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Civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, race, and ethnicity

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**Table 3.2 Civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, 2002, 2012, 2022, and projected 2032**
(Numbers in thousands)
Group	Population, 2002	Population, 2012	Population, 2022	Population, 2032	Population change, 2002–12	Population change, 2012–22	Population change, 2022–32	Percent distribution, 2002	Percent distribution, 2012	Percent distribution, 2022	Percent distribution, 2032	Compound annual rate of change, 2002–12	Compound annual rate of change, 2012–22	Compound annual rate of change, 2022–32
Total, 16 years and older	217,570	243,285	263,973	282,646	25,715	20,688	18,673	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.1	0.8	0.7
16 to 24	35,342	38,783	37,956	37,888	3,441	-827	-67	16.2	15.9	14.4	13.4	0.9	-0.2	0.0
16 to 19	15,994	16,984	17,071	16,960	990	87	-110	7.4	7.0	6.5	6.0	0.6	0.1	-0.1
20 to 24	19,348	21,799	20,885	20,928	2,451	-914	43	8.9	9.0	7.9	7.4	1.2	-0.4	0.0
25 to 54	122,076	124,314	127,161	134,960	2,238	2,847	7,799	56.1	51.1	48.2	47.7	0.2	0.2	0.6
25 to 34	38,471	40,975	44,168	43,870	2,504	3,193	-297	17.7	16.8	16.7	15.5	0.6	0.8	-0.1
35 to 44	43,894	39,642	42,998	47,896	-4,252	3,356	4,898	20.2	16.3	16.3	16.9	-1.0	0.8	1.1
45 to 54	39,711	43,697	39,995	43,193	3,986	-3,702	3,198	18.3	18.0	15.2	15.3	1.0	-0.9	0.8
55 and older	60,152	80,188	98,856	109,797	20,036	18,668	10,941	27.6	33.0	37.4	38.8	2.9	2.1	1.1
55 to 64	26,344	38,319	42,146	38,726	11,975	3,827	-3,419	12.1	15.8	16.0	13.7	3.8	1.0	-0.8
65 to 74	17,999	23,653	33,993	37,772	5,654	10,340	3,779	8.3	9.7	12.9	13.4	2.8	3.7	1.1
75 and older	15,809	18,216	22,717	33,297	2,407	4,501	10,580	7.3	7.5	8.6	11.8	1.4	2.2	3.9

Men, 16 years and older	104,586	117,345	128,619	138,132	12,759	11,274	9,513	48.1	48.2	48.7	48.9	1.2	0.9	0.7
16 to 24	17,773	19,546	19,066	19,054	1,773	-480	-11	8.2	8.0	7.2	6.7	1.0	-0.2	0.0
16 to 19	8,146	8,657	8,653	8,615	511	-4	-37	3.7	3.6	3.3	3.0	0.6	0.0	0.0
20 to 24	9,627	10,889	10,413	10,439	1,262	-476	26	4.4	4.5	3.9	3.7	1.2	-0.4	0.0
25 to 54	59,939	60,960	63,123	67,469	1,021	2,163	4,346	27.5	25.1	23.9	23.9	0.2	0.3	0.7
25 to 34	19,036	20,205	21,964	21,793	1,169	1,759	-170	8.7	8.3	8.3	7.7	0.6	0.8	-0.1
35 to 44	21,524	19,416	21,379	24,147	-2,108	1,963	2,768	9.9	8.0	8.1	8.5	-1.0	1.0	1.2
45 to 54	19,379	21,339	19,780	21,528	1,960	-1,559	1,748	8.9	8.8	7.5	7.6	1.0	-0.8	0.9
55 and older	26,874	36,839	46,430	51,608	9,965	9,591	5,178	12.4	15.1	17.6	18.3	3.2	2.3	1.1
55 to 64	12,641	18,417	20,592	19,024	5,776	2,175	-1,567	5.8	7.6	7.8	6.7	3.8	1.1	-0.8
65 to 74	8,160	11,036	16,016	17,964	2,876	4,980	1,948	3.8	4.5	6.1	6.4	3.1	3.8	1.2
75 and older	6,073	7,386	9,822	14,619	1,313	2,436	4,797	2.8	3.0	3.7	5.2	2.0	2.9	4.1

