| Population for States by Age Group: July 1, 2007 | |||||||||
| Rank Based on Number | Selected Age Group | ||||||||
| State | All Ages | 50+ | 55+ | 60+ | 65+ | 70+ | 75+ | 80+ | 85+ |
| Alabama | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Alaska | 47 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Arizona | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| California | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Connecticut | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Delaware | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 |
| District of Columbia | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Florida | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Georgia | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Hawaii | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Idaho | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
| Illinois | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Indiana | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Iowa | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| Kansas | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Louisiana | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| Maine | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Maryland | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Michigan | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Mississippi | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Missouri | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| Montana | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 |
| Nebraska | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| Nevada | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| New Hampshire | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
| New Jersey | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| New Mexico | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
| New York | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| North Dakota | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
| Ohio | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Oregon | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 |
| South Carolina | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
| South Dakota | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Texas | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Utah | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
| Vermont | 49 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Washington | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| West Virginia | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Wyoming | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Source: Census 2007 Estimates | |||||||||
| http://www.census.gov/popest/datasets.html | |||||||||
| Table compiled by the U.S. Administration on Aging | |||||||||
| File: stterr2007.xls:2007-50+rank# | |||||||||