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1998 Census Estimates of the Older Population, for States

Older Population by Five year Age Groups

Data as of July 1, 1998

Population by Age Group for States: July 1, 1998

All Ages

50 to 54 years

55 to 59 years

60 to 64 years

65 to 69 years

70 to 74 years

75 to 79 years

80 to 84 years

85 years and over

United States Total

270,298,524

15,725,519

12,406,909

10,269,061

9,593,497

8,801,796

7,218,007

4,734,182

4,053,650

Alabama

4,351,999

258,979

211,526

183,800

166,609

146,245

115,410

75,763

64,325

Alaska

614,010

37,885

26,690

18,218

12,189

9,521

6,276

3,255

2,315

Arizona

4,668,631

258,306

208,436

180,929

177,031

162,544

132,316

83,066

62,581

Arkansas

2,538,303

150,258

127,897

112,022

101,370

92,009

74,791

50,630

44,432

California

32,666,550

1,755,317

1,314,599

1,034,321

1,006,031

929,446

777,655

489,331

412,169

Colorado

3,970,971

256,684

188,682

151,681

119,626

101,664

82,654

52,134

45,706

Connecticut

3,274,069

203,207

156,700

122,102

121,342

115,088

100,911

70,220

61,551

Delaware

743,603

43,122

33,691

28,052

28,703

25,557

20,172

12,312

9,582

District of Columbia

523,124

31,776

26,087

21,218

20,282

18,380

15,261

9,751

9,036

Florida

14,915,980

840,548

713,545

663,221

734,448

714,050

591,954

383,614

310,079

Georgia

7,642,207

448,879

338,135

264,571

228,567

193,203

152,549

98,320

82,453

Hawaii

1,193,001

73,099

55,071

44,948

45,605

42,870

33,411

20,046

16,374

Idaho

1,228,684

70,335

57,038

48,080

38,629

33,777

29,395

20,208

17,117

Illinois

12,045,326

684,655

552,580

451,982

403,641

377,669

314,321

214,476

185,862

Indiana

5,899,195

346,219

280,175

229,775

206,516

189,408

154,085

101,610

87,968

Iowa

2,862,447

164,368

136,378

120,918

108,138

103,456

90,342

65,239

63,843

Kansas

2,629,067

146,607

115,148

98,309

91,456

86,515

74,115

51,482

50,545

Kentucky

3,936,499

238,509

195,251

164,357

143,305

126,628

100,467

65,390

57,066

Louisiana

4,368,967

250,046

203,121

172,443

148,703

131,185

103,634

64,496

55,732

Maine

1,244,250

78,526

58,448

48,853

48,913

44,297

35,594

24,061

21,967

Maryland

5,134,808

312,621

236,647

179,081

170,509

153,751

126,058

77,641

63,586

Massachusetts

6,147,132

367,855

276,711

221,080

224,100

214,805

182,474

126,377

112,848

Michigan

9,817,242

575,671

455,203

364,485

340,714

317,036

256,165

169,933

139,192

Minnesota

4,725,419

267,053

210,832

170,359

152,598

140,305

119,966

87,069

83,159

Mississippi

2,752,092

150,012

124,485

109,741

98,056

85,716

67,838

44,649

40,052

Missouri

5,438,559

312,151

257,891

218,240

204,161

186,298

153,747

103,052

98,129

Montana

880,453

56,958

46,279

39,440

31,973

28,575

24,460

17,310

14,720

Nebraska

1,662,719

92,094

73,298

65,064

59,933

54,920

46,850

33,372

33,660

Nevada

1,746,898

107,251

87,156

72,331

65,838

56,075

40,549

22,792

15,081

New Hampshire

1,185,048

69,891

50,345

38,770

39,965

36,038

29,023

19,760

17,512

New Jersey

8,115,011

500,723

395,498

314,800

303,456

283,549

235,209

155,144

128,458

New Mexico

1,736,931

98,749

78,089

67,286

60,030

50,854

40,488

25,074

21,592

New York

18,175,301

1,091,548

879,645

715,148

671,948

617,186

500,266

333,859

300,538

North Carolina

7,546,493

449,353

356,158

304,437

280,699

247,653

194,312

122,631

101,458

North Dakota

638,244

34,996

28,403

26,441

23,094

21,796

18,505

14,393

14,188

Ohio

11,209,493

653,789

529,792

445,136

413,808

390,778

316,803

208,874

170,588

Oklahoma

3,346,713

200,286

166,338

145,799

126,613

113,078

91,896

60,258

56,543

Oregon

3,281,974

211,459

160,376

127,780

112,990

108,427

94,409

63,756

53,136

Pennsylvania

12,001,451

715,803

576,545

493,263

502,827

491,589

412,606

275,869

221,421

Rhode Island

988,480

55,598

42,256

34,379

37,910

39,117

34,065

23,150

20,085

South Carolina

3,835,962

231,343

181,865

154,116

142,000

123,973

97,862

58,235

46,336

South Dakota

738,171

39,074

31,791

29,100

27,226

25,382

21,608

15,714

15,812

Tennessee

5,430,621

337,661

272,236

226,842

200,067

173,653

138,066

90,183

77,243

Texas

19,759,614

1,107,726

852,754

707,087

597,321

515,220

405,840

254,779

226,591

Utah

2,099,758

94,530

74,477

62,004

52,373

47,153

38,330

25,298

20,944

Vermont

590,883

38,140

27,696

21,646

20,421

18,376

14,457

9,969

9,350

Virginia

6,791,345

418,304

319,069

247,734

227,324

198,413

159,928

99,622

81,689

Washington

5,689,263

349,122

256,374

199,627

176,775

161,866

141,706

93,071

78,552

West Virginia

1,811,156

118,310

98,064

87,855

77,303

72,275

56,722

37,292

31,097

Wisconsin

5,223,500

299,833

237,569

200,460

183,769

170,058

141,448

102,366

93,145

Wyoming

480,907

30,290

23,869

19,730

16,592

14,369

11,038

7,286

6,242

Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
See: http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/state/sasrh/sasrh98.txt
Table compiled by the U.S. Administration on Aging
File: stterr98.xls:98-50+x5



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