Data on Aging in Virginia

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Twenty-five Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) provide critical services to the 1.9+ million Virginians aged 60+ across the Commonwealth. AAAs depend on timely and relevant demographic data to make informed decisions about how to best serve their populations. The data products listed below aim to assist the AAAs in understanding some of the basic demographic characteristics of older adults in Virginia as a whole, and in each of Virginia's Planning and Service Areas (PSAs). 

DATA DASHBOARDS ON AGING IN VIRGINIA

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Citation: University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. (2024). Data Dashboard on Aging in Virginia. Retrieved from https://coopercenter.org/virginia-aging-data.

 

DATA TABLES ON AGING IN VIRGINIA 

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Demographics

Data tables include: Total 60+ population, age, sex, race/Hispanic origin, foreign born status, language spoken at home, veteran status, and educational attainment

Family & Living Arrangement

Data tables include: Grandparenting responsibilities, marital status, and living arrangement

Economic Indicators

Data tables include: Poverty status, SNAP/Food stamp usage, labor force participation, and renter/homeowner status

Health & Disability

Data tables include: Disability status; number of disabilities; health insurance status; and difficulties with mobility, cognition, hearing, independent living, self-care, and vision

 

DATA BRIEFS: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OLDER ADULTS IN VIRGINIA

NOTE: If you encounter an error message or an “access denied” message when trying to download the data, we apologize. Please contact us at demographics@virginia.edu so that we can email you the files. We are working on a solution to this issue.

Citation: University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. (2024). Data Brief: Demographic Characteristics of Older Adults in Virginia. Retrieved from https://coopercenter.org/virginia-aging-data.

Data Briefs for Virginia and its 25 PSAs

Virginia

PSA 1 | PSA 2 | PSA 3 | PSA 4 | PSA 5 | PSA 6 | PSA 7

PSA 8A | PSA 8B | PSA 8C | PSA 8D | PSA 8E | PSA 9

PSA 10 | PSA 11 | PSA 12 | PSA 13 | PSA 14 | PSA 15

PSA 16 | PSA 17-18 | PSA 19 | PSA 20 | PSA 21 | PSA 22

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