Population 65 Years and Over by Age, 1990, 2000, and 2010

The following table lists the U.S. population by number and percent of persons 65 years and over from 1990 to 2010.

Age	1990		2000		2010		Percent of U.S. total			Percent change, 1990 to 2000	Percent change, 2000 to 2010
Age	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	1990	2000	2010	Percent change, 1990 to 2000	Percent change, 2000 to 2010
65 years and over	31,241,831	100.0%	34,991,753	100.0%	40,267,984	100%	12.6%	12.4%	13.0%	12.0%	15.1%
65 to 74 years	18,106,558	58.0	18,390,986	52.6	21,713,429	53.9	7.3	6.5	7.0	1.6	18.1
65 to 69 years	10,111,735	32.4	9,533,545	27.2	12,435,263	30.9	4.1	3.4	4.0	–5.7	30.4
70 to 74 years	7,994,823	25.6	8,857,441	25.3	9,278,166	23.0	3.2	3.1	3.0	10.8	4.7
75 to 84 years	10,055,108	32.2	12,361,180	35.3	13,061,122	32.4	4.0	4.4	4.2	22.9	5.7
75 to 79 years	6,121,369	19.6	7,415,813	21.2	7,317,795	18.2	2.5	2.6	2.4	21.1	–1.3
80 to 84 years	3,933,739	12.6	4,945,367	14.1	5,743,327	14.3	1.6	1.8	1.9	25.7	16.1
85 to 94 years	2,829,728	9.1	3,902,349	11.2	5,068,825	12.6	1.1	1.4	1.6	37.9	29.9
85 to 89 years	2,060,247	6.6	2,789,818	8.0	3,620,459	9.0	0.8	1.0	1.2	35.4	29.8
90 to 94 years	769,481	2.5	1,112,531	3.2	1,448,366	3.6	0.3	0.4	0.5	44.6	30.2
95 years and over	250,437	0.8	337,238	1.0	424,608	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	34.7	25.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; 1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States (1990 CP-1-1); 2010 Census Brief: The Older Population. Web: www.census.gov.

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