TABLE 5.

Proportion of each racial/ethnic group, overall and in selected registries, in the youngest (20–24) and oldest (≥85) age groups

Racial/ethnic group	Percent of total population age 20–24 in SEER areas (n=5,461,595)	Percent of total population in age ≥ 85 in SEER areas (n=1,157,620)	Ratiob
All registriesa
Non-Hispanic white	51	81	1.59
Black	13	6	0.46
Hispanic	27	7	0.26
Asian	9	6	0.67
American Indian/Alaska Natives	2	0.5	0.25
Three registries with the largest black population
Louisiana	37	23	0.62
New Jersey	19	7	0.37
Atlanta	43	23	0.53
Three registries with the largest Hispanic population
Greater California	39	9	0.23
Los Angeles	55	18	0.33
Greater Bay Area	34	8	0.24
Three registries with the largest Asian populations
Greater California	10	5	0.50
Greater Bay Area	23	15	0.65
Los Angeles	14	12	0.86

^aAdds to greater than 100% because Hispanics can be included in black, Asian, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations

^bThe ratio is the percent in the >85 age group to the percent in the 20–24 age group