Where the old folks are and aren't

States with highest percentage of population age 65 and over:

Florida 17.3

West Virginia 16.0

Maine 15.9

States with lowest percentage of population age 65 and over:

Alaska 7.7

Utah 9.0

Texas 10.3

South Carolina: 13.7

(Extracted from AARP bulletin, Sept. 2011, original source: U.S. Census Bureau)