Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Age 50 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 50 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36.1 | 120,764,820 | N/A |
| Maine | 44.0 | 610,575 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 43.5 | 1,405,541 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 42.3 | 590,612 | 3 |
| Vermont | 42.3 | 273,612 | 3 |
| West Virginia | 41.2 | 731,895 | 5 |
| Florida | 41.1 | 9,212,132 | 6 |
| Delaware | 40.6 | 414,519 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 39.4 | 5,126,396 | 8 |
| Connecticut | 39.3 | 1,424,822 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 38.9 | 561,809 | 10 |
| Rhode Island | 38.9 | 429,037 | 10 |
| Montana | 38.6 | 431,467 | 12 |
| Michigan | 38.5 | 3,879,857 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | 38.4 | 2,271,728 | 14 |
| South Carolina | 38.3 | 2,025,942 | 15 |
| Massachusetts | 37.9 | 2,667,412 | 16 |
| New York | 37.6 | 7,460,261 | 17 |
| Ohio | 37.6 | 4,444,064 | 17 |
| New Jersey | 37.4 | 3,493,081 | 19 |
| New Mexico | 37.4 | 792,775 | 19 |
| Oregon | 37.4 | 1,589,087 | 19 |
| Alabama | 37.0 | 1,884,566 | 22 |
| Arizona | 36.8 | 2,712,068 | 23 |
| Missouri | 36.8 | 2,281,497 | 23 |
| Wyoming | 36.7 | 213,834 | 25 |
| Kentucky | 36.6 | 1,659,236 | 26 |
| Maryland | 36.5 | 2,264,366 | 27 |
| Iowa | 36.4 | 1,169,562 | 28 |
| North Carolina | 36.4 | 3,910,916 | 28 |
| Tennessee | 36.3 | 2,562,431 | 30 |
| Minnesota | 36.1 | 2,072,367 | 31 |
| Arkansas | 36.0 | 1,097,189 | 32 |
| Illinois | 36.0 | 4,576,429 | 32 |
| South Dakota | 36.0 | 326,354 | 32 |
| Mississippi | 35.9 | 1,057,824 | 35 |
| Virginia | 35.9 | 3,121,006 | 35 |
| Nevada | 35.8 | 1,140,786 | 37 |
| Indiana | 35.4 | 2,423,562 | 38 |
| Louisiana | 35.1 | 1,619,264 | 39 |
| Kansas | 34.7 | 1,022,830 | 40 |
| Washington | 34.7 | 2,709,668 | 40 |
| Idaho | 34.2 | 662,330 | 42 |
| Nebraska | 34.2 | 676,433 | 42 |
| California | 34.0 | 13,375,209 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | 33.9 | 1,364,750 | 45 |
| Georgia | 33.8 | 3,693,476 | 46 |
| Colorado | 33.4 | 1,957,919 | 47 |
| North Dakota | 33.1 | 259,420 | 48 |
| Alaska | 31.4 | 231,087 | 49 |
| Texas | 30.5 | 9,215,387 | 50 |
| District of Columbia | 27.5 | 187,470 | 51 |
| Utah | 26.1 | 884,501 | 52 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 8:00 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 50 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.