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American Seniors Association Statistics and Links
The American Seniors Association offers many helpful ideas and useful statistics pertaining to America's senior population.
The organization, which is widely considered an alternative approach to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), is able to authorize discounts for senior citizens on travel expenses, health insurance, prescription medications, and more.
Visit any of the links shown on this page for senior activities, maps and many free printable items.
Scroll down to view the percentage of seniors who live in each U.S. state.
It seems as though Florida is the best state for retirement, having a senior population of almost seventeen percent. The average senior population for the whole USA is about eleven percent. Must be Florida's balmy weather and fine restaurants drawing them in.
The list below shows the percentage of each state's population who are 65 years of age or older.
These figures are based on recent estimates from the American Seniors Association and the United States Census Bureau.
American Seniors Association Stats
STATE %>65
FLORIDA 16.8
PENNSYLVANIA 15.3
WEST VIRGINIA 15.3
IOWA 14.7
NORTH DAKOTA 14.7
MAINE 14.4
SOUTH DAKOTA 14.2
RHODE ISLAND 13.9
ARKANSAS 13.8
MONTANA 13.7
HAWAII 13.6
CONNECTICUT 13.5
MASSACHUSETTS 13.3
MISSOURI 13.3
NEBRASKA 13.3
OHIO 13.3
OKLAHOMA 13.2
ALABAMA 13.2
DELAWARE 13.1
KANSAS 13.0
NEW YORK 13.0
VERMONT 13.0
WISCONSIN 13.0
NEW JERSEY 12.9
OREGON 12.8
ARIZONA 12.7
KENTUCKY 12.5
TENNESSEE 12.5
SOUTH CAROLINA 12.4
INDIANA 12.4
MICHIGAN 12.3
MISSISSIPPI 12.2
MINNESOTA 12.1
NEW HAMPSHIRE 12.1
NEW MEXICO 12.1
NORTH CAROLINA 12.1
WYOMING 12.1
ILLINOIS 12.0
LOUISIANA 11.7
IDAHO 11.4
MARYLAND 11.4
VIRGINIA 11.4
WASHINGTON 11.3
NEVADA 11.2
CALIFORNIA 10.7
TEXAS 9.9
COLORADO 9.8
GEORGIA 9.6
UTAH 8.7
ALASKA 6.4
related links
Click here for a free printable Florida State MAP
Go to this page to get some very cool Travel Ideas for Seniors.
Looking to settle down?
Check out these Active Retirement Communities In Nevada.
Or these Retirement Communities In Arizona.
Or these Retirement Communities In Maryland.
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