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Older adults outnumber children in almost half of US counties: Census data

  • In 2024, nearly half of U.S. counties had more adults aged 65 and older than children, and 11 states showed a similar demographic shift.
  • This shift follows continuous aging of baby boomers, falling birth rates this decade, and outmigration exceeding inmigration in many states.
  • The U.S. median age reached a record 39.1 in 2024, with Maine having the oldest median age of 44.8, while children made up just 21.5 percent of the population.
  • Karen Guzzo expressed that while overall birth rates do not raise concern, it is troubling that some individuals cannot achieve their desired number of children, and Lauren Bowers noted that despite recent declines in births, children still outnumber the elderly in the U.S. population.
  • This population trend threatens Social Security's sustainability as Siobhan O'Keefe explained that fewer births plus an aging retired population challenge the system's functioning.
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Older adults now outnumber children in 11 states

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Older people who need help in everyday life have become more dependent on support from their family. Buying everyday services has also become more common. “We live in the belief that the public sector will take care of us when we get old. But if that doesn't happen, we need to talk about the risks,” says geriatrics researcher Isabelle von Saenger.

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census.gov broke the news in on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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