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People Statistics · Region

Residents 65 and over in New York

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points 23 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · New York United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

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Latest value · 2021 17.5% +0.6 pp since 2020
Regions of United States · 2021 23 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2011 +3.8 pp
vs United States +0.3 pp United States: 17.2% · 2024
Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · New York · United States · World
+3.8 pp since 2011
New York United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2021

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
New York
17.5%
United States
17.2% · 2024
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance New York · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 17.5% · 2021
First value 13.0% · 1990
Highest 17.5% · 2021
Lowest 12.9% · 1998
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2021

YearNew YorkChange United StatesWorld
2021 17.5% +0.6 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 17.0% +0.8 pp — 9.3%
2019 16.2% −0.3 pp — 9.1%
2018 16.4% +0.4 pp — 8.9%
2017 16.0% +0.4 pp — 8.7%
2016 15.6% +0.4 pp — 8.4%
2015 15.3% +0.4 pp — 8.3%
2014 14.9% +0.4 pp — 8.1%
2013 14.5% +0.4 pp — 7.9%
2012 14.1% +0.4 pp — 7.8%
2011 13.7% +0.1 pp — 7.7%
2010 13.6% +0.1 pp — 7.6%
2009 13.4% +0.1 pp — 7.5%
2008 13.3% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2007 13.2% +0.1 pp — 7.4%
2006 13.0% +0.0 pp — 7.3%
2005 13.0% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2004 13.0% +0.0 pp — 7.2%
2003 12.9% +0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 12.9% +0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 12.9% −0.0 pp — 6.9%
2000 12.9% +0.0 pp — 6.8%
1999 12.9% +0.0 pp — 6.8%
1998 12.9% −0.1 pp — 6.7%
1997 12.9% −0.1 pp — 6.6%
1996 13.0% −0.0 pp — 6.5%
1995 13.0% +0.0 pp — 6.5%
1994 13.0% −0.0 pp — 6.4%
1993 13.0% −0.0 pp — 6.3%
1992 13.0% ±0.0 pp — 6.2%
1991 13.0% ±0.0 pp — 6.1%
1990 13.0% — 6.1%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2021

Ranking · Regions of United States

2011 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
51 Alaska 8.1%
50 Utah 9.2%
49 Texas 10.5%
48 Georgia 11.0%
47 Colorado 11.2%
46 District of Columbia 11.3%
45 California 11.7%
44 Virginia 12.5%
43 Maryland 12.5%
42 Louisiana 12.5%
41 Nevada 12.5%
40 Washington 12.6%
39 Idaho 12.7%
38 Wyoming 12.7%
37 Illinois 12.8%
36 Mississippi 13.0%
35 Minnesota 13.1%
34 Indiana 13.2%
33 North Carolina 13.2%
32 Kansas 13.3%
31 Kentucky 13.5%
30 New Mexico 13.5%
29 Nebraska 13.5%
28 Oklahoma 13.6%
27 New York 13.7%
26 New Jersey 13.7%
25 Tennessee 13.7%
24 Wisconsin 13.9%
23 Massachusetts 13.9%
22 New Hampshire 14.0%
21 Alabama 14.0%
20 Michigan 14.0%
19 South Carolina 14.1%
18 Missouri 14.2%
17 Arizona 14.2%
16 Oregon 14.2%
15 Ohio 14.2%
14 South Dakota 14.3%
13 North Dakota 14.4%
12 Connecticut 14.4%
11 Arkansas 14.5%
10 Rhode Island 14.6%
9 Hawaii 14.7%
8 Delaware 14.7%
7 Iowa 14.9%
6 Vermont 15.0%
5 Montana 15.1%
4 Pennsylvania 15.5%
3 West Virginia 16.2%
2 Maine 16.3%
1 Florida 17.6%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2011

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.