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1996 Census Estimates of the Older Population, for States
The 60+ Population for U.S.
States and Territories:
July 1, 1996
| State or territory |
Population 60+ |
State or territory |
Population 60+ |
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Alabama
|
736,122
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New Jersey
|
1,410,903
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Alaska
|
48,190
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New Mexico
|
254,400
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Arizona
|
757,119
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New York
|
3,149,351
|
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Arkansas
|
470,619
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North Carolina
|
1,212,020
|
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California
|
4,514,142
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North Dakota
|
119,615
|
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Colorado
|
526,661
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Ohio
|
1,938,179
|
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Connecticut
|
593,033
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Oklahoma
|
586,013
|
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Delaware
|
120,455
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Oregon
|
550,495
|
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District of Columbia
|
96,585
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Pennsylvania
|
2,414,134
|
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Florida
|
3,290,082
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Rhode Island
|
191,590
|
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Georgia
|
982,554
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South Carolina
|
593,940
|
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Hawaii
|
196,901
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South Dakota
|
134,560
|
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Idaho
|
179,672
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Tennessee
|
886,476
|
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Illinois
|
1,923,953
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Texas
|
2,624,786
|
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Indiana
|
961,365
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Utah
|
233,582
|
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Iowa
|
552,191
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Vermont
|
92,553
|
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Kansas
|
449,151
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Virginia
|
986,731
|
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Kentucky
|
649,297
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Washington
|
831,534
|
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Louisiana
|
663,559
|
West Virginia
|
362,916
|
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Maine
|
222,661
|
Wisconsin
|
882,363
|
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Maryland
|
754,149
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Wyoming
|
72,798
|
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Massachusetts
|
1,082,318
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American Samoa*
|
2,535
|
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Michigan
|
1,546,980
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Guam*
|
8,757
|
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Minnesota
|
742,760
|
Northern Mariana Islands*
|
1,234
|
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Mississippi
|
439,530
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Palau*
|
1,303
|
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Missouri
|
957,506
|
Puerto Rico*
|
500,226
|
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Montana
|
153,310
|
Virgin Islands*
|
9,659
|
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Nebraska
|
293,760
|
|
|
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Nevada
|
248,214
|
|
|
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New Hampshire
|
178,195
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Total
|
44,383,687
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* Except for Puerto Rico, data
for the U.S. territories are as of April 1, 1990, and are
from the 1990 Census of Population. Estimates for more recent
years are not available. The estimate for Puerto Rico was
obtained by applying the percentage 60+ from the 1990 Census
of Population to an estimate of the total population as of
July 1, 1996.
Source: Population Estimates Program, Population
Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC See:
color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial">Table compiled by the U.S. Administration on Aging
File: stterr96.xls:96-60+
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