Population 65 Years and Over and 85 Years and Over, Region, and State: 1998

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  February 11, 2000

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United States            |                     |
Region and State         |  65 Years and Over  |  85 Years and Over
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State                    |   Number |  Percent |   Number |  Percent
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United States              34401132       12.7    4053650        1.5

Alabama                      568352       13.1      64325        1.5
Alaska                        33556        5.5       2315        0.4
Arizona                      617538       13.2      62581        1.3
Arkansas                     363232       14.3      44432        1.8
California                  3614632       11.1     412169        1.3

Colorado                     401784       10.1      45706        1.2
Connecticut                  469112       14.3      61551        1.9
Delaware                      96326       13.0       9582        1.3
District of Columbia          72710       13.9       9036        1.7
Florida                     2734145       18.3     310079        2.1

Georgia                      755092        9.9      82453        1.1
Hawaii                       158306       13.3      16374        1.4
Idaho                        139126       11.3      17117        1.4
Illinois                    1495969       12.4     185862        1.5
Indiana                      739587       12.5      87968        1.5

Iowa                         431018       15.1      63843        2.2
Kansas                       354113       13.5      50545        1.9
Kentucky                     492856       12.5      57066        1.4
Louisiana                    503750       11.5      55732        1.3
Maine                        174832       14.1      21967        1.8

Maryland                     591545       11.5      63586        1.2
Massachusetts                860604       14.0     112848        1.8
Michigan                    1223040       12.5     139192        1.4
Minnesota                    583097       12.3      83159        1.8
Mississippi                  336311       12.2      40052        1.5

Missouri                     745387       13.7      98129        1.8
Montana                      117038       13.3      14720        1.7
Nebraska                     228735       13.8      33660        2.0
Nevada                       200335       11.5      15081        0.9
New Hampshire                142298       12.0      17512        1.5

New Jersey                  1105816       13.6     128458        1.6
New Mexico                   198038       11.4      21592        1.2
New York                    2423797       13.3     300538        1.7
North Carolina               946753       12.5     101458        1.3
North Dakota                  91976       14.4      14188        2.2

Ohio                        1500851       13.4     170588        1.5
Oklahoma                     448388       13.4      56543        1.7
Oregon                       432718       13.2      53136        1.6
Pennsylvania                1904312       15.9     221421        1.8
Rhode Island                 154327       15.6      20085        2.0

South Carolina               468406       12.2      46336        1.2
South Dakota                 105742       14.3      15812        2.1
Tennessee                    679212       12.5      77243        1.4
Texas                       1999751       10.1     226591        1.1
Utah                         184098        8.8      20944        1.0

Vermont                       72573       12.3       9350        1.6
Virginia                     766976       11.3      81689        1.2
Washington                   651970       11.5      78552        1.4
West Virginia                274689       15.2      31097        1.7
Wisconsin                    690786       13.2      93145        1.8
Wyoming                       55527       11.5       6242        1.3

Northeast                   7307671       14.1     893730        1.7
Midwest                     8190301       13.0    1036091        1.6
South                      12098494       12.7    1357300        1.4
West                        6804666       11.3     766529        1.3
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ST-98-40, "Population Estimates
     for States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 1998."