| Population by Age Group, Arkansas, July 1, 1997 | |||||||||
| All Ages | 50 to 54 | 55 to 59 | 60 to 64 | 65 to 69 | 70 to 74 | 75 to 79 | 80 to 84 | 85 + | |
| United States | 267,636,061 | 15,163,012 | 11,757,221 | 10,055,769 | 9,762,494 | 8,736,056 | 7,063,405 | 4,642,308 | 3,871,348 |
| Arkansas | 2,522,819 | 145,861 | 121,349 | 109,071 | 101,200 | 91,132 | 74,336 | 50,921 | 42,320 |
| Number of Persons | All Ages | 50+ | 55+ | 60+ | 65+ | 75+ | 85+ | ||
| United States | 267,636,061 | 71,051,613 | 55,888,601 | 44,131,380 | 34,075,611 | 15,577,061 | 3,871,348 | ||
| Arkansas | 2,522,819 | 736,190 | 590,329 | 468,980 | 359,909 | 167,577 | 42,320 | ||
| Rank, by Number | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | ||
| % Distribution | |||||||||
| United States | 100.0% | 26.5% | 20.9% | 16.5% | 12.7% | 5.8% | 1.4% | ||
| Arkansas | 100.0% | 29.2% | 23.4% | 18.6% | 14.3% | 6.6% | 1.7% | ||
| Rank, by % | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | |||
| Source: Population Estimates, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census | |||||||||
| See: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/97ageby5.txt | |||||||||