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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
Wyoming 18.0 104,321 18
Wisconsin 18.0 1,062,121 18
West Virginia 20.7 368,989 5
Washington 16.3 1,259,313 40
Virginia 16.3 1,410,160 40
Vermont 20.8 134,141 4
Utah 11.6 387,028 52
Texas 13.2 3,905,545 50
Tennessee 16.8 1,172,740 30
South Dakota 17.6 158,103 22
South Carolina 18.5 963,569 14
Rhode Island 18.3 199,921 15
Puerto Rico 22.7 740,397 1
Pennsylvania 19.1 2,476,241 10
Oregon 18.6 789,610 12
Oklahoma 16.1 642,174 45
Ohio 17.9 2,103,043 20
North Dakota 16.2 126,120 44
North Carolina 16.9 1,787,027 29
New York 17.4 3,461,186 26
New Mexico 18.8 397,156 11
New Jersey 16.8 1,559,816 30
New Hampshire 19.5 270,525 9
Nevada 16.6 522,417 34
Nebraska 16.4 322,165 38
Montana 19.7 217,665 8
Missouri 17.5 1,079,129 23
Mississippi 16.8 495,115 30
Minnesota 16.8 962,143 30
Michigan 18.2 1,824,907 16
Massachusetts 17.5 1,221,349 23
Maryland 16.3 1,003,219 40
Maine 21.9 301,161 2
Louisiana 16.3 753,854 40
Kentucky 17.0 767,995 28
Kansas 16.6 486,659 34
Iowa 17.8 569,081 21
Indiana 16.4 1,116,303 38
Illinois 16.6 2,101,833 34
Idaho 16.6 314,391 34
Hawaii 19.9 287,642 7
Georgia 14.6 1,581,263 48
Florida 21.1 4,630,733 3
District of Columbia 12.7 85,501 51
Delaware 20.0 201,255 6
Connecticut 18.1 650,772 17
Colorado 15.2 882,557 47
California 15.3 5,994,486 46
Arkansas 17.3 525,644 27
Arizona 18.6 1,349,934 12
Alaska 13.3 97,815 49
Alabama 17.5 884,210 23
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 10:08 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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