Lillian Kilduff
Former Research Analyst
Lillian Kilduff is a research analyst in U.S. Programs. She provides support to staff in numerous projects and quality assurance for data deliverables. She has Special Sworn Status with the U.S. Census Bureau to work with internal microdata from the American Community Survey. Before joining PRB in 2018, Kilduff was a research assistant at the University of Maryland and a legislative aide at the Maryland Association of Boards of Education. Kilduff holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Maryland. Her work has been cited by numerous publications, including FiveThirtyEight, The New Yorker, and the Washington Post.
Expertise
Aging and Depopulation
Population Dynamics and Planning
The U.S. Census and Public Data
Email: media@prb.org
Featured News & Insights
Data Collection and Access, Cognitive Health, Fertility Plans, Aging, and Family Instability Highlighted at the 2025 PAA Conference
The conference offered researchers and practitioners a platform to discuss new work in 272 sessions and hundreds of poster presentations.
Census Issues, Impact of Dobbs Decision, and Population Aging Among Highlights of 2024 Population Association of America Conference
PRB staff offer summaries of new research and insightful sessions at the annual demography meeting.
The Best Years of Their Lives? Young Adults Reported More Anxiety Than Older Adults During Pandemic, Despite Lower Health Risks
The anxiety age gap between young and older adults grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, PRB analysis finds
How Poverty in the United States Is Measured and Why It Matters
A major goal of the White House’s Build Back Better Act is to reduce poverty in America. But how do we define and measure poverty—and what are the consequences?
Which U.S. States Have the Oldest Populations?
While southern states are regarded as retirement magnets, eight of the 10 states with the highest percentages of older residents are not in the South. What’s driving these regional patterns?
How Many People in the United States Are Experiencing Homelessness?
(2020) The economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States include an unemployment rate higher than at any time in the country’s history—including the Great Depression.
Featured Resources
Life Expectancy Is Increasingly Tied to a State's Policy Leanings
Life expectancy is increasingly tied to a state's policy direction, says new analysis of U.S. Mortality Database.
Disasters Raise Risk of a Homeless Undercount in 2020 Census
The 2020 Census count of people experiencing homelessness takes place in the middle of peak wildfire and hurricane seasons—and the coronavirus pandemic—making a complicated process even more challenging.
The U.S. Population Is Growing Older, and the Gender Gap in Life Expectancy Is Narrowing
The current growth of the population ages 65 and older is unprecedented in U.S. history and has important implications for policymakers.
Eight Demographic Trends Transforming America’s Older Population
(2018) A new publication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies eight key demographic trends shaping the rapidly growing U.S.
Population Bulletin, vol. 70, no. 2. Aging in the United States
(2015) Population Reference Bureau’s Population Bulletin, “Aging in the United States,” examines recent trends and disparities among adults ages 65 and older, and how baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are reshaping America’s older population.
