Table 1 Top 20 and bottom 20 counties in terms of life expectancy by sex, 2010
From: Left behind: widening disparities for males and females in US county life expectancy, 1985–2010
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 |