Virginia
Though 7.1% of seniors live in poverty in Virginia, 11.4% don’t know where their next meals are coming from.
Still, 67.4% are able-bodied, which could explain why 24.7% are still working, meaning that you’ll find 235,000 seniors in the workforce in this state.
Washington
In Washington, while 18.9% of seniors are working (230,000), 21.3% are physically inactive. That’s quite concerning, seeing as 10.3% deal with food insecurity.
Furthermore, the poverty rate in this state among boomers is 8%.
West Virginia
West Virginia is the worst state in the country when it comes to able-bodied seniors since there are only 55.9%. That also means that only 32% are in good health and a further 10% are in frequent mental distress.
A shocking 19.4% don’t know where their next meal is coming from, but only as few as 16% are currently working (57,000). Of note is also the fact that 10.2% of boomers live in poverty in this state too.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin has ranked the highest in the nation when it comes to able-bodied seniors (69.2%)! That means that they could go back to work or stay at their jobs should they be part of the 7.8% that live in poverty or the 11.1% that suffer from food insecurity.
So while the poverty and food insecurity rates are lower than average, 19.1% of seniors are still working in Wisconsin. That means there are 192,000 of them out there right now, cashing checks.
Wyoming
There are a lot of seniors that are still working in Wyoming. 21.3%, meaning 12,000 boomers are still working and have not retired yet!
61.6% are also able-bodied while 42.3% are healthy, which is good news. The bad news? 8.4% of elderly people live in poverty, with another 11% suffering from food insecurity.
