Population Under Age 18 and 65 and Older: 2000, 2010, and 2030
| State | 2000 | 2010 | 2030 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Under 18 | Under 18 (% of total population) | # 65 and older | 65 and older (% of total population) | # Under 18 | Under 18 (% of total population) | # 65 and older | 65 and older (% of total population) | # Under 18 | Under 18 (% of total population) | # 65 and older | 65 and older (% of total population) | |
| United States | 72,293,812 | 25.7 | 34,991,753 | 12.4 | 74,431,511 | 24.1 | 40,243,713 | 13.0 | 85,707,297 | 23.6 | 71,453,471 | 19.7 |
| Alabama | 1,123,422 | 25.3 | 579,798 | 13.0 | 1,092,184 | 23.8 | 648,889 | 14.1 | 1,112,264 | 22.8 | 1,039,160 | 21.3 |
| Alaska | 190,717 | 30.4 | 35,699 | 5.7 | 183,983 | 26.5 | 56,548 | 8.1 | 249,293 | 28.7 | 127,202 | 14.7 |
| Arizona | 1,366,947 | 26.6 | 667,839 | 13.0 | 1,688,464 | 25.4 | 922,010 | 13.9 | 2,607,152 | 24.3 | 2,371,354 | 22.1 |
| Arkansas | 680,369 | 25.4 | 374,019 | 14.0 | 702,656 | 24.4 | 412,152 | 14.3 | 783,223 | 24.2 | 656,406 | 20.3 |
| California | 9,249,829 | 27.3 | 3,595,658 | 10.6 | 9,496,978 | 24.9 | 4,392,708 | 11.5 | 11,046,140 | 23.8 | 8,288,241 | 17.8 |
| Colorado | 1,100,795 | 25.6 | 416,073 | 9.7 | 1,188,583 | 24.6 | 517,419 | 10.7 | 1,464,836 | 25.3 | 956,278 | 16.5 |
| Connecticut | 841,688 | 24.7 | 470,183 | 13.8 | 814,008 | 22.8 | 515,621 | 14.4 | 823,436 | 22.3 | 794,405 | 21.5 |
| Delaware | 194,587 | 24.8 | 101,726 | 13.0 | 202,208 | 22.9 | 124,972 | 14.1 | 218,760 | 21.6 | 237,823 | 23.5 |
| District of Columbia | 114,992 | 20.1 | 69,898 | 12.2 | 114,064 | 21.5 | 61,036 | 11.5 | 100,589 | 23.2 | 58,238 | 13.4 |
| Florida | 3,646,340 | 22.8 | 2,807,597 | 17.6 | 4,086,123 | 21.2 | 3,418,697 | 17.8 | 5,770,082 | 20.1 | 7,769,452 | 27.1 |
| Georgia | 2,169,234 | 26.5 | 785,275 | 9.6 | 2,502,386 | 26.1 | 980,824 | 10.2 | 3,146,624 | 26.2 | 1,907,837 | 15.9 |
| Hawaii | 295,767 | 24.4 | 160,601 | 13.3 | 316,263 | 23.6 | 191,065 | 14.3 | 325,503 | 22.2 | 326,957 | 22.3 |
| Idaho | 369,030 | 28.5 | 145,916 | 11.3 | 400,237 | 26.4 | 181,416 | 12.0 | 486,088 | 24.7 | 361,033 | 18.3 |
| Illinois | 3,245,451 | 26.1 | 1,500,025 | 12.1 | 3,196,906 | 24.7 | 1,600,863 | 12.4 | 3,259,113 | 24.3 | 2,412,177 | 18.0 |
| Indiana | 1,574,396 | 25.9 | 752,831 | 12.4 | 1,596,185 | 25.0 | 811,290 | 12.7 | 1,701,424 | 25.0 | 1,231,873 | 18.1 |
| Iowa | 733,638 | 25.1 | 436,213 | 14.9 | 711,056 | 23.6 | 449,887 | 14.9 | 663,301 | 22.4 | 663,186 | 22.4 |
| Kansas | 712,993 | 26.5 | 356,229 | 13.3 | 698,996 | 24.9 | 375,315 | 13.4 | 708,946 | 24.1 | 593,091 | 20.2 |
| Kentucky | 994,818 | 24.6 | 504,793 | 12.5 | 1,002,307 | 23.5 | 557,471 | 13.1 | 1,027,976 | 22.6 | 903,450 | 19.8 |
| Louisiana | 1,219,799 | 27.3 | 516,929 | 11.6 | 1,171,502 | 25.4 | 582,340 | 12.6 | 1,149,939 | 23.9 | 944,212 | 19.7 |
| Maine | 301,238 | 23.6 | 183,402 | 14.4 | 269,232 | 19.8 | 212,278 | 15.6 | 255,393 | 18.1 | 374,017 | 26.5 |
| Maryland | 1,356,172 | 25.6 | 599,307 | 11.3 | 1,406,294 | 23.8 | 717,987 | 12.2 | 1,718,368 | 24.5 | 1,235,695 | 17.6 |
| Massachusetts | 1,500,064 | 23.6 | 860,162 | 13.5 | 1,483,853 | 22.3 | 908,565 | 13.7 | 1,545,614 | 22.0 | 1,463,110 | 20.9 |
| Michigan | 2,595,767 | 26.1 | 1,219,018 | 12.3 | 2,487,058 | 23.8 | 1,334,491 | 12.8 | 2,433,329 | 22.8 | 2,080,725 | 19.5 |
| Minnesota | 1,286,894 | 26.2 | 594,266 | 12.1 | 1,289,963 | 23.8 | 670,429 | 12.4 | 1,505,527 | 23.9 | 1,193,124 | 18.9 |
