Fascinating Study: US States With The Shortest (And Longest) Life Expectancy
So, what’s the difference between living in California and living in Alabama? About six years. California has a life expectancy of 78.6 years, and West Virginia has a life expectancy of 72.6 years, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Interestingly, Minnesotans have the longest life expectancy in the United States: 78.7 years old on average. Mississippi ranked last (51st). Live expectancy in Mississippi is just 71.8 years. That’s a almost 7 years difference.
Here’s the study’s full list of the life expectancy for each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, ranked from highest life expectancy to lowest.
Fascinating Study: US States With The Shortest (And Longest) Life Expectancy:
| Rank | State | Average life expectancy (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 78.7 |
| 2 | California | 78.6 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 78.4 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 78.4 |
| 5 | Colorado | 78.1 |
| 6 | New York | 78.1 |
| 7 | Washington State | 78.1 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 77.9 |
| 9 | Utah | 77.9 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 77.8 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 77.7 |
| 12 | Vermont | 77.6 |
| 13 | Oregon | 77.4 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 77.3 |
| 15 | Idaho | 77.2 |
| 16 | Iowa | 77.2 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 77.2 |
| 18 | North Dakota | 77.2 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | 77.2 |
| 20 | Arizona | 77.1 |
| 21 | Florida | 77 |
| 22 | Virginia | 77 |
| 23 | Maryland | 76.8 |
| 24 | Montana | 76.8 |
| 25 | South Dakota | 76.7 |
| 26 | Illinois | 76.6 |
| 27 | Maine | 76.5 |
| 28 | Delaware | 76.2 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 76.2 |
| 30 | Kansas | 76.1 |
| 31 | Texas | 76.1 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 76 |
| 33 | Alaska | 75.9 |
| 34 | Nevada | 75.9 |
| 35 | Michigan | 75.6 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 75.4 |
| 37 | Ohio | 75.1 |
| 38 | Washington DC | 75.1 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 75 |
| 40 | Missouri | 74.9 |
| 41 | Georgia | 74.8 |
| 42 | Indiana | 74.8 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 74.2 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 73.5 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 73.3 |
| 46 | Kentucky | 73.2 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 73.2 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 72.9 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 72.7 |
| 50 | Alabama | 72.6 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 71.8 |
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