Friday, June 10, 2011

Growing Efforts to Address the State's Aging Population

Connecticut’s infrastructure isn’t the only thing that’s aging. According to the AARP Public Policy Institute, 19.6 percent of Connecticut’s population is between 50 and 64 years old. Those aged 65 to 84 comprise 11.8 percent of its population — slightly higher than the national average of 11 percent. And 2.6 percent of the state’s population is 85 and older, compared with 2 percent of the United States for the same age group.

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