Table 1.
Top 20 and bottom 20 counties in terms of life expectancy by sex, 2010
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Top counties |
Bottom counties |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (top) | Name | Life expectancy | Lower | Upper | Rank (bottom) | Name | Life expectancy | Lower | Upper |
| Females | |||||||||
| 1 |
Marin, California |
85.02 |
84.46 |
85.56 |
1 |
Perry, Kentucky |
72.65 |
71.31 |
73.79 |
| 2 |
Montgomery, Maryland |
84.87 |
84.53 |
85.19 |
2 |
McDowell, West Virginia |
72.90 |
71.37 |
74.29 |
| 3 |
Collier, Florida |
84.62 |
84.09 |
85.10 |
3 |
Tunica, Mississippi |
73.36 |
71.69 |
74.63 |
| 4 |
Santa Clara, California |
84.54 |
84.29 |
84.80 |
4 |
Quitman, Mississippi |
73.36 |
71.69 |
74.63 |
| 5 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
84.52 |
84.19 |
84.84 |
5 |
Petersburg, Virginia |
73.69 |
72.11 |
75.19 |
| 6 |
San Francisco, California |
84.38 |
84.02 |
84.73 |
6 |
Sunflower, Mississippi |
73.85 |
72.26 |
75.16 |
| 7 |
Gunnison, Colorado |
84.33 |
83.04 |
85.47 |
7 |
Mississippi, Arkansas |
73.85 |
72.70 |
74.95 |
| 8 |
Pitkin, Colorado |
84.33 |
83.04 |
85.47 |
8 |
Mingo, West Virginia |
73.92 |
72.79 |
74.95 |
| 9 |
San Mateo, California |
84.30 |
83.94 |
84.70 |
9 |
Washington, Mississippi |
74.09 |
72.93 |
75.19 |
| 10 |
Bergen, New Jersey |
84.26 |
83.95 |
84.56 |
10 |
Leslie, Kentucky |
74.12 |
72.96 |
75.16 |
| 11 |
Douglas, Colorado |
84.17 |
83.56 |
84.77 |
11 |
Clay, Kentucky |
74.12 |
72.96 |
75.16 |
| 12 |
Loudoun, Virginia |
84.16 |
83.54 |
84.77 |
12 |
Bolivar, Mississippi |
74.32 |
73.08 |
75.45 |
| 14 |
Stearns, Minnesota |
84.13 |
83.42 |
84.82 |
13 |
Phillips, Arkansas |
74.44 |
72.91 |
75.71 |
| 13 |
Lincoln, South Dakota |
84.11 |
82.94 |
85.24 |
14 |
Logan, West Virginia |
74.50 |
73.35 |
75.66 |
| 15 |
New York, New York |
84.09 |
83.83 |
84.35 |
15 |
Coahoma, Mississippi |
74.56 |
73.09 |
75.80 |
| 16 |
Westchester, New York |
84.05 |
83.75 |
84.36 |
16 |
Holmes, Mississippi |
74.59 |
73.06 |
75.93 |
| 17 |
Brown, Minnesota |
83.86 |
82.66 |
84.87 |
17 |
Wyoming, West Virginia |
74.79 |
73.47 |
75.97 |
| 18 |
Los Alamos, New Mexico |
83.86 |
82.62 |
85.05 |
18 |
Harlan, Kentucky |
74.86 |
73.62 |
75.89 |
| 19 |
Orange, California |
83.82 |
83.62 |
84.02 |
19 |
Haralson, Georgia |
74.89 |
73.69 |
75.99 |
| 20 |
Cedar, Nebraska |
83.81 |
82.48 |
85.01 |
20 |
Franklin, Alabama |
74.92 |
73.80 |
75.91 |
| Males | |||||||||
| 1 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
81.67 |
81.32 |
82.02 |
1 |
McDowell, West Virginia |
63.90 |
62.04 |
65.61 |
| 2 |
Gunnison, Colorado |
81.65 |
80.39 |
82.84 |
2 |
Bolivar, Mississippi |
65.03 |
63.52 |
66.46 |
| 3 |
Pitkin, Colorado |
81.65 |
80.39 |
82.84 |
3 |
Perry, Kentucky |
66.52 |
65.15 |
67.73 |
| 4 |
Montgomery, Maryland |
81.57 |
81.23 |
81.91 |
4 |
Floyd, Kentucky |
66.59 |
65.22 |
67.86 |
| 5 |
Marin, California |
81.44 |
80.91 |
82.01 |
5 |
Tunica, Mississippi |
66.70 |
65.18 |
68.04 |
| 6 |
Douglas, Colorado |
81.41 |
80.77 |
82.01 |
6 |
Quitman, Mississippi |
66.70 |
65.18 |
68.04 |
| 7 |
Eagle, Colorado |
81.01 |
79.83 |
82.18 |
7 |
Sunflower, Mississippi |
66.92 |
65.57 |
68.33 |
| 8 |
Loudoun, Virginia |
81.00 |
80.37 |
81.65 |
8 |
Coahoma, Mississippi |
66.92 |
65.32 |
68.49 |
| 9 |
Santa Clara, California |
80.98 |
80.69 |
81.25 |
9 |
Washington, Mississippi |
67.10 |
65.75 |
68.50 |
| 10 |
Teton, Wyoming |
80.93 |
79.85 |
81.84 |
10 |
Macon, Alabama |
67.19 |
65.71 |
68.55 |
| 11 |
Los Alamos, New Mexico |
80.82 |
79.51 |
81.95 |
11 |
Bullock, Alabama |
67.19 |
65.71 |
68.55 |
| 12 |
Bergen, New Jersey |
80.53 |
80.22 |
80.86 |
12 |
Mingo, West Virginia |
67.26 |
65.91 |
68.57 |
| 13 |
Howard, Maryland |
80.41 |
79.79 |
80.98 |
13 |
Phillips, Arkansas |
67.36 |
65.78 |
68.81 |
| 14 |
Leelanau, Michigan |
80.41 |
79.22 |
81.41 |
14 |
Wyoming, West Virginia |
67.47 |
66.03 |
68.76 |
| 15 |
Arlington, Virginia |
80.39 |
79.76 |
81.11 |
15 |
Owsley, Kentucky |
67.50 |
66.01 |
68.86 |
| 16 |
Falls Church, Virginia |
80.39 |
79.76 |
81.11 |
16 |
Breathitt, Kentucky |
67.50 |
66.01 |
68.86 |
| 17 |
San Mateo, California |
80.34 |
79.98 |
80.71 |
17 |
Pike, Kentucky |
67.50 |
66.36 |
68.57 |
| 18 |
Somerset, New Jersey |
80.18 |
79.70 |
80.66 |
18 |
Petersburg, Virginia |
67.79 |
66.24 |
69.17 |
| 19 |
Summit, Colorado |
80.09 |
79.19 |
80.82 |
19 |
Holmes, Mississippi |
67.87 |
66.19 |
69.45 |
| 20 | Collier, Florida | 80.08 | 79.51 | 80.65 | 20 | Sharkey, Mississippi | 67.95 | 65.85 | 69.67 |