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  • AddThis Social Bookmark Button Email This Page to A Friend Print This Page Senior Population/Poverty Rate by State

    Senior Population/Poverty Rate by State


     

    Number of Seniors

    By percent population

    Senior Poverty Rate

    Year

    2006

    2006

    2006

    U.S.A.

    36,035,040

    12%

    13%

    Alabama

    584,400

    13%

    16%

    Alaska

    45,290

    7%

    8%

    Arizona

    721,440

    12%

    13%

    Arkansas

    342,980

    12%

    15%

    California

    3,828,770

    11%

    13%

    Colorado

    452,520

    10%

    12%

    Connecticut

    451,870

    13%

    10%

    Delaware

    114,420

    13%

    11%

    District of Columbia

    62,780

    11%

    24%

    Florida

    2,868,460

    16%

    14%

    Georgia

    798,380

    9%

    15%

    Hawaii

    174,720

    14%

    15%

    Idaho

    166,380

    11%

    9%

    Illinois

    1,462,790

    12%

    12%

    Indiana

    655,990

    11%

    12%

    Iowa

    382,880

    13%

    8%

    Kansas

    359,710

    13%

    10%

    Kentucky

    478,770

    12%

    20%

    Louisiana

    567,200

    14%

    14%

    Maine

    178,530

    14%

    12%

    Maryland

    649,480

    12%

    13%

    Massachusetts

    792,190

    13%

    11%

    Michigan

    1,197,480

    12%

    10%

    Minnesota

    643,930

    13%

    6%

    Mississippi

    338,850

    12%

    23%

    Missouri

    744,910

    13%

    9%

    Montana

    123,760

    13%

    10%

    Nebraska

    216,270

    12%

    9%

    Nevada

    310,730

    13%

    10%

    New Hampshire

    167,850

    13%

    9%

    New Jersey

    1,089,720

    13%

    14%

    New Mexico

    252,390

    13%

    16%

    New York

    2,484,540

    13%

    18%

    North Carolina

    1,044,220

    12%

    14%

    North Dakota

    79,480

    13%

    10%

    Ohio

    1,412,250

    12%

    8%

    Oklahoma

    469,700

    14%

    15%

    Oregon

    466,730

    13%

    9%

    Pennsylvania

    1,769,000

    14%

    10%

    Rhode Island

    126,900

    12%

    14%

    South Carolina

    519,620

    12%

    15%

    South Dakota

    106,610

    14%

    12%

    Tennessee

    801,350

    14%

    15%

    Texas

    2,510,050

    11%

    18%

    Utah

    202,710

    8%

    9%

    Vermont

    74,470

    12%

    9%

    Virginia

    794,010

    11%

    14%

    Washington

    704,390

    11%

    9%

    West Virginia

    246,000

    14%

    14%

    Wisconsin

    664,830

    12%

    12%

    Wyoming

    67,250

    13%

    10%

    Sources: The Kaiser Family Foundation, Poverty Rate by Age, States (2005-2006), U.S. (2006), http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=10&cat=1&yr=1&typ=2&sort=26&o=a; The Kaiser Family Foundation, Population Distribution by Age, States (2005-2006), U.S. (2006), http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparebar.jsp?ind=2&cat=1&sub=1&yr=1&typ=1