This shift is also driven by our increasing life expectancy. In 2016, the average life expectancy in the United States was 78.6 years, an increase of more than five years in just the past thirty years. This trend is expected to continue: in 2060, the life expectancy for a woman in the United States is projected to be 90.8 years.

The need for increasing digital connectivity among aging Americans is clear and growing. Aging Connected’s goal of connecting one million seniors with broadband internet by June of 2022 only scratches the surface, but with the help of consortium members, partners, drivers of change, and decision-makers, we hope to galvanize a ripple of change that will continue to grow.