U.S. Census Bureau

AGE DATA

National Level
State Level
County Level
Other U.S. Geographic Levels
International Data
Baby Boomer
Older (55+) Population
Elderly (65+) Population
Age Search Service
The letters PDF or symbol PDF indicate a document is in the Portable Document Format (PDF). To view the file, you will need the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader which is available for free from the Adobe web site.

Fact Sheet:  Differences between the Age and Sex Estimates from the American Community Survey
                       and the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey

  1. National Level - age data are available from the following sources:

    1. Censuses - These data are from the decennial censuses taken every ten years. The latest data available are from the 2000 census.

      In addition, see the Estimates pages as estimate files include decennial census totals, and for 1990 census numbers on Baby Boomer’s see below.

    2. Estimates - These data are produced for each year since the last decennial census (1990), as well as for past decades.

      In addition, see the State Estimates pages as many state estimate files include national totals.

    3. Surveys - These data are from various topical surveys, usually conducted on an annual basis, including the Current Population Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The value of the age data from surveys comes from their cross-tabulation with characteristic data (such as marital status or educational attainment).

    4. Projections - These data illustrate the population for future years, based on plausible courses of population change (births, deaths, and international migration).

  2. State Level - age data are available from the following sources:

    1. Censuses - These data are from the decennial censuses taken every ten years. The latest data available are from the 2000 census.

      In addition, for 1990 census numbers on Baby Boomer’s see below.

    2. Estimates - These data are produced for each year since the last decennial census (1990), as well as for past decades. The latest data available are for age and sex for 1997.

    3. Projections - These data illustrate the population for future years, based on plausible courses of future population change (births, deaths, state-to-state migration and international migration). The latest data available are for 2025.

  3. County Level - age data are available from the following sources:

    1. Censuses - These data are from the decennial censuses taken every ten years. The latest data available are from the 2000 census.

    2. Estimates - These data are produced for each year since the last decennial census (1990), as well as for past decades.

  4. Other U.S. Geographic Levels

  5. International Data

  6. Baby Boomer

  7. Older (55+) Population (see also Elderly (65+) Population below)

    1. The Older Population in the United States: March 2002

    2. The Older Population in the United States: March 2000 (PPL-147)

    3. The Older Population in the United States: March 1999 (P20-532)

    4. Wallchart:

    5. The Current Population Survey and other Census Bureau surveys collect data by age. See the subjects (Education, Families, Marital Status and Living Arrangements, etc.) listed under "Population Topics" for additional sources of data by age.

    6. Grandparents and Grandchildren

  8. Elderly (65+) Population (see also Older (55+) Population above)

    1. The Older Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2000 (P23-211)

    2. Guide to Data on the Older Population in Census 2000 Summary Files 1-3
      HTML version (111k) | PDF version (485k)

    3. Guide to Data on the Older Population in Census 2000 Summary Files 1-4
      HTML version (146k) | PDF version (949k)

    4. An Aging World: 2001 (P95/01-1) [PDF 3M]

    5. Census 2000 Brief: The 65 Years and Over Population: 2000 (C2KBR/01-10) [PDF 580k]

    6. Population and Ranking Tables of the Older Population for the United States, States, Puerto Rico, Places of 100,000 or More Population, and Counties (PHC-T-13)

    7. 1998 Population Estimates of People 65 Years and Over and 85 Years and Over by Region, and State

    8. Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
      AgingStats.Gov - Web Site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
    9. Sixty-Five Plus in the United States
      • Statistical Brief on Sixty-Five Plus in the United States
        Select one of the versions below:
      • Current Population Report P23-190, 65+ in the United States

    10. Wallcharts:

    11. We the American Elderly [PDF 235k]

    12. The Current Population Survey and other Census Bureau surveys collect data by age. See the subjects (Education, Families, Marital Status and Living Arrangements, etc.) listed under "Population Topics" for additional sources of data by age.

    13. Centenarians in the United States: 1990 [PDF 1M]

    14. Grandparents and Grandchildren

    15. Profiles of America’s Elderly - Presents results of the 1990 Census of Population and Housing related to America’s elderly.

    16. Housing of the Elderly - Products available from the 1990 Census for the United States, all States, and the District of Columbia, and metropolitan statistical areas.

  9. Related Topics

    Age Search Service - The Census Bureau will provide confidential records from the Federal population censuses of 1910 to 1990, for a fee, and issue an official transcript of the results to satisfy situations where a birth or other certificate may be needed but is not available.