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Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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Value (Percent)
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People (Age 65 And Over)
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Rank within US
(of 52 states)
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United States 16.0 52,888,621 N/A
California 14.4 5,669,879 46
Florida 20.4 4,346,965 3
Texas 12.5 3,620,798 49
New York 16.6 3,330,159 26
Pennsylvania 18.2 2,361,790 10
Illinois 15.7 2,012,735 37
Ohio 17.0 2,004,802 18
Michigan 17.2 1,733,056 16
North Carolina 16.3 1,686,235 30
New Jersey 16.2 1,494,516 31
Georgia 13.9 1,479,832 48
Virginia 15.5 1,328,600 42
Arizona 17.6 1,243,859 13
Washington 15.5 1,177,772 43
Massachusetts 16.5 1,156,031 27
Tennessee 16.3 1,118,190 29
Indiana 15.7 1,057,547 39
Missouri 16.8 1,033,836 22
Wisconsin 17.0 997,078 20
Maryland 15.4 949,890 44
Minnesota 15.9 901,517 33
South Carolina 17.7 901,497 11
Alabama 16.9 844,427 21
Colorado 14.3 819,254 47
Oregon 17.7 743,125 12
Kentucky 16.4 734,851 28
Louisiana 15.5 722,446 41
Puerto Rico 21.3 703,925 1
Connecticut 17.2 620,179 17
Oklahoma 15.6 615,832 40
Iowa 17.0 540,542 19
Arkansas 16.8 505,361 23
Nevada 15.8 482,407 36
Mississippi 15.9 472,931 32
Kansas 15.8 464,028 35
New Mexico 17.5 369,541 14
West Virginia 19.9 358,875 4
Utah 11.1 358,168 52
Nebraska 15.7 305,771 38
Idaho 15.8 287,098 34
Maine 20.7 280,821 2
Hawaii 18.5 268,789 8
New Hampshire 18.2 250,136 9
Montana 18.8 202,454 7
Rhode Island 17.3 188,586 15
Delaware 19.0 186,375 6
South Dakota 16.6 146,784 25
Vermont 19.5 125,131 5
North Dakota 15.3 118,198 45
Wyoming 16.7 96,540 24
Alaska 12.3 90,188 50
District of Columbia 12.2 83,199 51
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/26/2024 5:17 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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