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US states by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Maine had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 51 states in 2025, at 24.6%. Utah had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 19.3% and the figure for the United States was 18.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.6Maine
Lowest13Utah
Median19.351 states
United States18.9History

All states, 2025

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MaineMaine: 24.6 %24.6VermontVermont: 24.1 %24.1New HampshireNew Hampshire: 23 %23FloridaFlorida: 22.8 %22.8DelawareDelaware: 22.8 %22.8HawaiiHawaii: 22.6 %22.6West VirginiaWest Virginia: 22.5 %22.5MontanaMontana: 22.2 %22.2PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 21.4 %21.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 21.1 %21.1South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 21.1 %21.1OregonOregon: 21 %21Rhode IslandRhode Island: 20.9 %20.9WisconsinWisconsin: 20.8 %20.8WyomingWyoming: 20.7 %20.7ArizonaArizona: 20.6 %20.6MichiganMichigan: 20.5 %20.5ConnecticutConnecticut: 20.4 %20.4OhioOhio: 20.2 %20.2IowaIowa: 20.1 %20.1MassachusettsMassachusetts: 19.9 %19.9MissouriMissouri: 19.6 %19.6AlabamaAlabama: 19.4 %19.4South DakotaSouth Dakota: 19.4 %19.4MississippiMississippi: 19.3 %19.3New YorkNew York: 19.3 %19.3MinnesotaMinnesota: 19.1 %19.1ArkansasArkansas: 19 %19North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 18.9 %18.9KansasKansas: 18.9 %18.9KentuckyKentucky: 18.8 %18.8LouisianaLouisiana: 18.8 %18.8IllinoisIllinois: 18.7 %18.7IdahoIdaho: 18.7 %18.7TennesseeTennessee: 18.6 %18.6New JerseyNew Jersey: 18.5 %18.5IndianaIndiana: 18.4 %18.4VirginiaVirginia: 18.4 %18.4MarylandMaryland: 18.4 %18.4NevadaNevada: 18.3 %18.3WashingtonWashington: 18.3 %18.3NebraskaNebraska: 18.3 %18.3OklahomaOklahoma: 18 %18North DakotaNorth Dakota: 17.9 %17.9CaliforniaCalifornia: 17.5 %17.5ColoradoColorado: 17.1 %17.1GeorgiaGeorgia: 16.7 %16.7AlaskaAlaska: 15.8 %15.8TexasTexas: 14.9 %14.9District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 13.6 %13.6UtahUtah: 13 %13
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Maine24.6+0.5 pts
2Vermont24.1+0.7 pts
3New Hampshire23+0.7 pts
4Florida22.8+0.5 pts
5Delaware22.8+0.7 pts
6Hawaii22.6+0.5 pts
7West Virginia22.5+0.3 pts
8Montana22.2+0.5 pts
9Pennsylvania21.4+0.5 pts
10New Mexico21.1+0.5 pts
11South Carolina21.1+0.5 pts
12Oregon21+0.4 pts
13Rhode Island20.9+0.5 pts
14Wisconsin20.8+0.6 pts
15Wyoming20.7+0.5 pts
16Arizona20.6+0.4 pts
17Michigan20.5+0.5 pts
18Connecticut20.4+0.5 pts
19Ohio20.2+0.4 pts
20Iowa20.1+0.4 pts
21Massachusetts19.9+0.5 pts
22Missouri19.6+0.4 pts
23Alabama19.4+0.4 pts
24South Dakota19.4+0.4 pts
25Mississippi19.3+0.4 pts
26New York19.3+0.5 pts
27Minnesota19.1+0.5 pts
28Arkansas19+0.3 pts
29North Carolina18.9+0.4 pts
30Kansas18.9+0.4 pts
31Kentucky18.8+0.4 pts
32Louisiana18.8+0.5 pts
33Illinois18.7+0.4 pts
34Idaho18.7+0.4 pts
35Tennessee18.6+0.3 pts
36New Jersey18.5+0.5 pts
37Indiana18.4+0.4 pts
38Virginia18.4+0.4 pts
39Maryland18.4+0.5 pts
40Nevada18.3+0.4 pts
41Washington18.3+0.3 pts
42Nebraska18.3+0.4 pts
43Oklahoma18+0.3 pts
44North Dakota17.9+0.3 pts
45California17.5+0.5 pts
46Colorado17.1+0.5 pts
47Georgia16.7+0.4 pts
48Alaska15.8+0.5 pts
49Texas14.9+0.3 pts
50District of Columbia13.6+0.3 pts
51Utah13+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which state has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Maine, with 24.6% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Utah, with 13% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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