LibGuides: ACRL/EBSS Statistical Directory for Education & Social Science Librarians: Gerontology Statistics

Gerontology Statistics

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) -- AARP Research Provides data, infographics, and surveys on topics relating to this age group. Includes national and state issues such as economic security, health & healthcare, life & leisure, livable communities, long-term care, politics & government, and technology.
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics -- Ongoing Federal Data Resources Relevant to the Study of Aging Links to various U.S. government ongoing, federally sponsored surveys relevant to aging, including consumer spending, food, health, crime, long term care, veterans, and income.
Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis -- Research and Analysis Archives Includes historical data and data sets on social security covering a wide age range: demographics, disability, economic status, earnings, health insurance, Medicare, retirement, savings, taxes, unemployment, and workers compensation.
U.S. National Institute on Aging -- National Archives of Computerized Data on Aging Provides data sets and reports from data analysis to advanced research on aging. Gathered from Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and funded by National Institute on Aging.
United States Census -- Older Population and Aging

Population Reference Bureau - Data Sheets "PRB data sheets are ready references of demographic and health indicators by country and region including population projections and key data insights."
National Institute of Health, National Institute on Aging -- Data Resources for Behavioral and Social Research on Aging Contains a compendium of datasets on aging, covering the world population. Scroll down to see the datasets
National Institute of Health, National Institute on Aging – Global Health and Aging Collects data and reports on health, aging, cost of aging, and health and work from a global perspective.
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division -- Ageing Maintains reports with data on older persons.

Health & Healthcare

CDC National Center for Health Statistics - Older Adult Health Provides abstracts of statistics on older Americans health with source links.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Data & Research Consists of a broad range of quantitative information on Medicare programs as well as general health care expenditures.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- State Health Facts Provides access on more than 800 health indicators with links to original sources. Searchable (Not all data can be limited by age) by state for demographics, health costs, health coverage, Medicare, and more.

Retirement and Finance

Administration for Community Living -- Profile of Older Americans "The Profile of Older Americans is an annual summary of critical statistics related to the older population in the United States. Relying primarily on data offered by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Profile illustrates the shifting demographics of Americans age 65 and older. It includes key topic areas such as income, living arrangements, education, and health. The 2023 Profile includes a special section on living in the community."
National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute on Aging Use the NIA Research Resources database to find NIA-supported scientific resources, datasets, informatics resources, and more.
Public Plans Data This site, provided by The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) and the MissionSquare Research Institute (formerly the Center for State and Local Government Excellence) contains detailed annual data on state and local pension and retiree health plans from 2001 through 2023. Organized by subject.
Social Security Administration - Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis Provides statistics on Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs and the earnings of the working and beneficiary populations.