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People Statistics · Region

Residents 65 and over in California

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points 45 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · California · United States · World
+3.6 pp since 2011
California 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
California
15.2%
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 California · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 15.2% · 2021
First value 10.5% · 1990
Highest 15.2% · 2021
Lowest 10.5% · 1990
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2021

YearCaliforniaChange United StatesWorld
2021 15.2% +0.5 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 14.7% +0.8 pp — 9.3%
2019 13.9% −0.5 pp — 9.1%
2018 14.4% +0.4 pp — 8.9%
2017 13.9% +0.4 pp — 8.7%
2016 13.6% +0.4 pp — 8.4%
2015 13.2% +0.4 pp — 8.3%
2014 12.8% +0.4 pp — 8.1%
2013 12.5% +0.4 pp — 7.9%
2012 12.1% +0.4 pp — 7.8%
2011 11.7% +0.2 pp — 7.7%
2010 11.4% +0.2 pp — 7.6%
2009 11.3% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2008 11.1% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2007 10.9% +0.1 pp — 7.4%
2006 10.8% +0.0 pp — 7.3%
2005 10.7% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2004 10.6% +0.0 pp — 7.2%
2003 10.6% +0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 10.6% ±0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 10.6% −0.0 pp — 6.9%
2000 10.6% −0.0 pp — 6.8%
1999 10.6% −0.0 pp — 6.8%
1998 10.7% −0.1 pp — 6.7%
1997 10.7% −0.0 pp — 6.6%
1996 10.8% +0.0 pp — 6.5%
1995 10.7% +0.1 pp — 6.5%
1994 10.6% +0.1 pp — 6.4%
1993 10.6% +0.1 pp — 6.3%
1992 10.5% −0.0 pp — 6.2%
1991 10.5% +0.0 pp — 6.1%
1990 10.5% — 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.

#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.