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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 2022, at 40.2%. Gaines County had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 19% and the figure for Texas was 14%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest40.2Jeff Davis County
Lowest9.4Gaines County
Median19254 counties
Texas14History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 40.2 %40.2Llano CountyLlano County: 36.3 %36.3Mason CountyMason County: 33.2 %33.2Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 33.1 %33.1Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 32.9 %32.9Terrell CountyTerrell County: 32.4 %32.4Real CountyReal County: 32.4 %32.4Menard CountyMenard County: 31.9 %31.9Kent CountyKent County: 31.5 %31.5Kerr CountyKerr County: 30.7 %30.7Sabine CountySabine County: 30.4 %30.4Blanco CountyBlanco County: 30 %30Mills CountyMills County: 29.9 %29.9Bandera CountyBandera County: 29.8 %29.8Kimble CountyKimble County: 29.4 %29.4Marion CountyMarion County: 29.2 %29.2Aransas CountyAransas County: 28.9 %28.9Wood CountyWood County: 28.8 %28.8Motley CountyMotley County: 28.7 %28.7Coke CountyCoke County: 28.7 %28.7Edwards CountyEdwards County: 28.7 %28.7Foard CountyFoard County: 28.6 %28.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 28.4 %28.4Coleman CountyColeman County: 28.1 %28.1McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 28 %28Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 27.7 %27.7Trinity CountyTrinity County: 27.4 %27.4McCulloch CountyMcCulloch County: 27 %27San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 27 %27Leon CountyLeon County: 27 %27Cottle CountyCottle County: 26.9 %26.9Hood CountyHood County: 26.8 %26.8Dickens CountyDickens County: 26.7 %26.7Bosque CountyBosque County: 26.4 %26.4Kinney CountyKinney County: 26.3 %26.3Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 26.2 %26.2Throckmorton CountyThrockmorton County: 26.1 %26.1Schleicher CountySchleicher County: 26 %26Donley CountyDonley County: 25.6 %25.6Red River CountyRed River County: 25.5 %25.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jeff Davis County40.2+1.3 pts
2Llano County36.3+0.2 pts
3Mason County33.2+0.1 pts
4Stonewall County33.1+1.9 pts
5Gillespie County32.9+0.5 pts
6Terrell County32.4+1.9 pts
7Real County32.4-1 pts
8Menard County31.9+0.1 pts
9Kent County31.50 pts
10Kerr County30.7+0.1 pts
11Sabine County30.4+0.4 pts
12Blanco County30+0.8 pts
13Mills County29.9+0.3 pts
14Bandera County29.8+0.4 pts
15Kimble County29.4-0.3 pts
16Marion County29.2+0.9 pts
17Aransas County28.9+0.5 pts
18Wood County28.8+0.1 pts
19Motley County28.7-0.6 pts
20Coke County28.7+0.2 pts
21Edwards County28.7+0.6 pts
22Foard County28.6-1.1 pts
23Fayette County28.4+0.4 pts
24Coleman County28.1-0 pts
25McMullen County28+2 pts
26Briscoe County27.7+0.2 pts
27Trinity County27.40 pts
28McCulloch County27+0.8 pts
29San Augustine County27+0.3 pts
30Leon County27+0.2 pts
31Cottle County26.9+0.9 pts
32Hood County26.8+0.2 pts
33Dickens County26.7+0.6 pts
34Bosque County26.4+0.4 pts
35Kinney County26.3+0.5 pts
36Hamilton County26.2+0.5 pts
37Throckmorton County26.1-0.7 pts
38Schleicher County26+1.3 pts
39Donley County25.6+0.1 pts
40Red River County25.5+0.2 pts
