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Residents 65 and over in Michigan

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · Michigan · United States · section.levels.world
+4.1 pp section.change_since
Michigan 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
Michigan
18.2%
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 Michigan · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 18.2% · 2021
First value 11.9% · 1990
Highest 18.2% · 2021
Lowest 11.9% · 1990
Data points 32

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2021

YearMichiganChange United Statessection.levels.world
2021 18.2% +0.5 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 17.7% +1.0 pp — 9.3%
2019 16.7% −0.5 pp — 9.1%
2018 17.2% +0.5 pp — 8.9%
2017 16.7% +0.4 pp — 8.7%
2016 16.3% +0.4 pp — 8.4%
2015 15.8% +0.4 pp — 8.3%
2014 15.4% +0.4 pp — 8.1%
2013 15.0% +0.4 pp — 7.9%
2012 14.6% +0.5 pp — 7.8%
2011 14.0% +0.2 pp — 7.7%
2010 13.8% +0.2 pp — 7.6%
2009 13.6% +0.3 pp — 7.5%
2008 13.3% +0.4 pp — 7.5%
2007 12.9% +0.3 pp — 7.4%
2006 12.6% +0.2 pp — 7.3%
2005 12.5% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2004 12.4% +0.1 pp — 7.2%
2003 12.4% +0.1 pp — 7.1%
2002 12.3% ±0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 12.3% ±0.0 pp — 6.9%
2000 12.3% +0.0 pp — 6.8%
1999 12.3% −0.0 pp — 6.8%
1998 12.3% −0.0 pp — 6.7%
1997 12.3% −0.0 pp — 6.6%
1996 12.4% ±0.0 pp — 6.5%
1995 12.4% +0.0 pp — 6.5%
1994 12.3% +0.1 pp — 6.4%
1993 12.2% +0.1 pp — 6.3%
1992 12.1% +0.1 pp — 6.2%
1991 12.0% +0.1 pp — 6.1%
1990 11.9% — 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
1 Maine 20.6%
2 Florida 20.5%
3 West Virginia 19.9%
4 Vermont 19.4%
5 Delaware 18.8%
6 Montana 18.8%
7 Hawaii 18.4%
8 Pennsylvania 18.2%
9 New Hampshire 18.2%
10 South Carolina 17.7%
11 Oregon 17.7%
12 Arizona 17.6%
13 New Mexico 17.5%
14 Rhode Island 17.2%
15 Connecticut 17.2%
16 Michigan 17.2%
17 Iowa 17.1%
18 Ohio 17.1%
19 Arkansas 17.0%
20 Wisconsin 17.0%
21 Alabama 16.9%
22 Missouri 16.9%
23 South Dakota 16.7%
24 Massachusetts 16.6%
25 Wyoming 16.5%
26 New York 16.4%
27 Tennessee 16.4%
28 Kentucky 16.4%
29 North Carolina 16.3%
30 New Jersey 16.2%
31 Mississippi 15.9%
32 Idaho 15.9%
33 Kansas 15.9%
34 Minnesota 15.9%
35 Nebraska 15.8%
36 Indiana 15.8%
37 Nevada 15.7%
38 Oklahoma 15.7%
39 Illinois 15.7%
40 Washington 15.5%
41 Virginia 15.5%
42 Maryland 15.4%
43 Louisiana 15.4%
44 North Dakota 15.4%
45 California 14.4%
46 Colorado 14.2%
47 Georgia 13.9%
48 Texas 12.6%
49 District of Columbia 12.2%
50 Alaska 11.8%
51 Utah 11.1%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2018

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.