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Population Age 65 years and Over:  
State, County, Metro and Greater Minnesota 2000

The percent of the total population comprised by women age 65 years and over varied by area in Minnesota.

• Females age 65 years and over comprised 7.1 percent of the total Minnesota population in 2000.
• In metro Minnesota women age 65 years and over comprised a smaller percent (5.8%) of the total population and in greater Minnesota they were a larger percent (8.6%) of the total population.
• At the county level, the percent of the total population comprised by females age 65 years and over ranged from 4.0 percent in Anoka county to 14.9 percent in Traverse county.

The percent of the population age 65 years and over comprised by women also varied throughout Minnesota.

• In metro Minnesota women comprised nearly sixty percent (59.7%) of the population age 65 years and over. In greater Minnesota they comprised 57.5 percent of the population age 65 years and over in 2000.
• At the county level, the percent of the population age 65 years and over comprised by women ranged from just over one-half (51.3%) in Cass county to over three-fifths (61.6%) in Ramsey county.

Data Source:  2000 data are from U.S. Bureau of the Census, Summary File 1 (SF 1).

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Updated: Thursday, 22-Sep-2005 10:43:15 CDT (mma)