1997 Census Estimates of the Older Population, for States

Population by Age Group, for States: July 1, 1997(Number of Persons)
See also US Map of Number of Persons 65+ by State

		Selected Age Group
State	All Ages	50+	55+	60+	65+	75+	85+
U.S. Total	267,636,061	71,051,613	55,888,601	44,131,380	34,075,611	15,577,061	3,871,348
Alabama	4,319,154	1,197,774	945,936	742,102	560,974	249,332	61,288
Alaska	609,311	110,914	74,376	49,456	32,041	10,883	2,079
Arizona	4,554,966	1,204,627	963,256	772,288	602,409	267,023	58,910
Arkansas	2,522,819	736,190	590,329	468,980	359,909	167,577	42,320
California	32,268,301	7,500,536	5,820,705	4,579,311	3,571,964	1,618,283	389,052
Colorado	3,892,644	956,732	714,879	539,298	393,602	173,900	43,718
Connecticut	3,269,858	938,628	738,555	591,332	469,600	227,740	59,009
Delaware	731,581	195,476	154,015	122,062	94,371	40,364	9,207
District of Columbia	528,964	149,446	118,900	94,108	73,375	33,717	8,764
Florida	14,653,945	4,828,582	4,020,828	3,350,632	2,708,804	1,250,646	292,963
Georgia	7,486,242	1,740,002	1,311,440	994,902	738,154	322,509	77,347
Hawaii	1,186,602	321,834	252,086	200,838	156,701	67,037	15,426
Idaho	1,210,232	303,511	236,237	182,828	136,867	64,788	15,853
Illinois	11,895,849	3,105,989	2,444,308	1,921,125	1,481,303	693,566	176,859
Indiana	5,864,108	1,567,712	1,229,757	960,410	733,847	334,870	84,358
Iowa	2,852,423	838,748	679,873	548,269	429,264	215,636	61,315
Kansas	2,594,840	698,779	558,369	448,753	351,595	173,042	48,703
Kentucky	3,908,124	1,071,848	839,983	650,990	488,893	219,452	55,480
Louisiana	4,351,769	1,104,143	861,410	666,281	496,789	216,826	53,170
Maine	1,242,051	351,933	277,067	221,900	173,264	80,222	21,360
Maryland	5,094,289	1,290,773	985,652	760,771	583,854	259,176	61,455
Massachusetts	6,117,520	1,697,322	1,341,974	1,082,624	862,493	416,140	109,408
Michigan	9,773,892	2,576,368	2,010,894	1,576,075	1,214,010	549,782	132,467
Minnesota	4,685,549	1,203,107	944,709	744,298	577,744	283,742	79,142
Mississippi	2,730,501	705,745	560,519	440,245	332,982	149,535	39,372
Missouri	5,402,058	1,506,182	1,202,173	956,193	740,595	349,083	94,816
Montana	878,810	252,016	197,679	154,087	116,143	55,203	14,285
Nebraska	1,656,870	451,980	362,796	292,222	227,538	111,892	32,923
Nevada	1,676,809	442,669	341,316	260,752	192,645	73,921	13,868
New Hampshire	1,172,709	293,730	226,745	179,911	141,454	65,391	16,601
New Jersey	8,052,849	2,276,113	1,788,381	1,416,809	1,105,688	509,285	123,773
New Mexico	1,729,751	430,218	334,734	259,235	192,941	83,220	19,798
New York	18,137,226	5,028,370	3,970,134	3,133,821	2,427,365	1,114,848	290,312
North Carolina	7,425,183	1,994,841	1,562,540	1,225,278	927,739	403,498	94,364
North Dakota	640,883	179,796	146,185	118,856	92,545	47,090	13,790
Ohio	11,186,331	3,081,837	2,446,808	1,934,728	1,494,482	677,952	164,731
Oklahoma	3,317,091	937,651	744,509	586,694	444,453	204,861	54,695
Oregon	3,243,487	906,338	704,202	553,930	430,276	206,496	51,074
Pennsylvania	12,019,661	3,651,889	2,953,688	2,399,851	1,904,822	889,811	213,334
Rhode Island	987,429	285,292	231,087	190,775	156,103	76,133	19,770
South Carolina	3,760,181	992,369	772,713	602,915	453,825	191,964	42,858
South Dakota	737,973	204,284	165,843	134,822	105,198	52,078	14,965
Tennessee	5,368,198	1,474,809	1,149,762	891,533	670,142	299,099	74,503
Texas	19,439,337	4,501,977	3,446,058	2,644,204	1,959,722	854,220	216,212
Utah	2,059,148	401,808	310,533	240,263	180,029	81,823	19,792
Vermont	588,978	155,386	119,031	93,285	72,213	33,384	9,039
Virginia	6,733,996	1,704,714	1,299,405	997,886	755,546	330,521	77,808
Washington	5,610,362	1,414,200	1,080,186	840,556	647,348	304,734	74,904
West Virginia	1,815,787	568,466	455,169	360,139	274,333	122,638	30,060
Wisconsin	5,169,677	1,393,235	1,105,108	879,459	683,357	328,343	88,055
Wyoming	479,743	124,724	95,759	73,298	54,300	23,785	5,993

Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233
See: http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/state/sasrh/sasrh97.txt
Table compiled by the U.S. Administration on Aging
File: stterr97.xls:97-50+#

Last Modified: 2/1/2011 10:40:14 AM