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People Statistics · Region

Residents 65 and over in Texas

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points 49 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Texas United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

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Latest value · 2021 13.1% +0.3 pp since 2020
Regions of United States · 2021 49 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2011 +2.6 pp
vs United States −4.1 pp United States: 17.2% · 2024
Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · Texas · United States · World
+2.6 pp since 2011
Texas 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
Texas
13.1%
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 Texas · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 13.1% · 2021
First value 10.1% · 1990
Highest 13.1% · 2021
Lowest 9.8% · 2002
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2021

YearTexasChange United StatesWorld
2021 13.1% +0.3 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 12.8% +0.9 pp — 9.3%
2019 11.9% −0.6 pp — 9.1%
2018 12.6% +0.3 pp — 8.9%
2017 12.2% +0.3 pp — 8.7%
2016 11.9% +0.3 pp — 8.4%
2015 11.7% +0.2 pp — 8.3%
2014 11.4% +0.3 pp — 8.1%
2013 11.2% +0.3 pp — 7.9%
2012 10.9% +0.4 pp — 7.8%
2011 10.5% +0.2 pp — 7.7%
2010 10.4% +0.2 pp — 7.6%
2009 10.2% +0.1 pp — 7.5%
2008 10.1% +0.1 pp — 7.5%
2007 10.0% +0.0 pp — 7.4%
2006 10.0% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2005 9.9% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2004 9.8% ±0.0 pp — 7.2%
2003 9.8% +0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 9.8% −0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 9.9% −0.1 pp — 6.9%
2000 9.9% −0.1 pp — 6.8%
1999 10.0% −0.1 pp — 6.8%
1998 10.0% −0.1 pp — 6.7%
1997 10.1% −0.0 pp — 6.6%
1996 10.2% −0.0 pp — 6.5%
1995 10.2% −0.0 pp — 6.5%
1994 10.2% −0.0 pp — 6.4%
1993 10.2% +0.0 pp — 6.3%
1992 10.2% +0.0 pp — 6.2%
1991 10.2% +0.1 pp — 6.1%
1990 10.1% — 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

2020 · 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 Maine 21.2%
2 Florida 20.7%
3 West Virginia 20.4%
4 Vermont 20.1%
5 Delaware 19.5%
6 Montana 19.2%
7 Hawaii 19.0%
8 New Hampshire 18.8%
9 Pennsylvania 18.6%
10 South Carolina 18.2%
11 Oregon 18.1%
12 New Mexico 18.0%
13 Arizona 18.0%
14 Connecticut 17.7%
15 Michigan 17.7%
16 Rhode Island 17.7%
17 Wisconsin 17.4%
18 Ohio 17.4%
19 Iowa 17.4%
20 Wyoming 17.4%
21 Alabama 17.3%
22 Missouri 17.2%
23 Arkansas 17.2%
24 South Dakota 17.1%
25 New York 17.0%
26 Massachusetts 17.0%
27 Kentucky 16.7%
28 Tennessee 16.7%
29 North Carolina 16.7%
30 New Jersey 16.5%
31 Mississippi 16.4%
32 Minnesota 16.3%
33 Idaho 16.3%
34 Kansas 16.3%
35 Illinois 16.1%
36 Nevada 16.1%
37 Indiana 16.0%
38 Louisiana 16.0%
39 Nebraska 16.0%
40 Oklahoma 15.9%
41 Virginia 15.9%
42 Maryland 15.8%
43 Washington 15.8%
44 North Dakota 15.6%
45 California 14.7%
46 Colorado 14.7%
47 Georgia 14.3%
48 Texas 12.8%
49 Alaska 12.8%
50 District of Columbia 12.6%
51 Utah 11.4%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

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.