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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 2024, at 42.8%. Gaines County had the lowest, at 9.6%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for Texas was 14.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.8Jeff Davis County
Lowest9.6Gaines County
Median19.5254 counties
Texas14.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 42.8 %42.8Llano CountyLlano County: 36.8 %36.8Real CountyReal County: 34.5 %34.5Mason CountyMason County: 33.9 %33.9Kent CountyKent County: 33.3 %33.3Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 33.3 %33.3Menard CountyMenard County: 33 %33Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 32.8 %32.8Kimble CountyKimble County: 32.2 %32.2Kerr CountyKerr County: 31.7 %31.7Sabine CountySabine County: 31.6 %31.6Blanco CountyBlanco County: 31.1 %31.1Bandera CountyBandera County: 31 %31Aransas CountyAransas County: 30.6 %30.6Mills CountyMills County: 30.5 %30.5Edwards CountyEdwards County: 30.3 %30.3Marion CountyMarion County: 30.1 %30.1Terrell CountyTerrell County: 30 %30Foard CountyFoard County: 29.9 %29.9Wood CountyWood County: 29 %29Coke CountyCoke County: 28.8 %28.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 28.7 %28.7Motley CountyMotley County: 28.5 %28.5San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 28.1 %28.1Coleman CountyColeman County: 28.1 %28.1Cottle CountyCottle County: 27.9 %27.9Dickens CountyDickens County: 27.9 %27.9McCulloch CountyMcCulloch County: 27.9 %27.9Trinity CountyTrinity County: 27.4 %27.4Leon CountyLeon County: 27.4 %27.4Hood CountyHood County: 27.2 %27.2Bosque CountyBosque County: 27.2 %27.2Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 27.1 %27.1Donley CountyDonley County: 26.7 %26.7Throckmorton CountyThrockmorton County: 26.4 %26.4Red River CountyRed River County: 26.4 %26.4Schleicher CountySchleicher County: 26.3 %26.3McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 26.2 %26.2Lavaca CountyLavaca County: 26.1 %26.1Goliad CountyGoliad County: 26.1 %26.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jeff Davis County42.8+1 pts
2Llano County36.80 pts
3Real County34.5+1.4 pts
4Mason County33.9-0.1 pts
5Kent County33.3+1.7 pts
6Gillespie County33.3+0.1 pts
7Menard County33+0.6 pts
8Stonewall County32.8-0.1 pts
9Kimble County32.2+1.9 pts
10Kerr County31.7+0.6 pts
11Sabine County31.6+0.7 pts
12Blanco County31.1+0.9 pts
13Bandera County31+0.8 pts
14Aransas County30.6+1 pts
15Mills County30.5+0.2 pts
16Edwards County30.3+0.9 pts
17Marion County30.1+0.6 pts
18Terrell County30-0.4 pts
19Foard County29.9+0.6 pts
20Wood County29-0.1 pts
21Coke County28.8+0.3 pts
22Fayette County28.7+0.3 pts
23Motley County28.50 pts
24San Augustine County28.1+0.5 pts
25Coleman County28.1+0.1 pts
26Cottle County27.9-0.1 pts
27Dickens County27.9+0.2 pts
28McCulloch County27.9+0.5 pts
29Trinity County27.4-0 pts
30Leon County27.4+0.3 pts
31Hood County27.2+0.1 pts
32Bosque County27.2+0.6 pts
33Briscoe County27.1-0.3 pts
34Donley County26.7+0.4 pts
35Throckmorton County26.4+0.2 pts
36Red River County26.4+0.3 pts
37Schleicher County26.3+0.6 pts
38McMullen County26.2-0.2 pts
39Lavaca County26.1+0.5 pts
