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Share of the population aged 60 and over: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: Share of the population aged 60 and over (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in People 60 and over: living situation, work and income by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

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2026-11-09
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National value: 25.3 (United States).

Washington: 24.1Idaho: 24.6Montana: 29.1North Dakota: 23.5Minnesota: 25.6Michigan: 27.2Ohio: 26.7Pennsylvania: 28.2New York: 26Vermont: 31New Hampshire: 31.1Maine: 32.4Arizona: 26.6California: 23.6New Mexico: 27.8Texas: 20.3Louisiana: 25.4Mississippi: 25.8Alabama: 26Florida: 29.8Georgia: 22.9South Carolina: 27.7North Carolina: 25.4Virginia: 24.9District of Columbia: 18.2Maryland: 25.1Delaware: 29.9New Jersey: 25.3Connecticut: 27.5Rhode Island: 28Massachusetts: 26.7Oregon: 26.6Utah: 17.3Wyoming: 28.4Nevada: 24.6Colorado: 22.8South Dakota: 26.3Nebraska: 24.1Kansas: 24.9Oklahoma: 23.9Iowa: 26.3Missouri: 26.2Wisconsin: 27.9Illinois: 25Kentucky: 25.4Arkansas: 25.5Tennessee: 25.1West Virginia: 29.4Indiana: 24.8Alaska: 21.7Hawaii: 29.2

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • Lowest: 17.3 to 24.1 %
  • Group 2: 24.1 to 25.4 %
  • Group 3: 25.4 to 26.3 %
  • Group 4: 26.3 to 28 %
  • Highest: 28 to 32.4 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

1Maine32.4
2New Hampshire31.1
3Vermont31
4Delaware29.9
5Florida29.8
6West Virginia29.4
7Hawaii29.2
8Montana29.1
9Wyoming28.4
10Pennsylvania28.2
11Rhode Island28
12Wisconsin27.9
13New Mexico27.8
14South Carolina27.7
15Connecticut27.5
16Michigan27.2
17Massachusetts26.7
17Ohio26.7
19Arizona26.6
19Oregon26.6
21Iowa26.3
21South Dakota26.3
23Missouri26.2
24Alabama26
24New York26
26Mississippi25.8
27Minnesota25.6
28Arkansas25.5
29Kentucky25.4
29Louisiana25.4
29North Carolina25.4
32New Jersey25.3
33Maryland25.1
33Tennessee25.1
35Illinois25
36Kansas24.9
36Virginia24.9
38Indiana24.8
39Idaho24.6
39Nevada24.6
41Nebraska24.1
41Washington24.1
43Oklahoma23.9
44California23.6
45North Dakota23.5
46Georgia22.9
47Colorado22.8
48Alaska21.7
49Texas20.3
50District of Columbia18.2
51Utah17.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S0102: Population 60 Years and Over in the United States. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by share of the population aged 60 and over (%, derived) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S0102; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-share-of-the-population-aged-60-and-over/

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