Where Americans Retire

Date

Oct 24th, 2007 9:40am

Author

Eric Schubert

Category

What state is your ideal retirement place? Below are the top 10 states where retirees 60+ relocate. The data comes from Dr. Mark Fagan at Jacksonville State University in Alabama and his report called "Retirement Development and Job Creation." STATE NUMBER 1. Florida 394,254 2. Arizona 134,583 3. California 127,757 4. Texas 100,700 5. North Carolina 74,937 6. Nevada 61,627 7. Pennsylvania 60,430 8. Virginia 59,976 9. Georgia 57,992 10. New Jersey 54,657 It will be interesting to see if other communities or regions, such as Northern Wisconsin where a lot of people from the Twin Cities and Chicago go in the summer, become larger senior housing and healthcare hubs to serve people that want to stay in those areas.