40Goliad County26.1+0.8 pts
41Rains County25.9+0.6 pts
42Kinney County25.9-0.1 pts
43Colorado County25.8+0.2 pts
44Hamilton County25.7+0.2 pts
45Borden County25.5+1.5 pts
46Fisher County25.4+0.1 pts
47Comanche County25.3+0.4 pts
48Washington County24.9+0.7 pts
49Burnet County24.8+0.1 pts
50Baylor County24.8+0.5 pts
51Cass County24.6+0.4 pts
52Newton County24.5+0.4 pts
53Armstrong County24.5+1.6 pts
54Tyler County24.3+0.3 pts
55Hall County24.3-0.2 pts
56Crockett County24.3+0.4 pts
57Brewster County24.3+0.3 pts
58Clay County24.3+0.3 pts
59San Saba County24.3-1.2 pts
60Knox County24.1+0.6 pts
61Runnels County24+0.5 pts
62Eastland County24+0.3 pts
63Shackelford County24+0.7 pts
64Hardeman County23.9+0.5 pts
65Wheeler County23.9+0.5 pts
66Roberts County23.8+1.2 pts
67Henderson County23.6+0.3 pts
68Collingsworth County23.6-0.2 pts
69Morris County23.6-0 pts
70Haskell County23.6+0.4 pts
71Sutton County23.5+0.1 pts
72Kendall County23.5+0.4 pts
73Houston County23.4+0.3 pts
74Callahan County23.4+0.4 pts
75Lipscomb County23.4+0.4 pts
76Irion County23.3+1.7 pts
77San Jacinto County23.3+0.5 pts
78Milam County23.2+0.2 pts
79Franklin County23.2+0.2 pts
79Montague County23.2+0.4 pts
81Refugio County23.2+0.4 pts
82Burleson County23.1+0.2 pts
83Live Oak County23+0.4 pts
84Brown County22.9+0.4 pts
85Polk County22.8+0.1 pts
86Lampasas County22.8+0.6 pts
87Jasper County22.8+0.2 pts
88Stephens County22.6+0.5 pts
89Delta County22.6-0.3 pts
90Somervell County22.5+0.5 pts
91Robertson County22.5+0.1 pts
92Freestone County22.1+0.3 pts
93Austin County22.1+0.1 pts
94DeWitt County21.9+0.5 pts
95Young County21.8+0.1 pts
96Panola County21.8+0.2 pts
97Hill County21.7+0.2 pts
98Archer County21.7+0.6 pts
99Van Zandt County21.6+0.2 pts
100Limestone County21.6+0.2 pts
101Carson County21.6+0.7 pts
102Palo Pinto County21.6+0.1 pts
103Jackson County21.5+0.3 pts
104Calhoun County21.4+0.3 pts
105Presidio County21.3+0.3 pts
106King County21.2-1.4 pts
107Lee County21.2+0.6 pts
108Floyd County21.1+0.2 pts
109Crosby County21+0.1 pts
110Grimes County20.9+0.3 pts
111Comal County20.6+0.3 pts
112Nolan County20.50 pts
113Gonzales County20.5+0.5 pts
114Lamar County20.5+0.3 pts
115Hemphill County20.5+0.5 pts
116Concho County20.3-1.2 pts
117Cooke County20.2+0.4 pts
118Falls County20+0.3 pts
119Wharton County19.9+0.4 pts
120Hopkins County19.9+0.3 pts
121Brooks County19.9+0.6 pts
122Wilbarger County19.9+0.2 pts
123Matagorda County19.8+0.7 pts
124Fannin County19.70 pts
125Hutchinson County19.7+0.4 pts
126Lamb County19.6+0.5 pts
127Jim Hogg County19.5+0.4 pts
128Angelina County19.5+0.4 pts
129Cherokee County19.5+0.3 pts
130Shelby County19.4+0.3 pts
131Hardin County19.4+0.4 pts
132Medina County19.4+0.3 pts
133Upshur County19.4+0.3 pts
134Garza County19.3-0.1 pts
135Victoria County19.1+0.5 pts
136Upton County19.1+0.1 pts
137Grayson County19+0.2 pts
138Camp County19+0.1 pts
139Rusk County18.9+0.1 pts
140La Salle County18.9+0.3 pts
141Kenedy County18.9+1.3 pts
142Smith County18.9+0.3 pts
143Sterling County18.8-0.9 pts
144Dimmit County18.8+0.2 pts
145Duval County18.7-0.2 pts
146Harrison County18.7+0.5 pts
147Tom Green County18.7+0.4 pts
148Wilson County18.6+0.4 pts
149Bowie County18.6+0.1 pts
