Cottle County26.1-0.6 pts
35Bosque County26+0.1 pts
36Kinney County25.8-0.4 pts
37Hamilton County25.7-0.3 pts
38Donley County25.6-0 pts
39Red River County25.2+0.3 pts
40Rains County24.9+0.3 pts
41Baylor County24.8+0.6 pts
42Schleicher County24.7+0.8 pts
43Colorado County24.6+0.4 pts
44Hall County24.6-0.9 pts
45Fisher County24.40 pts
46Lavaca County24.3-0.1 pts
47Comanche County24.3-0 pts
48Burnet County24.2+0.2 pts
49Clay County24+0.8 pts
50Tyler County23.8+0.4 pts
51Goliad County23.6+0.2 pts
52San Saba County23.6-0.1 pts
53Delta County23.5-0.4 pts
54Cass County23.4-0.2 pts
55Borden County23.3+1.5 pts
56Polk County23.3-0.5 pts
57Roberts County23.3+0.6 pts
58Wheeler County23.1+1 pts
59Washington County23.1+0.5 pts
60Runnels County23.1+0.1 pts
61Montague County23-0.1 pts
62Eastland County22.9+0.1 pts
63Brewster County22.9+0.8 pts
64Morris County22.9+0.3 pts
65Knox County22.8+0.1 pts
66Henderson County22.8+0.1 pts
67Collingsworth County22.8+0.2 pts
68Haskell County22.8-0.1 pts
69Refugio County22.8+0.2 pts
70Burleson County22.7+0.1 pts
71Milam County22.6+0.3 pts
72Newton County22.6-0 pts
73Hardeman County22.50 pts
74Franklin County22.5+0.4 pts
75Houston County22.4+0.4 pts
76Sutton County22.3+0.7 pts
77Crockett County22.3+0.7 pts
78Callahan County22.3+0.1 pts
79Concho County22.3+0.5 pts
80Kendall County22.1-0.1 pts
81San Jacinto County22+0.2 pts
82Jasper County21.9+0.6 pts
83Live Oak County21.9+0.5 pts
84Armstrong County21.9+0.5 pts
85Lipscomb County21.8+0.9 pts
86Shackelford County21.8-0.3 pts
87Brown County21.6+0.1 pts
88Lampasas County21.6+0.2 pts
89Young County21.4+0.1 pts
90Austin County21.4+0.6 pts
91Hill County21.30 pts
92Van Zandt County21.2-0 pts
93Panola County21.2+0.4 pts
94Robertson County21.2+0.2 pts
95Freestone County21+0.2 pts
96Palo Pinto County20.9+0.3 pts
97Limestone County20.9+0.3 pts
98Irion County20.9-0.7 pts
99Somervell County20.9-0 pts
100DeWitt County20.8-0.1 pts
101Stephens County20.7-0.4 pts
102Crosby County20.3-0.1 pts
103Archer County20.3+0.6 pts
104Jackson County20.3+0.5 pts
105Floyd County20.2-0.4 pts
106Carson County20.1+0.7 pts
107Calhoun County20+1 pts
108Lee County20+0.5 pts
109Presidio County20+0.1 pts
110Comal County19.9-0.1 pts
111Grimes County19.9+0.4 pts
112Nolan County19.9+0.2 pts
113Lamar County19.8-0.1 pts
114Fannin County19.4-0.3 pts
115Falls County19.3+0.5 pts
116Cooke County19.2+0.1 pts
117Hopkins County19.1-0.1 pts
118Wilbarger County19+0.5 pts
119Gonzales County19+0.3 pts
120Culberson County18.9-0.1 pts
121Brooks County18.8+0.1 pts
122Camp County18.8-0.2 pts
123Wharton County18.7+0.4 pts
124Shelby County18.7+0.3 pts
125Grayson County18.70 pts
126Cherokee County18.6+0.2 pts
127Jim Hogg County18.6-0.1 pts
127Upshur County18.60 pts
129King County18.6+0.6 pts
130Hemphill County18.5+1.8 pts
131Oldham County18.5+0.8 pts
132Medina County18.4+0.2 pts
133Hutchinson County18.4+0.3 pts
134Dimmit County18.4+0.2 pts
135Hardin County18.3+0.1 pts
136Duval County18.3-0.2 pts
137Kenedy County18.2+0.8 pts
138Angelina County18.2+0.3 pts
139Lamb County18.2-0.1 pts
140Sterling County18.1-0.7 pts
141Swisher County18.1-0.4 pts
142Smith County18.1+0.2 pts
143Rusk County18+0.1 pts
144Gray County18+0.4 pts
145Matagorda County17.9+0.3 pts
146Uvalde County17.9-0.1 pts
147Bowie County17.9+0.3 pts
