Georgia Getting Slightly Better On Senior Health, Report Card Says

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May 20th, 2019

There are an estimated 1.4 million Georgians who are 65 and older. That number is expected to jump significantly in future years. Georgia, now the No. 8 state in overall population, is the sixth-fastest-growing state when it comes to people 65 and older.

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Georgia improved two spots, moving up to No. 41 among states in United Health Foundation’s report card on seniors’ health.

States in the Southeast continue to languish in the bottom quartile of the rankings, released last week. Mississippi was ranked 50th among the states. It was topped by Tennessee (No. 43), Alabama (No. 44), Arkansas (No. 45), Louisiana (No. 48) and Kentucky (No. 49).

The 2019 rankings indicate that poverty among Georgia adults 65 and older decreased from 11.2 percent to 10.1 percent over the past six years, and that over the same period, seniors with “high health status’’ increased from 32.9 percent to 38.2 percent.

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