Statistics

Data includes five tables showing five year age categories (50+, 55+, etc.) with percentages, rankings, and two national maps. A sixth table with data on the 60+ alone is used in the Older Americans Act formula grants (Titles III and VII). These tables are also available as an Excel spreadsheet files for downloading. The data (except for 2000) are estimates as of July 1 for each year except for the 2000 Census (100% data) which was as of April 1.

• 2000 Census Data
  
  
• 1999 Estimates of the Older Population by State - July 1, 1999 data includes five tables showing five year age categories (50+, 55+, etc.) with percentages, rankings, and two national maps. A sixth table with data on the 60+ alone is used in the Older Americans Act formula grants (Titles III and VII) (also available as an Excel spreadsheet file for downloading)
  
  
• 1998 Estimates
  
  
• 1997 Estimates
  
  
• 1996 Estimates
  
  
• 1990 - 2000 National Population Estimates by Age -- (November 1, 2000 quarterly data plus the annual July 1 figures since 1990) by age categories extracted from US Census tables (also available as an Excel spreadsheet file for downloading) - based on the 1990 Census
  
  
• County level estimates which include data by age. See: County Population Estimates (http://eire.census.gov/popest/data/counties.php) (Off site)
  

Health, United States, 1999 with Health and Aging Chartbook (Off Site)