150Culberson County18.6+0.1 pts
151Jim Wells County18.6+0.6 pts
152Swisher County18.5+0.2 pts
153Glasscock County18.4+0.7 pts
154Gray County18.3+0.1 pts
155Uvalde County18.30 pts
156Gregg County18.2+0.4 pts
157Orange County18.2+0.3 pts
158Zavala County18.1+0.3 pts
159Oldham County18-0.1 pts
160Jack County17.9+0.3 pts
161Castro County17.8-0.1 pts
162Scurry County17.8+0.4 pts
163Navarro County17.8+0.3 pts
164Childress County17.7+0.5 pts
165Galveston County17.6+0.5 pts
166Anderson County17.6+0.2 pts
167Hockley County17.5+0.4 pts
168Karnes County17.5+0.2 pts
169Cochran County17.4-0.1 pts
170Nueces County17.3+0.4 pts
171Wichita County17.3+0.3 pts
172San Patricio County17.2+0.2 pts
173Nacogdoches County17.2+0.2 pts
174Dawson County17.1+0.2 pts
175Randall County17+0.3 pts
176Hansford County16.9+0.1 pts
177Erath County16.9+0.7 pts
178Jefferson County16.9+0.4 pts
179Howard County16.8+0.4 pts
180Parker County16.8+0.2 pts
181Wise County16.7+0.1 pts
182Taylor County16.6+0.3 pts
183McLennan County16.5+0.3 pts
184Willacy County16.4+0.2 pts
185Titus County16.3+0.2 pts
186Hale County16.3+0.4 pts
187Lynn County16.2-0.1 pts
188Atascosa County16.2+0.3 pts
189Terry County16.2+0.4 pts
190Madison County16.2-0.3 pts
191Potter County16.2+0.5 pts
192Hartley County16.2+0.5 pts
193Jones County16.1+0.4 pts
194Bastrop County16.10 pts
195Mitchell County16+0.5 pts
196Guadalupe County15.9+0.2 pts
197Walker County15.8+0.6 pts
198Kleberg County15.7+0.2 pts
199Sherman County15.6+0.1 pts
200Hunt County15.5-0.1 pts
201Val Verde County15.4+0.2 pts
202Reeves County15.4-0.3 pts
203Cameron County15.4+0.3 pts
204Caldwell County15.4-0.2 pts
205Pecos County15.2+0.4 pts
206Ward County15.2+0.3 pts
207Zapata County15.2+0.3 pts
208Bailey County15.2-0.3 pts
209Reagan County15.1+0.1 pts
210El Paso County15.1+0.4 pts
211Maverick County15.1+0.3 pts
212Parmer County15+0.3 pts
213Loving County14.9-2.5 pts
214Johnson County14.90 pts
215Lubbock County14.8+0.3 pts
216Crane County14.8+0.3 pts
217Deaf Smith County14.7+0.3 pts
218Montgomery County14.7+0.1 pts
219Ochiltree County14.6+0.8 pts
220Yoakum County14.50 pts
221Bee County14.4-0 pts
222Brazoria County14.1+0.3 pts
223Bexar County14+0.2 pts
224Martin County140 pts
225Ellis County13.9+0.2 pts
226Frio County13.8+0.1 pts
227Rockwall County13.8+0.2 pts
228Fort Bend County13.7+0.4 pts
229Winkler County13.6+0.3 pts
230Tarrant County13.5+0.3 pts
231Starr County13.5+0.3 pts
232Waller County13.5+0.2 pts
233Williamson County13.5+0.1 pts
234Bell County13.4+0.4 pts
235Hays County13.1+0.2 pts
236Chambers County13+0.1 pts
237Hudspeth County12.8-0.3 pts
238Coryell County12.7+0.5 pts
239Harris County12.7+0.3 pts
240Dallas County12.6+0.3 pts
240Hidalgo County12.6+0.2 pts
242Andrews County12.2+0.3 pts
243Collin County12.2+0.2 pts
244Denton County12.1+0.3 pts
245Moore County120 pts
246Liberty County11.9-0.3 pts
247Brazos County11.4+0.3 pts
248Midland County11.4+0.1 pts
249Travis County11.3+0.3 pts
250Ector County11.30 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 42.8% in 2024, 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 2024.

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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