Life expectancy
How long a baby born here would live if today's death rates stayed the same all its life. It sums up death rates now. It is not a prediction for any real child.
Reported for3,060areas, in 50 states — none in CT, PR
Link to density0.11not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.53Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typerateyears
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
County Health Rankings · County Health Rankings v147
University of Wisconsin · 13 releases, 2013–2025; each value filed under the last year its data covers, 2010–2023 · 95% likely ranges, converted to 90%; figures based on small counts are withheld
Worked out from death rates at each age. It cannot be built up from smaller areas. For two counties together, it has to be worked out from their combined deaths and years lived, not by averaging their two figures. County Health Rankings publishes it for each level, so the site uses the published figure. Source: County Health Rankings, which compiles each measure from its own source and filed here under the last year of the period it covers.
Combining areas: it cannot be combined, so it is shown only where its publisher works it out.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 3 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy and Safety scoreWhere Life expectancy is higher, Safety score tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Safety score by US county | +0.78 | +0.64 |
| Life expectancy and Homicide rate, annualWhere Life expectancy is higher, Homicide rate, annual tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Homicide rate, annual by US county | -0.73 | -0.61 |
| Life expectancy and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Life expectancy is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.48 | -0.58 |
| Life expectancy and Child mortalityWhere Life expectancy is higher, Child mortality tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Child mortality by US county | -0.73 | -0.55 |
| Life expectancy and Injury deathsWhere Life expectancy is higher, Injury deaths tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Injury deaths by US county | -0.65 | -0.54 |
| Life expectancy and Homicide rateWhere Life expectancy is higher, Homicide rate tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Homicide rate by US county | -0.65 | -0.53 |
| Life expectancy and Returns claiming the earned income creditWhere Life expectancy is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Returns claiming the earned income credit by US county | -0.77 | -0.51 |
| Life expectancy and Motor vehicle crash deathsWhere Life expectancy is higher, Motor vehicle crash deaths tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Motor vehicle crash deaths by US county | -0.67 | -0.51 |
| Life expectancy and Independent-living disabilityWhere Life expectancy is higher, Independent-living disability tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Independent-living disability by US county | -0.80 | -0.50 |
| Life expectancy and Threat of utility shut-offWhere Life expectancy is higher, Threat of utility shut-off tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Threat of utility shut-off by US county | -0.76 | -0.50 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy and Share White, not HispanicWhere Life expectancy is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.25 | +0.28 |
| Life expectancy and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Life expectancy is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.43 | -0.30 |
| Life expectancy and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.06 | +0.04 |
| Life expectancy and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.36 | +0.01 |
| Life expectancy and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Life expectancy is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.48 | -0.58 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,060 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Pitkin County, CO — 94.2 years
- Mono County, CA — 93.6 years
- Summit County, CO — 92.4 years
- Oliver County, ND — 92.2 years
- Eagle County, CO — 89.7 years
Lowest
- Buffalo County, SD — 54 years
- Dewey County, SD — 56.7 years
- Oglala Lakota County, SD — 56.9 years
- Corson County, SD — 58.7 years
- Todd County, SD — 58.7 years
The middle area reports 75.3 years. The middle half of counties falls between 72.8 years and 77.5 years (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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