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Residents of the Empire State are aging so rapidly that the state has the fourth-oldest population in the nation, with 3.7 million people age 60 and over, behind California, Florida and Texas.
And by 2030, 5.2 million people in the state will be 60 and older, the state Office for the Aging says. Of that group, 1.81 million New Yorkers will be 75 or older.
That means the number of older New Yorkers will increase from one in five residents to one in four.
In 2015, there were 14 counties out of 62 in the state where at least 25 percent of the population was 60 and over.
By 2025, there will be 51 counties with at least 25 percent of the population that is 60 and over.
One reason New York’s population is getting proportionately older is because of a stagnant population caused by a low birth rate and a failure to attract and retain young people and families, experts say. Oldies are overwhelming newbies.
The state’s population actually fell by 50,000 last year, to 19.75 million, even while the number of older residents increased as part of a national trend, census data revealed.
“The problem isn’t where did the old people come from. It’s where did the young people go. The upstate and suburban economies are failing to retain young people and attract new people,” said E.J. McMahon, of the Empire Center for Public Policy.
“There are some upstate counties where more people are dying than being born,” he said. “What you’re left with is a stagnant population, and the baby-boom generation getting old.”
Some counties are both losing population and getting older.
http://nypost.com/2017/06/05/state-population-getting-older-as-young-people-leave-upstate-area/
And by 2030, 5.2 million people in the state will be 60 and older, the state Office for the Aging says. Of that group, 1.81 million New Yorkers will be 75 or older.
That means the number of older New Yorkers will increase from one in five residents to one in four.
In 2015, there were 14 counties out of 62 in the state where at least 25 percent of the population was 60 and over.
By 2025, there will be 51 counties with at least 25 percent of the population that is 60 and over.
One reason New York’s population is getting proportionately older is because of a stagnant population caused by a low birth rate and a failure to attract and retain young people and families, experts say. Oldies are overwhelming newbies.
The state’s population actually fell by 50,000 last year, to 19.75 million, even while the number of older residents increased as part of a national trend, census data revealed.
“The problem isn’t where did the old people come from. It’s where did the young people go. The upstate and suburban economies are failing to retain young people and attract new people,” said E.J. McMahon, of the Empire Center for Public Policy.
“There are some upstate counties where more people are dying than being born,” he said. “What you’re left with is a stagnant population, and the baby-boom generation getting old.”
Some counties are both losing population and getting older.
http://nypost.com/2017/06/05/state-population-getting-older-as-young-people-leave-upstate-area/
