Table with row headings in column A, D, and G, column headings in row 4  [Columns B, E, and H are in percent. Columns C, F, and I are in ranking]
Table 3: Interim Projections: Ranking of States by Projected Percent of Population Age 65 and Older: 2000, 2010, and 2030
               
2000 State 2000 Percent 2000 Rank 2010 State 2010 Percent 2010 Rank 2030 State 2030 Percent 2030 Rank
United States 12.4 (x) United States 13.0 (x) United States 19.7 (x)
.Florida 17.6 1 .Florida 17.8 1 .Florida 27.1 1
.Pennsylvania 15.6 2 .West Virginia 16.0 2 .Wyoming 26.5 2
.West Virginia 15.3 3 .Maine 15.6 3 .Maine 26.5 3
.Iowa 14.9 4 .Pennsylvania 15.5 4 .New Mexico 26.5 4
.North Dakota 14.7 5 .North Dakota 15.3 5 .Montana 25.8 5
.Rhode Island 14.5 6 .Montana 15.0 6 .North Dakota 25.1 6
.Maine 14.4 7 .Iowa 14.9 7 .West Virginia 24.8 7
.South Dakota 14.3 8 .South Dakota 14.6 8 .Vermont 24.5 8
.Arkansas 14.0 9 .Connecticut 14.4 9 .Delaware 23.5 9
.Connecticut 13.8 10 .Arkansas 14.3 10 .South Dakota 23.1 10
.Nebraska 13.6 11 .Vermont 14.3 11 .Pennsylvania 22.6 11
.Massachusetts 13.5 12 .Hawaii 14.3 12 .Iowa 22.5 12
.Missouri 13.5 13 .Delaware 14.1 13 .Hawaii 22.3 13
.Montana 13.4 14 .Alabama 14.1 14 .Arizona 22.1 14
.Ohio 13.3 15 .Rhode Island 14.1 15 .South Carolina 22.0 15
.Hawaii 13.3 16 .New Mexico 14.1 16 .Connecticut 21.5 16
.Kansas 13.3 17 .Wyoming 14.0 17 .Rhode Island 21.4 17
.New Jersey 13.2 18 .Arizona 13.9 18 .Wisconsin 21.3 18
.Oklahoma 13.2 19 .Missouri 13.9 19 .Alabama 21.3 19
.Wisconsin 13.1 20 .Oklahoma 13.8 20 .Massachusetts 20.9 20
.Alabama 13.0 21 .Nebraska 13.8 21 .Nebraska 20.7 21
.Arizona 13.0 22 .Ohio 13.7 22 .Mississippi 20.5 22
.Delaware 13.0 23 .Massachusetts 13.7 23 .Ohio 20.4 23
.New York 12.9 24 .New Jersey 13.7 24 .Arkansas 20.3 24
.Oregon 12.8 25 .New York 13.6 25 .Missouri 20.3 25
.Vermont 12.7 26 .South Carolina 13.6 26 .Kansas 20.2 26
.Kentucky 12.5 27 .Wisconsin 13.5 27 .New York 20.1 27
.Indiana 12.4 28 .Kansas 13.4 28 .New Jersey 20.0 28
.Tennessee 12.4 29 .Tennessee 13.3 29 .Kentucky 19.8 29
.Michigan 12.3 30 .Kentucky 13.1 30 .New Hampshire 19.7 30
.District of Columbia 12.2 31 .Oregon 13.0 31 .Louisiana 19.7 31
.South Carolina 12.1 32 .Michigan 12.8 32 .Michigan 19.5 32
.Minnesota 12.1 33 .Mississippi 12.8 33 .Oklahoma 19.4 33
.Illinois 12.1 34 .Indiana 12.7 34 .Tennessee 19.2 34
.Mississippi 12.1 35 .Louisiana 12.6 35 .Minnesota 18.9 35
.North Carolina 12.0 36 .New Hampshire 12.6 36 .Virginia 18.8 36
.New Hampshire 12.0 37 .North Carolina 12.4 37 .Nevada 18.6 37
.Wyoming 11.7 38 .Virginia 12.4 38 .Idaho 18.3 38
.New Mexico 11.7 39 .Illinois 12.4 39 .Oregon 18.3 39
.Louisiana 11.6 40 .Minnesota 12.4 40 .Washington 18.1 40
.Maryland 11.3 41 .Nevada 12.3 41 .Indiana 18.1 41
.Idaho 11.3 42 .Washington 12.2 42 .Illinois 18.0 42
.Washington 11.2 43 .Maryland 12.2 43 .California 17.8 43
.Virginia 11.2 44 .Idaho 12.0 44 .North Carolina 17.8 44
.Nevada 11.0 45 .California 11.5 45 .Maryland 17.6 45
.California 10.6 46 .District of Columbia 11.5 46 .Colorado 16.5 46
.Texas 9.9 47 .Colorado 10.7 47 .Georgia 15.9 47
.Colorado 9.7 48 .Texas 10.5 48 .Texas 15.6 48
.Georgia 9.6 49 .Georgia 10.2 49 .Alaska 14.7 49
.Utah 8.5 50 .Utah 9.0 50 .District of Columbia 13.4 50
.Alaska 5.7 51 .Alaska 8.1 51 .Utah 13.2 51
Footnote:
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Interim State Population Projections, 2005.
Internet Release Date:  April 21,  2005