PHOENIX (Stacker) – The US aging population will grow from 15% in 2020 to over 20% in 2030.
The Census Bureau predicts that by 2034 there will be more seniors than children. Nationwide, her 52 million Americans are over the age of 65, and a quarter of them live in her three states of California, Florida and Texas, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By comparison, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, and Alaska each have less than 150,000 elderly residents.
The size of the state’s elderly population has significant implications in terms of demand for resources such as health care, affordable housing, assisted living, home care, long-term care, and support services, and the quality and availability of these resources. help seniors decide where to relocate. With baby boomers entering old age, fewer babies being born, and life expectancy increasing, America’s geriatric population is growing at an alarming rate. The increase in life expectancy in the United States has been particularly dramatic, from her 68 in 1950 to nearly her 79.
Stacker used data from the U.S. Census Bureau to create a list of counties in Arizona with the highest number of elderly people. The counties are ranked with the highest percentage of residents over the age of 65, according to the 2020 five-year estimate. Read on to find out which counties in Arizona have the highest number of senior citizens.
#15.Coconino County
- Population over 65: 12.6%
- Population under 18: 20.4%
- Median age: 31 years old
- Median Age for Men: 30.9 years old
- Median age for women: 31 years old
- Total population: 142,254 people
#14.Greenlee County
- Population over 65: 12.8%
- Population under 18: 27.3%
- Median age: 35.7 years old
- Median Age for Men: 34.8 years old
- Median age for women: 36.3 years old
- Total population: 9,465 people
#13.Graham County
- Population over 65: 13.9%
- Population under 18: 26.8%
- Median age: 33.7 years old
- Median Age for Men: 33.6 years old
- Median age for women: 34.1 years old
- Total population: 38,304 people
#12.Maricopa County
- Population over 65: 15.2%
- Population under 18: 23.8%
- Median age: 36.6 years old
- Median Age for Men: 35.5 years old
- Median age for women: 37.8 years old
- Total population: 4,412,779 people
#11.Apache County
- Population over 65: 15.5%
- Population under 18: 26.8%
- Median age: 35.4 years
- Average age of men: 34.6
- Average age of women: 36.4
- Total population: 71,714
#Ten.Santa Cruz County
- Population over 65: 17.9%
- Population under 18: 27.1%
- Median age: 37.2 years old
- Median Age for Men: 35.2 years old
- Median age for women: 38.6 years old
- Total population: 46,594 people
#9.Navajo County
- Population over 65: 18.1%
- Population under 18: 26.5%
- Median age: 38.2 years old
- Median Age for Men: 36.1 years old
- Median age for women: 39.5 years old
- Total population: 110,271 people
#8.Yuma County
- Population over 65: 19.1%
- Population under 18: 25.2%
- Median age: 34.8 years old
- Median Age for Men: 33.2 years old
- Median age for women: 36.8 years old
- Total population: 211,931 people
#7.Pima County
- Population over 65: 19.8%
- Population under 18: 20.8%
- Median age: 38.7 years old
- Median Age for Men: 37.1 years old
- Median age for women: 40.5 years old
- Total population: 1,038,476 people
#6.Pinal County
- Population over 65: 20.5%
- Population under 18: 22.6%
- Median age: 39.8 years old
- Median Age for Men: 38.5 years old
- Median age for women: 41 years old
- Total population: 447,559 people
#Five.Cochise County
- Population over 65: 22.2%
- Population under 18: 21.5%
- Median age: 41 years old
- Median Age for Men: 38.8 years old
- Median age for women: 44 years old
- Total population: 126,442 people
#Four.Gila County
- Population over 65: 28.9%
- Population under 18: 19.8%
- Median age: 50.4 years old
- Median Age for Men: 49 years old
- Median age for women: 51.5 years old
- Total population: 53,846 people
#3.Mojave County
- Population over 65: 30.4%
- Population under 18: 17.1%
- Median age: 52.3 years old
- Median Age for Men: 51.2 years old
- Median age for women: 53.1 years old
- Total population: 210,998 people
#2.Yavapai County
- Population over 65: 31.6%
- Population under 18: 16.2%
- Median age: 54.1 years old
- Median Age for Men: 52.4 years old
- Median age for women: 55.6 years old
- Total population: 232,396 people
#1.La Paz County
- Population over 65: 39.8%
- Population under 18: 16.0%
- Median age: 57.4 years old
- Median Age for Men: 57.3 years old
- Median age for women: 57.7 years old
- Total population: 21,035 people
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