Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | 17.8 | 569,081 | 21 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 27.6 | 4,921 | 212 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 25.7 | 4,033 | 359 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 25.0 | 1,405 | 424 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 25.0 | 3,647 | 424 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 24.6 | 2,845 | 468 |
| Greene County | Rural | 24.4 | 2,132 | 494 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 24.3 | 4,156 | 508 |
| Adams County | Rural | 24.0 | 874 | 536 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 23.9 | 2,559 | 552 |
| Sac County | Rural | 23.9 | 2,330 | 552 |
| Monona County | Rural | 23.8 | 2,054 | 569 |
| Page County | Rural | 23.8 | 3,609 | 569 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 23.6 | 1,549 | 597 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 23.5 | 2,192 | 617 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 23.5 | 2,506 | 617 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 23.4 | 2,865 | 635 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 23.4 | 1,650 | 635 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 23.3 | 2,295 | 653 |
| Cass County | Rural | 23.2 | 3,044 | 668 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 23.2 | 2,727 | 668 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 23.2 | 1,682 | 668 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 23.1 | 1,077 | 686 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 23.0 | 9,845 | 701 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 23.0 | 3,854 | 701 |
| Butler County | Rural | 22.8 | 3,258 | 726 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 22.8 | 2,342 | 726 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 22.7 | 3,186 | 747 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 22.7 | 3,523 | 747 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 22.6 | 1,335 | 764 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 22.6 | 4,517 | 764 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 22.4 | 1,460 | 800 |
| Worth County | Rural | 22.4 | 1,656 | 800 |
| Adair County | Rural | 22.2 | 1,660 | 831 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 22.1 | 2,620 | 847 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 22.1 | 4,291 | 847 |
| Ida County | Rural | 22.1 | 1,536 | 847 |
| Wright County | Rural | 22.1 | 2,834 | 847 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 22.0 | 1,347 | 877 |
| Clay County | Rural | 21.9 | 3,600 | 902 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 21.9 | 2,183 | 902 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 21.9 | 1,949 | 902 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 21.7 | 4,219 | 953 |
| Lee County | Rural | 21.7 | 7,208 | 953 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 21.6 | 1,878 | 984 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,296 | 984 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,134 | 1,021 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,050 | 1,021 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,259 | 1,021 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 21.3 | 3,166 | 1,047 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 21.1 | 8,144 | 1,091 |
| Jones County | Urban | 21.1 | 4,384 | 1,091 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 21.1 | 2,973 | 1,091 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 21.0 | 4,333 | 1,116 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 21.0 | 3,900 | 1,116 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 20.9 | 1,599 | 1,146 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 20.9 | 3,674 | 1,146 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 20.8 | 2,568 | 1,178 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 20.6 | 3,788 | 1,240 |
| Union County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,472 | 1,272 |
| Howard County | Rural | 20.4 | 1,928 | 1,300 |
| Tama County | Rural | 20.4 | 3,469 | 1,300 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 20.1 | 9,301 | 1,396 |
| Mills County | Urban | 19.9 | 2,892 | 1,472 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 19.8 | 2,122 | 1,519 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 19.8 | 1,495 | 1,519 |
| Washington County | Urban | 19.8 | 4,472 | 1,519 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 19.7 | 1,909 | 1,544 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 19.7 | 2,889 | 1,544 |
| Webster County | Rural | 19.7 | 7,258 | 1,544 |
| Boone County | Urban | 19.6 | 5,234 | 1,573 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 19.5 | 4,901 | 1,606 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 19.5 | 3,228 | 1,606 |
| Henry County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,924 | 1,636 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 19.4 | 7,329 | 1,636 |
| Benton County | Urban | 19.3 | 4,962 | 1,663 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 19.3 | 4,956 | 1,663 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 19.0 | 4,191 | 1,737 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,285 | 1,772 |
| Marion County | Rural | 18.9 | 6,347 | 1,772 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 18.8 | 18,570 | 1,812 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 18.5 | 7,378 | 1,902 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 18.4 | 17,147 | 1,938 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 18.3 | 3,773 | 1,968 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 18.1 | 2,951 | 2,034 |
| Madison County | Urban | 18.1 | 3,027 | 2,034 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 18.0 | 6,362 | 2,064 |
| Davis County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,624 | 2,122 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 17.6 | 7,509 | 2,177 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 17.5 | 22,833 | 2,196 |
| Scott County | Urban | 17.1 | 29,851 | 2,293 |
| Linn County | Urban | 16.9 | 38,716 | 2,348 |
| Warren County | Urban | 16.5 | 8,813 | 2,445 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 16.0 | 3,317 | 2,557 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 15.9 | 5,727 | 2,574 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 15.5 | 16,444 | 2,640 |
| Polk County | Urban | 13.7 | 68,026 | 2,891 |
| Story County | Urban | 13.0 | 12,773 | 2,976 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 12.9 | 19,951 | 2,983 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 12.5 | 13,004 | 3,019 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 8:01 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 8:01 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.