The rumor alleged that DOGE found 394 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., exceeding the nation's population.

Americans over the age of 75 are expected to grow their spending by more than $2 trillion in the next 10 years, according to Mizuho.

After steadily declining since 2020, Hawaii ’s population shifted in a positive direction, breaking the longtime trend, ...

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s. The Republican has said repeatedly, “We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913.

The senior population in the U.S. has grown as the baby-boom generation has progressed into the 65 years and older age group. In 2023, there were 59,307,056 Americans over the age of 65.

More than 8% of the US population — roughly 26 million people — live in households with three or more generations, according to US Census data. These multigenerational households make up 3.7% ...

Criminal justice reform advocates say there are methods to safely reduce the aging population, including requiring parole boards to consider a person’s age and health as a mitigating factor and making ...