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Ranking of States by Projected Percent of Population Age 65 and Older: 2000, 2010, and 2030
2000 State Rankings
| 2000 State |
2000 Percent |
2000 Rank |
| United States |
12.4 |
(x) |
| Florida |
17.6 |
1 |
| Pennsylvania |
15.6 |
2 |
| West Virginia |
15.3 |
3 |
| Iowa |
14.9 |
4 |
| North Dakota |
14.7 |
5 |
| Rhode Island |
14.5 |
6 |
| Maine |
14.4 |
7 |
| South Dakota |
14.3 |
8 |
| Arkansas |
14.0 |
9 |
| Connecticut |
13.8 |
10 |
| Nebraska |
13.6 |
11 |
| Massachusetts |
13.5 |
12 |
| Missouri |
13.5 |
13 |
| Montana |
13.4 |
14 |
| Ohio |
13.3 |
15 |
| Hawaii |
13.3 |
16 |
| Kansas |
13.3 |
17 |
| New Jersey |
13.2 |
18 |
| Oklahoma |
13.2 |
19 |
| Wisconsin |
13.1 |
20 |
| Alabama |
13.0 |
21 |
| Arizona |
13.0 |
22 |
| Delaware |
13.0 |
23 |
| New York |
12.9 |
24 |
| Oregon |
12.8 |
25 |
| Vermont |
12.7 |
26 |
| Kentucky |
12.5 |
27 |
| Indiana |
12.4 |
28 |
| Tennessee |
12.4 |
29 |
| Michigan |
12.3 |
30 |
| District of Columbia |
12.2 |
31 |
| South Carolina |
12.1 |
32 |
| Minnesota |
12.1 |
33 |
| Illinois |
12.1 |
34 |
| Mississippi |
12.1 |
35 |
| North Carolina |
12.0 |
36 |
| New Hampshire |
12.0 |
37 |
| Wyoming |
11.7 |
38 |
| New Mexico |
11.7 |
39 |
| Louisiana |
11.6 |
40 |
| Maryland |
11.3 |
41 |
| Idaho |
11.3 |
42 |
| Washington |
11.2 |
43 |
| Virginia |
11.2 |
44 |
| Nevada |
11.0 |
45 |
| California |
10.6 |
46 |
| Texas |
9.9 |
47 |
| Colorado |
9.7 |
48 |
| Georgia |
9.6 |
49 |
| Utah |
8.5 |
50 |
| Alaska |
5.7 |
51 |
2010 State Rankings
| 2010 State |
2010 Percent |
2010 Rank |
| United States |
13.0 |
(x) |
| Florida |
17.8 |
1 |
| West Virginia |
16.0 |
2 |
| Maine |
15.6 |
3 |
| Pennsylvania |
15.5 |
4 |
| North Dakota |
15.3 |
5 |
| Montana |
15.0 |
6 |
| Iowa |
14.9 |
7 |
| South Dakota |
14.6 |
8 |
| Connecticut |
14.4 |
9 |
| Arkansas |
14.3 |
10 |
| Vermont |
14.3 |
11 |
| Hawaii |
14.3 |
12 |
| Delaware |
14.1 |
13 |
| Alabama |
14.1 |
14 |
| Rhode Island |
14.1 |
15 |
| New Mexico |
14.1 |
16 |
| Wyoming |
14.0 |
17 |
| Arizona |
13.9 |
18 |
| Missouri |
13.9 |
19 |
| Oklahoma |
13.8 |
20 |
| Nebraska |
13.8 |
21 |
| Ohio |
13.7 |
22 |
| Massachusetts |
13.7 |
23 |
| New Jersey |
13.7 |
24 |
| New York |
13.6 |
25 |
| South Carolina |
13.6 |
26 |
| Wisconsin |
13.5 |
27 |
| Kansas |
13.4 |
28 |
| Tennessee |
13.3 |
29 |
| Kentucky |
13.1 |
30 |
| Oregon |
13.0 |
31 |
| Michigan |
12.8 |
32 |
| Mississippi |
12.8 |
33 |
| Indiana |
12.7 |
34 |
| Louisiana |
12.6 |
35 |
| New Hampshire |
12.6 |
36 |
| North Carolina |
12.4 |
37 |
| Virginia |
12.4 |
38 |
| Illinois |
12.4 |
39 |
| Minnesota |
12.4 |
40 |
| Nevada |
12.3 |
41 |
| Washington |
12.2 |
42 |
| Maryland |
12.2 |
43 |
| Idaho |
12.0 |
44 |
| California |
11.5 |
45 |
| District of Columbia |
11.5 |
46 |
| Colorado |
10.7 |
47 |
| Texas |
10.5 |
48 |
| Georgia |
10.2 |
49 |
| Utah |
9.0 |
50 |
| Alaska |
8.1 |
51 |
2030 State Rankings
| 2030 State |
2030 Percent |
2030 Rank |
| United States |
19.7 |
(x) |
| Florida |
27.1 |
1 |
| Maine |
26.5 |
2 |
| Wyoming |
26.5 |
3 |
| New Mexico |
26.4 |
4 |
| Montana |
25.8 |
5 |
| North Dakota |
25.1 |
6 |
| West Virginia |
24.8 |
7 |
| Vermont |
24.4 |
8 |
| Delaware |
23.5 |
9 |
| South Dakota |
23.1 |
10 |
| Pennsylvania |
22.6 |
11 |
| Iowa |
22.4 |
12 |
| Hawaii |
22.3 |
13 |
| Arizona |
22.1 |
14 |
| South Carolina |
22.0 |
15 |
| Connecticut |
21.5 |
16 |
| New Hampshire |
21.4 |
17 |
| Rhode Island |
21.4 |
18 |
| Wisconsin |
21.3 |
19 |
| Alabama |
21.3 |
20 |
| Massachusetts |
20.9 |
21 |
| Nebraska |
20.6 |
22 |
| Mississippi |
20.5 |
23 |
| Ohio |
20.4 |
24 |
| Arkansas |
20.3 |
25 |
| Missouri |
20.2 |
26 |
| Kansas |
20.2 |
27 |
| New York |
20.1 |
28 |
| New Jersey |
20.0 |
29 |
| Kentucky |
19.8 |
30 |
| Louisiana |
19.7 |
31 |
| Michigan |
19.5 |
32 |
| Oklahoma |
19.4 |
33 |
| Tennessee |
19.2 |
34 |
| Minnesota |
18.9 |
35 |
| Virginia |
18.8 |
36 |
| Nevada |
18.6 |
37 |
| Idaho |
18.3 |
38 |
| Oregon |
18.2 |
39 |
| Washington |
18.1 |
40 |
| Indiana |
18.1 |
41 |
| Illinois |
18.0 |
42 |
| California |
17.8 |
43 |
| North Carolina |
17.8 |
44 |
| Maryland |
17.6 |
45 |
| Colorado |
16.5 |
46 |
| Georgia |
15.9 |
47 |
| Texas |
15.6 |
48 |
| Alaska |
14.7 |
49 |
| District of Columbia |
13.4 |
50 |
| Utah |
13.2 |
51 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, State Interim Population Projections by Age and Sex: 2004-2030.
