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Originally Posted by blueash
There is no correlation between median age and hospital quality.
Pennsylvania has 3 of the top 20 general hospitals median age 40.3
California has four median age 35.4
NY has three median age 38.1
Texas, big state average age 33.8 none
Florida, big state average age 41.0 none
The top three pediatric hospitals are in states that are in the oldest population quartile.
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Seven states have a median age of more than 40 years.
Florida did have the highest percentage of senior citizens -- residents aged 65 or older -- at 17.3%. That was well above the national median of 13%. At 16%, West Virginia has the second highest percentage of senior citizens.
The oldest places in America - May. 26, 2011 - CNNMoney
money.cnn.com/2011/05/26/real_estate/americas_oldest_states/index.htm