US EditionOlder adults outnumber children in almost half of US counties: Census data
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – The aging population grew 3.1% from 2023 to 2024 while the population under 18 declined 0.2%, expanding the number of states where seniors outnumber children to eleven.
- By 2024, older adults outnumbered minors in almost half of U.S. counties and in eleven states, including Maine and Florida.
- The proportion of Americans aged 65 and over has risen steadily over the past two decades, growing from just under 13 percent in 2004 to nearly one-fifth of the population by 2024, a trend accompanied by decreasing birth rates.
- Many experts attribute declining births to young people’s increased ability to avoid unintended pregnancies and economic instability discouraging childbearing.
- Karen Guzzo expressed that while she does not have concerns about overall birth rates, she finds it troubling that individuals may be struggling to achieve their personal family planning objectives.
- The aging population and lower birth rates suggest potential challenges for systems like Social Security, which depend on a stable younger workforce to support retirees.
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Svenska Dagbladet
Dagens Nyheter.Older people who need help in everyday life have become more dependent on support from their family. Buying everyday services has also become more common. “We live in the belief that the public sector will take care of us when we get old. But if that doesn't happen, we need to talk about the risks,” says geriatrics researcher Isabelle von Saenger.
Mapped: Share of Children in Each U.S. State in 2024
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Older adults outnumber children in almost half of US counties: Census data
(The Hill) — Older adults now outnumber children in almost half of the counties in the U.S., new data released Thursday from the Census Bureau shows. About 45 percent of the nation's more than 3,100 counties reported more residents 65 years or older than those under the age of 18 in 2024, according to a press release. This marks a significant increase from four years prior, when just 31.3 percent of the counties had more older adults than childr…
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