Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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The following table shows the percent of persons in the U.S. population age 65 and over that live in nursing homes.
| Age | Percent of age group | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | ||
| 65 years and over | 5.1% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1,252,635 |
| 65 to 74 years | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 197,310 |
| 75 to 84 years | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 420,790 |
| 85 years and over | 24.5 | 18.2 | 10.4 | 529,689 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 special tabulation; 1990 Census of Population, Nursing Home Population: 1990 (CPH-L-137); 2010 Census Brief: The Older Population.
| Persons 65 Years Old and Over—Characteristics by Sex, 1980–2000 | Population | 10 Places of 100,000 or More Population with the Highest Proportion of Population 65 and Over, 2000 |
