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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 2023, at 41.8%. Gaines County had the lowest, at 9.6%. The median was 19.1% and the figure for Texas was 14.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.8Jeff Davis County
Lowest9.6Gaines County
Median19.1254 counties
Texas14.3History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 41.8 %41.8Llano CountyLlano County: 36.8 %36.8Mason CountyMason County: 34 %34Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 33.1 %33.1Real CountyReal County: 33.1 %33.1Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 32.8 %32.8Menard CountyMenard County: 32.4 %32.4Kent CountyKent County: 31.6 %31.6Kerr CountyKerr County: 31.1 %31.1Sabine CountySabine County: 30.9 %30.9Terrell CountyTerrell County: 30.3 %30.3Kimble CountyKimble County: 30.3 %30.3Mills CountyMills County: 30.2 %30.2Blanco CountyBlanco County: 30.2 %30.2Bandera CountyBandera County: 30.2 %30.2Aransas CountyAransas County: 29.6 %29.6Marion CountyMarion County: 29.6 %29.6Edwards CountyEdwards County: 29.3 %29.3Foard CountyFoard County: 29.3 %29.3Wood CountyWood County: 29.1 %29.1Coke CountyCoke County: 28.5 %28.5Motley CountyMotley County: 28.5 %28.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 28.4 %28.4Cottle CountyCottle County: 28 %28Coleman CountyColeman County: 27.9 %27.9Dickens CountyDickens County: 27.7 %27.7San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 27.6 %27.6Trinity CountyTrinity County: 27.5 %27.5Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 27.4 %27.4McCulloch CountyMcCulloch County: 27.4 %27.4Leon CountyLeon County: 27.2 %27.2Hood CountyHood County: 27.1 %27.1Bosque CountyBosque County: 26.7 %26.7McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 26.3 %26.3Donley CountyDonley County: 26.3 %26.3Throckmorton CountyThrockmorton County: 26.2 %26.2Red River CountyRed River County: 26.1 %26.1Kinney CountyKinney County: 26 %26Schleicher CountySchleicher County: 25.7 %25.7Lavaca CountyLavaca County: 25.7 %25.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jeff Davis County41.8+1.7 pts
2Llano County36.8+0.4 pts
3Mason County34+0.8 pts
4Gillespie County33.1+0.3 pts
5Real County33.1+0.7 pts
6Stonewall County32.8-0.3 pts
7Menard County32.4+0.5 pts
8Kent County31.6+0.2 pts
9Kerr County31.1+0.4 pts
10Sabine County30.9+0.6 pts
11Terrell County30.3-2.1 pts
12Kimble County30.3+0.8 pts
13Mills County30.2+0.3 pts
14Blanco County30.2+0.2 pts
15Bandera County30.2+0.4 pts
16Aransas County29.6+0.8 pts
17Marion County29.6+0.3 pts
18Edwards County29.3+0.7 pts
19Foard County29.3+0.7 pts
20Wood County29.1+0.2 pts
21Coke County28.5-0.2 pts
22Motley County28.5-0.2 pts
23Fayette County28.40 pts
24Cottle County28+1.1 pts
25Coleman County27.9-0.1 pts
26Dickens County27.7+1 pts
27San Augustine County27.6+0.6 pts
28Trinity County27.5+0.1 pts
29Briscoe County27.4-0.3 pts
30McCulloch County27.4+0.4 pts
31Leon County27.2+0.1 pts
32Hood County27.1+0.4 pts
33Bosque County26.7+0.3 pts
34McMullen County26.3-1.7 pts
35Donley County26.3+0.7 pts
36Throckmorton County26.2+0.1 pts
37Red River County26.1+0.6 pts
38Kinney County26-0.3 pts
