Statistics

Dementia Statistics by City, 2026

Across the 20 cities we cover: 4,422,304 people aged 65 and over, an estimated 491,367 living with dementia, and 1,351,977 seniors living alone. Each city links to its own sourced page.

Census ACS 5-year estimates · Page updated September 21, 2026

City	Aged 65+	Est. dementia	Seniors alone	Median income	Care, hourly
New York, NY	1,365,795	151,755	402,938	$79,713	$28 to $42
Los Angeles, CA	533,344	59,260	129,947	$80,366	$27 to $40
Chicago, IL	368,637	40,960	130,452	$75,134	$24 to $36
Houston, TX	277,124	30,792	82,087	$62,894	$22 to $34
Philadelphia, PA	227,129	25,237	80,889	$60,698	$26 to $34
San Diego, CA	196,289	21,810	46,031	$104,321	$26 to $38
Phoenix, AZ	192,844	21,427	51,393	$77,041	$22 to $33
San Antonio, TX	190,908	21,212	52,868	$62,917	$20 to $30
Dallas, TX	148,514	16,502	45,569	$67,760	$22 to $34
Columbus, OH	99,559	11,062	35,257	$65,327	$22 to $32
Charlotte, NC	95,350	10,594	27,426	$78,438	$24 to $32
Seattle, WA	94,796	10,533	31,510	$121,984	$28 to $40
Detroit, MI	94,023	10,447	36,349	$39,575	$22 to $32
Memphis, TN	88,932	9,881	32,761	$51,211	$22 to $32
Denver, CO	87,660	9,740	33,113	$91,681	$24 to $34
Baltimore, MD	86,161	9,573	34,122	$59,623	$24 to $34
Tucson, AZ	85,989	9,554	30,563	$54,546	$20 to $30
Boston, MA	84,074	9,342	27,935	$94,755	$26 to $40
Milwaukee, WI	66,964	7,440	25,002	$51,888	$22 to $32
Buffalo, NY	38,212	4,246	15,765	$48,050	$20 to $30

Sorted by estimated dementia cases. Estimated cases apply the Alzheimer's Association's national figure of about 1 in 9 people aged 65 and over; they are population estimates, not diagnosis counts.

Sources and method

Population, age bands, seniors living alone and median household income are US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates; each city page links its own Census table and shows its verification date.
Hourly rates are the range Dementia In Home quotes for each city.
This page is regenerated at least hourly from the underlying data and dated above.