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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Econ. 2023 Mar 17;221:104860. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104860

Table 1 –

Heterogeneity in Elderly Share Across Local TV Markets

TV Market Share 65+ Pop 65+ (Census 2000) Total Pop (Census 2000) TV Market Ranking (Size)

Top 8 High Elderly Share Markets
FT. MYERS-NAPLES 0.257 234,535 912,887 62
WEST PALM BEACH-FT. PIERCE 0.238 380,814 1,598,528 38
TAMPA-ST. PETE (SARASOTA) 0.213 787,553 3,702,269 14
WILKES BARRE-SCRANTON-HZTN 0.175 259,761 1,481,798 54
PITTSBURGH 0.173 503,077 2,901,329 23
ORLANDO-DAYTONA BCH-MELBRN 0.167 488,991 2,926,227 18
PADUCAH-CAPE GIRARD-HARSBG 0.158 156,329 987,215 81
SPRINGFIELD, MO 0.158 148,844 942,604 75
Top 8 Low Elderly Share Markets
HOUSTON 0.082 410,910 5,020,575 10
SALT LAKE CITY 0.085 204,008 2,387,354 33
AUSTIN 0.085 116,640 1,371,385 40
ATLANTA 0.085 437,654 5,149,717 9
DALLAS-FT. WORTH 0.087 503,232 5,761,057 5
DENVER 0.093 320,372 3,451,529 17
WASHINGTON, DC (HAGRSTWN) 0.096 501,141 5,232,970 8
LOS ANGELES 0.098 1,578,642 16,144,245 2