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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2012;31(4):404–424. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2012.722068

Table 1.

State Level Population Data for Older Adults

2007 2008 2007–2008
State Total Population Population 65 and older Ratea Instit. 65 and older Total Population Population 65 and older Ratea Instit. 65 and older Change in Rate of Instit.* Rate of Change in Instit.**
Alabama 4,627,851 625,756 31.61 4,661,900 641,667 30.62 −.99 −3.13%
Alaska 683,478 47,935 9.00 686,293 50,277 8.74 −.26 −2.86%
Arizona 6,338,755 820,391 11.81 6,500,180 862,573 10.64 −1.17 −9.92%
Arkansas 2,834,797 397,108 40.53 2,855,390 407,205 38.67 −1.86 −4.60%
California 36,553,215 4,003,593 20.34 36,756,666 4,114,496 19.52 −.83 −4.06%
Colorado 4,861,515 492,685 28.09 4,939,456 511,094 26.33 −1.76 −6.26%
Connecticut 3,502,309 472,284 49.91 3,501,252 478,007 47.98 −1.93 −3.86%
Delaware 864,764 117,678 29.41 873,092 121,688 29.88 .47 1.61%
Florida 18,251,243 3,098,364 19.38 18,328,340 3,187,797 18.59 −.79 −4.07%
Georgia 9,544,750 942,832 31.14 9,685,744 981,024 29.48 −1.66 −5.33%
Hawaii 1,283,388 183,994 18.60 1,288,198 190,067 17.95 −.65 −3.50%
Idaho 1,499,402 174,946 22.00 1,523,816 182,150 20.98 −1.02 −4.61%
Illinois 12,852,548 1,548,781 37.56 12,901,563 1,575,308 35.82 −1.74 −4.63%
Indiana 6,345,289 795,441 43.26 6,376,792 813,839 41.41 −1.85 −4.27%
Iowa 2,988,046 438,448 54.11 3,002,555 444,554 52.21 −1.90 −3.51%
Kansas 2,775,997 360,216 47.15 2,802,134 366,706 44.74 −2.41 −5.11%
Kentucky 4,241,474 549,504 36.43 4,269,245 565,867 35.08 −1.34 −3.69%
Louisiana 4,293,204 522,334 39.70 4,410,796 540,314 37.28 −2.41 −6.08%
Maine 1,317,207 194,986 29.49 1,316,456 199,187 28.39 −1.11 −3.75%
Maryland 5,618,344 661,809 31.37 5,633,597 679,565 29.82 −1.54 −4.92%
Massachusetts 6,449,755 858,939 44.12 6,497,967 871,098 42.57 −1.55 −3.51%
Michigan 10,071,822 1,280,152 27.65 10,003,422 1,304,322 26.93 −.72 −2.60%
Minnesota 5,197,621 636,216 43.56 5,220,393 650,519 41.18 −2.38 −5.46%
Mississippi 2,918,785 364,614 36.79 2,938,618 371,598 36.13 −.66 −1.80%
Missouri 5,878,415 788,371 40.12 5,911,605 805,235 38.78 −1.33 −3.33%
Montana 957,861 133,578 33.64 967,440 137,312 32.18 −1.46 −4.34%
Nebraska 1,774,571 236,648 48.09 1,783,432 240,847 45.34 −2.75 −5.71%
Nevada 2,565,382 285,654 13.11 2,600,167 296,717 12.58 −.54 −4.09%
New Hampshire 1,315,828 165,742 37.31 1,315,809 169,978 36.27 −1.04 −2.79%
New Jersey 8,685,920 1,134,636 32.96 8,682,661 1,150,941 32.31 −.65 −1.98%
New Mexico 1,969,915 250,235 20.91 1,984,356 260,051 19.03 −1.87 −8.96%
New York 19,297,729 2,546,405 36.37 19,490,297 2,607,672 35.56 −.80 −2.20%
North Carolina 9,061,032 1,103,413 29.67 9,222,414 1,139,052 28.28 −1.39 −4.67%
North Dakota 639,715 93,285 57.50 641,481 94,276 56.08 −1.42 −2.47%
Ohio 11,466,917 1,545,085 41.80 11,485,910 1,570,837 40.27 −1.53 −3.65%
Oklahoma 3,617,316 480,140 33.63 3,642,361 490,637 32.41 −1.21 −3.61%
Oregon 3,747,455 488,936 13.76 3,790,060 503,998 12.46 −.99 −9.42%
Pennsylvania 12,432,792 1,889,660 36.67 12,448,279 1,910,571 35.87 −1.30 −2.17%
Rhode Island 1,057,832 146,847 49.68 1,050,788 147,646 47.87 −.79 −3.64%
South Carolina 4,407,709 573,098 25.76 4,479,800 596,295 24.89 −1.81 −3.35%
South Dakota 796,214 113,555 51.57 804,194 116,100 49.97 −.86 −3.10%
Tennessee 6,156,719 793,117 35.08 6,214,888 819,626 33.40 −1.60 −4.79%
Texas 23,904,380 2,394,157 33.21 24,326,974 2,472,223 32.20 −1.68 −3.03%
Utah 2,645,330 233,982 18.09 2,736,424 246,202 16.57 −1.01 −8.40%
Vermont 621,254 84,425 31.35 621,270 86,649 31.57 −1.52 0.70%
Virginia 7,712,091 909,522 26.32 7,769,089 940,577 25.23 .22 −4.17%
Washington 6,468,424 757,852 20.73 6,549,224 783,877 19.44 −1.10 −6.19%
West Virginia 1,812,035 280,666 30.09 1,814,468 285,067 29.40 −1.28 −2.29%
Wisconsin 5,601,640 736,301 39.59 5,627,967 750,146 38.24 −.69 −3.42%
Wyoming 522,830 63,901 33.38 532,668 65,614 32.89 −1.35 −1.45%
a

Rates are per 1,000 individuals.

Instit: Institutionalization

*

Change in Rate of Inst. = Rate of institutionalized persons 65 (2008) - Rate of institutionalized persons 65 (2007)

**

Rate of Change in Inst. = Change in Rate of Inst. / Rate of institutionalized persons 65 (2007)