Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Missouri by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | N/A | 17.5 | 1,079,129 | 23 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Hickory County | Rural | 32.4 | 2,756 | 57 |
| Stone County | Rural | 31.3 | 9,927 | 81 |
| Benton County | Rural | 31.1 | 6,183 | 86 |
| Ozark County | Rural | 29.0 | 2,540 | 142 |
| Camden County | Rural | 28.9 | 12,556 | 146 |
| Holt County | Rural | 25.8 | 1,098 | 347 |
| St. Clair County | Rural | 25.8 | 2,439 | 347 |
| Worth County | Rural | 25.6 | 501 | 369 |
| Atchison County | Rural | 25.2 | 1,317 | 409 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 25.1 | 1,173 | 418 |
| Chariton County | Rural | 25.0 | 1,851 | 424 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 25.0 | 2,957 | 424 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 24.7 | 2,140 | 456 |
| Dade County | Rural | 24.5 | 1,865 | 482 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 24.3 | 2,661 | 508 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 23.6 | 3,409 | 597 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 23.6 | 5,057 | 597 |
| Reynolds County | Rural | 23.3 | 1,413 | 653 |
| Gasconade County | Rural | 22.9 | 3,381 | 717 |
| Oregon County | Rural | 22.8 | 1,987 | 726 |
| Ralls County | Rural | 22.8 | 2,372 | 726 |
| Shannon County | Rural | 22.6 | 1,610 | 764 |
| Iron County | Rural | 22.4 | 2,123 | 800 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 22.3 | 1,826 | 817 |
| Henry County | Rural | 22.3 | 4,942 | 817 |
| Taney County | Rural | 22.3 | 12,577 | 817 |
| Maries County | Rural | 22.2 | 1,875 | 831 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 22.0 | 1,861 | 877 |
| Barry County | Rural | 21.9 | 7,616 | 902 |
| Macon County | Rural | 21.9 | 3,323 | 902 |
| Dent County | Rural | 21.8 | 3,159 | 928 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 21.7 | 2,136 | 953 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 21.7 | 760 | 953 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 21.7 | 1,303 | 953 |
| Daviess County | Rural | 21.2 | 1,793 | 1,070 |
| Linn County | Rural | 21.2 | 2,515 | 1,070 |
| Clark County | Rural | 21.0 | 1,401 | 1,116 |
| Knox County | Rural | 21.0 | 790 | 1,116 |
| Texas County | Rural | 20.9 | 5,204 | 1,146 |
| Barton County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,433 | 1,178 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 20.8 | 3,605 | 1,178 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,866 | 1,178 |
| Bollinger County | Urban | 20.7 | 2,190 | 1,214 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 20.7 | 4,745 | 1,214 |
| Andrew County | Urban | 20.6 | 3,722 | 1,240 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 20.5 | 1,213 | 1,272 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,332 | 1,300 |
| Stoddard County | Rural | 20.4 | 5,817 | 1,300 |
| Vernon County | Rural | 20.4 | 4,021 | 1,300 |
| Ripley County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,168 | 1,354 |
| Carter County | Rural | 20.1 | 1,061 | 1,396 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 20.0 | 1,779 | 1,434 |
| Howard County | Urban | 19.9 | 2,019 | 1,472 |
| Howell County | Rural | 19.9 | 7,977 | 1,472 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 19.9 | 2,858 | 1,472 |
| Wright County | Rural | 19.8 | 3,703 | 1,519 |
| New Madrid County | Rural | 19.6 | 3,137 | 1,573 |
| Miller County | Rural | 19.5 | 4,886 | 1,606 |
| Butler County | Rural | 19.3 | 8,123 | 1,663 |
| Perry County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,660 | 1,663 |
| Bates County | Urban | 19.2 | 3,101 | 1,694 |
| Cooper County | Urban | 19.1 | 3,217 | 1,716 |
| Madison County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,406 | 1,737 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 19.0 | 892 | 1,737 |
| Lafayette County | Urban | 18.9 | 6,240 | 1,772 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 18.9 | 1,877 | 1,772 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 18.9 | 763 | 1,772 |
| Pike County | Rural | 18.8 | 3,319 | 1,812 |
| Ray County | Urban | 18.8 | 4,343 | 1,812 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 18.7 | 2,092 | 1,845 |
| Gentry County | Rural | 18.7 | 1,166 | 1,845 |
| Marion County | Rural | 18.7 | 5,320 | 1,845 |
| Newton County | Urban | 18.7 | 11,101 | 1,845 |
| St. Louis County | Urban | 18.7 | 186,150 | 1,845 |
| Audrain County | Rural | 18.6 | 4,583 | 1,871 |
| Dunklin County | Rural | 18.5 | 5,138 | 1,902 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 18.5 | 19,517 | 1,902 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 18.4 | 3,916 | 1,938 |
| Scott County | Rural | 18.4 | 6,995 | 1,938 |
| Mississippi County | Rural | 18.3 | 2,213 | 1,968 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 18.1 | 6,946 | 2,034 |
| Polk County | Urban | 18.1 | 5,815 | 2,034 |
| Laclede County | Rural | 18.0 | 6,510 | 2,064 |
| Warren County | Urban | 17.9 | 6,521 | 2,093 |
| Osage County | Urban | 17.8 | 2,376 | 2,122 |
| Pemiscot County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,707 | 2,122 |
| Cass County | Urban | 17.5 | 19,108 | 2,196 |
| Cole County | Urban | 17.5 | 13,493 | 2,196 |
| Callaway County | Urban | 17.4 | 7,733 | 2,221 |
| Saline County | Rural | 17.4 | 4,039 | 2,221 |
| Washington County | Rural | 17.4 | 4,097 | 2,221 |
| Nodaway County | Rural | 17.3 | 3,632 | 2,252 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Urban | 17.2 | 14,172 | 2,277 |
| Buchanan County | Urban | 17.1 | 14,335 | 2,293 |
| Pettis County | Rural | 17.1 | 7,407 | 2,293 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 17.1 | 4,197 | 2,293 |
| Greene County | Urban | 16.9 | 50,744 | 2,348 |
| St. Francois County | Rural | 16.9 | 11,304 | 2,348 |
| Phelps County | Rural | 16.8 | 7,551 | 2,373 |
| Moniteau County | Urban | 16.4 | 2,507 | 2,467 |
| St. Charles County | Urban | 16.4 | 67,389 | 2,467 |
| Christian County | Urban | 16.3 | 14,875 | 2,495 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 16.1 | 36,770 | 2,534 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 15.8 | 19,570 | 2,586 |
| McDonald County | Rural | 15.8 | 3,706 | 2,586 |
| Platte County | Urban | 15.7 | 17,091 | 2,609 |
| Webster County | Urban | 15.7 | 6,249 | 2,609 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 15.5 | 111,391 | 2,640 |
| Adair County | Rural | 15.2 | 3,823 | 2,701 |
| Clay County | Urban | 14.9 | 38,061 | 2,744 |
| St. Louis City | Urban | 14.9 | 43,622 | 2,744 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 14.3 | 8,815 | 2,833 |
| Boone County | Urban | 13.1 | 24,330 | 2,964 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 12.9 | 7,013 | 2,983 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 9.6 | 5,169 | 3,120 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/04/2025 4:27 am.
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 07/04/2025 4:27 am.
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.