Top 25 Counties in the U.S. ranked by Highest 
  Percentage of Persons 65 years and over, 2000

[If two or more counties are tied, all counties 
 are listed alphabetically]

County, State                         Percent      Rank
-------------------------------------------------------
Charlotte, FL                            34.7         1
McIntosh, ND                             34.2         2
Highlands, FL                            33.0         3
Citrus, FL                               32.2         4
Kalawao, HI                              32.0         5
Sarasota, FL                             31.5         6
Hernando, FL                             30.9         7
Llano, TX                                30.7         8
McPherson, SD                            29.6         9
Divide, ND                               29.5        10
Indian River, FL                         29.2        11
Flagler, FL                              28.6        12
Lancaster, VA                            28.5        13
Harding, NM                              28.3        14
Martin, FL                               28.2        15
Smith, KS                                27.9        16
Sierra, NM                               27.7        17
Sumter, FL                               27.4        18
Nelson, ND                               27.4        18
Pawnee, NE                               27.1        20
Logan, ND                                27.0        21
Hooker, NE                               26.9        22
Baxter, AR                               26.8        23
Pasco, FL                                26.8        23
Cheyenne, KS                             26.6        25
Sheridan, ND                             26.6        25
Curry, OR                                26.6        25

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-2.