| Mississippi | 775,187 | 27.3 | 343,523 | 12.1 | 759,450 | 25.6 | 379,025 | 12.8 | 712,022 | 23.0 | 634,067 | 20.5 |
| Missouri | 1,427,692 | 25.5 | 755,379 | 13.5 | 1,411,394 | 23.8 | 821,645 | 13.9 | 1,497,099 | 23.3 | 1,301,714 | 20.2 |
| Montana | 230,062 | 25.5 | 120,949 | 13.4 | 212,312 | 21.9 | 144,961 | 15.0 | 210,342 | 20.1 | 269,558 | 25.8 |
| Nebraska | 450,242 | 26.3 | 232,195 | 13.6 | 446,256 | 25.2 | 243,313 | 13.8 | 456,338 | 25.1 | 375,811 | 20.6 |
| Nevada | 511,799 | 25.6 | 218,929 | 11.0 | 665,085 | 24.7 | 329,621 | 12.3 | 1,075,633 | 25.1 | 797,179 | 18.6 |
| New Hampshire | 309,562 | 25.0 | 147,970 | 12.0 | 304,164 | 22.0 | 178,823 | 12.9 | 355,531 | 21.6 | 352,786 | 21.4 |
| New Jersey | 2,087,558 | 24.8 | 1,113,136 | 13.2 | 2,088,224 | 23.2 | 1,231,585 | 13.7 | 2,175,752 | 22.2 | 1,959,545 | 20.0 |
| New Mexico | 508,574 | 28.0 | 212,225 | 11.7 | 479,405 | 24.2 | 278,967 | 14.1 | 455,808 | 21.7 | 555,184 | 26.4 |
| New York | 4,690,107 | 24.7 | 2,448,352 | 12.9 | 4,420,876 | 22.7 | 2,651,655 | 13.6 | 4,325,477 | 22.2 | 3,916,891 | 20.1 |
| North Carolina | 1,964,047 | 24.4 | 969,048 | 12.0 | 2,268,838 | 24.3 | 1,161,164 | 12.4 | 3,080,611 | 25.2 | 2,173,173 | 17.8 |
| North Dakota | 160,849 | 25.0 | 94,478 | 14.7 | 141,964 | 22.3 | 97,108 | 15.3 | 128,313 | 21.2 | 152,358 | 25.1 |
| Ohio | 2,888,339 | 25.4 | 1,507,757 | 13.3 | 2,744,431 | 23.7 | 1,586,981 | 13.7 | 2,640,671 | 22.9 | 2,357,022 | 20.4 |
| Oklahoma | 892,360 | 25.9 | 455,950 | 13.2 | 895,073 | 24.9 | 494,966 | 13.8 | 977,929 | 25.0 | 757,553 | 19.4 |
| Oregon | 846,526 | 24.7 | 438,177 | 12.8 | 863,166 | 22.8 | 494,328 | 13.0 | 1,118,070 | 23.1 | 881,957 | 18.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,922,221 | 23.8 | 1,919,165 | 15.6 | 2,747,595 | 21.8 | 1,956,235 | 15.5 | 2,746,199 | 21.5 | 2,890,068 | 22.6 |
| Rhode Island | 247,822 | 23.6 | 152,402 | 14.5 | 249,273 | 22.3 | 157,358 | 14.1 | 252,731 | 21.9 | 246,507 | 21.4 |
| South Carolina | 1,009,641 | 25.2 | 485,333 | 12.1 | 1,036,349 | 23.3 | 605,660 | 13.6 | 1,143,807 | 22.2 | 1,134,459 | 22.0 |
| South Dakota | 202,649 | 26.8 | 108,131 | 14.3 | 194,152 | 24.7 | 114,459 | 14.6 | 195,896 | 24.5 | 185,064 | 23.1 |
| Tennessee | 1,398,521 | 24.6 | 703,311 | 12.4 | 1,478,915 | 23.7 | 829,023 | 13.3 | 1,791,281 | 24.3 | 1,417,708 | 19.2 |
| Texas | 5,886,759 | 28.2 | 2,072,532 | 9.9 | 6,785,408 | 27.5 | 2,587,383 | 10.5 | 8,990,095 | 27.0 | 5,186,185 | 15.6 |
| Utah | 718,698 | 32.2 | 190,222 | 8.5 | 818,985 | 31.6 | 234,798 | 9.0 | 1,060,166 | 30.4 | 460,553 | 13.2 |
| Vermont | 147,523 | 24.2 | 77,510 | 12.7 | 132,372 | 20.3 | 93,442 | 14.3 | 138,959 | 19.5 | 173,940 | 24.4 |
| Virginia | 1,738,262 | 24.6 | 792,333 | 11.2 | 1,880,184 | 23.5 | 994,359 | 12.4 | 2,320,190 | 23.6 | 1,843,988 | 18.8 |
| Washington | 1,513,843 | 25.7 | 662,148 | 11.2 | 1,488,423 | 22.8 | 795,528 | 12.2 | 1,964,633 | 22.8 | 1,563,901 | 18.1 |
| West Virginia | 402,393 | 22.3 | 276,895 | 15.3 | 382,311 | 20.9 | 292,402 | 16.0 | 325,351 | 18.9 | 426,443 | 24.8 |
| Wisconsin | 1,368,756 | 25.5 | 702,553 | 13.1 | 1,319,144 | 23.0 | 771,993 | 13.5 | 1,365,476 | 22.2 | 1,312,225 | 21.3 |
| Wyoming | 128,873 | 26.1 | 57,693 | 11.7 | 116,273 | 22.4 | 72,658 | 14.0 | 99,997 | 19.1 | 138,586 | 26.5 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Interim State Population Projections, 2005..