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. 1995 Fall;17(1):201–254.

Table 3. Total Population and Population 65 Years of Age or Over, by Region and State: July 1,1980 and July 1,1993.

Region and State Total Population 65 Years of Age or Over 65 Years of as a Age or Over Percent of Total
1980 1993 Average Annual percent Growth 1980-93 1980 1993 Average Annual Percent Growth 1980-93 1980 1993
Thousands Thousands
United States 227,225 257,783 1.0 25,707 32,773 1.9 11.3 12.7
New England 12,372 13,235 0.5 1,529 1,833 1.4 12.4 13.9
Connecticut 3,113 3,278 0.4 368 461 1.8 11.8 14.1
Maine 1,127 1,240 0.7 142 171 1.5 12.6 13.8
Massachusetts 5,746 6,018 0.4 730 843 1.1 12.7 14.0
New Hampshire 924 1,124 1.5 104 134 2.0 11.2 11.9
Rhode Island 949 1,000 0.4 128 155 1.5 13.4 15.5
Vermont 513 576 0.9 58 70 1.4 11.4 12.1
Mideast 42,272 44,278 0.4 5,104 6,076 1.4 12.1 13.7
Delaware 595 698 1.2 60 87 3.0 10.0 12.5
District of Columbia 638 579 -0.7 74 77 0.3 11.6 13.3
Maryland 4,228 4,958 1.2 399 551 2.5 9.4 11.1
New Jersey 7,376 7,859 0.5 865 1,069 1.6 11.7 13.6
New York 17,567 18,153 0.3 2,166 2,389 0.8 12.3 13.2
Pennsylvania 11,868 12,030 0.1 1,540 1,903 1.6 13.0 15.8
Great Lakes 41,694 42,956 0.2 4,520 5,522 1.6 10.8 12.9
Illinois 11,435 11,686 0.2 1,268 1,475 1.2 11.1 12.6
Indiana 5,491 5,706 0.3 589 728 1.6 10.7 12.8
Michigan 9,256 9,460 0.2 918 1,167 1.9 9.9 12.3
Ohio 10,801 11,061 0.2 1,176 1,476 1.8 10.9 13.3
Wisconsin 4,712 5,044 0.5 568 677 1.4 12.0 13.4
Plains 17,208 18,082 0.4 2,209 2,525 1.0 12.8 14.0
Iowa 2,914 2,821 -0.2 389 436 0.9 13.4 15.5
Kansas 2,369 2,535 0.5 308 352 1.1 13.0 13.9
Minnesota 4,085 4,524 0.8 482 568 1.3 11.8 12.6
Missouri 4,922 5,235 0.5 650 741 1.0 13.2 14.2
Nebraska 1,572 1,613 0.2 207 229 0.8 13.1 14.2
North Dakota 654 637 -0.2 81 94 1.1 12.4 14.7
South Dakota 691 716 0.3 91 105 1.1 13.2 14.7
Southeast 52,881 61,927 1.2 6,255 8,369 2.3 11.8 13.5
Alabama 3,900 4,181 0.5 442 546 1.6 11.3 13.1
Arkansas 2,289 2,426 0.4 314 361 1.1 13.7 14.9
Florida 9,840 13,726 2.6 1,704 2,526 3.1 17.3 18.4
Georgia 5,486 6,902 1.8 520 698 2.3 9.5 10.1
Kentucky 3,664 3,794 0.3 412 484 1.3 11.2 12.8
Louisiana 4,223 4,290 0.1 406 489 1.4 9.6 11.4
Mississippi 2,525 2,640 0.3 290 330 1.0 11.5 12.5
North Carolina 5,899 6,952 1.3 608 867 2.8 10.3 12.5
South Carolina 3,135 3,630 1.1 290 427 3.0 9.2 11.8
Tennessee 4,600 5,094 0.8 520 651 1.7 11.3 12.8
Virginia 5,368 6,473 1.4 509 712 2.6 9.5 11.0
West Virginia 1,951 1,818 -0.5 239 278 1.2 12.2 15.3
Southwest 21,426 26,815 1.7 2,186 2,985 2.4 10.2 11.1
Arizona 2,738 3,945 2.8 311 532 4.2 11.4 13.5
New Mexico 1,309 1,616 1.6 117 178 3.3 8.9 11.0
Oklahoma 3,041 3,233 0.5 378 440 1.2 12.4 13.6
Texas 14,338 18,022 1.8 1,379 1,836 2.2 9.6 10.2
Rocky Mountains 6,592 7,834 1.3 577 817 2.7 8.8 10.4
Colorado 2,909 3,564 1.6 249 359 2.8 8.6 10.1
Idaho 948 1,100 1.2 95 130 2.5 10.0 11.8
Montana 789 841 0.5 85 112 2.1 10.8 13.4
Utah 1,473 1,860 1.8 110 164 3.1 7.5 8.8
Wyoming 474 470 -0.1 37 51 2.5 7.9 10.9
Far West 32,780 42,656 2.0 3,329 4,646 2.6 10.2 10.9
Alaska 405 598 3.0 12 27 6.5 2.9 4.5
California 23,801 31,217 2.1 2,432 3,299 2.4 10.2 10.6
Hawaii 968 1,166 1.4 77 138 4.6 8.0 11.8
Nevada 810 1,382 4.2 67 156 6.7 8.3 11.3
Oregon 2,641 3,035 1.1 306 417 2.4 11.6 13.7
Washington 4,155 5,259 1.8 435 610 2.6 10.5 11.6