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

Lancaster County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 133 counties in 2025, at 41.5%. Radford city had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for Virginia was 18.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.5Lancaster County
Lowest10.7Radford city
Median22.4133 counties
Virginia18.4History

Top 40 counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 41.5 %41.5Highland CountyHighland County: 40.4 %40.4Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 40 %40Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 34.8 %34.8Mathews CountyMathews County: 34 %34Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 33.9 %33.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 32.4 %32.4Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 31.3 %31.3Goochland CountyGoochland County: 30.3 %30.3Charles City CountyCharles City County: 30.2 %30.2Patrick CountyPatrick County: 29.7 %29.7Bath CountyBath County: 29.3 %29.3Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 29.3 %29.3Rockbridge CountyRockbridge County: 29.2 %29.2Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 29.1 %29.1James City CountyJames City County: 29 %29Surry CountySurry County: 28.9 %28.9Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 28.8 %28.8Accomack CountyAccomack County: 28.3 %28.3Grayson CountyGrayson County: 28.1 %28.1Carroll CountyCarroll County: 27.8 %27.8Halifax CountyHalifax County: 27.7 %27.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 27.7 %27.7Essex CountyEssex County: 27.6 %27.6King and Queen CountyKing and Queen County: 27.1 %27.1Bland CountyBland County: 26.9 %26.9Floyd CountyFloyd County: 26.7 %26.7Craig CountyCraig County: 26.7 %26.7Pittsylvania CountyPittsylvania County: 26.5 %26.5Henry CountyHenry County: 26.3 %26.3Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 26.3 %26.3Washington CountyWashington County: 26 %26Bedford CountyBedford County: 26 %26Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 25.8 %25.8Madison CountyMadison County: 25.6 %25.6Scott CountyScott County: 25.6 %25.6Lunenburg CountyLunenburg County: 25.5 %25.5Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 25.5 %25.5Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 25.4 %25.4Russell CountyRussell County: 25.3 %25.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Lancaster County41.5+0.9 pts
2Highland County40.4+1.1 pts
3Northumberland County40+0.7 pts
4Middlesex County34.8+0.9 pts
5Mathews County34+0.6 pts
6Northampton County33.9+1.4 pts
7Nelson County32.4+0.6 pts
8Rappahannock County31.3+0.9 pts
9Goochland County30.3+1.7 pts
10Charles City County30.2+0.6 pts
11Patrick County29.7+0.3 pts
12Bath County29.3-0.3 pts
13Westmoreland County29.3+0.5 pts
14Rockbridge County29.2+0.7 pts
15Mecklenburg County29.1+0.5 pts
16James City County29+0.6 pts
17Surry County28.9+1.3 pts
18Alleghany County28.8+0.5 pts
19Accomack County28.3+0.6 pts
20Grayson County28.1+0.8 pts
21Carroll County27.8+0.5 pts
22Halifax County27.7+0.4 pts
23Franklin County27.7+0.7 pts
24Essex County27.6+0.9 pts
25King and Queen County27.1+0.6 pts
26Bland County26.9+0.5 pts
27Floyd County26.7+0.5 pts
28Craig County26.7+0.5 pts
29Pittsylvania County26.5+0.5 pts
30Henry County26.3+0.6 pts
31Botetourt County26.3+0.6 pts
32Washington County26+0.7 pts
33Bedford County26+0.8 pts
34Dickenson County25.8+0.5 pts
35Madison County25.6+0.9 pts
36Scott County25.6+0.1 pts
37Lunenburg County25.5+0.3 pts
38Brunswick County25.5+0.4 pts
39Charlotte County25.4+0.5 pts
40Russell County25.3+0.5 pts
41Southampton County25.3+1.1 pts
42Buchanan County25.2+0.4 pts
43Gloucester County24.6+0.9 pts
44Page County24.6+0.4 pts
45Fluvanna County24.5+0.7 pts
46Tazewell County24.4+0.3 pts
47Pulaski County24.4+0.3 pts
48Wythe County24.3+0.4 pts
49Augusta County24.3+0.5 pts
50Amelia County24.3+0.9 pts
51Roanoke County24.2+0.3 pts
52Clarke County24.2+0.4 pts
53Shenandoah County23.9+0.2 pts
54Amherst County23.9+0.3 pts
55Giles County23.6+0.4 pts
56Smyth County23.6+0.2 pts
57Bristol city23.40 pts
58Cumberland County23.3+0.4 pts
59Campbell County23.2+0.5 pts
60Lee County23.1+0.2 pts
61Danville city23+0.1 pts
62Louisa County23+0.7 pts
63Appomattox County22.9+0.5 pts
64Isle of Wight County22.6+0.7 pts
65Nottoway County22.6+0.5 pts
66Orange County22.6-0 pts
67Staunton city22.4-0.2 pts
68Sussex County22.4+0.4 pts
69Buckingham County22.2+0.4 pts
70Powhatan County22.2+0.7 pts
71Salem city22.1+0.2 pts
72Galax city22.1-0 pts
73Emporia city22.1+0.2 pts
74Albemarle County22+0.5 pts
75Wise County22+0.2 pts
76New Kent County21.8+1 pts
77Greene County21.6+1 pts
78Hanover County21.6+0.7 pts
79Richmond County21.5+0.3 pts
80Franklin city21.3-0 pts
81Rockingham County21.3+0.2 pts
82Covington city21.1+0.1 pts
83Dinwiddie County21+0.5 pts
84Poquoson city20.9-0.2 pts
85Martinsville city20.9-0.1 pts
86Frederick County20.7+0.5 pts
87Waynesboro city20.7+0.2 pts
88York County20.2+0.6 pts
89Prince Edward County20.2+0.4 pts
90Colonial Heights city19.8-0 pts
91King William County19.8+0.7 pts
92Buena Vista city19.8-0.1 pts
93Greensville County19.8+0.2 pts
94Fauquier County19.2+0.4 pts
95Roanoke city19.2+0.2 pts
96Norton city19+0.1 pts
97Warren County19+0.5 pts
98Hampton city19+0.5 pts
99Henrico County18.8+0.4 pts
100Caroline County18.7+0.3 pts
101Culpeper County18.4+0.4 pts
102Virginia Beach city18.2+0.6 pts
103Petersburg city18+0.1 pts
104Chesterfield County17.9+0.4 pts
105Williamsburg city17.8+0.7 pts
106Hopewell city17.7-0 pts
107Winchester city17.5+0.2 pts
108Portsmouth city17.4+0.3 pts
109Suffolk city17.4+0.5 pts
110Chesapeake city17.3+0.6 pts
111Spotsylvania County16.7+0.4 pts
112Lynchburg city16.7-0 pts
113Fairfax County16.2+0.5 pts
114Newport News city16.2+0.4 pts
115Falls Church city16.1+0.3 pts
116King George County15.7+0.2 pts
117Lexington city15.7-0.3 pts
118Prince George County15.2+0.5 pts
119Fairfax city15.2-0.4 pts
120Norfolk city14.9+0.5 pts
121Montgomery County14.5+0.3 pts
122Richmond city14.5+0.3 pts
123Charlottesville city13.8+0.4 pts
124Fredericksburg city13.7+0.5 pts
125Alexandria city13.7+0.4 pts
126Prince William County13+0.5 pts
127Stafford County12.9+0.5 pts
128Loudoun County12.6+0.6 pts
129Arlington County12.2+0.2 pts
130Manassas city11.7+0.1 pts
131Manassas Park city11.4+0.7 pts
132Harrisonburg city11.1+0.2 pts
133Radford city10.7+0.1 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?

Lancaster County, with 41.5% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Radford city, with 10.7% 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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