The Graying of the United States - Linear Version

Summary: This table shows past and future percentages of people in the US in four age categories above 55.

• Year = 1900 , 55 to 64 = 5.3 , 65 to 74 = 2.9 , 75 to 84 = 1 , 85 and up = 0.2
• Year = 1910 , 55 to 64 = 5.5 , 65 to 74 = 3 , 75 to 84 = 1.1 , 85 and up = 0.2
• Year = 1920 , 55 to 64 = 6.2 , 65 to 74 = 3.3 , 75 to 84 = 1.2 , 85 and up = 0.2
• Year = 1930 , 55 to 64 = 6.8 , 65 to 74 = 3.8 , 75 to 84 = 1.3 , 85 and up = 0.2
• Year = 1940 , 55 to 64 = 8 , 65 to 74 = 4.8 , 75 to 84 = 1.7 , 85 and up = 0.3
• Year = 1950 , 55 to 64 = 8.8 , 65 to 74 = 5.6 , 75 to 84 = 2.2 , 85 and up = 0.4
• Year = 1960 , 55 to 64 = 8.7 , 65 to 74 = 6.1 , 75 to 84 = 2.6 , 85 and up = 0.5
• Year = 1970 , 55 to 64 = 9.2 , 65 to 74 = 6.1 , 75 to 84 = 3 , 85 and up = 0.7
• Year = 1980 , 55 to 64 = 9.6 , 65 to 74 = 6.9 , 75 to 84 = 3.4 , 85 and up = 1
• Year = 1990 , 55 to 64 = 8.4 , 65 to 74 = 7.2 , 75 to 84 = 4.1 , 85 and up = 1.3
• Year = 2000 , 55 to 64 = 8.7 , 65 to 74 = 6.6 , 75 to 84 = 4.5 , 85 and up = 1.6
• Year = 2010 , 55 to 64 = 11.8 , 65 to 74 = 7 , 75 to 84 = 4.3 , 85 and up = 1.9
• Year = 2020 , 55 to 64 = 13 , 65 to 74 = 9.7 , 75 to 84 = 4.8 , 85 and up = 2.1
• Year = 2030 , 55 to 64 = 10.6 , 65 to 74 = 10.7 , 75 to 84 = 6.7 , 85 and up = 2.5
• Year = 2040 , 55 to 64 = 10.4 , 65 to 74 = 9 , 75 to 84 = 7.7 , 85 and up = 3.8
• Year = 2050 , 55 to 64 = 10.8 , 65 to 74 = 8.9 , 75 to 84 = 6.6 , 85 and up = 4.8

Sources: 1900-1980: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial Censuses of Population. 1990: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Projections of the Population of the United States, by Age, Sex, and Race: 1983 to 2080. Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 952, May 1984. Projections are middle Series. 2000-2050: U.S. Census Bureau, Projections of the Total Resident Population by 5-Year Age Groups, and Sex with Special Age Categories, Middle Series, 1999 to 2100, (NP-T3), January 2000.

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