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Residents 65 and over in Idaho

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points 34 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Idaho United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

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Latest value · 2021 16.6% +0.3 pp since 2020
Regions of United States · 2021 34 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2011 +3.8 pp
vs United States −0.6 pp United States: 17.2% · 2024
Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · Idaho · United States · World
+3.8 pp since 2011
Idaho 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
Idaho
16.6%
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 Idaho · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 16.6% · 2021
First value 12.0% · 1990
Highest 16.6% · 2021
Lowest 11.3% · 1999
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2021

YearIdahoChange United StatesWorld
2021 16.6% +0.3 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 16.3% +1.5 pp — 9.3%
2019 14.8% −1.1 pp — 9.1%
2018 15.9% +0.5 pp — 8.9%
2017 15.4% +0.4 pp — 8.7%
2016 15.0% +0.4 pp — 8.4%
2015 14.6% +0.4 pp — 8.3%
2014 14.2% +0.4 pp — 8.1%
2013 13.8% +0.5 pp — 7.9%
2012 13.3% +0.5 pp — 7.8%
2011 12.7% +0.2 pp — 7.7%
2010 12.5% +0.3 pp — 7.6%
2009 12.2% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2008 12.0% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2007 11.8% +0.1 pp — 7.4%
2006 11.7% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2005 11.5% +0.0 pp — 7.3%
2004 11.5% +0.1 pp — 7.2%
2003 11.4% +0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 11.4% +0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 11.4% +0.0 pp — 6.9%
2000 11.3% +0.0 pp — 6.8%
1999 11.3% −0.1 pp — 6.8%
1998 11.4% +0.0 pp — 6.7%
1997 11.4% −0.1 pp — 6.6%
1996 11.4% −0.0 pp — 6.5%
1995 11.4% −0.1 pp — 6.5%
1994 11.6% −0.2 pp — 6.4%
1993 11.7% −0.2 pp — 6.3%
1992 11.9% −0.1 pp — 6.2%
1991 11.9% −0.1 pp — 6.1%
1990 12.0% — 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

2014 · 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
1 Florida 19.0%
2 Maine 18.3%
3 West Virginia 17.8%
4 Vermont 16.9%
5 Pennsylvania 16.7%
6 Montana 16.6%
7 Delaware 16.5%
8 Hawaii 16.2%
9 New Hampshire 16.0%
10 Oregon 15.8%
11 Rhode Island 15.8%
12 South Carolina 15.8%
13 Arizona 15.8%
14 Iowa 15.8%
15 Arkansas 15.7%
16 Connecticut 15.7%
17 Ohio 15.5%
18 Michigan 15.4%
19 Missouri 15.4%
20 Alabama 15.3%
21 New Mexico 15.2%
22 Wisconsin 15.1%
23 South Dakota 15.1%
24 Massachusetts 15.1%
25 Tennessee 15.0%
26 New York 14.9%
27 New Jersey 14.9%
28 Kentucky 14.8%
29 North Carolina 14.7%
30 Oklahoma 14.5%
31 Nebraska 14.4%
32 Kansas 14.3%
33 Indiana 14.3%
34 Mississippi 14.3%
35 Minnesota 14.3%
36 Nevada 14.2%
37 North Dakota 14.2%
38 Idaho 14.2%
39 Wyoming 14.1%
40 Illinois 14.0%
41 Washington 14.0%
42 Virginia 13.8%
43 Maryland 13.8%
44 Louisiana 13.7%
45 California 12.8%
46 Colorado 12.6%
47 Georgia 12.4%
48 District of Columbia 11.7%
49 Texas 11.4%
50 Utah 10.0%
51 Alaska 9.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2014

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.