Increasingly, America is becoming a nation of seniors. One of every 8 Americans is over 65 and this rate is growing rapidly. In more than half of the states, the senior population represents over 13% of all residents.
This map shows the percent of people over 65 in the United States by state.
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| State | 65+ Population | State | 65+ Population | |
| Alabama | 13.8% | Montana | 14.6% | |
| Alaska | 7.6% | Nebraska | 13.4% | |
| Arizona | 13.1% | Nevada | 11.6% | |
| Arkansas | 14.3% | New Hampshire | 13.5% | |
| California | 11.2% | New Jersey | 13.5% | |
| Colorado | 10.6% | New Mexico | 13.0% | |
| Connecticut | 13.9% | New York | 13.4% | |
| Delaware | 14.3% | North Carolina | 12.7% | |
| District of Columbia | 11.7% | North Dakota | 14.7% | |
| Florida | 17.2% | Ohio | 13.9% | |
| Georgia | 10.3% | Oklahoma | 13.5% | |
| Hawaii | 14.5% | Oregon | 13.5% | |
| Idaho | 12.1% | Pennsylvania | 15.4% | |
| Illinois | 12.4% | Rhode Island | 14.3% | |
| Indiana | 12.9% | South Carolina | 13.7% | |
| Iowa | 14.8% | South Dakota | 14.5% | |
| Kansas | 13.0% | Tennessee | 13.4% | |
| Kentucky | 13.2% | Texas | 10.2% | |
| Louisiana | 12.3% | Utah | 9.0% | |
| Maine | 15.6% | Vermont | 14.5% | |
| Maryland | 12.2% | Virginia | 12.2% | |
| Massachusetts | 13.6% | Washington | 12.1% | |
| Michigan | 13.4% | West Virginia | 15.8% | |
| Minnesota | 12.7% | Wisconsin | 13.5% | |
| Mississippi | 12.8% | Wyoming | 12.3% | |
| Missouri | 13.7% | |||
| * American Seniors | ||||
