Table 30: Percent of Population 65 Years of Age or Older for the State of 
          Texas and Council of Government Regions in Texas, 1990 and 2000
          Ranked by Percent, 2000
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                                               Percent of Population 65 Years
                                                       of Age or Older       
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Rank  State/COG                                    1990                  2000    
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   .  State of Texas                              10.11                  9.94

   1  West Central Texas                          16.65                 15.83
   2  Deep East Texas                             16.27                 15.57
   3  Ark-Tex                                     16.47                 15.35
   4  Texoma                                      16.99                 15.24
   5  East Texas                                  15.41                 14.99
   6  Nortex                                      15.61                 14.95
   7  Golden Crescent                             14.91                 14.90
   8  Concho Valley                               14.27                 14.65
   9  Heart of Texas                              15.93                 14.38
  10  South East Texas                            13.08                 13.22
  11  Panhandle                                   13.24                 13.17
  12  South Plains                                11.36                 12.17
  13  Permian Basin                               10.16                 11.92
  14  Coastal Bend                                10.95                 11.74
  15  Middle Rio Grande                           10.76                 11.68
  16  Alamo Area                                  11.09                 11.34
  17  Brazos Valley                               11.25                 10.79
  18  Lower Rio Grande Valley                     10.27                 10.27
  19  Rio Grande                                   8.35                  9.86
  20  Central Texas                               10.12                  9.69
  21  Capital Area                                 9.03                  8.20
  22  South Texas                                  8.20                  8.16
  23  North Central Texas                          8.41                  8.08
  24  Houston-Galveston                            7.57                  7.90
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