39Schleicher County25.7-0.4 pts
40Lavaca County25.7+0.8 pts
41Colorado County25.7+0.5 pts
42Hamilton County25.5-0.7 pts
43San Saba County25.4+1.5 pts
44Goliad County25.4+0.5 pts
45Fisher County25.3+0.1 pts
46Rains County25.3+0.2 pts
47Comanche County24.9+0.3 pts
48Burnet County24.7+0.2 pts
49Hall County24.5-0.2 pts
50Baylor County24.30 pts
51Washington County24.2+0.5 pts
52Cass County24.1+0.4 pts
53Newton County24.1+0.4 pts
54Borden County24.1-0.3 pts
55Tyler County24+0.5 pts
56Brewster County240 pts
57Clay County23.9+0.2 pts
58Crockett County23.9+1.2 pts
59Collingsworth County23.8+0.4 pts
60Eastland County23.7+0.6 pts
61Morris County23.6+0.5 pts
62Knox County23.5+0.3 pts
63Runnels County23.5+0.3 pts
64Sutton County23.4+0.4 pts
65Hardeman County23.4+0.6 pts
66Wheeler County23.4+0.2 pts
67Henderson County23.3+0.2 pts
68Shackelford County23.2+0.4 pts
69Haskell County23.2+0.1 pts
70Houston County23.2+0.6 pts
71Kendall County23+0.4 pts
72Lipscomb County230 pts
73Franklin County23+0.3 pts
74Milam County23+0.2 pts
75Callahan County23+0.3 pts
76Armstrong County22.9+0.8 pts
77Burleson County22.9+0.2 pts
78Delta County22.9-0.3 pts
79San Jacinto County22.8+0.4 pts
80Refugio County22.8-0.1 pts
81Montague County22.8-0.1 pts
82Polk County22.8-0 pts
83Jasper County22.6+0.3 pts
83King County22.6+1.9 pts
85Live Oak County22.6+0.2 pts
86Roberts County22.6-1 pts
87Brown County22.5+0.3 pts
88Robertson County22.4+0.7 pts
89Lampasas County22.3+0.4 pts
90Stephens County22.1+0.5 pts
91Austin County22+0.1 pts
92Somervell County22+0.8 pts
93Freestone County21.8+0.3 pts
94Young County21.7+0.1 pts
95Panola County21.6+0.2 pts
96Irion County21.6+0.5 pts
97Palo Pinto County21.5+0.3 pts
98Van Zandt County21.5+0.2 pts
99Hill County21.50 pts
100Concho County21.5-0.6 pts
101DeWitt County21.4+0.1 pts
102Limestone County21.4+0.3 pts
103Jackson County21.2+0.6 pts
104Archer County21.1+0.4 pts
105Calhoun County21.1+0.5 pts
106Presidio County21+0.7 pts
107Carson County20.9+0.7 pts
108Floyd County20.9+0.5 pts
109Crosby County20.9+0.7 pts
110Lee County20.6+0.3 pts
111Grimes County20.6+0.1 pts
112Nolan County20.5+0.3 pts
113Comal County20.2+0.1 pts
114Lamar County20.2+0.2 pts
115Hemphill County20+0.5 pts
116Gonzales County19.9+0.4 pts
117Cooke County19.9+0.3 pts
118Falls County19.7-0.2 pts
119Sterling County19.7+1.2 pts
120Wilbarger County19.7+0.2 pts
121Fannin County19.7+0.1 pts
122Hopkins County19.6+0.4 pts
123Wharton County19.6+0.5 pts
124Garza County19.3-0.1 pts
125Brooks County19.3+0.3 pts
126Hutchinson County19.2+0.6 pts
127Cherokee County19.2+0.2 pts
128Shelby County19.1+0.2 pts
129Jim Hogg County19.10 pts
130Angelina County19.1+0.4 pts
131Lamb County19.1+0.5 pts
132Upshur County19+0.3 pts
133Matagorda County19+0.6 pts
134Upton County19+1.1 pts
135Medina County19+0.3 pts
136Hardin County19+0.4 pts
137Camp County18.9-0.1 pts
137Duval County18.9+0.2 pts
139Grayson County18.9+0.1 pts
140Rusk County18.8+0.3 pts
141Victoria County18.6+0.5 pts
142La Salle County18.6+0.5 pts
143Smith County18.6+0.3 pts
144Dimmit County18.6+0.2 pts
145Culberson County18.5-1 pts
146Bowie County18.5+0.3 pts
147Tom Green County18.3+0.6 pts
148Swisher County18.3+0.2 pts
149Uvalde County18.2+0.1 pts
