Census 2000 PHC-T-13. Population and Ranking Tables of the Older Population for the United States, States, Puerto Rico, Places of 100,000 or More Population, and Counties Table 9. States and Puerto Rico Ranked by Percent 85 Years and Over: 1990 and 2000 Note: 1990 populations shown in this table were originally published in 1990 Census reports and do not include subsequent revisions due to boundary or other changes. Note: (X) indicates that a ranking is not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1; 1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States (1990 CP-1-1). Internet release date: October 3, 2001 For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf1.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank | Area | 2000 | 1990 | Change, 1990 to 2000 | |------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------- | | Population 85 years and over | Population 85 years and over | | | |------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) United States 4,239,587 1.5 3,080,165 1.2 1,159,422 37.6 1 North Dakota 14,726 2.3 11,240 1.8 3,486 31.0 2 Iowa 65,118 2.2 55,255 2.0 9,863 17.8 3 South Dakota 16,086 2.1 13,343 1.9 2,743 20.6 4 Florida 331,287 2.1 210,110 1.6 121,177 57.7 5 Rhode Island 20,897 2.0 16,016 1.6 4,881 30.5 6 Nebraska 33,953 2.0 29,202 1.9 4,751 16.3 7 Pennsylvania 237,567 1.9 171,836 1.4 65,731 38.3 8 Kansas 51,770 1.9 42,241 1.7 9,529 22.6 9 Connecticut 64,273 1.9 46,993 1.4 17,280 36.8 10 Massachusetts 116,692 1.8 92,209 1.5 24,483 26.6 11 Maine 23,316 1.8 18,226 1.5 5,090 27.9 12 Wisconsin 95,625 1.8 74,293 1.5 21,332 28.7 13 Missouri 98,571 1.8 81,217 1.6 17,354 21.4 14 West Virginia 31,779 1.8 25,451 1.4 6,328 24.9 15 Minnesota 85,601 1.7 68,835 1.6 16,766 24.4 16 Arkansas 46,492 1.7 35,216 1.5 11,276 32.0 17 Montana 15,337 1.7 10,676 1.3 4,661 43.7 18 Oregon 57,431 1.7 38,815 1.4 18,616 48.0 19 Oklahoma 57,175 1.7 45,848 1.5 11,327 24.7 20 Vermont 9,996 1.6 7,523 1.3 2,473 32.9 21 New York 311,488 1.6 248,173 1.4 63,315 25.5 22 New Jersey 135,999 1.6 95,547 1.2 40,452 42.3 District of Columbia 8,975 1.6 7,847 1.3 1,128 14.4 23 Ohio 176,796 1.6 138,030 1.3 38,766 28.1 24 Illinois 192,031 1.5 147,549 1.3 44,482 30.1 25 Alabama 67,301 1.5 48,507 1.2 18,794 38.7 26 Mississippi 42,891 1.5 32,335 1.3 10,556 32.6 27 Indiana 91,558 1.5 71,751 1.3 19,807 27.6 28 New Hampshire 18,231 1.5 13,286 1.2 4,945 37.2 29 Hawaii 17,564 1.4 10,397 0.9 7,167 68.9 30 Kentucky 58,261 1.4 46,367 1.3 11,894 25.7 31 Michigan 142,460 1.4 106,907 1.2 35,553 33.3 32 Tennessee 81,465 1.4 58,794 1.2 22,671 38.6 33 Washington 84,085 1.4 56,301 1.2 27,784 49.3 34 Idaho 18,057 1.4 11,398 1.1 6,659 58.4 35 Wyoming 6,735 1.4 4,550 1.0 2,185 48.0 36 Delaware 10,549 1.3 7,142 1.1 3,407 47.7 37 Arizona 68,525 1.3 37,717 1.0 30,808 81.7 38 Louisiana 58,676 1.3 43,633 1.0 15,043 34.5 39 North Carolina 105,461 1.3 69,969 1.1 35,492 50.7 40 New Mexico 23,306 1.3 14,232 0.9 9,074 63.8 41 Maryland 66,902 1.3 46,496 1.0 20,406 43.9 42 California 425,657 1.3 299,107 1.0 126,550 42.3 43 South Carolina 50,269 1.3 30,749 0.9 19,520 63.5 44 Virginia 87,266 1.2 59,709 1.0 27,557 46.2 45 Texas 237,940 1.1 166,605 1.0 71,335 42.8 46 Colorado 48,216 1.1 32,953 1.0 15,263 46.3 47 Georgia 87,857 1.1 57,244 0.9 30,613 53.5 48 Utah 21,751 1.0 13,611 0.8 8,140 59.8 49 Nevada 16,989 0.9 7,463 0.6 9,526 127.6 50 Alaska 2,634 0.4 1,251 0.2 1,383 110.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Puerto Rico 47,706 1.3 32,665 0.9 15,041 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------