| U.S. Census 2000 Population aged 50 and over by Race and Sex | |||||||||||||||
| WHITE | WHITE | BLACK | BLACK | HISP | HISP | OTHER | OTHER | ||||||||
| TOTAL | FEMALE | MALE | WHITE | BLACK | HISP | OTHER | FEMALE | MALE | FEMALE | MALE | FEMALE | MALE | FEMALE | MALE | |
| Total U.S. | 76,851,985 | 42,189,280 | 34,662,705 | 61,751,490 | 6,902,223 | 4,804,966 | 3,393,306 | 33,749,134 | 28,002,356 | 3,982,521 | 2,919,702 | 2,610,282 | 2,194,684 | 1,847,343 | 1,545,963 |
| Alabama | 1,280,366 | 713,531 | 566,835 | 1,008,109 | 245,617 | 8,421 | 18,219 | 554,800 | 453,309 | 144,218 | 101,399 | 4,330 | 4,091 | 10,183 | 8,036 |
| Alaska | 121,886 | 58,945 | 62,941 | 92,277 | 2,520 | 2,504 | 24,585 | 43,410 | 48,867 | 1,188 | 1,332 | 1,276 | 1,228 | 13,071 | 11,514 |
| Arizona | 1,406,212 | 755,224 | 650,988 | 1,157,119 | 25,951 | 157,068 | 66,074 | 621,432 | 535,687 | 13,307 | 12,644 | 83,433 | 73,635 | 37,052 | 29,022 |
| Arkansas | 798,408 | 438,957 | 359,451 | 695,537 | 81,347 | 7,512 | 14,012 | 380,257 | 315,280 | 47,303 | 34,044 | 3,669 | 3,843 | 7,728 | 6,284 |
| California | 8,209,594 | 4,457,608 | 3,751,986 | 5,327,064 | 460,859 | 1,335,458 | 1,086,213 | 2,878,637 | 2,448,427 | 256,099 | 204,760 | 727,568 | 607,890 | 595,304 | 490,909 |
| Colorado | 1,034,650 | 550,583 | 484,067 | 875,832 | 27,961 | 99,386 | 31,471 | 466,831 | 409,001 | 14,541 | 13,420 | 51,735 | 47,651 | 17,476 | 13,995 |
| Connecticut | 1,006,849 | 558,576 | 448,273 | 884,178 | 58,908 | 39,637 | 24,126 | 489,664 | 394,514 | 34,242 | 24,666 | 21,964 | 17,673 | 12,706 | 11,420 |
| Delaware | 222,469 | 121,834 | 100,635 | 184,622 | 29,111 | 3,640 | 5,096 | 100,834 | 83,788 | 16,398 | 12,713 | 1,857 | 1,783 | 2,745 | 2,351 |
| District of Columbia | 155,594 | 89,709 | 65,885 | 45,009 | 99,354 | 5,875 | 5,356 | 23,799 | 21,210 | 59,361 | 39,993 | 3,456 | 2,419 | 3,093 | 2,263 |
| Florida | 5,350,689 | 2,926,197 | 2,424,492 | 4,193,827 | 423,138 | 623,169 | 110,555 | 2,279,404 | 1,914,423 | 239,044 | 184,094 | 347,101 | 276,068 | 60,648 | 49,907 |
| Georgia | 1,953,706 | 1,078,159 | 875,547 | 1,470,279 | 407,784 | 30,562 | 45,081 | 800,566 | 669,713 | 238,337 | 169,447 | 14,962 | 15,600 | 24,294 | 20,787 |
| Hawaii | 348,137 | 184,078 | 164,059 | 89,262 | 1,807 | 10,711 | 246,357 | 43,562 | 45,700 | 646 | 1,161 | 5,597 | 5,114 | 134,273 | 112,084 |
| Idaho | 331,521 | 174,137 | 157,384 | 314,097 | 489 | 8,807 | 8,128 | 165,331 | 148,766 | 190 | 299 | 4,228 | 4,579 | 4,388 | 3,740 |
| Illinois | 3,293,588 | 1,827,438 | 1,466,150 | 2,625,667 | 387,968 | 163,020 | 116,933 | 1,454,864 | 1,170,803 | 226,257 | 161,711 | 83,547 | 79,473 | 62,770 | 54,163 |
| Indiana | 1,662,418 | 915,882 | 746,536 | 1,516,475 | 102,346 | 22,553 | 21,044 | 835,178 | 681,297 | 58,044 | 44,302 | 11,190 | 11,363 | 11,470 | 9,574 |
