US states by share of population aged 65 and over

Name: US states by share of population aged 65 and over, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Maine had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 51 states in 2022, at 23%. Utah had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 18.1% and the figure for the United States was 17.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23Maine

Lowest12.2Utah

Median18.151 states

United States17.7History

All states, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Maine	23	+0.6 pts
2	Vermont	22.1	+0.7 pts
3	Florida	21.8	+0.2 pts
4	West Virginia	21.3	+0.4 pts
5	Hawaii	21	+0.7 pts
6	Delaware	20.9	+0.6 pts
7	New Hampshire	20.8	+0.7 pts
8	Montana	20.7	+0.4 pts
9	Pennsylvania	20	+0.5 pts
10	South Carolina	19.8	+0.4 pts
11	Oregon	19.8	+0.5 pts
12	New Mexico	19.7	+0.6 pts
13	Arizona	19.4	+0.3 pts
14	Rhode Island	19.4	+0.5 pts
15	Wisconsin	19.1	+0.5 pts
16	Wyoming	19	+0.6 pts
17	Michigan	19	+0.5 pts
18	Connecticut	18.9	+0.5 pts
19	Iowa	18.9	+0.4 pts
20	Ohio	18.8	+0.4 pts
21	Massachusetts	18.5	+0.5 pts
22	Missouri	18.4	+0.4 pts
23	South Dakota	18.3	+0.3 pts
24	Alabama	18.3	+0.4 pts
25	Arkansas	18.1	+0.3 pts
26	Mississippi	18.1	+0.4 pts
27	New York	18	+0.5 pts
28	North Carolina	17.9	+0.4 pts
29	Kentucky	17.8	+0.3 pts
30	Minnesota	17.7	+0.5 pts
31	Tennessee	17.7	+0.2 pts
32	Kansas	17.7	+0.5 pts
33	Idaho	17.5	+0.3 pts
34	Illinois	17.4	+0.5 pts
35	Louisiana	17.4	+0.5 pts
36	New Jersey	17.3	+0.4 pts
37	Washington	17.2	+0.4 pts
38	Indiana	17.2	+0.4 pts
39	Nebraska	17.2	+0.4 pts
40	Nevada	17.1	+0.3 pts
41	Virginia	17.1	+0.5 pts
42	Oklahoma	17	+0.3 pts
43	Maryland	16.9	+0.5 pts
44	North Dakota	16.8	+0.5 pts
45	California	16.2	+0.4 pts
46	Colorado	16	+0.4 pts
47	Georgia	15.5	+0.3 pts
48	Alaska	14.2	+0.5 pts
49	Texas	14	+0.3 pts
50	District of Columbia	13.1	+0.1 pts
51	Utah	12.2	+0.2 pts

Other periods

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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Questions

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

Maine, with 23% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Utah, with 12.2% in 2022.

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.