41Fisher County25.2+0.8 pts
42Colorado County25.1+0.5 pts
43Rains County25.1+0.2 pts
44Lavaca County24.9+0.5 pts
45Goliad County24.8+1.2 pts
46Hall County24.7+0.1 pts
47Comanche County24.6+0.2 pts
48Burnet County24.5+0.3 pts
49Borden County24.4+1.1 pts
50Baylor County24.3-0.5 pts
51Brewster County24+1.1 pts
52San Saba County23.9+0.3 pts
53Clay County23.8-0.2 pts
54Washington County23.7+0.6 pts
55Cass County23.7+0.3 pts
56Newton County23.7+1.1 pts
57Roberts County23.6+0.3 pts
58Tyler County23.5-0.3 pts
59Collingsworth County23.3+0.6 pts
60Wheeler County23.2+0.1 pts
61Runnels County23.2+0.1 pts
62Delta County23.2-0.3 pts
63Knox County23.1+0.3 pts
64Morris County23.1+0.2 pts
65Haskell County23.1+0.3 pts
66Eastland County23.1+0.2 pts
67Henderson County23.1+0.2 pts
68Sutton County23+0.7 pts
69Lipscomb County23+1.1 pts
70Refugio County22.9+0.1 pts
71Hardeman County22.9+0.3 pts
72Montague County22.8-0.2 pts
73Milam County22.8+0.2 pts
74Shackelford County22.8+1 pts
75Polk County22.8-0.5 pts
76Franklin County22.7+0.3 pts
77Burleson County22.7+0.1 pts
78Callahan County22.7+0.4 pts
79Crockett County22.7+0.4 pts
80Kendall County22.6+0.5 pts
81Houston County22.6+0.2 pts
82San Jacinto County22.4+0.4 pts
83Live Oak County22.4+0.4 pts
84Jasper County22.3+0.4 pts
85Armstrong County22.2+0.2 pts
86Brown County22.1+0.5 pts
87Concho County22.1-0.2 pts
88Lampasas County21.9+0.3 pts
89Austin County21.9+0.4 pts
90Robertson County21.7+0.5 pts
91Stephens County21.6+0.9 pts
92Young County21.6+0.2 pts
93Freestone County21.5+0.5 pts
94Hill County21.4+0.2 pts
95Panola County21.4+0.2 pts
96DeWitt County21.4+0.6 pts
97Van Zandt County21.3+0.1 pts
98Somervell County21.2+0.3 pts
99Palo Pinto County21.2+0.2 pts
100Limestone County21.2+0.2 pts
101Irion County21.1+0.2 pts
102King County20.8+2.2 pts
103Archer County20.7+0.4 pts
104Jackson County20.6+0.3 pts
105Calhoun County20.6+0.6 pts
106Grimes County20.5+0.6 pts
107Floyd County20.4+0.2 pts
108Presidio County20.3+0.3 pts
109Lee County20.3+0.2 pts
110Carson County20.2+0.1 pts
111Crosby County20.2-0.1 pts
112Nolan County20.1+0.2 pts
113Comal County20.1+0.2 pts
114Lamar County20+0.3 pts
115Falls County19.9+0.7 pts
116Cooke County19.6+0.4 pts
117Loving County19.6+3.8 pts
118Gonzales County19.6+0.5 pts
119Culberson County19.5+0.6 pts
120Fannin County19.5+0.1 pts
121Wilbarger County19.5+0.4 pts
122Hemphill County19.4+0.9 pts
123Garza County19.4+5.4 pts
124Hopkins County19.2+0.2 pts
125Jim Hogg County19.1+0.5 pts
126Wharton County19.1+0.4 pts
127Camp County19+0.2 pts
128Brooks County19+0.2 pts
129Cherokee County19+0.4 pts
130Shelby County18.9+0.2 pts
131Upshur County18.8+0.2 pts
132Grayson County18.8+0.1 pts
133Duval County18.7+0.4 pts
134Medina County18.7+0.3 pts
135Hutchinson County18.7+0.3 pts
136Angelina County18.7+0.4 pts
137Hardin County18.6+0.3 pts
138Lamb County18.5+0.4 pts
139Rusk County18.5+0.5 pts
140Sterling County18.5+0.4 pts
141Matagorda County18.5+0.6 pts
142Dimmit County18.40 pts
143Smith County18.3+0.2 pts
144Oldham County18.2-0.2 pts
145Bowie County18.2+0.3 pts
146Uvalde County18.2+0.3 pts
147La Salle County18.1+0.7 pts
148Gray County18.1+0.1 pts
149Jack County18.1+0.3 pts
150Victoria County18.1+0.4 pts
151Swisher County18-0.1 pts
152Upton County17.9+0.7 pts
