US Counties With the Highest Life Expectancy

3,060 US counties ranked by life expectancy, from highest to lowest. First are Pitkin County, CO (94.2 years), Mono County, CA (93.6 years) and Summit County, CO (92.4 years). The middle one of the 3,060 has 75.3 years.

What this measures

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. Source: County Health Rankings.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	years
1	Pitkin County, CO	94.2 years
2	Mono County, CA	93.6 years
3	Summit County, CO	92.4 years
4	Oliver County, ND	92.2 years
5	Eagle County, CO	89.7 years
6	Manassas Park city, VA	88.9 years
7	Denali Borough, AK	88.6 years
8	Teton County, WY	87.6 years
9	San Juan County, WA	87.4 years
10	San Miguel County, CO	86.5 years
11	Aleutians West Census Area, AK	85.9 years
12	Ouray County, CO	85.4 years
13	Golden Valley County, ND	85.3 years
14	Blaine County, ID	85.3 years
15	Liberty County, MT	84.7 years
16	Fairfax County, VA	84.5 years
17	Marin County, CA	84.3 years
18	Concho County, TX	84.2 years
19	San Mateo County, CA	84.1 years
20	Collier County, FL	84 years
21	Summit County, UT	84 years
22	Arlington County, VA	83.9 years
23	Grand County, CO	83.9 years
24	Loudoun County, VA	83.8 years
25	Storey County, NV	83.8 years
26	Santa Clara County, CA	83.8 years
27	Lincoln County, SD	83.8 years
28	Rich County, UT	83.7 years
29	Clear Creek County, CO	83.6 years
30	McCone County, MT	83.5 years
31	Routt County, CO	83.3 years
32	Montgomery County, MD	83.2 years
33	Teton County, ID	83.1 years
34	Dukes County, MA	83.1 years
35	New York County, NY	83 years
36	Cook County, MN	83 years
37	Los Alamos County, NM	83 years
38	Jerauld County, SD	83 years
39	Valley County, ID	83 years
40	Murray County, MN	82.9 years
41	Gunnison County, CO	82.9 years
42	Stevens County, MN	82.9 years
43	Nantucket County, MA	82.8 years
44	Hunterdon County, NJ	82.8 years
45	Sioux County, IA	82.6 years
46	Skamania County, WA	82.5 years
47	Wayne County, NE	82.5 years
48	Howard County, MD	82.5 years
49	LaMoure County, ND	82.5 years
50	Lyon County, IA	82.5 years
51	Douglas County, CO	82.5 years
52	San Francisco County, CA	82.4 years
53	Kauai County, HI	82.4 years
54	Benton County, OR	82.4 years
55	Carver County, MN	82.3 years
56	Boulder County, CO	82.3 years
57	Alexandria city, VA	82.2 years
58	Newport County, RI	82.1 years
59	Colfax County, NE	82 years
60	Judith Basin County, MT	82 years
61	Westchester County, NY	82 years
62	Alameda County, CA	82 years
63	Gallatin County, MT	82 years
64	Johnson County, IA	82 years
65	Dallas County, IA	81.9 years
66	Bergen County, NJ	81.9 years
67	Broomfield County, CO	81.9 years
68	Winneshiek County, IA	81.8 years
69	Somerset County, NJ	81.8 years
70	Pepin County, WI	81.8 years
71	Santa Cruz County, CA	81.8 years
72	Divide County, ND	81.8 years
73	Maui County, HI	81.7 years
74	Buffalo County, WI	81.7 years
75	McPherson County, SD	81.7 years
76	Morris County, NJ	81.7 years
77	Honolulu County, HI	81.7 years
78	Griggs County, ND	81.6 years
79	Orange County, NC	81.6 years
80	Putnam County, NY	81.6 years
81	Middlesex County, MA	81.5 years
82	Story County, IA	81.5 years
83	Park County, CO	81.5 years
84	Williamson County, TN	81.5 years
85	Albemarle County, VA	81.5 years
86	Custer County, SD	81.5 years
87	Marshall County, MN	81.4 years
88	Burke County, ND	81.4 years
89	Sierra County, CA	81.3 years
90	DuPage County, IL	81.3 years
91	Nassau County, NY	81.3 years
92	Collin County, TX	81.3 years
93	Centre County, PA	81.3 years
94	Washington County, MN	81.3 years
95	Orange County, CA	81.3 years
96	Lake County, CO	81.3 years
97	Presidio County, TX	81.3 years
98	Placer County, CA	81.2 years
99	Greeley County, NE	81.2 years
100	Calumet County, WI	81.2 years

Every state, highest first

Each state’s own published figure, not an average of its counties.

Rank	State	years
1	Hawaii	81.4 years
2	Massachusetts	79.7 years
3	California	79.4 years
4	New York	79.4 years
5	Minnesota	79.3 years
6	Connecticut	79.2 years
7	New Jersey	79 years
8	New Hampshire	78.9 years
9	Rhode Island	78.9 years
10	Washington	78.8 years
11	Utah	78.8 years
12	Vermont	78.7 years
13	Colorado	78.5 years
14	Nebraska	78.1 years
15	Florida	78.1 years
16	Oregon	78 years
17	Idaho	78 years
18	North Dakota	77.8 years
19	Wisconsin	77.8 years
20	Maryland	77.8 years
21	Iowa	77.8 years
22	Virginia	77.6 years
23	Illinois	77.5 years
24	Maine	77.2 years
25	Pennsylvania	76.9 years
26	Montana	76.9 years
27	South Dakota	76.8 years
28	Delaware	76.8 years
29	Arizona	76.7 years
30	Texas	76.7 years
31	District of Columbia	76.5 years
32	Nevada	76.4 years
33	Kansas	76.4 years
34	Wyoming	76.4 years
35	Alaska	76.3 years
36	Michigan	76.2 years
37	North Carolina	75.9 years
38	Georgia	75.6 years
39	Missouri	75.2 years
40	Ohio	75.2 years
41	Indiana	75.1 years
42	South Carolina	74.7 years
43	New Mexico	74.4 years
44	Oklahoma	73.7 years
45	Arkansas	73.7 years
46	Tennessee	73.5 years
47	Louisiana	73.3 years
48	Kentucky	73.3 years
49	Alabama	73.3 years
50	West Virginia	72.1 years
51	Mississippi	71.9 years

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