"Projections of the Total Population and Population Age 65 and Older, by State, 2000 to 2025" (Numbers in thousands.) Total population Population age 65 and older "Percent of the population age 65 and older, 2000" "Percent change in the population age 65 and older, 2000 to 2025" 2000 2005 2015 2025 2000 2005 2015 2025 2000 Alabama "4,451" "4,631" "4,956" "5,224" 582 613 785 "1,069" Alaska 5.8 District of Columbia 33.3 Alaska 653 700 791 885 38 46 67 92 Utah 9.2 New York 38.4 Arizona "4,798" "5,230" "5,808" "6,412" 635 707 967 "1,368" Georgia 9.9 Pennsylvania 40.0 Arkansas "2,631" "2,750" "2,922" "3,055" 377 402 533 731 California 10.4 Rhode Island 44.6 California "32,521" "34,441" "41,373" "49,285" "3,387" "3,454" "4,465" "6,424" Texas 10.4 Connecticut 45.6 Colorado "4,168" "4,468" "4,833" "5,188" 452 523 745 "1,044" Colorado 10.8 Massachusetts 48.5 Connecticut "3,284" "3,317" "3,506" "3,739" 461 456 526 671 New Mexico 11.1 Illinois 50.5 Delaware 768 800 832 861 97 101 124 165 Maryland 11.2 Ohio 51.1 District of Columbia 523 529 594 655 69 65 71 92 Virginia 11.3 New Jersey 51.7 Florida "15,233" "16,279" "18,497" "20,710" "2,755" "2,911" "3,825" "5,453" New Hampshire 11.6 Michigan 52.1 Georgia "7,875" "8,413" "9,200" "9,869" 779 852 "1,175" "1,668" Idaho 11.7 Iowa 55.2 Hawaii "1,257" "1,342" "1,553" "1,812" 157 164 211 289 Washington 11.7 West Virginia 60.3 Idaho "1,347" "1,480" "1,622" "1,739" 157 182 261 374 Nevada 11.7 Indiana 65.1 Illinois "12,051" "12,266" "12,808" "13,440" "1,484" "1,494" "1,735" "2,234" Wyoming 11.8 Missouri 66.6 Indiana "6,045" "6,215" "6,404" "6,546" 763 794 963 "1,260" Louisiana 11.8 North Dakota 67.7 Iowa "2,900" "2,941" "2,994" "3,040" 442 452 533 686 Vermont 11.8 Kansas 68.5 Kansas "2,668" "2,761" "2,939" "3,108" 359 366 447 605 Mississippi 12.2 Nebraska 69.5 Kentucky "3,995" "4,098" "4,231" "4,314" 509 538 686 917 Illinois 12.3 Delaware 70.1 Louisiana "4,425" "4,535" "4,840" "5,133" 523 555 705 945 Minnesota 12.3 Wisconsin 70.2 Maine "1,259" "1,285" "1,362" "1,423" 172 173 219 304 Michigan 12.4 South Dakota 70.9 Maryland "5,275" "5,467" "5,862" "6,274" 589 611 763 "1,029" South Carolina 12.4 Maryland 74.7 Massachusetts "6,199" "6,310" "6,574" "6,902" 843 827 965 "1,252" Hawaii 12.5 Maine 76.7 Michigan "9,679" "9,763" "9,917" "10,078" "1,197" "1,211" "1,421" "1,821" Tennessee 12.5 Mississippi 78.8 Minnesota "4,830" "5,005" "5,283" "5,510" 596 627 794 "1,099" Indiana 12.6 Kentucky 80.2 Mississippi "2,816" "2,908" "3,035" "3,142" 344 363 456 615 Delaware 12.6 Louisiana 80.7 Missouri "5,540" "5,718" "6,005" "6,250" 755 774 942 "1,258" Kentucky 12.7 Alabama 83.7 Montana 950 "1,006" "1,069" "1,121" 128 143 198 274 North Carolina 12.7 Hawaii 84.1 Nebraska "1,705" "1,761" "1,850" "1,930" 239 248 303 405 New York 13.0 Minnesota 84.4 Nevada "1,871" "2,070" "2,179" "2,312" 219 257 350 486 Alabama 13.1 Oklahoma 88.1 New Hampshire "1,224" "1,281" "1,372" "1,439" 142 148 194 273 District of Columbia 13.2 Vermont 89.0 New Jersey "8,178" "8,392" "8,924" "9,558" "1,090" "1,093" "1,279" "1,654" Arizona 13.2 California 89.7 New Mexico "1,860" "2,016" "2,300" "2,612" 206 228 310 441 Wisconsin 13.2 Tennessee 91.7 New York "18,146" "18,250" "18,916" "19,830" "2,358" "2,321" "2,627" "3,263" New Jersey 13.3 New Hampshire 92.3 North Carolina "7,777" "8,227" "8,840" "9,349" 991 "1,081" "1,445" "2,004" Kansas 13.5 Virginia 92.3 North Dakota 662 677 704 729 99 103 126 166 Ohio 13.5 Arkansas 93.9 Ohio "11,319" "11,428" "11,588" "11,744" "1,525" "1,554" "1,807" "2,305" Montana 13.5 Florida 97.9 Oklahoma "3,373" "3,491" "3,789" "4,057" 472 504 654 888 Massachusetts 13.6 South Carolina 101.5 Oregon "3,397" "3,613" "3,992" "4,349" 471 522 741 "1,054" Missouri 13.6 North Carolina 102.2 Pennsylvania "12,202" "12,281" "12,449" "12,683" "1,899" "1,867" "2,092" "2,659" Maine 13.7 Texas 107.7 Rhode Island 998 "1,012" "1,070" "1,141" 148 143 162 214 Oregon 13.9 Montana 114.1 South Carolina "3,858" "4,033" "4,369" "4,645" 478 517 696 963 Oklahoma 14.0 New Mexico 114.1 South Dakota 777 810 840 866 110 114 137 188 Nebraska 14.0 Georgia 114.1 Tennessee "5,657" "5,966" "6,365" "6,665" 707 760 994 "1,355" Connecticut 14.0 Arizona 115.4 Texas "20,119" "21,487" "24,280" "27,183" "2,101" "2,297" "3,089" "4,364" South Dakota 14.2 Nevada 121.9 Utah "2,207" "2,411" "2,670" "2,883" 202 234 338 495 Arkansas 14.3 Oregon 123.8 Vermont 617 638 662 678 73 77 101 138 Rhode Island 14.8 Washington 130.7 Virginia "6,997" "7,324" "7,921" "8,466" 788 845 "1,109" "1,515" North Dakota 15.0 Colorado 131.0 Washington "5,858" "6,258" "7,058" "7,808" 685 757 "1,081" "1,580" Iowa 15.2 Wyoming 133.9 West Virginia "1,841" "1,849" "1,851" "1,845" 287 296 360 460 Pennsylvania 15.6 Idaho 138.2 Wisconsin "5,326" "5,479" "5,693" "5,867" 705 730 893 "1,200" West Virginia 15.6 Alaska 142.1 Wyoming 525 568 641 694 62 71 101 145 Florida 18.1 Utah 145.0 "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ""Projections of the Total Population of States, 1995 to 2025,"" accessed at " "http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/stpjpop.txt (September 11, 2000); and U.S. Census Bureau , ""Projections of the " "Population, By Age and Sex, of States: 1995 to 2025,"" accessed at http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/stpjage.txt " "(September 11, 2000)."