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Population 65 Years and Over by Age, 1990
and 2000
| Age |
1990 |
2000 |
Percent of U.S.
total |
Percent change,
1990 to 2000 |
| Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
1990 |
2000 |
|
65 years and over
|
31,241,831
|
100.0%
|
34,991,753
|
100.0%
|
12.6%
|
12.4%
|
12.0%
|
| 65 to 74 years |
18,106,558 |
58.0 |
18,390,986 |
52.6 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
| 65 to 69 years |
10,111,735 |
32.4 |
9,533,545 |
27.2 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
–5.7 |
| 70 to 74 years |
7,994,823 |
25.6 |
8,857,441 |
25.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
10.8 |
| 75 to 84 years |
10,055,108 |
32.2 |
12,361,180 |
35.3 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
22.9 |
| 75 to 79 years |
6,121,369 |
19.6 |
7,415,813 |
21.2 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
21.1 |
| 80 to 84 years |
3,933,739 |
12.6 |
4,945,367 |
14.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
25.7 |
| 85 to 94 years |
2,829,728 |
9.1 |
3,902,349 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
37.9 |
| 85 to 89 years |
2,060,247 |
6.6 |
2,789,818 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
35.4 |
| 90 to 94 years |
769,481 |
2.5 |
1,112,531 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
44.6 |
| 95 years and over |
250,437 |
0.8 |
337,238 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
34.7 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; 1990
Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United
States (1990 CP-1-1). Web: www.census.gov.
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