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Population 65 Years and Over by Age, 1990
and 2000
The following table lists the U.S. population by number and percent of persons 65 years and over from 1990 to 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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