Table 5: Percent of Population 65 Years of Age or Older for the State of 
         Texas and Council of Government Regions in Texas, 1990 and 2000
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                                              Percent of Population 65 Years
                                                      of Age or Older 
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State/COG                                         1990                  2000    
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State of Texas                                   10.11                  9.94

Panhandle                                        13.24                 13.17
South Plains                                     11.36                 12.17
Nortex                                           15.61                 14.95
North Central Texas                               8.41                  8.08
Ark-Tex                                          16.47                 15.35
East Texas                                       15.41                 14.99
West Central Texas                               16.65                 15.83
Rio Grande                                        8.35                  9.86
Permian Basin                                    10.16                 11.92
Concho Valley                                    14.27                 14.65
Heart of Texas                                   15.93                 14.38
Capital Area                                      9.03                  8.20
Brazos Valley                                    11.25                 10.79
Deep East Texas                                  16.27                 15.57
South East Texas                                 13.08                 13.22
Houston-Galveston                                 7.57                  7.90
Golden Crescent                                  14.91                 14.90
Alamo Area                                       11.09                 11.34
South Texas                                       8.20                  8.16
Coastal Bend                                     10.95                 11.74
Lower Rio Grande Valley                          10.27                 10.27
Texoma                                           16.99                 15.24
Central Texas                                    10.12                  9.69
Middle Rio Grande                                10.76                 11.68
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