Objective To investigate the current status of cognitive frailty among elderly community residents and to identify its inf-luencing factors. Methods From March to September 2018, the elderly from two communities （Nanguan and Hanghai） in Zhengzhou city were recruited, and they were interviewed with the demographic questionnaire, the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale and the Frailty Phenotype. Results A total of 1190 elderly community residents were surveyed, among which, 114（9.6%） were deemed to have developed cognitive frailty. The prevalence rate of cognitive frailty va-ried by different age groups, genders, living styles, physical exercise frequencies, religious beliefs, insomnia, smoking, drinking and eating status （P＜0.05，P＜0.01）. Based on multivariate Logistic regression analysis, advanced ages and female were risk factors , while regular exercise were protective factors of cognitive frailty（P＜0.05，P＜0.01）. Conclusion The prevalence rate of cognitive impairment among the elderly community residents is high. Preventive intervention measures should be implemented as soon as possible.