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People Statistics · Region

Residents 65 and over in Missouri

1990 – 2021 · 32 data points 22 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2021

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · Missouri · United States · World
+3.4 pp since 2011
Missouri 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
Missouri
17.6%
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 Missouri · 1990 – 2021
Latest value 17.6% · 2021
First value 14.0% · 1990
Highest 17.6% · 2021
Lowest 13.3% · 2004
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2021

YearMissouriChange United StatesWorld
2021 17.6% +0.3 pp 16.0% 9.5%
2020 17.2% +0.8 pp — 9.3%
2019 16.4% −0.5 pp — 9.1%
2018 16.9% +0.4 pp — 8.9%
2017 16.5% +0.4 pp — 8.7%
2016 16.1% +0.4 pp — 8.4%
2015 15.7% +0.3 pp — 8.3%
2014 15.4% +0.4 pp — 8.1%
2013 15.0% +0.4 pp — 7.9%
2012 14.7% +0.5 pp — 7.8%
2011 14.2% +0.2 pp — 7.7%
2010 14.0% +0.1 pp — 7.6%
2009 13.9% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2008 13.7% +0.2 pp — 7.5%
2007 13.5% +0.1 pp — 7.4%
2006 13.4% +0.1 pp — 7.3%
2005 13.4% +0.0 pp — 7.3%
2004 13.3% −0.0 pp — 7.2%
2003 13.4% −0.0 pp — 7.1%
2002 13.4% −0.0 pp — 7.0%
2001 13.4% −0.1 pp — 6.9%
2000 13.5% −0.1 pp — 6.8%
1999 13.6% −0.1 pp — 6.8%
1998 13.7% −0.1 pp — 6.7%
1997 13.7% −0.1 pp — 6.6%
1996 13.8% −0.1 pp — 6.5%
1995 13.9% −0.1 pp — 6.5%
1994 14.0% −0.1 pp — 6.4%
1993 14.0% −0.0 pp — 6.3%
1992 14.1% +0.0 pp — 6.2%
1991 14.0% +0.0 pp — 6.1%
1990 14.0% — 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

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
51 Alaska 9.0%
50 Utah 9.7%
49 Texas 11.2%
48 District of Columbia 11.5%
47 Georgia 12.0%
46 Colorado 12.2%
45 California 12.5%
44 Louisiana 13.3%
43 Maryland 13.4%
42 Virginia 13.4%
41 Wyoming 13.5%
40 Washington 13.6%
39 Illinois 13.6%
38 Nevada 13.7%
37 Idaho 13.8%
36 Mississippi 13.9%
35 Minnesota 13.9%
34 Indiana 13.9%
33 Kansas 14.0%
32 Nebraska 14.1%
31 Oklahoma 14.2%
30 North Dakota 14.2%
29 North Carolina 14.2%
28 Kentucky 14.4%
27 New York 14.5%
26 New Jersey 14.5%
25 New Mexico 14.6%
24 Tennessee 14.6%
23 Wisconsin 14.7%
22 Massachusetts 14.8%
21 South Dakota 14.8%
20 Alabama 14.9%
19 Michigan 15.0%
18 Missouri 15.0%
17 Ohio 15.1%
16 South Carolina 15.3%
15 Arizona 15.3%
14 Connecticut 15.3%
13 Arkansas 15.3%
12 New Hampshire 15.3%
11 Oregon 15.4%
10 Rhode Island 15.4%
9 Iowa 15.5%
8 Hawaii 15.7%
7 Delaware 16.0%
6 Montana 16.1%
5 Vermont 16.3%
4 Pennsylvania 16.3%
3 West Virginia 17.3%
2 Maine 17.7%
1 Florida 18.6%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2013

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.