Older adults now outnumber children in 11 states and almost half of the counties in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The census data show that the U.S. population continues to age, with the share of the 65-year-plus group steadily increasing from 12.4 percent in 2004 to 18 percent in 2024, while the share of the under-18 population decreased from 25 percent to 21.5 percent during the same period.
