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The Census Bureau reports 61.2 million Americans aged 65 and older, 18.0% of the population in 2024, and says the older population grew faster than working-age adults from 2020 to 2024. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Nearly Half of U.S. Counties · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:c0dcf735cbc146cacf5a787403d98427d375e94be07483bfb40ab68e761fb9bc

The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) ... The share of the population age 65 and older steadily increasing from 12.4% in 2004 to 18.0% in 2024.