150Wilson County18.2+0.4 pts
151Gray County18.2+0.1 pts
152Harrison County18.2+0.5 pts
153Oldham County18.1-0.1 pts
154Jim Wells County18+0.3 pts
155Castro County17.9+0.4 pts
156Gregg County17.9+0.4 pts
157Orange County17.8+0.3 pts
158Zavala County17.8+0.2 pts
159Glasscock County17.7+0.6 pts
160Kenedy County17.6-0.1 pts
161Jack County17.6-0.5 pts
162Navarro County17.5+0.4 pts
163Cochran County17.5+0.2 pts
164Loving County17.4-2.2 pts
165Karnes County17.3+0.2 pts
166Scurry County17.3+0.5 pts
167Anderson County17.3+0.2 pts
168Childress County17.2+0.7 pts
169Galveston County17.1+0.5 pts
170Hockley County17.1+0.3 pts
171San Patricio County17+0.4 pts
172Wichita County17+0.4 pts
173Dawson County17+0.2 pts
174Nacogdoches County17+0.3 pts
175Nueces County16.9+0.4 pts
176Hansford County16.8+0.1 pts
177Wise County16.7+0.2 pts
178Randall County16.7+0.4 pts
179Parker County16.6+0.1 pts
180Madison County16.5+0.2 pts
181Jefferson County16.5+0.4 pts
182Howard County16.4+0.5 pts
183Taylor County16.3+0.3 pts
184Lynn County16.3+0.4 pts
185McLennan County16.2+0.3 pts
186Erath County16.2+0.3 pts
187Willacy County16.2+0.3 pts
188Titus County16.1+0.4 pts
189Bastrop County160 pts
190Hale County16+0.4 pts
191Atascosa County15.9+0.2 pts
192Terry County15.8+0.2 pts
193Jones County15.80 pts
194Reeves County15.7-0.3 pts
195Potter County15.7+0.3 pts
196Guadalupe County15.7+0.2 pts
197Hartley County15.7+0.2 pts
198Caldwell County15.6-0.2 pts
199Hunt County15.6-0.2 pts
200Sherman County15.5+0.7 pts
201Mitchell County15.5+0.1 pts
202Kleberg County15.5+0.2 pts
203Bailey County15.4-0.1 pts
204Val Verde County15.2+0.1 pts
205Walker County15.2+0.2 pts
206Cameron County15.1+0.3 pts
207Reagan County15+0.9 pts
208Ward County14.9-0.1 pts
209Zapata County14.9+0.4 pts
210Johnson County14.90 pts
211Pecos County14.8+0.2 pts
212Maverick County14.8+0.4 pts
213Parmer County14.7+0.1 pts
214El Paso County14.7+0.4 pts
215Lubbock County14.6+0.3 pts
216Crane County14.6+0.3 pts
217Montgomery County14.6+0.2 pts
218Yoakum County14.5-0.1 pts
219Deaf Smith County14.4+0.3 pts
220Bee County14.4+0.4 pts
221Martin County14+0.1 pts
222Bexar County13.8+0.2 pts
223Brazoria County13.8+0.3 pts
224Frio County13.8+0.1 pts
225Ochiltree County13.8+0.4 pts
226Ellis County13.7+0.1 pts
227Rockwall County13.60 pts
228Williamson County13.3+0.1 pts
229Winkler County13.3-0.2 pts
230Fort Bend County13.3+0.4 pts
231Waller County13.20 pts
232Starr County13.2+0.3 pts
233Tarrant County13.2+0.3 pts
234Hudspeth County13.1-0.2 pts
235Bell County13+0.4 pts
236Hays County13+0.2 pts
237Chambers County12.8+0.1 pts
238Harris County12.5+0.3 pts
239Hidalgo County12.4+0.3 pts
240Dallas County12.3+0.3 pts
241Coryell County12.3+0.3 pts
242Liberty County12.2-0.2 pts
243Collin County12+0.2 pts
243Moore County12+0.1 pts
245Andrews County11.9+0.2 pts
246Denton County11.8+0.3 pts
247Midland County11.30 pts
248Dallam County11.30 pts
249Ector County11.3+0.1 pts
250Kaufman County11.2-0.3 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 41.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gaines County, with 9.6% in 2023.

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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