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The Member List

Seven states, one territory, 468 communities nationwide — and counting!

AARP Livable Communities, Updated June 30, 2020

Membership in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities does not mean AARP is endorsing any of the following municipalities as a place to live. Nor does it mean the community or state listed is currently "age-friendly."

Network Connections

Nearly 100 million people live in a town, city, county, territory or state that has enrolled in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.

AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities

The membership map as of November 2019.

See an Interactive Map of the network's current membership »

Learn about the States and Territory in the network »

Read Community Profiles of select network members »

Find Articles about or including age-friendly network members »

Go to the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities home page »

What membership does means is that the community's elected leadership has made the commitment to actively work toward making their town, city, county or state a great place to live for people of all ages.

(Thus far, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands have enrolled as state or territory members.) 

Age-Friendly communities are inclusive and considerate of the perspectives of all residents, of all ages, and all persuasions. 

Age-Friendly communities encourage and benefit from diverse citizen engagement by including residents in a process to identify the community’s needs, and develop and implement an action plan to address those needs.

Participation in the network involves following a multi-step process of improvement. A link to a community's age-friendly action plan and progress reports appear in the lists below if those steps in the improvement process have been reached.

(States without any member communities are not included in the list below.)

In addition to enrolling in the AARP network, membership can be pursued for the World Health Organization Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. Information about that program is available at AgeFriendlyWorld.org. 

For more information, contact: AARP Alabama, 866-542-8167, alaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Arizona, 866-389-5649, aarpaz@aarp.org

  • Fayetteville: Joined: 2013 | Population: 80,621 | Letter
  • Little Rock: Joined: 2019 | Population: 193,524 | Application | Letter

For more information, contact: AARP Arkansas, 866-554-5379, araarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP California, 866-448-3614, caaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Colorado, 866-554-5376, coaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Connecticut, 866-295-7279, ctaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Washington, DC, 202-434-7700, dcaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Florida, 866-595-7678, flaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Georgia, 866-295-7281, gaaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Hawaii, 866-295-7282, hiaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Idaho, 866-295-7284, aarpid@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Illinois, 866-448-3613, aarpil@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Indiana, 866-448-3618, in@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Iowa, 866-554-5378, ia@aarp.org

  • Ottawa: Joined: 2020 | Population: 12,275 | Application

For more information, contact: AARP Kansas, 866-448-3619, ksaarp@aarp.org

 
  • Bowling Green: Joined: 2015 | Population: 62,479
  • Daviess County: Joined: 2020 | Population: 100,374 | Application | Letter
  • Lexington: Joined: 2014 | Population: 310,797 | Letter
  • Louisville: Joined: 2016 | Population: 763,623 | Application | Letter | Action Plan

For more information, contact: AARP Kentucky, 866-295-7275, ky@aarp.org

Maine is a state member of the network
Joined: 2019 | Population: 1.338 million | Application | Letter

For more information, contact: AARP Maine, 866-554-5380, me@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Maryland, 866-542-8163, md@aarp.org

Massachusetts is a state member of the network
Joined: 2018 | Population: 6.902 million | Application | Letter | Article | Action Plan

For more information, contact: AARP Massachusetts, 866-448-3621, ma@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Michigan, 866-227-7448, miaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Minnesota, 866-554-5381, aarpmn@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Mississippi, 866-554-5382, msaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Missouri, 866-389-5627, aarpmo@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Montana, 866-295-7278, mtaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Nebraska, 866-389-5651, neaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Nevada, 866-389-5652, aarpnv@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP New Hampshire, 866-542-8168, nh@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP New Jersey: 866-542-8165, njaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP New Mexico: 866-389-5636, nmaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP New York, 866-227-7442, nyaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP North Carolina, 866-389-5650, ncaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Ohio, 866-389-5653, ohaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Oregon, 866-554-5360, oraarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Pennsylvania, 866-389-5654, aarpa@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Puerto Rico, 866-542-8169, aarppr@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Rhode Island, 866-542-8170, ri@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP South Carolina, 866-389-5655, scaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP South Dakota, 866-542-8172, sdaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Tennessee, 866-295-7274, tnaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Texas, 866-227-7443, aarptx@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Utah, 866-448-3616, aarput@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Vermont, 866-227-7451, vtaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Virgin Islands, 340-713-2002, viaarp@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Virginia, 866-542-8164, aarpva@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Washington, 866-227-7457, aarpwa@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP West Virginia, 866-227-7458, aarpwv@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Wisconsin, 866-448-3611, aarpwi@aarp.org

For more information, contact: AARP Wyoming, 866-663-3290, wyaarp@aarp.org

* Indicates a community that joined the World Health Organization Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities before joining the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. 

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