Long Island had the largest growth in its senior population over the past decade, surpassing all other areas of the state, outside of New York City, and a rising percentage face poverty, according to a study out Friday.

Jonathan Bowles, the study's co-author and executive director of the Center for an Urban Future, a New York City-based public policy think tank, said in interview on Thursday: "There is a fast-aging population on Long Island. ... We have a bunch of new data points in this report that really show they are struggling to make ends meet."

Among the findings of the report, which is based on U.S. Census Bureau 2013 and 2023 surveys:

Long Island had an estimated 520,068 people age 65 and older in 2023, a 24% increase since 2013.

Overall, the poverty rate for the Island's 65-

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