Census 2000 PHC-T-13. Population and Ranking Tables of the Older Population for the United States, States, Puerto Rico, Places of 100,000 or More Population, and Counties Table 10. States and Puerto Rico Ranked by Percent Change of Population 85 Years and Over: 1990 and 2000 Note: 1990 populations shown in this table were originally published in 1990 Census reports and do not include subsequent revisions due to boundary or other changes. Note: (X) indicates that a ranking is not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1; 1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States (1990 CP-1-1). Internet release date: October 3, 2001 For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf1.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank | Area | 2000 | 1990 | Change, 1990 to 2000 | |------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------- | | Population 85 years and over | Population 85 years and over | | | |------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) United States 4,239,587 1.5 3,080,165 1.2 1,159,422 37.6 1 Nevada 16,989 0.9 7,463 0.6 9,526 127.6 2 Alaska 2,634 0.4 1,251 0.2 1,383 110.6 3 Arizona 68,525 1.3 37,717 1.0 30,808 81.7 4 Hawaii 17,564 1.4 10,397 0.9 7,167 68.9 5 New Mexico 23,306 1.3 14,232 0.9 9,074 63.8 6 South Carolina 50,269 1.3 30,749 0.9 19,520 63.5 7 Utah 21,751 1.0 13,611 0.8 8,140 59.8 8 Idaho 18,057 1.4 11,398 1.1 6,659 58.4 9 Florida 331,287 2.1 210,110 1.6 121,177 57.7 10 Georgia 87,857 1.1 57,244 0.9 30,613 53.5 11 North Carolina 105,461 1.3 69,969 1.1 35,492 50.7 12 Washington 84,085 1.4 56,301 1.2 27,784 49.3 13 Wyoming 6,735 1.4 4,550 1.0 2,185 48.0 14 Oregon 57,431 1.7 38,815 1.4 18,616 48.0 15 Delaware 10,549 1.3 7,142 1.1 3,407 47.7 16 Colorado 48,216 1.1 32,953 1.0 15,263 46.3 17 Virginia 87,266 1.2 59,709 1.0 27,557 46.2 18 Maryland 66,902 1.3 46,496 1.0 20,406 43.9 19 Montana 15,337 1.7 10,676 1.3 4,661 43.7 20 Texas 237,940 1.1 166,605 1.0 71,335 42.8 21 New Jersey 135,999 1.6 95,547 1.2 40,452 42.3 22 California 425,657 1.3 299,107 1.0 126,550 42.3 23 Alabama 67,301 1.5 48,507 1.2 18,794 38.7 24 Tennessee 81,465 1.4 58,794 1.2 22,671 38.6 25 Pennsylvania 237,567 1.9 171,836 1.4 65,731 38.3 26 New Hampshire 18,231 1.5 13,286 1.2 4,945 37.2 27 Connecticut 64,273 1.9 46,993 1.4 17,280 36.8 28 Louisiana 58,676 1.3 43,633 1.0 15,043 34.5 29 Michigan 142,460 1.4 106,907 1.2 35,553 33.3 30 Vermont 9,996 1.6 7,523 1.3 2,473 32.9 31 Mississippi 42,891 1.5 32,335 1.3 10,556 32.6 32 Arkansas 46,492 1.7 35,216 1.5 11,276 32.0 33 North Dakota 14,726 2.3 11,240 1.8 3,486 31.0 34 Rhode Island 20,897 2.0 16,016 1.6 4,881 30.5 35 Illinois 192,031 1.5 147,549 1.3 44,482 30.1 36 Wisconsin 95,625 1.8 74,293 1.5 21,332 28.7 37 Ohio 176,796 1.6 138,030 1.3 38,766 28.1 38 Maine 23,316 1.8 18,226 1.5 5,090 27.9 39 Indiana 91,558 1.5 71,751 1.3 19,807 27.6 40 Massachusetts 116,692 1.8 92,209 1.5 24,483 26.6 41 Kentucky 58,261 1.4 46,367 1.3 11,894 25.7 42 New York 311,488 1.6 248,173 1.4 63,315 25.5 43 West Virginia 31,779 1.8 25,451 1.4 6,328 24.9 44 Oklahoma 57,175 1.7 45,848 1.5 11,327 24.7 45 Minnesota 85,601 1.7 68,835 1.6 16,766 24.4 46 Kansas 51,770 1.9 42,241 1.7 9,529 22.6 47 Missouri 98,571 1.8 81,217 1.6 17,354 21.4 48 South Dakota 16,086 2.1 13,343 1.9 2,743 20.6 49 Iowa 65,118 2.2 55,255 2.0 9,863 17.8 50 Nebraska 33,953 2.0 29,202 1.9 4,751 16.3 (X) District of Columbia 8,975 1.6 7,847 1.3 1,128 14.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Puerto Rico 47,706 1.3 32,665 0.9 15,041 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------