148Jack County17.8+0.4 pts
149Cochran County17.8+0.5 pts
150Victoria County17.7+0.4 pts
151Harrison County17.5+0.3 pts
152Castro County17.5-0.2 pts
153Wilson County17.5+0.2 pts
154La Salle County17.40 pts
155Jim Wells County17.3+0.1 pts
156Zavala County17.3-0 pts
157Tom Green County17.3+0.4 pts
158Gregg County17.2+0.2 pts
159Upton County17.2+0.8 pts
160Orange County17.2+0.1 pts
161Navarro County16.9-0.1 pts
162Karnes County16.9+0.3 pts
163Hansford County16.8+0.4 pts
164Hockley County16.6+0.2 pts
165Glasscock County16.5-0.8 pts
166Dawson County16.5-0.3 pts
167Anderson County16.4+0.2 pts
168San Patricio County16.4+0.1 pts
169Parker County16.4-0 pts
170Childress County16.4-0.2 pts
171Madison County16.30 pts
172Wichita County16.2+0.2 pts
173Wise County16.2-0 pts
174Nacogdoches County16.1+0.2 pts
175Galveston County16.1+0.4 pts
176Nueces County16+0.4 pts
177Bastrop County16+0.2 pts
178Scurry County15.9+0.3 pts
179Randall County15.9+0.1 pts
180Hunt County15.9-0 pts
181Willacy County15.8+0.1 pts
182Lynn County15.80 pts
183Loving County15.8-4.8 pts
184Jefferson County15.6+0.4 pts
185Taylor County15.6+0.1 pts
186McLennan County15.6+0.2 pts
187Jones County15.60 pts
188Erath County15.5+0.2 pts
189Terry County15.5+0.1 pts
190Atascosa County15.5+0.1 pts
191Caldwell County15.5+0.2 pts
192Titus County15.4+0.2 pts
193Hale County15.30 pts
194Val Verde County15.2-0.1 pts
195Guadalupe County15.2+0.3 pts
196Bailey County15.1+0.3 pts
197Mitchell County15+0.2 pts
198Kleberg County14.9+0.3 pts
199Potter County14.9+0.3 pts
200Sherman County14.9-0.1 pts
201Johnson County14.8-0 pts
202Hartley County14.7+0.1 pts
203Ward County14.6+0.7 pts
204Howard County14.6+0.2 pts
205Cameron County14.5+0.2 pts
206Walker County14.5+0.3 pts
207Parmer County14.5-0 pts
208Reeves County14.4+1.7 pts
209Zapata County14.3-0.1 pts
210Yoakum County14.2+0.2 pts
211Maverick County14.2-0.2 pts
212Montgomery County14.1+0.2 pts
213Deaf Smith County14+0.2 pts
214Pecos County14+0.1 pts
215Garza County14-0.6 pts
216Lubbock County14+0.2 pts
217Hudspeth County14-0.4 pts
218El Paso County13.9+0.3 pts
219Crane County13.9+0.1 pts
220Bee County13.7+0.4 pts
221Frio County13.7+0.4 pts
222Reagan County13.6+0.8 pts
223Ellis County13.5-0 pts
224Martin County13.5+0.1 pts
225Bexar County13.4+0.2 pts
226Winkler County13.3+0.8 pts
227Rockwall County13.3-0.1 pts
228Brazoria County13.2+0.3 pts
229Williamson County13.1+0.1 pts
230Ochiltree County13+0.5 pts
231Waller County13+0.1 pts
232Liberty County12.7-0.3 pts
233Starr County12.7-0 pts
234Tarrant County12.6+0.3 pts
235Chambers County12.6+0.1 pts
236Hays County12.5+0.2 pts
237Fort Bend County12.5+0.3 pts
238Bell County12.2+0.3 pts
239Harris County11.9+0.4 pts
240Kaufman County11.9-0.4 pts
241Hidalgo County11.9+0.1 pts
242Dallas County11.8+0.4 pts
243Moore County11.8+0.3 pts
244Collin County11.6+0.2 pts
245Dallam County11.3-0.3 pts
246Coryell County11.3+0.3 pts
247Andrews County11.3+0.5 pts
248Midland County11.2+0.5 pts
249Denton County11.2+0.3 pts
250Ector County11.1+0.4 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?

Jeff Davis County, with 38.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gaines County, with 9.3% 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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