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Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 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 16.8 55,970,047 N/A
California 15.3 5,994,486 46
Florida 21.1 4,630,733 3
Texas 13.2 3,905,545 50
New York 17.4 3,461,186 26
Pennsylvania 19.1 2,476,241 10
Ohio 17.9 2,103,043 20
Illinois 16.6 2,101,833 34
Michigan 18.2 1,824,907 16
North Carolina 16.9 1,787,027 29
Georgia 14.6 1,581,263 48
New Jersey 16.8 1,559,816 30
Virginia 16.3 1,410,160 40
Arizona 18.6 1,349,934 12
Washington 16.3 1,259,313 40
Massachusetts 17.5 1,221,349 23
Tennessee 16.8 1,172,740 30
Indiana 16.4 1,116,303 38
Missouri 17.5 1,079,129 23
Wisconsin 18.0 1,062,121 18
Maryland 16.3 1,003,219 40
South Carolina 18.5 963,569 14
Minnesota 16.8 962,143 30
Alabama 17.5 884,210 23
Colorado 15.2 882,557 47
Oregon 18.6 789,610 12
Kentucky 17.0 767,995 28
Louisiana 16.3 753,854 40
Puerto Rico 22.7 740,397 1
Connecticut 18.1 650,772 17
Oklahoma 16.1 642,174 45
Iowa 17.8 569,081 21
Arkansas 17.3 525,644 27
Nevada 16.6 522,417 34
Mississippi 16.8 495,115 30
Kansas 16.6 486,659 34
New Mexico 18.8 397,156 11
Utah 11.6 387,028 52
West Virginia 20.7 368,989 5
Nebraska 16.4 322,165 38
Idaho 16.6 314,391 34
Maine 21.9 301,161 2
Hawaii 19.9 287,642 7
New Hampshire 19.5 270,525 9
Montana 19.7 217,665 8
Delaware 20.0 201,255 6
Rhode Island 18.3 199,921 15
South Dakota 17.6 158,103 22
Vermont 20.8 134,141 4
North Dakota 16.2 126,120 44
Wyoming 18.0 104,321 18
Alaska 13.3 97,815 49
District of Columbia 12.7 85,501 51
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/19/2025 6:10 am.

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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