| Iowa | 873,756 | 481,375 | 392,381 | 848,222 | 9,332 | 7,273 | 8,929 | 467,929 | 380,293 | 4,957 | 4,375 | 3,635 | 3,638 | 4,854 | 4,075 |
| Kansas | 737,950 | 404,225 | 333,725 | 673,779 | 28,261 | 18,553 | 17,357 | 369,496 | 304,283 | 15,786 | 12,475 | 9,496 | 9,057 | 9,447 | 7,910 |
| Kentucky | 1,140,344 | 628,212 | 512,132 | 1,060,689 | 59,648 | 6,431 | 13,576 | 583,201 | 477,488 | 34,264 | 25,384 | 3,229 | 3,202 | 7,518 | 6,058 |
| Louisiana | 1,166,480 | 647,148 | 519,332 | 836,980 | 285,077 | 21,316 | 23,107 | 458,198 | 378,782 | 164,789 | 120,288 | 11,851 | 9,465 | 12,310 | 10,797 |
| Maine | 397,264 | 215,441 | 181,823 | 390,644 | 761 | 1,186 | 4,673 | 211,893 | 178,751 | 305 | 456 | 643 | 543 | 2,600 | 2,073 |
| Maryland | 1,425,325 | 784,684 | 640,641 | 1,031,432 | 304,607 | 27,280 | 62,006 | 560,951 | 470,481 | 174,979 | 129,628 | 15,574 | 11,706 | 33,180 | 28,826 |
| Massachusetts | 1,817,977 | 1,016,888 | 801,089 | 1,648,194 | 60,105 | 47,094 | 62,584 | 922,565 | 725,629 | 34,296 | 25,809 | 26,420 | 20,674 | 33,607 | 28,977 |
| Michigan | 2,715,091 | 1,483,576 | 1,231,515 | 2,323,929 | 292,070 | 37,968 | 61,124 | 1,264,997 | 1,058,932 | 166,662 | 125,408 | 19,193 | 18,775 | 32,724 | 28,400 |
| Minnesota | 1,300,584 | 704,136 | 596,448 | 1,241,368 | 17,628 | 10,722 | 30,866 | 673,013 | 568,355 | 9,060 | 8,568 | 5,296 | 5,426 | 16,767 | 14,099 |
| Mississippi | 759,216 | 423,752 | 335,464 | 548,935 | 196,157 | 5,281 | 8,843 | 302,132 | 246,803 | 113,930 | 82,227 | 2,684 | 2,597 | 5,006 | 3,837 |
| Missouri | 1,609,623 | 890,437 | 719,186 | 1,439,199 | 127,294 | 14,408 | 28,722 | 792,494 | 646,705 | 74,573 | 52,721 | 7,532 | 6,876 | 15,838 | 12,884 |
| Montana | 267,758 | 140,401 | 127,357 | 253,277 | 305 | 2,409 | 11,767 | 132,620 | 120,657 | 126 | 179 | 1,254 | 1,155 | 6,401 | 5,366 |
| Nebraska | 476,775 | 260,538 | 216,237 | 449,904 | 11,478 | 8,300 | 7,093 | 246,192 | 203,712 | 6,364 | 5,114 | 4,029 | 4,271 | 3,953 | 3,140 |
| Nevada | 537,964 | 275,897 | 262,067 | 434,693 | 26,215 | 40,686 | 36,370 | 220,857 | 213,836 | 13,747 | 12,468 | 20,794 | 19,892 | 20,499 | 15,871 |
| New Hampshire | 343,498 | 184,072 | 159,426 | 335,307 | 1,204 | 2,118 | 4,869 | 179,864 | 155,443 | 543 | 661 | 1,120 | 998 | 2,545 | 2,324 |
| New Jersey | 2,414,661 | 1,345,892 | 1,068,769 | 1,879,343 | 241,897 | 174,748 | 118,673 | 1,046,123 | 833,220 | 141,178 | 100,719 | 95,881 | 78,867 | 62,710 | 55,963 |
| New Mexico | 485,796 | 260,168 | 225,628 | 293,768 | 6,307 | 149,985 | 35,736 | 156,952 | 136,816 | 3,205 | 3,102 | 80,076 | 69,909 | 19,935 | 15,801 |
| New York | 5,348,137 | 3,008,420 | 2,339,717 | 3,919,672 | 634,799 | 488,092 | 305,574 | 2,182,018 | 1,737,654 | 383,564 | 251,235 | 280,443 | 207,649 | 162,395 | 143,179 |
