U.S. Census Bureau has released statistics, Utah had the lowest percentage of seniors

The US Census Bureau has released statistics for Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin, including data on how the US population is becoming more diverse by race and ethnicity. Nationally, the population of all race and ethnic groups, except for the non-Hispanic white alone group, grew between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017. Learn more.

Oldest And Youngest States

Attribute to Molly Cromwell, Demographer

"One in five Floridians are age 65 years and older. Florida has the largest percentage of seniors in the nation by state at 20.1 percent.  That’s followed by Maine at 19.9 percent and West Virginia at 19.4 percent.  Utah had the lowest percentage of seniors at 10.8 percent, followed by Alaska at 11.2 percent and Washington, D.C. at 12.1 percent."