California tops the nation for the number of people 60 or older, a figure expected to double by 2030.
This month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling for the creation of a Master Plan for Aging to be developed by Oct. 1, 2020. Newsom said the plan must address person-centered care, the patchwork of public services, social isolation, bedridden seniors in need of transportation, the nursing shortage and demand for in-home supportive services that far outpaces capacity.
In California, the population 60 or older is expected to grow more than three times as fast as the total population, and this growth will vary by region.
These maps from the California Department of Finance show which counties will have the largest increase.
All California counties, 85 and up, through 2060
Alameda 553.51%
Alpine 1,450%
Amador 257.75%
Butte 125.43%
Calaveras 405.15%
Colusa 279.78%
Contra Costa 485.26%
Del Norte 152.86%
El Dorado 416.76%
Fresno 350.19%
Glenn 213.85%
Humboldt 187.88%
Imperial 668.9%
Inyo 192.42%
Kern 409.36%
Kings 307.22%
Lake 154.15%
Lassen 220.59%
Los Angeles 597%
Madera 455.41%
Marin 327.45%
Mariposa 381.96%
Mendocino 205.92%
Merced 474.12%
Modoc 165.42%
Mono 1,792%
Monterey 430.47%
Napa 227.25%
Nevada 227.68%
Orange 486.68%
Placer 447.44%
Plumas -150.12%
Riverside 711.46%
Sacramento 406.65%
San Benito 640.9%
San Bernardino 604.54%
San Diego 426.66%
San Francisco 399.61%
San Joaquin 442.52%
San Luis Obispo 284.21%
San Mateo 389.87%
Santa Barbara 270.73%
Santa Clara 605.88%
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