A map of the youngest and oldest states in the country shows Utah as having the youngest population.The demographic map, created by Newsweek using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, shows that Utah residents have a median age of 32.1 years old, which is younger than the median age of any other state in the union.Although Utah is the youngest state, a recent report by the Kem C.
However, data also shows that in the past 40 years, the percentage of state residents over 65 years of age has grown by a significant margin. In 1980, fewer than 8 percent of Utah residents were over the age of 65. In 2020, that figure had risen to almost 12 percent. By the year 2060, Utah's retirement-age population is expected to be more than 20 percent, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute reported.In Maine, more than 22 percent of the population is aged 65 and over.
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