Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | 18.1 | 582,156 | 21 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 17.2 | 57,633,628 | N/A |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 28.2 | 5,079 | 213 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 26.7 | 4,192 | 314 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 25.5 | 1,425 | 422 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 25.4 | 3,686 | 434 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 25.0 | 4,260 | 480 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 24.9 | 2,885 | 492 |
| Greene County | Rural | 24.4 | 2,119 | 555 |
| Monona County | Rural | 24.4 | 2,084 | 555 |
| Sac County | Rural | 24.3 | 2,351 | 569 |
| Adams County | Rural | 24.2 | 876 | 578 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 24.2 | 1,575 | 578 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 24.2 | 2,591 | 578 |
| Page County | Rural | 24.2 | 3,664 | 578 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 24.1 | 2,230 | 597 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 23.9 | 2,554 | 616 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 23.9 | 1,682 | 616 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 23.8 | 3,968 | 636 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 23.7 | 2,882 | 652 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 23.7 | 2,320 | 652 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 23.7 | 1,099 | 652 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 23.6 | 1,707 | 667 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 23.5 | 10,036 | 682 |
| Cass County | Rural | 23.4 | 3,061 | 698 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 23.3 | 4,632 | 716 |
| Butler County | Rural | 23.2 | 3,306 | 728 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 23.1 | 3,258 | 747 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 23.1 | 2,361 | 747 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 23.1 | 2,724 | 747 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 23.0 | 3,526 | 767 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 22.9 | 4,424 | 782 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 22.9 | 1,342 | 782 |
| Worth County | Rural | 22.9 | 1,684 | 782 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 22.8 | 1,389 | 801 |
| Adair County | Rural | 22.6 | 1,684 | 841 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 22.6 | 2,671 | 841 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 22.6 | 1,475 | 841 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 22.5 | 2,233 | 864 |
| Clay County | Rural | 22.4 | 3,686 | 887 |
| Ida County | Rural | 22.2 | 1,533 | 938 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 22.2 | 4,304 | 938 |
| Lee County | Rural | 22.2 | 7,309 | 938 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 22.2 | 1,970 | 938 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 22.1 | 2,341 | 961 |
| Wright County | Rural | 22.1 | 2,827 | 961 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 22.0 | 1,917 | 986 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 21.7 | 2,290 | 1,056 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 21.6 | 3,784 | 1,074 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,147 | 1,074 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,075 | 1,074 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 21.4 | 3,967 | 1,116 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 21.3 | 8,180 | 1,144 |
| Jones County | Urban | 21.3 | 4,459 | 1,144 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 21.2 | 4,361 | 1,168 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 21.2 | 3,157 | 1,168 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 21.2 | 2,989 | 1,168 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 21.1 | 1,639 | 1,197 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 21.0 | 3,859 | 1,230 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 21.0 | 2,600 | 1,230 |
| Tama County | Rural | 21.0 | 3,537 | 1,230 |
| Union County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,490 | 1,291 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,548 | 1,349 |
| Howard County | Rural | 20.5 | 1,932 | 1,385 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 20.3 | 9,378 | 1,446 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 20.3 | 3,350 | 1,446 |
| Henry County | Rural | 20.2 | 4,031 | 1,486 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 20.1 | 2,946 | 1,518 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 20.1 | 2,146 | 1,518 |
| Mills County | Urban | 20.1 | 2,921 | 1,518 |
| Washington County | Urban | 20.1 | 4,538 | 1,518 |
| Boone County | Urban | 20.0 | 5,324 | 1,565 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 19.9 | 1,924 | 1,589 |
| Webster County | Rural | 19.9 | 7,323 | 1,589 |
| Benton County | Urban | 19.8 | 5,093 | 1,625 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 19.8 | 4,980 | 1,625 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 19.8 | 7,500 | 1,625 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 19.8 | 5,096 | 1,625 |
| Marion County | Rural | 19.4 | 6,515 | 1,743 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 19.3 | 19,152 | 1,766 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 19.1 | 2,320 | 1,818 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 19.1 | 4,199 | 1,818 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 18.7 | 17,508 | 1,950 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 18.6 | 3,855 | 1,988 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 18.4 | 6,496 | 2,046 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 18.2 | 7,301 | 2,104 |
| Davis County | Rural | 18.1 | 1,661 | 2,136 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 18.1 | 7,691 | 2,136 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 18.0 | 2,928 | 2,168 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 17.7 | 23,138 | 2,247 |
| Madison County | Urban | 17.7 | 2,995 | 2,247 |
| Scott County | Urban | 17.5 | 30,617 | 2,284 |
| Linn County | Urban | 17.3 | 39,802 | 2,330 |
| Warren County | Urban | 16.7 | 9,112 | 2,475 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 16.3 | 3,373 | 2,558 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 16.2 | 5,866 | 2,579 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 15.9 | 16,864 | 2,631 |
| Polk County | Urban | 14.0 | 70,275 | 2,900 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 13.3 | 20,834 | 2,968 |
| Story County | Urban | 13.2 | 13,275 | 2,976 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 12.9 | 13,893 | 3,002 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 10:49 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.