Women, 16 years and older	112,984	125,940	135,354	144,514	12,956	9,414	9,160	51.9	51.8	51.3	51.1	1.1	0.7	0.7
16 to 24	17,569	19,237	18,890	18,834	1,668	-347	-55	8.1	7.9	7.2	6.7	0.9	-0.2	0.0
16 to 19	7,848	8,327	8,418	8,345	479	91	-72	3.6	3.4	3.2	3.0	0.6	0.1	-0.1
20 to 24	9,721	10,910	10,472	10,489	1,189	-438	17	4.5	4.5	4.0	3.7	1.2	-0.4	0.0
25 to 54	62,137	63,354	64,038	67,491	1,217	684	3,453	28.6	26.0	24.3	23.9	0.2	0.1	0.5
25 to 34	19,435	20,770	22,204	22,076	1,335	1,434	-127	8.9	8.5	8.4	7.8	0.7	0.7	-0.1
35 to 44	22,370	20,226	21,619	23,749	-2,144	1,393	2,130	10.3	8.3	8.2	8.4	-1.0	0.7	0.9
45 to 54	20,332	22,358	20,215	21,665	2,026	-2,143	1,450	9.3	9.2	7.7	7.7	1.0	-1.0	0.7
55 and older	33,278	43,349	52,426	58,188	10,071	9,077	5,762	15.3	17.8	19.9	20.6	2.7	1.9	1.0
55 to 64	13,703	19,902	21,554	19,702	6,199	1,652	-1,851	6.3	8.2	8.2	7.0	3.8	0.8	-0.9
65 to 74	9,839	12,617	17,977	19,808	2,778	5,360	1,831	4.5	5.2	6.8	7.0	2.5	3.6	1.0
75 and older	9,736	10,830	12,895	18,677	1,094	2,065	5,782	4.5	4.5	4.9	6.6	1.1	1.8	3.8

White,16 years and older	179,786	193,205	203,214	211,824	13,419	10,009	8,610	82.6	79.4	77.0	74.9	0.7	0.5	0.4
Men	87,363	94,267	100,123	104,673	6,904	5,856	4,550	40.2	38.7	37.9	37.0	0.8	0.6	0.4
Women	92,423	98,938	103,091	107,150	6,515	4,153	4,059	42.5	40.7	39.1	37.9	0.7	0.4	0.4

Black, 16 years and older	25,579	29,908	34,131	37,760	4,329	4,223	3,629	11.8	12.3	12.9	13.4	1.6	1.3	1.0
Men	11,391	13,508	15,741	17,562	2,117	2,233	1,821	5.2	5.6	6.0	6.2	1.7	1.5	1.1
Women	14,188	16,400	18,390	20,197	2,212	1,990	1,807	6.5	6.7	7.0	7.1	1.5	1.2	0.9

All other groups (1)	12,205	20,172	26,628	33,062	7,967	6,456	6,434	5.6	8.3	10.1	11.7	5.2	2.8	2.2
Men	5,832	9,570	12,755	15,895	3,738	3,185	3,140	2.7	3.9	4.8	5.6	5.1	2.9	2.2
Women	6,373	10,602	13,873	17,166	4,229	3,271	3,293	2.9	4.4	5.3	6.1	5.2	2.7	2.2

Hispanic origin, 16 years and older	25,963	36,760	46,170	57,248	10,797	9,410	11,078	11.9	15.1	17.5	20.3	3.5	2.3	2.2
Men	13,221	18,435	23,084	28,726	5,214	4,649	5,642	6.1	7.6	8.7	10.2	3.4	2.3	2.2
Women	12,742	18,325	23,086	28,521	5,583	4,761	5,435	5.9	7.5	8.7	10.1	3.7	2.3	2.1

Other than Hispanic origin	191,607	206,525	217,803	225,285	14,918	11,278	7,482	88.1	84.9	82.5	79.7	0.8	0.5	0.3
Men	91,365	98,910	105,535	109,346	7,545	6,625	3,811	42.0	40.7	40.0	38.7	0.8	0.7	0.4
Women	100,242	107,615	112,268	115,939	7,373	4,653	3,671	46.1	44.2	42.5	41.0	0.7	0.4	0.3

Age of baby-boomers	38 to 56	48 to 66	58 to 76	68 to 86
Footnotes: (1) The "all other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the race categories of (2a) Asian (2b) American Indian and Alaska Native and (2c) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. Note: Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Historic data may not match BLS Current Population Survey (CPS) data due to rounding at different aggregate levels. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 6, 2023