Kentucky, like all of the United States, saw its aging population grow significantly from 2000 to 2010. All states show an increase in the number of residents 85 and older, according to information released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. In Kentucky, about 1.6 percent of the population was at least 85, an 18.8 percent increase from the previous census. The 65-and-older demographic amounted to 13.3 percent of the population, a 14.5 percent increase.
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