153Wilson County17.8+0.4 pts
154Jim Wells County17.8+0.4 pts
155Tom Green County17.7+0.5 pts
156Harrison County17.7+0.2 pts
157Kenedy County17.7-0.5 pts
158Zavala County17.7+0.4 pts
159Castro County17.5+0.1 pts
160Orange County17.5+0.3 pts
161Gregg County17.4+0.2 pts
162Cochran County17.3-0.5 pts
163Anderson County17.2+0.7 pts
164Glasscock County17.1+0.6 pts
165Navarro County17.1+0.2 pts
166Karnes County17.1+0.2 pts
167Scurry County16.9+0.9 pts
168Hockley County16.8+0.2 pts
169Dawson County16.8+0.3 pts
170Hansford County16.7-0 pts
171Nacogdoches County16.6+0.6 pts
172Galveston County16.6+0.6 pts
173San Patricio County16.6+0.2 pts
174Wichita County16.6+0.4 pts
175Childress County16.5+0.1 pts
176Nueces County16.5+0.5 pts
177Parker County16.5+0.1 pts
178Wise County16.4+0.2 pts
179Madison County16.30 pts
180Randall County16.3+0.3 pts
181Jefferson County16.1+0.4 pts
182Taylor County16+0.4 pts
183Reeves County16+1.6 pts
184Bastrop County160 pts
185Howard County16+1.4 pts
186McLennan County15.9+0.3 pts
187Willacy County15.90 pts
188Lynn County15.9+0.1 pts
189Erath County15.9+0.3 pts
190Caldwell County15.8+0.4 pts
191Hunt County15.7-0.1 pts
192Jones County15.7+0.1 pts
193Titus County15.7+0.3 pts
194Terry County15.7+0.1 pts
195Atascosa County15.7+0.1 pts
196Hale County15.6+0.3 pts
197Bailey County15.5+0.4 pts
198Guadalupe County15.5+0.3 pts
199Mitchell County15.4+0.5 pts
200Hartley County15.4+0.7 pts
201Potter County15.3+0.5 pts
202Kleberg County15.3+0.4 pts
203Val Verde County15.2-0 pts
204Ward County15+0.4 pts
205Walker County15+0.5 pts
206Johnson County14.80 pts
207Sherman County14.8-0 pts
208Cameron County14.8+0.3 pts
209Parmer County14.7+0.2 pts
210Pecos County14.6+0.6 pts
211Yoakum County14.6+0.4 pts
212Zapata County14.5+0.2 pts
213Maverick County14.4+0.3 pts
214Montgomery County14.3+0.2 pts
215El Paso County14.3+0.4 pts
216Crane County14.3+0.4 pts
216Lubbock County14.3+0.3 pts
218Deaf Smith County14.10 pts
219Reagan County14.1+0.5 pts
220Bee County14+0.3 pts
221Martin County13.8+0.4 pts
222Frio County13.70 pts
223Ellis County13.6+0.1 pts
224Bexar County13.6+0.2 pts
225Winkler County13.5+0.2 pts
226Rockwall County13.5+0.2 pts
227Brazoria County13.5+0.3 pts
228Ochiltree County13.4+0.3 pts
229Hudspeth County13.3-0.7 pts
230Williamson County13.3+0.1 pts
231Waller County13.2+0.2 pts
232Starr County13+0.3 pts
233Tarrant County12.9+0.3 pts
234Fort Bend County12.9+0.4 pts
235Chambers County12.7+0.2 pts
236Hays County12.7+0.2 pts
237Bell County12.6+0.4 pts
238Liberty County12.4-0.3 pts
239Harris County12.2+0.3 pts
240Hidalgo County12.1+0.2 pts
241Dallas County12+0.2 pts
242Coryell County12+0.6 pts
243Moore County11.9+0.1 pts
244Collin County11.8+0.2 pts
245Andrews County11.7+0.4 pts
246Kaufman County11.5-0.4 pts
247Denton County11.5+0.3 pts
248Midland County11.3+0.1 pts
249Dallam County11.2-0.1 pts
250Ector County11.2+0.1 pts

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

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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 40.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gaines County, with 9.4% in 2022.

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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