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Elder fraud
Elder Fraud & Financial Exploitation Statistics
How much older adults lose to scams and financial exploitation each year — and who’s behind it. Current figures from the FBI, FTC, and AARP. Free to cite and embed.
Key statistics
Where elder fraud hits hardest
Where older adults lose the most to fraud
Reported fraud losses (victims 60+) per resident age 65+, by state ($), 2024
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $33.2M |
| Alaska | $8.2M |
| Arizona | $190.7M |
| Arkansas | $27.3M |
| California | $832.7M |
| Colorado | $74.8M |
| Connecticut | $30.9M |
| Delaware | $12.3M |
| District of Columbia | $251.5M |
| Florida | $388.4M |
| Georgia | $174.7M |
| Hawaii | $18.9M |
| Idaho | $18.7M |
| Illinois | $133.8M |
| Indiana | $37.2M |
| Iowa | $35M |
| Kansas | $23.5M |
| Kentucky | $26.1M |
| Louisiana | $37.5M |
| Maine | $13M |
| Maryland | $80.1M |
| Massachusetts | $99.8M |
| Michigan | $92.4M |
| Minnesota | $52.3M |
| Mississippi | $28.9M |
| Missouri | $63.5M |
| Montana | $12.1M |
| Nebraska | $21.4M |
| Nevada | $81.4M |
| New Hampshire | $15.8M |
| New Jersey | $133.4M |
| New Mexico | $30M |
| New York | $257.7M |
| North Carolina | $87.4M |
| North Dakota | $5.8M |
| Ohio | $95.4M |
| Oklahoma | $50.2M |
| Oregon | $48.1M |
| Pennsylvania | $151.1M |
| Rhode Island | $6.3M |
| South Carolina | $58.6M |
| South Dakota | $9M |
| Tennessee | $61.9M |
| Texas | $489.8M |
| Utah | $44.2M |
| Vermont | $4.2M |
| Virginia | $106.6M |
| Washington | $107.1M |
| West Virginia | $5.8M |
| Wisconsin | $50.5M |
| Wyoming | $8.6M |
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $36 |
| Alaska | $80 |
| Arizona | $133 |
| Arkansas | $50 |
| California | $132 |
| Colorado | $79 |
| Connecticut | $45 |
| Delaware | $56 |
| District of Columbia | $2,826 |
| Florida | $79 |
| Georgia | $103 |
| Hawaii | $62 |
| Idaho | $55 |
| Illinois | $61 |
| Indiana | $31 |
| Iowa | $59 |
| Kansas | $45 |
| Kentucky | $32 |
| Louisiana | $47 |
| Maine | $41 |
| Maryland | $75 |
| Massachusetts | $77 |
| Michigan | $48 |
| Minnesota | $51 |
| Mississippi | $56 |
| Missouri | $56 |
| Montana | $52 |
| Nebraska | $63 |
| Nevada | $147 |
| New Hampshire | $54 |
| New Jersey | $81 |
| New Mexico | $71 |
| New York | $71 |
| North Carolina | $46 |
| North Dakota | $43 |
| Ohio | $43 |
| Oklahoma | $74 |
| Oregon | $58 |
| Pennsylvania | $58 |
| Rhode Island | $30 |
| South Carolina | $56 |
| South Dakota | $53 |
| Tennessee | $50 |
| Texas | $117 |
| Utah | $106 |
| Vermont | $29 |
| Virginia | $71 |
| Washington | $80 |
| West Virginia | $15 |
| Wisconsin | $45 |
| Wyoming | $77 |
About this data. Totals come from the FBI IC3 2024 report — losses reported by victims age 60+, by state — and largely track population (California, Texas, and Florida lead). The per-capita view divides those losses by each state’s population age 65+ (Census ACS 2023), which normalizes for size: Nevada, Arizona, and California rise to the top. Figures are self-reported and undercount real fraud. D.C. is an extreme per-capita outlier — a few large business-email-compromise cases booked to D.C. addresses, not residential senior victims — and is capped on the map’s color scale.
Losses are climbing
Reported fraud losses by older adults keep climbing
Total losses reported by victims age 60+ ($ billions), FBI IC3
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3.1B |
| 2023 | $3.4B |
| 2024 | $4.9B |
About this data. FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) — cyber-crime complaints filed voluntarily with self-reported losses for victims age 60+. Voluntary reporting undercounts actual losses. 2023 value interpolated from the reported +43% YoY (2024 = $4.885B). Pull exact 2022/2023 figures from the IC3 annual reports before publishing.
Older victims lose more per scam
Older victims lose far more per scam
Median reported loss per fraud report, by age
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Ages 20–29 | $417 |
| Ages 80+ | $1,650 |
About this data. U.S. FTC Consumer Sentinel Network — fraud reports filed voluntarily by consumers; self-reported median loss by age band. Older adults report fraud less often but lose much more per incident.
Where the money goes
Where older adults lose the most money
Reported losses by adults 60+, by scam type ($ millions), 2024
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Investment scams | $744M |
| Business impersonation | $377M |
| Government impersonation | $375M |
| Tech-support scams | $159M |
About this data. FTC Consumer Sentinel reports filed by adults 60+, grouped by scam category, 2024. Dollar figures are self-reported losses and undercount real harm, since most fraud is never reported.
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