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Aug 6, 2026 / Tyler Durden
These Are America's Fastest-Aging States
These Are America's Fastest-Aging States
America’s population is getting older, but some states are aging much faster than others.
Using U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by USAFacts, this ranking, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows how much each state’s population aged 65 and older grew between 2014 and 2024.
Growth in 65-and-Older Populations (2014-2024)
The table below ranks every state by the percentage growth in its population aged 65 and older between 2014 and 2024.
State
Change in 65+ Population (2014–2024)
Total Growth
Alaska
56%
39,425
Idaho
51%
120,188
Delaware
48%
74,383
Utah
48%
140,632
Wyoming
46%
36,760
New Hampshire
45%
93,596
Colorado
44%
300,169
Nevada
44%
175,038
Montana
42%
71,509
South Carolina
42%
319,192
Georgia
41%
513,532
Texas
41%
1,265,419
Vermont
39%
41,969
Arizona
39%
420,852
Washington
38%
382,832
Maine
36%
87,850
Hawaii
36%
82,756
South Dakota
36%
46,219
North Carolina
36%
518,927
Minnesota
35%
275,897
Virginia
35%
401,357
New Mexico
35%
110,140
Florida
34%
1,294,733
Oregon
34%
214,979
Wisconsin
34%
295,892
North Dakota
34%
35,289
Maryland
33%
275,008
Rhode Island
32%
53,451
Massachusetts
31%
317,385
California
30%
1,519,339
Michigan
30%
461,738
New Jersey
30%
392,753
Louisiana
30%
187,508
New York
29%
854,478
Indiana
29%
275,051
Tennessee
29%
285,027
Connecticut
29%
159,449
Nebraska
28%
77,116
Alabama
28%
208,362
Kansas
28%
115,595
Illinois
27%
484,181
Kentucky
26%
172,658
Ohio
26%
474,302
Missouri
25%
235,408
Pennsylvania
25%
530,510
Iowa
25%
121,677
Mississippi
24%
103,194
Oklahoma
23%
129,764
District of Columbia
22%
16,219
Arkansas
21%
96,987
West Virginia
17%
57,493
🇺🇸 U.S. total
34%
14,964,188
Every state added...
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Jun 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Supreme Court's Alito Offers Unusual Response To Sotomayor's Dissent In Immigration Case
Supreme Court's Alito Offers Unusual Response To Sotomayor's Dissent In Immigration Case
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
At a recent Supreme Court sitting, Justice Samuel Alito took the unusual step of responding from the bench to Justice Sonia Sotomayor's spoken dissent from an immigration-related opinion he wrote.
This combination photo shows Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Sept 16, 2024, in New York, left, and Justice Samuel Alito in Rome, Sept. 20, 2025. AP Photo
The June 25 incident took place in the final days of the current court's session, as the justices...
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Oct 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
FBI Made Over 8,900 Arrests, Located 1,410 Child Victims Under Operation Summer Heat 2.0
FBI Made Over 8,900 Arrests, Located 1,410 Child Victims Under Operation Summer Heat 2.0
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has located 1,410 children and arrested 8,927 individuals in around three and a half months under Operation Summer Heat 2.0.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at the Nassau County Police Academy David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch TimesCompared to Operation Summer Heat 1.0, which concluded in 2025, arrests are up 3 percent...
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