People 65 and up are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and Iowa's among the top three states in the country with the percentage of residents 85 and up. The Des Moines Register cites census data showing almost 15% of Iowa’s 3 million residents are 65 or older - putting it fifth in the nation behind Florida (17.3 percent), West Virginia (16 percent), Maine (15.9 percent) and Pennsylvania (15.4 percent).
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