% Of State Population
State | % Of State Population↓ | % Of National Over 65 Population | Population over 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 20.1% | 8.3% | 4,205,428 | |
| Maine | 20% | 0.5% | 267,568 | |
| West Virginia | 19.4% | 0.7% | 352,114 | |
| Vermont | 18.8% | 0.2% | 117,264 | |
| Delaware | 18.2% | 0.3% | 174,174 | |
| Montana | 18.2% | 0.4% | 190,711 | |
| Hawaii | 17.8% | 0.5% | 253,606 | |
| Pennsylvania | 17.8% | 4.5% | 2,281,720 | |
| New Hampshire | 17.5% | 0.5% | 235,795 | |
| Oregon | 17.2% | 1.4% | 709,555 | |
| South Carolina | 17.2% | 1.7% | 863,558 | |
| Arizona | 17.1% | 2.4% | 1,206,748 | |
| New Mexico | 16.9% | 0.7% | 352,687 | |
| Connecticut | 16.8% | 1.2% | 601,053 | |
| Rhode Island | 16.8% | 0.4% | 177,889 | |
| Iowa | 16.7% | 1% | 525,522 | |
| Michigan | 16.7% | 3.3% | 1,666,343 | |
| Ohio | 16.7% | 3.8% | 1,941,294 | |
| Arkansas | 16.6% | 1% | 498,778 | |
| Alabama | 16.5% | 1.6% | 804,881 | |
| Missouri | 16.5% | 2% | 1,006,725 | |
| Wisconsin | 16.5% | 1.9% | 953,571 | |
| South Dakota | 16.3% | 0.3% | 141,534 | |
| Massachusetts | 16.2% | 2.2% | 1,107,089 | |
| New York | 16.1% | 6.2% | 3,146,306 | |
| Kentucky | 16% | 1.4% | 710,138 | |
| Tennessee | 16% | 2.2% | 1,075,124 | |
| New Jersey | 15.9% | 2.8% | 1,410,285 | |
| North Carolina | 15.9% | 3.2% | 1,628,013 | |
| Wyoming | 15.7% | 0.2% | 91,462 | |
| Idaho | 15.4% | 0.5% | 264,889 | |
| Indiana | 15.4% | 2% | 1,023,588 | |
| Kansas | 15.4% | 0.9% | 449,327 | |
| Minnesota | 15.4% | 1.7% | 858,698 | |
| Mississippi | 15.4% | 0.9% | 461,022 | |
| Nebraska | 15.4% | 0.6% | 294,069 | |
| Nevada | 15.4% | 0.9% | 457,181 | |
| Oklahoma | 15.3% | 1.2% | 603,394 | |
| Illinois | 15.2% | 3.8% | 1,942,534 | |
| Washington | 15.1% | 2.2% | 1,117,673 | |
| Louisiana | 15% | 1.4% | 698,018 | |
| Maryland | 15% | 1.8% | 902,678 | |
| Virginia | 15% | 2.5% | 1,271,946 | |
| North Dakota | 14.9% | 0.2% | 112,883 | |
| California | 14% | 10.8% | 5,486,041 | |
| Colorado | 13.8% | 1.5% | 773,706 | |
| Georgia | 13.5% | 2.8% | 1,406,485 | |
| Texas | 12.3% | 6.8% | 3,462,527 | |
| District of Columbia | 12.1% | 0.2% | 83,670 | |
| Alaska | 11.2% | 0.2% | 82,583 | |
| Utah | 10.8% | 0.7% | 333,949 | |
| United States | 50,783,796 |