It is worth highlighting that Rhode Island was the only state that experienced a reduction in the number of people aged 65 years and older, and declined from 152,402 in 2000 to 151,881 in 2010.
Prav tako se je na zahodu ZDA pokazala najhitrejša rast prebivalstva starega 85 let in več (42,8%), iz 806.000 v letu 2000 na 1,2 milijona leta 2010.