Demographics Table
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15.6 | 50,783,796 | N/A |
| Florida | 20.1 | 4,205,428 | 1 |
| Maine | 20.0 | 267,568 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 19.7 | 653,736 | 3 |
| West Virginia | 19.4 | 352,114 | 4 |
| Vermont | 18.8 | 117,264 | 5 |
| Delaware | 18.2 | 174,174 | 6 |
| Montana | 18.2 | 190,711 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 17.8 | 2,281,720 | 8 |
| Hawaii | 17.8 | 253,606 | 9 |
| New Hampshire | 17.5 | 235,795 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 17.2 | 863,558 | 11 |
| Oregon | 17.2 | 709,555 | 12 |
| Arizona | 17.1 | 1,206,748 | 13 |
| New Mexico | 16.9 | 352,687 | 14 |
| Rhode Island | 16.8 | 177,889 | 15 |
| Connecticut | 16.8 | 601,053 | 16 |
| Iowa | 16.7 | 525,522 | 17 |
| Michigan | 16.7 | 1,666,343 | 18 |
| Ohio | 16.7 | 1,941,294 | 19 |
| Arkansas | 16.6 | 498,778 | 20 |
| Alabama | 16.5 | 804,881 | 21 |
| Missouri | 16.5 | 1,006,725 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | 16.5 | 953,571 | 23 |
| South Dakota | 16.3 | 141,534 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | 16.2 | 1,107,089 | 25 |
| New York | 16.1 | 3,146,306 | 26 |
| Tennessee | 16.0 | 1,075,124 | 27 |
| Kentucky | 16.0 | 710,138 | 28 |
| New Jersey | 15.9 | 1,410,285 | 29 |
| North Carolina | 15.9 | 1,628,013 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 15.7 | 91,462 | 31 |
| Mississippi | 15.4 | 461,022 | 32 |
| Kansas | 15.4 | 449,327 | 33 |
| Minnesota | 15.4 | 858,698 | 34 |
| Idaho | 15.4 | 264,889 | 35 |
| Nevada | 15.4 | 457,181 | 36 |
| Nebraska | 15.4 | 294,069 | 37 |
| Indiana | 15.4 | 1,023,588 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 15.3 | 603,394 | 39 |
| Illinois | 15.2 | 1,942,534 | 40 |
| Washington | 15.1 | 1,117,673 | 41 |
| Virginia | 15.0 | 1,271,946 | 42 |
| Maryland | 15.0 | 902,678 | 43 |
| Louisiana | 15.0 | 698,018 | 44 |
| North Dakota | 14.9 | 112,883 | 45 |
| California | 14.0 | 5,486,041 | 46 |
| Colorado | 13.8 | 773,706 | 47 |
| Georgia | 13.5 | 1,406,485 | 48 |
| Texas | 12.3 | 3,462,527 | 49 |
| District of Columbia | 12.1 | 83,670 | 50 |
| Alaska | 11.2 | 82,583 | 51 |
| Utah | 10.8 | 333,949 | 52 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2023 5:16 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2023 5:16 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.