| North Carolina | 2,207,499 | 1,223,734 | 983,765 | 1,771,043 | 366,596 | 22,262 | 47,598 | 973,382 | 797,661 | 213,495 | 153,101 | 10,520 | 11,742 | 26,337 | 21,261 |
| North Dakota | 185,906 | 100,052 | 85,854 | 179,473 | 219 | 756 | 5,458 | 96,565 | 82,908 | 77 | 142 | 399 | 357 | 3,011 | 2,447 |
| Ohio | 3,248,216 | 1,801,164 | 1,447,052 | 2,889,563 | 281,100 | 28,381 | 49,172 | 1,597,588 | 1,291,975 | 161,969 | 119,131 | 14,814 | 13,567 | 26,793 | 22,379 |
| Oklahoma | 985,235 | 541,112 | 444,123 | 834,004 | 47,716 | 16,739 | 86,776 | 457,641 | 376,363 | 26,808 | 20,908 | 8,432 | 8,307 | 48,231 | 38,545 |
| Oregon | 978,405 | 524,924 | 453,481 | 907,099 | 9,727 | 21,209 | 40,370 | 487,592 | 419,507 | 4,885 | 4,842 | 10,568 | 10,641 | 21,879 | 18,491 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,847,172 | 2,151,103 | 1,696,069 | 3,463,524 | 274,262 | 48,455 | 60,931 | 1,931,301 | 1,532,223 | 161,755 | 112,507 | 25,390 | 23,065 | 32,657 | 28,274 |
| Rhode Island | 307,825 | 172,841 | 134,984 | 282,386 | 6,856 | 9,427 | 9,156 | 158,769 | 123,617 | 3,733 | 3,123 | 5,346 | 4,081 | 4,993 | 4,163 |
| South Carolina | 1,120,787 | 619,345 | 501,442 | 844,850 | 252,472 | 8,711 | 14,754 | 460,180 | 384,670 | 146,573 | 105,899 | 4,316 | 4,395 | 8,276 | 6,478 |
| South Dakota | 214,297 | 115,635 | 98,662 | 203,219 | 386 | 1,067 | 9,625 | 109,640 | 93,579 | 141 | 245 | 543 | 524 | 5,311 | 4,314 |
| Tennessee | 1,610,774 | 889,588 | 721,186 | 1,397,938 | 179,404 | 10,804 | 22,628 | 767,128 | 630,810 | 104,819 | 74,585 | 5,355 | 5,449 | 12,286 | 10,342 |
| Texas | 4,865,681 | 2,644,938 | 2,220,743 | 3,330,769 | 441,040 | 940,716 | 153,156 | 1,802,156 | 1,528,613 | 250,586 | 190,454 | 510,306 | 430,410 | 81,890 | 71,266 |
| Utah | 438,775 | 233,131 | 205,644 | 404,902 | 1,912 | 18,138 | 13,823 | 215,481 | 189,421 | 849 | 1,063 | 9,355 | 8,783 | 7,446 | 6,377 |
| Vermont | 178,155 | 95,769 | 82,386 | 174,457 | 368 | 861 | 2,469 | 93,859 | 80,598 | 150 | 218 | 455 | 406 | 1,305 | 1,164 |
| Virginia | 1,896,979 | 1,037,133 | 859,846 | 1,501,258 | 292,246 | 33,233 | 70,242 | 813,420 | 687,838 | 166,497 | 125,749 | 18,552 | 14,681 | 38,664 | 31,578 |
| Washington | 1,550,477 | 826,914 | 723,563 | 1,374,553 | 29,786 | 37,373 | 108,765 | 733,039 | 641,514 | 14,677 | 15,109 | 18,534 | 18,839 | 60,664 | 48,101 |
| West Virginia | 590,948 | 324,006 | 266,942 | 567,734 | 14,270 | 2,409 | 6,535 | 310,976 | 256,758 | 8,244 | 6,026 | 1,293 | 1,116 | 3,493 | 3,042 |
| Wisconsin | 1,494,907 | 811,368 | 683,539 | 1,409,309 | 44,980 | 17,352 | 23,266 | 764,524 | 644,785 | 25,489 | 19,491 | 8,595 | 8,757 | 12,760 | 10,506 |
| Wyoming | 135,661 | 70,403 | 65,258 | 126,720 | 578 | 4,900 | 3,463 | 65,829 | 60,891 | 271 | 307 | 2,446 | 2,454 | 1,857 | 1,606 |