The white population has a higher proportion of elderly than do other ethnic groups (13 percent versus 8 and 5 percent for black and hispanic populations, respectively) and a higher proportion of the older old (i.e., those 75 years and older).

Which group constitutes the majority of the elderly in the United States quizlet?

Men comprise the majority of the U.S. elderly population.

Which ethnic group has the highest percentage of elderly people?

Among people 85 and older, Whites made up the highest percentage of the population at 81 percent. All the other groups each comprised less than 8 percent of those 85 and older.

What is the largest age group in America?

Population of the United States by sex and age 2020 The estimated population of the U.S. was approximately 329.48 million in 2021, and the largest age group was adults aged 25 to 29. There were 11.88 million males in this age category and around 11.36 million females.

Which world region has the lowest percentage of elderly in the world?

Africa Aging: 2020, supported in part by NIA, provides statistics on current and projected future population aging trends and patterns in Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, the continent of Africa has the fewest older adults and lowest proportion of older adults in the overall population among all world regions.

What is the fastest growing age group in the United States quizlet?

The fastest growing age group in the United States is the population aged 85 and older. You just studied 52 terms!

How many elderly people are in America?

According to U.S. Census Bureau, there were 40.3M U.S. residents 65 years and older in the 2010 Census and 54.1M in the July 1, 2019, population estimates.

Are the elderly a minority group?

The aged resemble minority groups in three ways, i.e. they suffer from prejudice, discrimination, and deprivation. On the other hand, they are not born into their age group, and they have little sense of group identity or political unity.

What state has the most elderly people per capita?

By Total: California has the highest number of seniors in the U.S. with a total of 5,148,448 residents ages 65 and older. But that is likely because California also has the highest population out of the states. Second in line is Florida, with a total number of 3,926,889 seniors.

Which age group has the maximum population?

2)the age group of 10-14 years has the maximum population.

What is the population of the United States by age group?

In the 2010 Census, the number of people under age 18 was 74.2 million (24.0 percent of the total population). The younger working-age population, ages 18 to 44, represented 112.8 million persons (36.5 percent). The older working-age population, ages 45 to 64, made up 81.5 million persons (26.4 percent).

What are the demographic age groups?

It is common in demography to split the population into three broad age groups:

• children and young adolescents (under 15 years old)
• the working-age population (15-64 years) and.
• the elderly population (65 years and older)

What age group makes up the smallest percentage of the population in the US?

This statistic depicts the age distribution in the United States from 2010 to 2020. In 2020, about 18.37 percent of the U.S. population fell into the 0-14 year category, 65 percent into the 15-64 age group and 16.63 percent of the population were over 65 years of age.