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Residents 65 and over in Utah

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 22, 2026
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section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

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Latest value · 2021 11.6% +0.2 pp section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2021 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +2.5 pp
vs United States −5.6 pp United States: 17.2% · 2024
Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · Utah · United States · section.levels.world
+2.5 pp section.change_since
Utah United States section.levels.world

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

section.compare Residents 65 and over · percent
Utah
11.6%
United States
17.2% · 2024
section.levels.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 Utah · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 11.6% · 2021
First value 8.7% · 1990
Highest 11.6% · 2021
Lowest 8.5% · 1999
Data points 32

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2021

YearUtahChange United Statessection.levels.world
2021 11.6% +0.2 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 11.4% +1.0 pp — 9.3%
2019 10.4% −0.7 pp — 9.1%
2018 11.1% +0.3 pp — 8.9%
2017 10.8% +0.3 pp — 8.7%
2016 10.5% +0.2 pp — 8.4%
2015 10.3% +0.3 pp — 8.3%
2014 10.0% +0.3 pp — 8.1%
2013 9.7% +0.2 pp — 7.9%
2012 9.5% +0.3 pp — 7.8%
2011 9.2% +0.1 pp — 7.7%
2010 9.1% +0.1 pp — 7.6%
2009 9.0% +0.1 pp — 7.5%
2008 8.9% +0.1 pp — 7.5%
2007 8.8% −0.0 pp — 7.4%
2006 8.8% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2005 8.7% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2004 8.6% +0.0 pp — 7.2%
2003 8.6% +0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 8.6% +0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 8.5% ±0.0 pp — 6.9%
2000 8.5% +0.0 pp — 6.8%
1999 8.5% −0.0 pp — 6.8%
1998 8.5% −0.1 pp — 6.7%
1997 8.6% −0.1 pp — 6.6%
1996 8.7% −0.0 pp — 6.5%
1995 8.7% −0.0 pp — 6.5%
1994 8.7% −0.0 pp — 6.4%
1993 8.8% −0.0 pp — 6.3%
1992 8.8% +0.0 pp — 6.2%
1991 8.8% +0.1 pp — 6.1%
1990 8.7% — 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
1 Florida 17.6%
2 Maine 16.3%
3 West Virginia 16.2%
4 Pennsylvania 15.5%
5 Montana 15.1%
6 Vermont 15.0%
7 Iowa 14.9%
8 Delaware 14.7%
9 Hawaii 14.7%
10 Rhode Island 14.6%
11 Arkansas 14.5%
12 Connecticut 14.4%
13 North Dakota 14.4%
14 South Dakota 14.3%
15 Ohio 14.2%
16 Oregon 14.2%
17 Arizona 14.2%
18 Missouri 14.2%
19 South Carolina 14.1%
20 Michigan 14.0%
21 Alabama 14.0%
22 New Hampshire 14.0%
23 Massachusetts 13.9%
24 Wisconsin 13.9%
25 Tennessee 13.7%
26 New Jersey 13.7%
27 New York 13.7%
28 Oklahoma 13.6%
29 Nebraska 13.5%
30 New Mexico 13.5%
31 Kentucky 13.5%
32 Kansas 13.3%
33 North Carolina 13.2%
34 Indiana 13.2%
35 Minnesota 13.1%
36 Mississippi 13.0%
37 Illinois 12.8%
38 Wyoming 12.7%
39 Idaho 12.7%
40 Washington 12.6%
41 Nevada 12.5%
42 Louisiana 12.5%
43 Maryland 12.5%
44 Virginia 12.5%
45 California 11.7%
46 District of Columbia 11.3%
47 Colorado 11.2%
48 Georgia 11.0%
49 Texas 10.5%
50 Utah 9.2%
51 Alaska 8.1%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2011

section.what

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

section.how

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.