This is By How Much Alzheimer’s Is Expected to Increase in Montana

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in about 20 years. Currently available Alzheimer’s drugs treat the disease’s symptoms. The newly-approved medicine, called Aduhelm, is the first to attack a substance that could be associated with the underlying causes of the disease — a toxic and sticky protein in the brain called amyloid.

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 6.0 million Americans 65 and older were living with the disease as of 2020, or 12% of the 65 and over population. As more and more of the baby boomer generation reaches that age, the number of Americans with the disease will inevitably increase.

The increase in the number of people 65 and over with Alzheimer’s disease in Montana between 2000 and 2025 is expected to be the 13th largest at 22.7%. The number of older Americans with Alzheimer’s is projected to grow by 18.5% during that time.

As of last year, 22,000 Montana residents over the age of 65 have been diagnosed with the condition. The number is estimated to increase to 27,000 by 2025.

Montana has the sixth highest share of adults 65 and over, and the share of those adults currently living with Alzheimer’s is 11.5%, which is in line with the U.S. average of 12.0%. Though the state has a relatively high share of residents who are 65 years or older with an average Alzheimer’s case incidence rate within that population, the mortality rate from Alzheimer’s among people of all ages is among the lowest in the country at 31 deaths per 100,000 people.

To determine the states where Alzheimer’s is soaring, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the projected increase in the number of Americans 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease between 2020 and 2025 in every state from the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association’s Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures report. These are the states where Alzheimer’s is expected to increase significantly.

StatePeople 65+ with Alzheimer’s: 2020Est. people 65+ with Alzheimer’s: 2025Percentage increasePct. of population 65+Pct. of population 65+ with Alzheimer’sNorth Dakota15,00016,0006.7%14.9%13.3%Missouri120,000130,0008.3%16.5%11.9%Wisconsin120,000130,0008.3%16.5%12.6%New Jersey190,000210,00010.5%15.9%13.5%Iowa66,00073,00010.6%16.7%12.6%South Dakota18,00020,00011.1%16.3%12.7%New York410,000460,00012.2%16.1%13.0%Rhode Island24,00027,00012.5%16.8%13.5%Kansas55,00062,00012.7%15.4%12.2%West Virginia39,00044,00012.8%19.4%11.1%Illinois230,000260,00013.0%15.2%11.8%Oklahoma67,00076,00013.4%15.3%11.1%Ohio220,000250,00013.6%16.7%11.3%Connecticut80,00091,00013.8%16.8%13.3%Mississippi57,00065,00014.0%15.4%12.4%Nebraska35,00040,00014.3%15.4%11.9%Pennsylvania280,000320,00014.3%17.8%12.3%Alabama96,000110,00014.6%16.5%11.9%Kentucky75,00086,00014.7%16.0%10.6%Massachusetts130,000150,00015.4%16.2%11.7%Arkansas58,00067,00015.5%16.6%11.6%Michigan190,000220,00015.8%16.7%11.4%North Carolina180,000210,00016.7%15.9%11.1%Tennessee120,000140,00016.7%16.0%11.2%Washington120,000140,00016.7%15.1%10.7%Indiana110,000130,00018.2%15.4%10.7%Maryland110,000130,00018.2%15.0%12.2%Louisiana92,000110,00019.6%15.0%13.2%Hawaii29,00035,00020.7%17.8%11.4%Maine29,00035,00020.7%20.0%10.8%Colorado76,00092,00021.1%13.8%9.8%Delaware19,00023,00021.1%18.2%10.9%Minnesota99,000120,00021.2%15.4%11.5%California690,000840,00021.7%14.0%12.6%Oregon69,00084,00021.7%17.2%9.7%Idaho27,00033,00022.2%15.4%10.2%Texas400,000490,00022.5%12.3%11.6%Montana22,00027,00022.7%18.2%11.5%New Hampshire26,00032,00023.1%17.5%11.0%New Mexico43,00053,00023.3%16.9%12.2%Utah34,00042,00023.5%10.8%10.2%Florida580,000720,00024.1%20.1%13.8%South Carolina95,000120,00026.3%17.2%11.0%Georgia150,000190,00026.7%13.5%10.7%Virginia150,000190,00026.7%15.0%11.8%Alaska8,50011,00029.4%11.2%10.3%Wyoming10,00013,00030.0%15.7%10.9%Nevada49,00064,00030.6%15.4%10.7%Vermont13,00017,00030.8%18.8%11.1%Arizona150,000200,00033.3%17.1%12.4%

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