Demographics of Older Women and Men by State, 2013
| Total Population | Number of Women and Men, All Ages | Proportion of Female and Male Population Aged 65 and Older | |||
State |
Number |
Women |
Men |
Female |
Male |
Alabama |
4,833,722 |
2,492,548 |
2,341,174 |
16.5% |
13.2% |
Alaska |
735,132 |
350,128 |
385,004 |
9.9% |
8.5% |
Arizona |
6,626,624 |
3,325,355 |
3,301,269 |
16.5% |
14.2% |
Arkansas |
2,959,373 |
1,498,176 |
1,461,197 |
16.9% |
13.7% |
California |
38,332,521 |
19,273,782 |
19,058,739 |
14.0% |
11.1% |
Colorado |
5,268,367 |
2,616,599 |
2,651,768 |
13.6% |
11.0% |
Connecticut |
3,596,080 |
1,844,231 |
1,751,849 |
16.8% |
13.4% |
Delaware |
925,749 |
476,664 |
449,085 |
17.0% |
14.4% |
District of Columbia |
646,449 |
341,690 |
304,759 |
12.9% |
9.6% |
Florida |
19,552,860 |
9,989,240 |
9,563,620 |
20.1% |
17.0% |
Georgia |
9,992,167 |
5,113,796 |
4,878,371 |
13.2% |
10.6% |
Hawaii |
1,404,054 |
694,578 |
709,476 |
17.6% |
13.8% |
Idaho |
1,612,136 |
805,049 |
807,087 |
14.7% |
12.9% |
Illinois |
12,882,135 |
6,560,187 |
6,321,948 |
15.2% |
11.8% |
Indiana |
6,570,902 |
3,343,036 |
3,227,866 |
15.5% |
12.3% |
Iowa |
3,090,416 |
1,562,487 |
1,527,929 |
17.3% |
13.7% |
Kansas |
2,893,957 |
1,453,067 |
1,440,890 |
15.9% |
12.3% |
Kentucky |
4,395,295 |
2,232,200 |
2,163,095 |
16.0% |
12.9% |
Louisiana |
4,625,470 |
2,367,933 |
2,257,537 |
14.5% |
11.7% |
Maine |
1,328,302 |
677,009 |
651,293 |
19.0% |
16.3% |
Maryland |
5,928,814 |
3,048,733 |
2,880,081 |
14.8% |
11.9% |
Massachusetts |
6,692,824 |
3,450,931 |
3,241,893 |
16.5% |
13.0% |
Michigan |
9,895,622 |
5,038,988 |
4,856,634 |
16.5% |
13.4% |
Minnesota |
5,420,380 |
2,747,152 |
2,673,228 |
15.3% |
12.6% |
Mississippi |
2,991,207 |
1,540,005 |
1,451,202 |
15.5% |
12.2% |
Missouri |
6,044,171 |
3,081,854 |
2,962,317 |
16.6% |
13.4% |
Montana |
1,015,165 |
508,501 |
506,664 |
17.1% |
15.3% |
Nebraska |
1,868,516 |
942,838 |
925,678 |
15.8% |
12.5% |
Nevada |
2,790,136 |
1,386,739 |
1,403,397 |
14.6% |
12.7% |
New Hampshire |
1,323,459 |
672,259 |
651,200 |
16.7% |
13.9% |
New Jersey |
8,899,339 |
4,559,251 |
4,340,088 |
16.3% |
12.5% |
New Mexico |
2,085,287 |
1,049,487 |
1,035,800 |
15.9% |
13.7% |
New York |
19,651,127 |
10,109,477 |
9,541,650 |
16.2% |
12.5% |
North Carolina |
9,848,060 |
5,047,190 |
4,800,870 |
15.8% |
12.7% |
North Dakota |
723,393 |
354,742 |
368,651 |
15.9% |
12.5% |
Ohio |
11,570,808 |
5,915,372 |
5,655,436 |
16.9% |
13.3% |
Oklahoma |
3,850,568 |
1,946,121 |
1,904,447 |
15.6% |
12.7% |
Oregon |
3,930,065 |
1,984,979 |
1,945,086 |
16.6% |
14.1% |
Pennsylvania |
12,773,801 |
6,534,366 |
6,239,435 |
18.3% |
14.4% |
Rhode Island |
1,051,511 |
537,532 |
513,979 |
17.5% |
13.4% |
South Carolina |
4,774,839 |
2,455,831 |
2,319,008 |
16.6% |
13.7% |
South Dakota |
844,877 |
420,653 |
424,224 |
16.3% |
13.1% |
Tennessee |
6,495,978 |
3,319,592 |
3,176,386 |
16.1% |
13.0% |
Texas |
26,448,193 |
13,301,940 |
13,146,253 |
12.4% |
10.0% |
Utah |
2,900,872 |
1,438,422 |
1,462,450 |
10.6% |
8.9% |
Vermont |
626,630 |
318,348 |
308,282 |
17.8% |
15.1% |
Virginia |
8,260,405 |
4,204,129 |
4,056,276 |
14.8% |
11.9% |
Washington |
6,971,406 |
3,487,837 |
3,483,569 |
14.9% |
12.4% |
West Virginia |
1,854,304 |
936,667 |
917,637 |
18.8% |
15.6% |
Wisconsin |
5,742,713 |
2,892,365 |
2,850,348 |
16.3% |
13.2% |
Wyoming |
582,658 |
286,499 |
296,159 |
14.4% |
12.1% |
United States |
316,128,839 |
160,536,555 |
155,592,284 |
15.6% |
12.6% |