HOW WE COMPARE
Percent of population over
65 in counties around the U.S.

Harris County (Houston)    7.9%
Los Angeles County 10.7%
Bexar County (San Antonio) 10.2%
San Diego County 11.2%
Cook County (Chicago) 11.8%
Maricopa County (Phoenix) 11.4%
Hillsborough County
(Tampa) 12.1%
New York County
(Manhattan) 12.9%
Dade County (Miami) 15.4%
Pinellas County
(St. Petersburg) 21.1%
Manatee County 22.8%
Sarasota County 30.4%

SOURCE: U.S. Census, 2008  

LEADERS OF THE PACK
The nation’s oldest counties
by percentage of over 65*

(1) McIntosh County, N.D.
population 2,639 with 956 over 65
(36.2 percent)
(2) Highlands County, Fla.
population 100,001 with 32,204 over 65
(32.2 percent)
(3) Citrus County, Fla.
population 141,416 with 43,415 over 65
(30.7 percent)
(4) Sarasota County, Fla.
population 372,057 with 113,106 over 65
(30.4 percent)
(5) Kalawao County, Hawaii
population 117, with 35 over 65
(29.9 percent)
(6) Charlotte County, Fla.
population 150,060 with 44,718 over 65
(29.8 percent)

*The U.S. Census ranks the 3,141 counties in the U.S. according to population percent 65 years and older, and Sarasota ranks highest among the “large” counties, meaning those with a population of 250,000 or more people.
SOURCE: U.S. Census, 2008