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People Statistics · Region

Illinois: residents 65 and over

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points 35 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Illinois United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

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Latest value · 2021 16.6% +0.4 pp since 2020
Regions of United States · 2021 35 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2011 +3.8 pp
vs United States −0.7 pp United States: 17.2% · 2024
Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · Illinois · United States · World
+3.8 pp since 2011
Illinois United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2021

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Illinois
16.6%
United States
17.2% · 2024
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 Illinois · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 16.6% · 2021
First value 12.5% · 1990
Highest 16.6% · 2021
Lowest 12.0% · 2002
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2021

YearIllinoisChange United StatesWorld
2021 16.6% +0.4 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 16.1% +0.8 pp — 9.3%
2019 15.3% −0.3 pp — 9.1%
2018 15.7% +0.5 pp — 8.9%
2017 15.2% +0.4 pp — 8.7%
2016 14.8% +0.4 pp — 8.4%
2015 14.4% +0.4 pp — 8.3%
2014 14.0% +0.4 pp — 8.1%
2013 13.6% +0.4 pp — 7.9%
2012 13.2% +0.5 pp — 7.8%
2011 12.8% +0.2 pp — 7.7%
2010 12.6% +0.1 pp — 7.6%
2009 12.4% +0.1 pp — 7.5%
2008 12.3% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2007 12.2% +0.1 pp — 7.4%
2006 12.1% +0.0 pp — 7.3%
2005 12.0% +0.0 pp — 7.3%
2004 12.0% +0.0 pp — 7.2%
2003 12.0% +0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 12.0% −0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 12.0% −0.1 pp — 6.9%
2000 12.1% −0.1 pp — 6.8%
1999 12.1% −0.1 pp — 6.8%
1998 12.2% −0.1 pp — 6.7%
1997 12.3% −0.1 pp — 6.6%
1996 12.4% −0.1 pp — 6.5%
1995 12.5% −0.0 pp — 6.5%
1994 12.5% −0.0 pp — 6.4%
1993 12.6% ±0.0 pp — 6.3%
1992 12.6% +0.0 pp — 6.2%
1991 12.6% +0.0 pp — 6.1%
1990 12.5% — 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
1 Florida 20.1%
2 Maine 20.0%
3 West Virginia 19.4%
4 Vermont 18.7%
5 Delaware 18.2%
6 Montana 18.1%
7 Pennsylvania 17.8%
8 Hawaii 17.8%
9 New Hampshire 17.5%
10 South Carolina 17.2%
11 Arizona 17.1%
12 Oregon 17.1%
13 New Mexico 16.9%
14 Rhode Island 16.8%
15 Connecticut 16.8%
16 Iowa 16.7%
17 Michigan 16.7%
18 Ohio 16.7%
19 Arkansas 16.6%
20 Alabama 16.5%
21 Missouri 16.5%
22 Wisconsin 16.5%
23 South Dakota 16.2%
24 Massachusetts 16.1%
25 New York 16.0%
26 Tennessee 16.0%
27 Kentucky 16.0%
28 North Carolina 15.9%
29 Wyoming 15.8%
30 New Jersey 15.8%
31 Mississippi 15.4%
32 Minnesota 15.4%
33 Kansas 15.4%
34 Idaho 15.4%
35 Nevada 15.4%
36 Nebraska 15.4%
37 Indiana 15.4%
38 Oklahoma 15.4%
39 Illinois 15.2%
40 Washington 15.0%
41 Virginia 15.0%
42 North Dakota 15.0%
43 Maryland 15.0%
44 Louisiana 14.9%
45 California 13.9%
46 Colorado 13.8%
47 Georgia 13.5%
48 Texas 12.2%
49 District of Columbia 12.0%
50 Alaska 11.2%
51 Utah 10.8%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.