Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States and States (Percent): July 1, 2004
Geographic area Total Percent Under 5 Ranking, Under 5 Percent Age 5 to 17 Ranking, Age 5 to 17 Percent 18 Years and Over Ranking, 18 and over Percent 65 Years and Over Ranking 65 and Over Percent 85 andOver Ranking, 85 and Over
United States 293,655,404 6.8 - 18.1   75.0   12.4   1.7  
.California 35,893,799 7.3 8 19.4 4 73.3 47 10.7 46 1.4 37
.Texas 22,490,022 8.2 2 19.7 3 72.1 49 9.9 47 1.1 47
.New York 19,227,088 6.5 29 17.3 35 76.2 20 13.0 22 1.8 19
.Florida 17,397,161 6.3 37 16.7 44 77.0 10 16.8 1 2.2 7
.Illinois 12,713,634 7.0 15 18.5 14 74.5 38 12.0 39 1.7 25
.Pennsylvania 12,406,292 5.8 44 17.1 37 77.1 9 15.29 3 2.3 4
.Ohio 11,459,011 6.4 34 17.9 21 75.7 26 13.3 14 1.8 20
.Michigan 10,112,620 6.4 33 18.6 11 74.9 36 12.3 31 1.7 24
.Georgia 8,829,383 7.7 4 18.7 9 73.6 45 9.6 49 1.1 48
.New Jersey 8,698,879 6.7 23 18.1 17 75.2 32 12.9 24 1.9 17
.North Carolina 8,541,221 7.0 13 17.8 26 75.2 33 12.1 34 1.4 41
.Virginia 7,459,827 6.7 24 17.5 33 75.8 25 11.4 43 1.4 43
.Massachusetts 6,416,505 6.2 39 16.7 46 77.2 8 13.3 13 2.1 8
.Indiana 6,237,569 6.9 17 18.8 8 74.3 40 12.4 30 1.7 26
.Washington 6,203,788 6.2 38 17.7 28 76.0 22 11.3 44 1.7 29
.Tennessee 5,900,962 6.5 27 17.1 38 76.4 15 12.5 28 1.4 39
.Missouri 5,754,618 6.5 31 17.6 30 75.9 23 13.3 15 1.7 22
.Arizona 5,743,834 7.8 3 19.1 6 73.1 48 12.7 26 1.5 33
.Maryland 5,558,058 6.7 21 18.4 15 74.9 37 11.4 41 1.5 34
.Wisconsin 5,509,026 6.1 40 17.6 31 76.3 19 13.0 21 2.0 10
.Minnesota 5,100,958 6.5 28 17.8 25 75.7 27 12.1 36 1.9 15
.Colorado 4,601,403 7.4 7 18.3 16 74.4 39 9.8 48 1.2 46
.Alabama 4,530,182 6.5 26 17.6 29 75.8 24 13.2 17 1.5 35
.Louisiana 4,515,770 7.2 11 18.6 12 74.2 41 11.7 40 1.3 45
.South Carolina 4,198,068 6.7 25 17.7 27 75.6 29 12.4 29 1.4 40
.Kentucky 4,145,922 6.4 32 17.2 36 76.4 16 12.5 27 1.4 38
.Oregon 3,594,586 6.3 36 17.4 34 76.3 18 12.8 25 1.9 14
.Oklahoma 3,523,553 6.9 19 17.5 32 75.6 28 13.2 18 1.5 32
.Connecticut 3,503,604 6.1 43 17.9 23 76.1 21 13.5 12 2.3 5
.Iowa 2,954,451 6.1 41 16.9 40 77.0 11 14.7 5 2.4 2
.Mississippi 2,902,966 7.2 10 18.6 10 74.2 42 12.2 32 1.4 44
.Arkansas 2,752,629 6.7 20 17.8 24 75.4 30 13.8 9 1.7 23
.Kansas 2,735,502 6.9 18 18.1 18 75.0 35 13.0 23 2.0 11
.Utah 2,389,039 9.7 1 21.2 1 69.0 51 8.7 50 1.1 49
.Nevada 2,334,771 7.2 9 18.6 13 74.1 43 11.2 45 1.0 50
.New Mexico 1,903,289 7.0 14 18.9 7 74.1 44 12.1 37 1.4 42
.West Virginia 1,815,354 5.6 49 15.6 50 78.8 2 15.33 2 1.8 21
.Nebraska 1,747,214 7.0 16 17.9 20 75.1 34 13.3 16 2.1 9
.Idaho 1,393,262 7.4 6 19.3 5 73.3 46 11.4 42 1.6 30
.Maine 1,317,253 5.1 50 16.3 48 78.6 3 14.4 6 1.9 16
.New Hampshire 1,299,500 5.6 48 17.9 22 76.5 14 12.1 38 1.7 28
.Hawaii 1,262,840 7.0 12 16.6 47 76.3 17 13.6 11 2.0 12
.Rhode Island 1,080,632 5.7 45 16.9 41 77.4 7 13.9 8 2.4 3
.Montana 926,865 5.7 46 16.8 43 77.5 6 13.7 10 2.0 13
.Delaware 830,364 6.5 30 16.8 42 76.7 13 13.1 19 1.6 31
.South Dakota 770,883 6.7 22 18.1 19 75.2 31 14.2 7 2.3 6
.Alaska 655,435 7.6 5 21.1 2 71.3 50 6.4 51 0.5 51
.North Dakota 634,366 5.6 47 16.3 49 78.1 5 14.7 4 2.6 1
.Vermont 621,394 5.0 51 16.7 45 78.3 4 13.0 20 1.8 18
.District of Columbia 553,523 6.3 35 13.5 51 80.2 1 12.1 33 1.7 27
.Wyoming 506,529 6.1 42 17.0 39 76.9 12 12.1 35 1.5 36
Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero.  (X) Not applicable      
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Prepared by: U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: February 25, 2005